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00 I New Brighton vo Comprehensive Plan 0 Transportation Plan ........,(Deleted:1 _) Framework and Objectives The Metropolitan Council is the regional planning agency for the Seven County Twin Cities Metropolitan area the City of New Brighton is part of. ,un November 10,2010, the Metropolitan Council revised its. __..•• {Deleted:In Decemberzoo4 203Q,Transportation Policy Plan'. The Transportation Policy Plan is the metropolitan system plan for Deleted:the airports and transportation with which local comprehensive plans must conform, The metropolitan policy plan contained a number of transportation policies and strategies intended to I guide the development of the regional transportation system. Policy Number 4 in the policy plan states -••(Deleted:18 that local comprehensive plans must be consistent with the metropolitan plan. In considering the local context of the transportation policy plan, the following objectives have been developed for the City of New Brighton's transportation system: Transportation Objectives I) To develop safe, efficient and convenient interconnected transportation systems for use bye- - (Formatted:Bullets and Numbering j automobiles,mass transit,bicycles,and pedestrians. 2) To develop transportation facilities in a manner that does not adversely impact adjacent land uses and deteriorate the quality of life in the community. 3) New Brighton seeks to develop its transportation system consistent with the Metropolitan Council Transportation Plan Policy and to be compatible with adjacent communities,Ramsey County and the State of MinnesotaL 'The following system:plan consirleratiolts pre included: _ .• (Formatted:Font:11 pt i a) Metropolitan Highways. e- -- Formatted:Outline numbered+ (i) The 2010 regional TPP shows the bridge on CR E2 over 1-35W as requiring investment•. Level:3+Numbering Style:a,b,c, before 2018. ...+Start at:1+Alignment:Left+ (ii) The 2010 regional TPP contains a managed lane system vision and construction of a +Indent 05 at: 0 0..75" managed lane on 1-35W between downtown Minneapolis and the 951'rvcnue exit is shown as a priority in the regional plan_ Formatted:Outline numbered+ ,. Level:4+Numbering Style:i,ii,iii, b) Transit Routes and Facilities. a .+Start at:1+Alignment:Left+ (i) New Brighton lies within the 1-35W north transitway: the mode and alignment for this Aligned at: 0.75"+Tab after: 1"+ corridor have not yet been determined. The City is also within the i-35W north express Indent at: 1" bus corridor. Formatted:Font:11 pt,Superscript (ii) The City lies within the following Transit Market Areas: Formatted:Font:11 pt (I) Transit market Area 2: Typical services for this market area include express, urban (Formatted:Bullets and Numbering radial.urban crosstown and suburban local. t Transportation Policy Plan,Metropolitan Council,2001.