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Transportat ion 80 TRAN 2.0 Develop transportation facilities in a manner that does not adversely impact adjacent land uses and deteriorate the quality of life in the community TRAN 2.1 Advocate for higher frequency transit service at key nodes of employment and residential development TRAN 2.2 Prioritize shared parking, joined accesses, and circulation for pedestrian and bicycle traffic for redevelopment projects TRAN 2.3 Implement traffic calming measures, as appropriate, to create safer corridors, enhance pedestrian and bicycle safety, and reduce the amount of through traffic on residential streets TRAN 2.4 Employ traffic calming devices on local and collector streets as means to improve the compatibility between land use and traffic TRAN 2.5 Adhere to MN/DOT and Ramsey County access management policies on state and county highways to the No Change N/A N/A N/A Transportat ion 81 TRAN 3.0 Embrace road designs that increase safety, minimize pollution, & decrease construction & maintenance costs No Change N/A N/A N/A Transportat ion 81 TRAN 3.1 Continue to involve affected citizens in determining the severity of traffic problems that may warrant traffic calming TRAN 3.2 Slow speeds of vehicular traffic, thereby reducing frequency of accidents and severity of those accidents that do occur TRAN 3.3 Think about ways to reduce cut-through traffic, and make trips safer for residents TRAN 3.4 Generally narrow local or collector streets consistent Enhance Copy and replace to enhance language already in plan. Copy the suggested language in TRAN 3.1 Continue to involve affected residents in determining the severity of traffic problems that may warrant traffic calming TRAN 3.2 Slow speeds of vehicular traffic, thereby reducing frequency of crashes and severity of those crashes that do occur TRAN 3.3 Reduce cut-through traffic and make trips safer for residents TRAN 3.4 Generally narrow local and collector streets Enhancement made Transportat ion 81 TRAN 3.5 Employ stop signs only where the cross traffic volume meets traffic warrants as noted in the Minnesota Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices TRAN 3.6 Avoid traffic calming measures where the effect is to simply relocate a traffic problem to another location No Change N/A N/A N/A Transportat ion 81 TRAN 4.0 Create a comfortable street environment for pedestrians and bicyclists and balance the needs of vehicular traffic with those of nonmotorized forms of transportation. TRAN 4.1 Utilize traffic calming devices and methods at major pedestrian crossing points (such as parks, schools and commercial areas) to alert motorists to the crossing and to enhance pedestrian safety and comfort at the crossing TRAN 4.2 Utilize road reconstruction projects as an opportunity to add bicycle and pedestrian facilities to existing roadways TRAN 4.3 Adopt a Living Streets Policy utilizing concepts of streetscaping, wide sidewalks, medians, bump outs, enhanced pedestrian crossings, etc. to make walking more comfortable TRAN 4.4 Incorporate traffic calming devices as an integral part of the streetscape design TRAN 4.5 Support the installation of traffic signals, as proposed Question Silver Lake Road/CR H already have traffic signals. Are those being upgraded? Is this referring to the railroad crossing? N/A Silver Lake Road/CR H removed from text This was hold-over language from the last comp plan which needed to be updated. Thank you for bringing it to our attention