CHAPTER 7. TRANSPORTATION CHAPTER CONTENT The Transportation Chapter is a continuing, Introduction 96 comprehensive plan for the future transportation Guiding Principles 97 system. The Chapter provides a blueprint to guide Existing Transportation Conditions 98 the ever-evolving process of setting goals, analyzing Existing Transit Service 109 deficiencies and identifying solutions. The future 2040 Non-Motorized Transportation Plan 112 transportation system will evolve as the City’s 2040 Transit Plan 117 priorities and conditions change, demographics shift 2040 Traffic Analysis 120 and new technologies develop. These changes will be 2040 Roadway Needs 123 reflected in future updates to the Plan. Freight 135 Aviation 136 Implementation 137 7 INTRODUCTION This chapter, which is a summary of a larger Transportation Plan that was prepared for the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, is designed to meet Metropolitan Council requirements while also providing direction and guidance on future transportation needs. The Transportation Plan provides more information on the methodologies used to determine future needs and provides guidance on emerging transportation trends, best practices and various issues. These topics include: » Context sensitive solutions and guidelines » Roadway corridor design principles » Younger driver safety, including teen driving laws » Safe/healthy aging • Aging motorists • Providing transportation alternatives » Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) • Flashing Yellow Arrows (FYA) TRANSPORTATION • Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB) • High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk Beacon (HAWK) • Dynamic Speed Display Signs (DSDS) • Video vehicle detection systems • Dynamic Message Signs (DMS) • Red-Light Running (RLR) camera enforcement • Enforcement lights » Emerging trends affecting transportation • Ascent of autonomous vehicles • Electric vehicles and charging stations • Drones or unmanned aerial vehicles • Advanced telecommunications • Resilience/sustainability » Transportation demand management 96 Woodbury 2040 Comprehensive Plan August 2019 GUIDING PRINCIPLES 7 The City commits to the following guiding principles, which highlight community values and technical expertise regarding transportation in the City. They also provide a long-term vision for the ongoing implementation, reinvestment, management and use of the City’s transportation systems. Safety and Efficiency Provide safe and efficient movement of people and goods in and through the City by planning and designing transportation facilities to meet projected travel demand for all modes. Effective planning, design and implementation of transportation projects will reduce congestion and increase safety. Annual updates to the City’s Capital Improvement Plan, performing Traffic Impact Studies and conducting regular traffic counts indicate operational needs of the City’s transportation systems. The City will coordinate with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDoT), Washington County, Metro Transit and other agencies to ensure planning for transportation systems under their jurisdiction are properly implemented. TRANSPORTATION Multi-Modal Approach Support alternative modes of travel, including transit, pedestrian, and bicycle travel, to help Woodbury residents access jobs outside the City, non-residents access jobs and services within Woodbury, and local trips within the City and surrounding area. A diverse array of transit options can not only offer convenience and accessibility, and encourage healthy lifestyles, but can also reduce the need to expand roadways and limit fuel consumption and air pollution. Support will be provided for existing transit services and new development of transit systems will be encouraged. Trails will be designed on both sides of all major roadways to increase pedestrian and bicyclist mobility and safety. Livability Definition Address social, environmental, and economic impacts associated with Roadway Corridor Design the transportation system using effective planning. Timely planning for Principles: transportation system improvements to limit congestion and avoid overbuilding The Roadway Corridor Design Principles the network ahead of need provides a sustainable transportation system approach. were created with an interdisciplinary Transportation planning efforts will support guiding principles in the 2040 approach to better align roadway corridor Natural Resources chapter. Woodbury is committed to reducing contributions design and construction practices with the City’s values and emphasis on all of greenhouse gases, promoting clean energy opportunities, protecting and users and stakeholders. Included in the enhancing air quality, and protecting and improving water quality. According to the report are design templates for the City’s 2014 Regional Indicators Initiative Report and Xcel Energy’s Community Energy roadway corridors and recommendations regarding the elements of the templates Report transportation makes up 40 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions; this and how to use them in corridor design. is almost exclusively attributable to car and truck travel. Utilizing the Roadway Corridor Design Principles will address functionality while limiting impacts to livability. Livability impacts will be limited by applying emerging technologies, electric vehicles and intelligent transportation system applications to reduce congestion and promote alternative transportation. August 2019 Woodbury 2040 Comprehensive Plan 97 Integration and Coordination 7 Coordinate transportation and land use planning such that transportation facilities efficiently match land use requirements, and vice versa. Transportation planning is a collaborative effort among the City of Woodbury, its residents and businesses, and other government organizations. Using this approach will ensure a context sensitive solutions process. EXISTING TRANSPORTATION CONDITIONS Roadway Network Woodbury’s most important links to the regional roadway network are through two interstate facilities: I-494, which runs generally north-south through the northwest corner of the City; and I-94, which runs east-west along the northern border of the City. In addition to these facilities, a number of key roads are important in terms of their connection or relationship to the interstate network. Examples include major north-south routes (Woodbury Drive and Manning Avenue) to I-94 and major east-west routes (Tamarack Road and Valley Creek Road) to I-494. TRANSPORTATION Jurisdictional Classification Roadways are classified by which level of government has jurisdiction over a given facility. Three levels of government have roadway jurisdiction in the City: MnDOT, Washington County and the City of Woodbury. MnDOT owns/maintains the Trunk Functional Roadway Classification Highway (TH) system. Washington County owns/maintains the County State Aid Diagram Highway (CSAH) and County Road (CR) system. The City owns/maintains the local streets, including Municipal State Aid (MSA) streets. Cities in Minnesota receive federal funding through the state MSA program to improve and maintain MSA streets designated by each city. Typically these facilities are collector or arterial roadways. MSA design and maintenance requirements are established by MnDOT. Figure 7-1 shows the jurisdictional classification of roadways in Woodbury. Existing Functional Classification The functional classification system is used to categorize a roadway and street network which distributes traffic from neighborhood streets to collector roadways, then to arterials and ultimately to the metropolitan highway system. Roads are placed into categories based on a combination of the degree to which they provide access to adjacent land and the degree to which they provide movement of “through” Metropolitan Council Roadway traffic. Functional classification is a traditional cornerstone of transportation Classification Standards Diagram planning. Within this approach, roads are located and designed to perform their designated function. The functional classification system used in the City of Woodbury conforms to the Metropolitan Council standards (Figure 7-2). These classifications address the function of all state, county and city streets from a standpoint of the safe and efficient movement of traffic through the City, while providing satisfactory access to residents and businesses. The primary classifications with brief definitions are: 98 Woodbury 2040 Comprehensive Plan August 2019 Figure 7-1 Existing Roadway Jurisdiction Classification Landffallll Oakdalle Lake Ellmo ¨¦§94 Figure 7-1. 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