2040 TRANSPORTATION PLAN November 30, 2018 DRAFT DRAFT TABLE OF CONTENTS VISION FOR THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ........................................................................................ 1 GOALS AND POLICIES ............................................................................................................................... 1 Summary of Regional Transportation Goals ........................................................................................................................... 1 City of Prior Lake Goals and Policies ...................................................................................................................................... 2 Major Trends and Influencing Factors ..................................................................................................................................... 4 ROADWAY SYSTEM .................................................................................................................................... 5 Jurisdictional Classification ..................................................................................................................................................... 5 Functional Classification .......................................................................................................................................................... 7 Programmed and Planned Improvements ............................................................................................................................. 12 2040 Travel Demand Forecasts ............................................................................................................................................ 14 Land Use ............................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Existing and Anticipated System Deficiencies ....................................................................................................................... 17 Existing and Year 2040 Capacity Deficiencies ...................................................................................................................... 18 Roadway Safety .................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Right-of-Way ......................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Direct Purchase ..................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Planning and Zoning Authority .............................................................................................................................................. 27 Corridor Signing Program ...................................................................................................................................................... 27 Access Management ............................................................................................................................................................. 28 Traffic Management Strategies ............................................................................................................................................. 29 Recommended Roadway System Improvements ................................................................................................................. 30 TRANSIT SYSTEM ..................................................................................................................................... 32 Transit Market Areas ............................................................................................................................................................. 32 Transit Services ..................................................................................................................................................................... 35 Travel Demand Management for Transit ............................................................................................................................... 36 BICYCLE AND TRAIL SYSTEM ................................................................................................................. 37 Planning for a Connected Pedestrian and Bicycle System ................................................................................................... 37 Existing Trail System ............................................................................................................................................................. 37 Gaps in the Trail System ....................................................................................................................................................... 37 Connections to Regional Employment Clusters .................................................................................................................... 38 Regional Parks System Components .................................................................................................................................... 38 Regional Bicycle Transportation Network (RBTN) ................................................................................................................ 39 Linking Local Trails to the RBTN ........................................................................................................................................... 39 FREIGHT SYSTEM ..................................................................................................................................... 41 Existing Freight System ......................................................................................................................................................... 41 Regional Freight System ....................................................................................................................................................... 41 Heavy Commercial Vehicle Volumes .................................................................................................................................... 42 Regional Freight Issues ......................................................................................................................................................... 42 Future Considerations ........................................................................................................................................................... 44 AVIATION SYSTEM .................................................................................................................................... 46 Seaplane Usage .................................................................................................................................................................... 46 City of Prior Lake 2040 Transportation Plan Page i DRAFT Private Airports ...................................................................................................................................................................... 46 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN .......................................................................................................................... 48 Funding Strategies ................................................................................................................................................................ 48 Planning for the Future .......................................................................................................................................................... 49 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Existing and Future Roadway System ............................................................................................................ 6 Figure 2. Existing and Future Functional Classification ............................................................................................... 11 Figure 3. Existing Traffic Volumes ............................................................................................................................... 15 Figure 4. Future (2040) Forecast Traffic Volumes ....................................................................................................... 16 Figure 5. Existing Number of Lanes ............................................................................................................................. 19 Figure 6. Future Number of Lanes ............................................................................................................................... 20 Figure 7. Existing Capacity Deficiencies ...................................................................................................................... 21 Figure 8. Future Forecasted (2040) Capacity Deficiencies .......................................................................................... 22 Figure 9. Crash Data (2011 to 2015) ........................................................................................................................... 25 Figure 10. Recommended Roadway Improvements .................................................................................................... 31 Figure 11. Existing Transit System .............................................................................................................................. 34 Figure 12. Existing