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<br />TRANSP~RTATION EL~.ij..
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<br />A. FrqmeWork and Goals
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<br />The Fe~l Highway Act 04 tp6~~~quired".CQnt~~ous, comprehensive, and coordinated
<br />traQ.spot18tion planning fOI1~'~eJrO~gJitan'arra&' .It\wa~.~ important step in creating a
<br />mec...haniS.... m for local, regt..o........... ......*..... d.......rt1...........00........... eral..... a8'.............e...n.............c...........ie~....,.......:.........t. o. p.'.l.an.. :.... .....fi.or. tran. ........ SPo.rtation needs. This
<br />plan wa~ developed usingcp.etiplls'c transp€lrtatiol'!-fplanningdoclUllents for the City of
<br />Ram........ sey i........an. d ~oka.county...,...... t1........:.~.. t.,',.;.~....,.... .~e.....,trQp.......~.........Q.n.....f.,l.......taft............cc...'.Co...~.... '.. C.i.l Trans..'.......porta.t...ion Policy Plan.
<br />The. t~portatlon system ~ .'W IS c01llprex 411e to many f~tors.Nonetheless, key
<br />t~po~tion planning prip4J>les,~d cliatict~riS,~cs. ~f the transportation system have
<br />been est$.blished in order. to fr~vi~~"a b,isfo); s~~dtn\nsporta~ion planning decisions.
<br />The....... fOll~..w~g plan inVOlV.r. SfS.;n.'. .,It4..'.'r~c toO.~S.a.nd~.l..,S .d~s.i~a..ted.. to encompass thorough
<br />stakeholder mvolvement ana toil>ic1l:b.atlOn:ofidiyeI1~goVernmentalefforts. '
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<br />The. follqwing goals have b.J~tal'rished for the .portation plan:
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<br />I. Provide a safe and efficie.t~St)ortatio:t:l syste#l inan(jthrough Ramsey.
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<br />2. Redqce vehicular tmvehdManf~y provipit].$ ajiphdiceof affordable modes of
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<br />3. Provfde adequate tmnspotla'o~c~pacityfo1;tra;tfiC on pUblic roadways through better
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<br />4. Contptue to maintain, rept+ aj,d imptov;etpei19stingpublic roadway system.
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<br />5. Man$ge access along pub~c :roj1*,ays'topnBll1'eiadequate levels of safety and
<br />capaqity, particularly al~n, ~epats.
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<br />6. Exp~d and improve hi~tay'~p,acity atons T;Qnk Highway.1O and 47.
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<br />7. Develop a better unders~g,bfthe n~sfor'~ furore Mississippi River Bridge
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<br />8. Seek .solutions to transP0~tt>ni~~obletns'with ~HtrotindipcgcolI1111unities.
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