Transportation

TRANSPORTATION Introduction The transportation system has placed a key role in the pace and location of development in the City. The most significant element of Little Canada’s transportation system is the existence of a number of State and County arterial roadways. The basic function of Little Canada’s roadway system is to support the metropolitan highway system. As such, the majority of streets in the City function as urban collectors or minor or principal arterials. Supportive to this framework is the network of local streets. Ultimately, it is these local streets that will have to be designed and improved to handle Little Canada’s growth and redevelopment. Existing Transportation System Roadways Roadways are classified on the basis of which level of government owns and has jurisdiction over them. In Little Canada, roadways are under the jurisdiction of MnDOT, Ramsey County or the City. The City collaborates with the County and with MnDOT on road improvements and follows access management guidelines as recommended by MnDOT. The functional classification system used in the City of Little Canada conforms to the Metropolitan Council standards. The primary classifications and brief definitions are as follows: • Principal arterials – freeways and some expressways • ‘A’ Minor arterials – eligible to compete for federal funding, regionally important highways, emphasis on mobility as opposed to access. These are further broken down into four sub-categories: Reliever: provide relief for interstate highways Augmenter: supplement areas that don’t have interstate highways Expander: connections between developing areas Connector: connections between rural towns • ‘B’ Minor Arterials – not eligible for federal funding. Connects major traffic generators with emphasis on mobility as opposed to access • Collectors – provides connections between neighborhoods and from neighborhoods to minor business concentrations • Local streets The functional classification system is a roadway network that distributes traffic from neighborhood streets to collector streets, then to arterials and ultimately the metropolitan highway system. Roads are placed into categories based on the degree to which they provide access to adjacent land. Functional classification is a traditional cornerstone of transportation planning. Within this approach, roads are located and designed to perform their designated function. The Functional Roadway Classification Map shows the existing functional classification of roadways in Little Canada. City of Little Canada – 2030 Comprehensive Plan Page 47 TRANSPORTATION The City contains two principal arterial roadways, Interstate 35E, which bi-sects the City, and Interstate 694, which runs along the City’s northern border. Along the southern border is State Highway 36, which is classified as a minor arterial. There are four other minor arterials in the City: Edgerton/County Road 58, which runs north-south; County Road C, which runs east-west from Rice Street to I-35E; Rice Street/County Road 49 which runs along the City’s western border; and Centerville Road which extends north from Little Canada Road to Edgerton where it turns into County Road D. These arterial roadways all tie into the regional highway system and are maintained by either the County or the State. The City has been actively involved with Ramsey County, MnDOT, and adjoining communities in addressing upgrades to Rice Street, including the roadway itself, intersections along the roadway, and the interchanges at both I-694 and Trunk Highway 36. This committee has provided a forum for ensuring that future development along the corridor will be served with appropriate transportation capacity and access, as well as planning for future improvements consistent with access management principles. Average Daily Traffic Counts The following table and map depict average daily traffic counts for roads located within Little Canada. Traffic counts are collected annually by the MN Department of Transportation. 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Consultants, Associated Northwest w l a Y r Ramsey County, City of Little Canada City of County, Ramsey Day d Map R L lew O o C e od o l a A n D Willow Lake V n u S n l u t d i h D k Duluth o u i r m n S J G R S E u g W k m 1 d B e h n y i l g i 9 i l H r r c e a B t Atlanti l m c e Judson ye v l t o i n hi a u L l a i a o l w m t r r l a i l n o k n s K r p e L k o a English h Sources: English k Co English l m e Feet Mcafee a C p ur n ve e Average Annual Traffic Counts 0 9 0 9 0 7 3 5 7 9 13668 5 4 0 9 0 6 0 1 Lake Wabasso 2 0 7 0 9 4 Lake Vadnais 0 8 10 46 1 1 0 2 8 00 0 Willow Lake 3 7 Black 0 Tern 694 7 ¦¨§ Twin Lake asso Lake Pond 87000 81000 000 694 122 4677 5046 ¦¨§ 4635 6600 0 1 8 5 1 0 0 2 5 0 0 9 3 3 0 0 0 0 6 4 0 3 6 0 3 3 0 2 Round Lake 5 5 Kohlman Lake 8 7 1 1 6 0 9 1 2 6 5 6 1 1 83 2 5 1 3 5684 8160 7242 East 5698 3746 Savage Savage Gervais Lake Lake Lake 0 0 6 0 9 9 0 1 5 1 1 9 9 35E 1 ¦¨§ 7 Spoon 0 4 59000 0 0 6 6 67 6 0 00 0 66000 2 2 36 Keller Lake 4422 8200082000 Æÿ 5 8 9 7 5558 5046 0 4838 0 t61 0 u 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 2 Sandy Lake 0 2 3 2 3 6 2 5 1 2006 Average Annual Traffic Counts by Little Canada Minnesota Dept.

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