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6.0. HANDOUT SR 04-27-1998 (, ( ( ( 1 I 1 I CITY OF ELK RIVER COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN NOVEMBER 1995 IADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL APRIL 27, 1998 1 CTP-230.156 230-156-80 1 1 CERTIFICATION PAGE I hereby certify that this plan, specification, or report was prepared by me or under my direct supervision and that I am a duly registered Professional Engineer under the laws of the State of Minnesota. Terry J. Maure .E. Date Reg. No. 15316 1 1 Howard R. Green Company Formerly MSA, Consulting Engineers 1 1326 Energy Park Drive St. Paul, MN 55108 Phone#: (612) 644-4389 1 Fax#: (612) 644-9446 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 CTP-230.156 230-156-80 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION 1 II. TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS 1 A. General Data Collection 1 B. Socioeconomic Forecasts 3 C. Travel Demand Modeling 4 1. Trip Generation 7 2. Trip Distribution 9 1 3. Network Assignments 10 a. Replication 17 b. Ultimate Forecast 17 D. Development of Transportation Plan 18 1. Functional Classification 18 2. System Deficiencies 20 3. Remedial Actions 24 a. Improvements to Existing Roadways 24 b. Roadway Additions 27 III. PROPOSED TRANSPORTATION PLAN 30 III. IMPLEMENTATION . 34 I 1 I 1 1 I CTP-230.156 230-156-80 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 1 - Transportation Planning Process 2 FIGURE 2 - Traffic Analysis Zones (TAZs) and External Zones 5 FIGURE 3 - Ultimate Development Volumes -No Network Improvements 19 FIGURE 4 - Roadway Classifications -Movement vs. Access Function 21 FIGURE 5 - System Deficiencies 23 FIGURE 6 - Proposed Minor Arterial Additions to Network 28 FIGURE 7 - Ultimate Volumes with Network Additions 31 FIGURE 8 - Ultimate Functional Classification System 32 1 LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1 - Existing and Ultimate Forecasted Land Use by TAZ 6 TABLE 2 - Trip Generation Rates 8 TABLE 3 - Trip Distribution Matrices 3A- Existing E-E Trip Table 11 3B - Existing E-I trip Table 12 3C - Existing I-I Trip Table 13 3D -Ultimate E-E Trip Table 14 3E -Ultimate E-I Trip Table 15 3F -Ultimate I-I Trip Table 16 TABLE 4 - Functional classification Characteristics for Roadways 22 I 1 f I 1 1 I CTP-230.156 230-156-80 I, INTRODUCTION The general purpose of a transportation plan is to begin with an existing transportation system, forecast future changes in land use, social and economic conditions, and determine how the transportation system must be revised or enhanced to accommodate these changes. Different types of development environments require different focuses for the transportation planning process. The planning needs of a fully developed metropolitan area are different from those of a commercial/industrial center projecting a growth mode, or a growing suburban "bedroom" community. The needs of one might focus on maintenance of infrastructure and solutions to isolated system deficiencies, while another might need to Iidentify new road corridors and upgrading of existing facilities. The City of Elk River is a freestanding community just outside of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. It is the economic center of Sherburne County with a well-established core business district. At the same time, it's proximity to the Twin Cities allows for commutes by Elk River residents to other nearby employment centers. Because of this, the Ipopulation growth of the City of Elk River is not solely dependent on commercial and industrial growth within City borders. Elk River is served by three major arterials: Trunk Highways 10, 169 and 101. T.H. 10 passes east west directly through the heart of the central business district. It is a major highway,traversing southeast to northwest across the State, from the Twin cities through St. cloud to Moorhead. As such, it caries a considerable amount of long distance traffic through Elk River. T.H. 169,which traverses the City south to north,also carries significant volumes of thru traffic,particularly recreational traffic traveling north to the Lake Mille Lacs area and beyond. T.H. 101 provides an important connection between T.H.'s 10 and 169 in Elk River and Interstate Highway 94, approximately seven miles to the south. The major geographical features affecting Elk River's transportation system are water features. The Mississippi River forms the southern border of the City. Two bridges cross the river from Otsego to Elk River. The Elk River and Lake Orono form a natural barrier separating the western area from the rest of the City. This river is also spanned by two bridges, one on T.H. 10 and the other on Main Street. II. TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS Figure 1 is a flow chart of the transportation planning process. It assumes that the scope of the study is comprehensive(i.e. a citywide long-range transportation plan). The flow chart identifies the process from data collection through replication of the existing transportation system usage,travel demand forecasting, and finally, creation of a transportation plan. The following sections describe in detail the process that was followed to develop a comprehensive transportation plan for the City of Elk River. A. General Data Collection ' In order to plan a transportation system that will accommodate future demands, it is p P Y necessary to have a complete inventory of the existing transportation system, land use patterns and current development. The following data was collected in Elk River to create an overall picture of existing conditions: ' CTP-230.156 -1 230-156-80 I DATA COLLECTION I EXISTING SOCIO—ECONOMIC SOCIO—ECONOMIC I DATA l I EXISTING TRIP 4 MAKE GENERATION ADJUSTMENTS I ORIGIN—DESTINATION EXISTING TRIP STUDY • DISTRIBUTION REPLICATION COMPARE TO I ASSIGNMENT EXISTING VOLUMES I SOCIO—ECONOMIC I SATISFACTORY FORECASTS 4 REPLICATION_. / i ULTIMATE TRIP I GENERATION I � ULTIMATE TRIP DISTRIBUTION I ULTIMATE ASSIGNMENT I IDENTIFY SYSTEM DEFICIENCIES I DESIGN PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS I STANDARDS ROADWAY TO EXISTING ADDITIONS FACILITIES I ol TRANSPORTATION L PLAN li I M SL COMPREHENSNE FIGU I� TRAN3POTATION PLAN RE 1 City of WNSULTIN6 ENGINEERS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS Elk fiver ITraffic Volume Counts - Average Daily Traffic(ADT) counts that were done by Maier Stewart on County and Municipal State Aid Streets in 1991 and 1992 were Igathered. Added to these were MnDOT 1990 ADTs on T.H. 10, 169 and 101. ADT counts were conducted on other important roadway segments for which no recent information was available. I Roadway System Inventory-The entire system of arterials and collectors in the City I of Elk River was inventoried. Speed limits, number of lanes, intersection channelization, traffic control devices and parking restrictions were noted. I Population Statistics -Breakdowns of population and households by block from the 1990 Decennial Census were gathered. Annual listings of new dwelling units and their locations for the years 1991 and 1992 were supplied by the City. County I population forecasts from the most recent available edition of Minnesota Population Projections, put out by the State Demography Unit, were obtained. ILand Use-The current City zoning Map was reviewed with City staff. Areas zoned for commercial or industrial use, as well as areas whose zoning was expected to I change, were identified. An estimate of current percent occupied was attached to each commercial or industrial zone. IB. Socioeconomic Forecasts Transportation planning can be accomplished on various scales, from short range to I very long range planning. The desire of the City of Elk River was to identify corridors that should be preserved for future roadways needed to accommodate ultimate,or saturation,development within the City. Identifying these corridors now, I before extensive development occurs in these areas,will not only help the City save money in later right-of-way acquisitions, but will provide the City with more direction in ensuring compatibility between land use and transportation system. 1 Socioeconomic forecasts, therefore, had to roject the amount and distribution of P J I households, commercial and industrial enterprises, and recreational facilities in an environment of ultimate development within the City,where the last house had been constructed and the last new business was operating. In this type of analysis Isocioeconomic forecasts were independent of time. As will be seen in the next section,existing socioeconomic data was also needed in I order to attempt to replicate the use of the existing transportation system. The parameters used to measure socioeconomic conditions for both replication and ultimate forecasts were number of households and acres of commercial, industrial, Iand recreational land. The first step was to divide the City into a series of Traffic Analysis Zones (TAZs), Izones that were and would remain relatively homogeneous in terms of geography, population density and mobility. An attempt was made to use physical boundaries I such as major roads,rivers and railroads as TAZ boundaries, since these are the types of features that limit homogeneity between areas. Figure 2 is a map of the City of Elk River with TAZ boundaries as designated for the transportation planning process. 1 CTP-230.156 -3- 230-156-80 i The TAZ map was overlaid upon a map showing block numbers from the 1990 U.S. Census. Population and housing unit counts by block were converted to population and number of dwelling units in each TAZ in 1990. Annual compilation of new dwelling units by neighborhood provided by the City were used to expand the number of households in each TAZ to 1992 numbers. All existing and proposed commercial,industrial and recreational areas were outlined on the March 1992 revision of the City Zoning Map. Discussion with City staff led to a"percent presently occupied" designation for each area. Acres of commercial or industrial land currently in use were calculated by multiplying the total acreage by the percent occupied for each area. The TAZ map was overlaid upon the Zoning Map to allocate commercial, industrial and recreational acreages to TAZs. To estimate ultimate households, total acreage of land ultimately available for residential use was calculated for each TAZ. Average residential lot sizes were estimated for each TAZ based upon its location on the Residential zones density map, figure 4-A in the City of Elk River Growth Management Plan dated August 22, 1988. This map divides the city into three zones: medium density residential, low-density residential (minimum lot size 2.5 acres) and agricultural (minimum lot size 10.0 acres). Total acreage was divided by average acres per household to arrive at total households at ultimate development. Ultimate commercial, industrial and recreational acreage was simply a matter of adding up acreage of designated areas on the Zoning Map within each TAZ. Table 1 shows existing and forecasted ultimate population, households, and commercial, industrial and recreational acreage for each TAZ. This is the basic data used to proceed into the travel demand modeling process. C. Travel Demand Modeling Travel demand modeling is the process by which socioeconomic data is changed to ' trip making dat in order to determine the ability of a roadway network to handle projected demands. The general practice is to follow a standard methodology of trip generation, trip distribution, modal split and trip assignment. Modal split analysis has a goal of estimating the effect of transit usage on the total number of vehicle trips placed on the network. In the case of Elk River, we conservatively estimated that ' transit usage would have a negligible effect - that by far the preferred means of transportation would remain the personal vehicle, as it is today. Many factors can influence the share of total person-trips that transit enjoys, including gas prices and fuel availability, transit routes offered, traffic congestion and "social desirability" of transit. 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The following sections describe the components of the process in greater detail. 1. Trip Generation In the trip generation process, generation rates are applied to the chosen socio-economic parameters to estimate the number of vehicle trips to and from each TAZ to be placed on the roadway network. A trip generated may be either a trip into or out of a TAZ; generally, no distinction is made when dealing with Average Daily Traffic (ADT)volumes. Rather,the reasonable assumption is made that in a given 24-hour period on a weekday, the total number of trips into and out of any TAZ is approximately equal. This is not the case in a peak hour analysis, where trips into and out of a TAZ can differ greatly depending on the types of generators it contains. The Elk River study was done using ADT volumes. The general reference used in determining trip generation rates was the 5th Edition of the Institute of Transportation Engineers Trip Generation Manual, published in 1991. Information on generation rates for various land uses was obtained from this document and modified according to specific characteristics of the City of Elk River. Table 2 shows the various trip generation rates that were used in Elk River. Two residential rates were used: one, 9.0 trips per household if the average household size in the TAZ was greater than 3.0 people, and the other, 8.5 trips per household for TAZs with average household sizes of 3.0 or less. Two rates were used to reflect the tendency of larger households to generate ' more trips. The generation rate for low-density highway commercial was considerably lower than the rate for general highway commercial. This was meant to reflect on those areas further from the core of the City that are zoned highway commercial but have less intense land uses than general retail, such as auto dealerships and other showrooms. External trip generation was handled in an entirely different manner. Each important road crossing the City border was considered an external zone. The existing rip generation for each of these zones was simply the existing traffic volume count on that road at the City border. To estimate the external volumes at the point in time when ultimate development in the City of Elk River is achieved,the year of ultimate development had to be estimated. This jCTP-230.156 -7 230-156-80 I 1 COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN I TABLE 2 I TRIP GENERATION RATES IL ILand Use Unit Daily Trip Generation Rate Residential household 9.0 if ave. HH size in TAZ > 3.0 1 8.5 if ave. HH size in TAZ <=3.0 Light Industrial acre 52 I Industrial PUD acre 52 IMedium Industrial acre 30 Industrial Park acre 63 Central Commercial acre 500 IHighway Commercial acre 500 ILow Density Highway Commercial acre 100 Commercial PUD acre 300 IElementary School students 1.1 IHigh School students 1.4 Golf Course acre 8.33 I City Park 2.23 C y acre I I I I was done by calculating the annual average population growth rate needed achieve the U.S. Census Bureau year 2000 population projection and Ito determining the number of years needed at this growth rate to reach the estimated ultimate population. Since it is reasonable to assume that the annual percentage growth rate will decrease as the City approaches ultimate Idevelopment, some years were added to the calculated number. The result was an estimate of ultimate development in 40 years. Realistically this is not likely to occur since gravel miners will probably still be operating in the northern part of the City in 40 years, and therefore large areas that are zoned residential will not yet be built upon. However, it is a reasonable time frame Ifor the planning purpose of estimating external traffic volumes. A relationship was established between estimated population growth in the I City of Elk River and counties around Elk River, and growth of external traffic volumes. Population forecasts from the State Demography Unit publication entitled "Minnesota Population Projections 1980-2010" were Iobtained for Sherburne, Wright, Hennepin, Anoka, Mille Lacs, Steams and Benton Counties. Trends in population change were extended to the year 2030 for each county. For each external zone, the county population Iforecasts were used in varying degrees in conjunction with Elk River population forecasts to estimate traffic volume changes. Volume changes I were calculated separately for external-external (E-E) and external-internal (E-I)trips(see Section II.C.2,Trip Distribution, for discussion of E-E and E-I trips). IThe result of trip generation analysis was a listing of existing and ultimate trips generated by type(residential, commercial/industrial) for the 14 TAZs, I and existing and ultimate trips generated by the 13 external zones. From this point on in the process, trips generated by recreational facilities were included in commercial/industrial totals. I 2. Trip Distribution IAfter trips are generated for each TAZ and external zone they must be distributed. Trips are divided into three categories: external-external (E-E), I external-internal (E-I), and internal-internal (I-I). External-external trips are those trips where a vehicle passes through the City from one external zone to another without making a single stop. In order to determine how many trips I fall into each category an origin-destination(O-D)survey must be done. O-D surveys can be done in a variety of ways, including roadside interviews, handing out post cards to drivers, moving vehicle license plate surveys, Idwelling unit interviews, vehicle owner mail questionnaires, and others. In Elk River we decided to conduct a moving vehicle license plate survey on Trunk Highways 10, 169, and 101. This was the most reasonable method Ifrom a cost perspective when one considered the time in the field collecting data and the office data reduction time. It was also the safest and least I disruptive to traffic, since vehicles were not required to slow down or stop at a survey station. This was a particularly important consideration when conducting a survey on busy multi-lane highways. ICTP-230.156 -9 230-156-80 I Four survey stations were set up: on T.H. 10 west of Waco Street,on T.H. 10 Ieast of Cleveland and Jarvis Streets, on T.H. 169 north of 225th Avenue and on T.H. 101 south of the Mississippi River bridge. Two people were placed I at each station, one to record license plates of inbound vehicles and one to record outbound license plates. The time that each vehicle passed the station was also recorded. Inbound vehicles were traced through the system. If the I same license plate showed up at an outbound station, the inbound and outbound times were checked to determine whether or not it appeared that the vehicle had made a stop in Elk River. In bound vehicles whose license plates I were not traced to an outbound station either exited the City via another route or were destined for a location in Elk River. Ideally,people would have been stationed on every road crossing the Elk River City limits. However,the cost I of collecting and reducing data would have been prohibitive. Therefore, assumptions were made about the percentage of E-E trips entering or departing the City on these other roads. I From the data collected and the assumptions made, the number of vehicles I passing by at each external zone was divided into E-E and E-I trips. E-E trips between the external zones that served as survey stations were allocated based on the actual survey data. Remaining E-E trips and E-I trips were I distributed to other external zones and TAZs, respectively, by percentages according to the "draw", or total trip generation within each zone. I The remaining TAZ trip ends after distribution of E-I trips were categorized and I-I. I-I trips were classified as either productions or attractions such that the total of productions from all TAZs was equal to the total of attractions. IAll residential trips generated were called productions, and each was assumed to be attracted to a commercial/industrial/ recreational generator. Remaining commercial/industrial/recreational trips were divided evenly between productions and attractions. I Trip distribution takes the form of a matrix, or a trip table. For Elk River, a trip table was created for each category of trip: E-E, E-I, and I-I. Tables 3A, 3B, and 3C are the trip tables for replication of the existing transportation Isystem; Tables 3D, 3E, and 3F are for the ultimate forecast. 3. Network Assignments IAfter trips are distributed they must be assigned travel paths on a network. A network is a series of links and modes, where links represent roadway Isegments and nodes represent either intersections or network loading points. Each link has a travel time, a function of its length and travel speed. Loading links are links used to place trips generated in TAZs onto the network. 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Capacity restraint analysis is an iterative process whereby trips are assigned, the Inetwork is check for links whose assigned volumes exceed link capacity, travel times are adjusted upward on over-capacity links, and trips are The steps are reiterated until the network is balanced. This Ire-assigned. method shows how the network will be loaded after drivers adjust their travel behavior to compensate for congested areas, but it does not show how the network is loaded if every driver can take the most desired route. I All-or-nothing analysis, on the other hand, assigns every trip to its most desired path without considering segment capacities. Since the purpose of the Elk River Transportation Plan was to identify areas where congestion I could be anticipated in the future and provide solutions for these problem p p P areas so that the number of drivers forced by congestion onto alternate routes I could be minimized,we decided that an all-or-nothing analysis would be the most useful. It permits the planner to see where drivers want to travel, and to make changes to the system that encourage the driver to use that route. If Imore drivers can use their first choice routes through the network, fuel and travel time are saved. There is also a potential safety benefit in reduced congestion. A. Replication IThe first series of network assignments was a replication of the existing transportation system usage. The purpose behind the existing system was to arrive I at a combination of trip generation rates,trip distribution process and network link attributes that would accurately portray City travel patterns in an assignment. This combination would then be retained for travel demand forecasts. An initial I all-or-nothing assignment was made under the assumption that there is currently no location on the street network that drivers intentionally avoid because of a capacity deficiency. The assigned traffic volumes for each roadway segment were compared Iagainst actual field counted volume data. Segments whose assigned volumes differed to an unacceptable degree from actual volumes were noted. A series of screen lines I was used to check that there was an accurate representation of total volume traveling between one part of the City and another. (A screen line is a line drawn east-west or north-south across the entire City. Traffic volumes on all roadway segments crossing I the screenline are totaled and compared to the sum of existing volumes on the same segments.) Adjustments were made to trip generation rates,trip distribution and/or network link attributes, and a new assignment was made. This process was Icontinued until the existing system usage was satisfactorily replicated. B. Ultimate Forecast IThe trip generation rates and trip distribution process that were used in the final replication assignment were also used in the ultimate development assignment. Most Inetwork link attributes were also retained. However, there were a few notable exceptions. All county roads that had a 55 miles per hour speed in the replication I assignment were reduced to 45 miles per hour,because they would now be in fully developed areas. County Road 40 and 221st Avenue, both existing gravel roads, were assumed to be paved and straightened with speeds increased to 45 miles per ICTP-230.156 -17 230-156-80 1 hour. These improvements seem reasonable to expect as the land adjacent to the two P P J roads is developed. I The first ultimate assignment was made on the existing street network with the g g modifications noted above. The forecast ADT volumes are shown in Figure 3. The Iresults identified system deficiencies, locations where demand exceeded capacity. Two remedies were possible: increase capacity on existing roads or add roads to the I system. It was not expected that either could solve all the deficiencies alone, but rather that a combination of the two would be necessary. With this in mind, an attempt was made to identify roadway segments to be added to the network that 1 111 would have the greatest impact on the deficient areas, whose addition would have • enough effect to at least make it practical to solve the remaining deficiencies with capacity improvements. The options for roadway improvements were often limited I by geographical features and existing development patterns,particularly residential development. IAdditional ultimate assignments were made with various roadway additions to determine the impact of their presence on the functioning of the remainder of the roadway system. Further discussion of system deficiencies and roadway additions Ican be found in the next sections of this report. D. Development of Transportation Plan The objective of a transportation plan is no different from that of other long-range I plans: to anticipate problems, find solutions, and develop an implementation process. Anticipation of problems comes in the form of identifying system, deficiencies on the planning horizon. Solutions are the actions taken to remedy the I deficiencies,whether in the context of the existing roadway system or by adding new segments to the network. Implementation answers the question of how to go about taking these actions; when they should be taken, in what order, and how to fund I them. I It is important to recognize that travel demadn forecasting is not an exact science. Every attempt is made to follow standard practices and incorporate information unique to the study area into the forecasting process. However,many factors out of I the planner's control can affect automobile travel. Some of these are cost and availability of fuel,transit use, average household size and perceived desirability of making a trip of a certain length. Awareness of these factors is particularly necessary I when the forecasting horizon is distant, as is generally the case with a forecast of ultimate development. The number of years it takes the City to reach the point of ultimate development has a significant bearing on what the external traffic volumes Ientering and departing the network will be. Functional Classification Ii. Before specific deficiencies and remedies are examined, it is appropriate to p define the term "functional classification" and describe how the ultimate Itransportation system in the City of Elk River must take the shape of a working functional classification system. 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The Y g National committee on Urban Transportation has designated four basic classes of streets: freeways, arterials, collectors and local streets. Freeways serve to expedite the movement of traffic over relatively long ' distances within or through a metropolitan area. Since their main function is to move traffic,they are limited controlled access facilities. Currently there are no freeways within the Elk River city limits. Arterials form the principal network for high volume traffic flow. They ' currently make up 16 percent of urban mileage nationwide,but carry over 50 percent of vehicle miles of travel. Their primary function is that of traffic service and they should connect principal areas of traffic generation and important rural roads entering the City. Arterials should form a reasonably continuous and integrated system. In Elk River, arterials are further defined as either major or minor. Basically, major arterials are multi-lane ' expressways such as Trunk Highways 10 and 169. A majority of the arterial mileage is made up of minor arterials. As carriers of a large percentage of ' total traffic, minor arterials will be the primary focus of the proposed transportation plan. The primary function of collector streets is to collect the distribute traffic between arterials and local streets. They provide both traffic service and land access, but should not carry long distance thru traffic. In fact, efforts are ' often made to break up the continuity of a collector to discourage its use over longer distances. ' The sole function of local streets is to provide access to immediately adjacent land. They make up a large percentage of total urban mileage but carry a small percentage of vehicular traffic. It is wise to discourage the use of local streets by thru traffic. ' Figure 4 is a graphical representation of the relationship between mobility and accessibility for the various functional classifications. Table 4 provides a comprehensive overview of guidelines for functional classification of ' roadways. With the growth that is anticipated in the City of Elk River, it will be very important to adopt a transportation plan outlining a functional classification system that will optimize the efficiency of traffic flow within and through the City and maintain a higher standard of safety of operation,while at the same time not exceeding the economic limitations of the community. The most difficult part of implementing a plan is to balance efficiency, safety and economy. But the plan is an essential step in locating where the balance is. 2. System Deficiencies ' Figure 5 shows system deficiencies based on the all-or-nothing ultimate development assignment. Ultimate traffic has been placed on the existing ' CTP-230.156 -20- 230-156-80 • c71- ko V GJ� Cr O4 NO ti�<0� M V 71.1 H w ro � V C v .s V O� H O H `t\ z u LE �V O 5 ES r= a) H —o U c N u w r� W � V . 'o Q al 'U C 0 0) u N u u EED P,{. V o F R v , 0 o Complete access -------� L 1+ control No through Increasing proportion of through Little local traffic traffic, increasing speed traffic MOVEMENT FUNCTION M St COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN l FIGURE 4 City of ROADWAY CLASSFICATIONS - Elk 'ver CONSUL'T'ING ENGINEERS MOVEMENT VS. ACCESS FUNCTION ER156-1 • Interstate Freeway Major Arterial Miner Arterial Colleeter Local Accessibility locus Connects all urban Connects two or more Connects adtaant Connects neighborhoods Connects blocks within subregions with one subregions:provides suoregrons and within and between neighborhoods and another;connects secondary convections activity banters subregions. specific activities within urban and rural service outstate;complement! within subregions. homogeneous land-use areas with metro primary arterials in areas. centers:connection high-volume corridors. to outstate cities. Level of mobility Provides high level of Provides high level of Provides mobility Provides mobility Provides mobility within mobility within urban mobility within and within and between between neighborhoods neighborhoods and other'- and rural service areas between subregions. two subregions. and other land uses. homogeneous land-us. and to major outstate areas. Cities. System accost To other in To interstate freeways, To interstate freeways. To minor activists.other To collectors.other local freeways,major arterials, other major arterials, major ar tercets,otter collectors.local streets, streets,land access. and selected minor minor arterials and high- minor arterials,and land access. . arterials:no direct land volume collectors:no collectors,restricted access. direct land access except direct land access. major traffic generators. • Trip-making service Long trips at high speed Medium-distance to long Medium to short trips at Primarily serves collector Almost exclusively performed within and through the trips at high to moderate moderate to low speeds: and distribution function collection and distribu- Metro Area.Express speed within the urban local transit trips. for the arterial system at tian:shat trips at low transit trips. area.Express transit trips. low speeds;local transit speeds. trips. Spacing 3-6 miles depending on 1.3 miles depending on 05.2.0 miles. 0.25.1.0 miles. 1 block. trip density,transit. spacing of principal minor arterial spacing, arterials and minor arterials. and location of existing transit,trip density,and facilities. location of existing facilities. Location In natural community In natural community On edges of development On edges or within Within neighborhoods separations defining separations defining and neighborhoods. neighborhoods. and other homogeneous development and not development and not land use areas. separating it. separating it. Land access—urban None. Major traffic generators. Limited direct land access. Some limitation on direct Direct access. land access. Land access—rural None. Freestanding Growth Commercial.industrial, Access to agricultural uses Direct land access. Canters and Rural Town and high-density residential with limits on low-density Canters. uses.No access to single- residential. family use. Intersection Grade separated. Grade separated or high- Traffic signals and cross 4-way stops and some As required. characteristics capacity controlled at-grade street stops. traffic signals.Local intersections. street stops. Parking None. None. Restricted as necessary. Restricted as necessary. Unrestricted. Large trucks No restriction. No restriction. Restricted as necessary. Restricted as necessary. Permitted as necessary. Management tools Ramp metering,traffic Ramp metering,traffic Traffic signal timing,land Continuity,number of Stop signs,cul-de-sacs. signal timing,no land signal timing,staging of access spacing.preferential lanes,traffic signal timing. diverters. access,preferential reconstruction,land access treatment for transit. land access. treatment for transit, spacing. interchange spacing. System mileage Suggested federal upper limits for interstate freeways Suggested federal Suggested federal Suggested Ieueral and major arterials combined: limitations for interstate limitations:Urban 5-10%. limitations:Urban 65- Urban 10 percent freeways,major arsenals Rural 20.35%. 80%.Rural 63-75%. Rural 4 percent and mute al tercels combined:Urban 15.25`. Rural 6.12' Percent of travel(VMTI Suggested federal limitations for interstate freeways and Suggested federal Suggested limitations: Suggested federal major arterials combined:40-65 percent. limitations for interstate 5.10%. limitations:10.30%. freeways,major arterials and minor arterials COm. tuned:65-80%. Vehicles carried Urban 20,000.100.000 10,00050,000 5,000-30.000 1.000.15.000 1,000 Rural 5.000-50.000 2,500.25.000 1.000.10.000 250.2,500 1.000 Posted speed limit Urban 4535 4030 3545 30-40 Maximum 30 Rural Legal limit Legal limit Legal limit 35-45 Maximum 30 Right-of-way 300' 100'-300' 66'450' 66'-100' 50'40' . 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' '! 11 51 i 11 , [ ;---..,[-,-- ,.."-n -,.,, -o 71 CD ° M ',9:t ,,'23,- li ll! ll ).--s M :-.z,›.7,1 .t>, , ,,,,,, ' t - ; , CD 01 .,-.., A,..., :,',-,'',', ,,, 1 roadway network,with existing roadway capacities. As the figure shows,the area where demand exceeds capacity is in the commercial and industrial core of the City. T.H. 10 is deficient through the entire length of the downtown district. Another significant problem area is Proctor Avenue north from T.H. 10, through the intersection with School Street and northwest along County Road 1 to the Elk River Industrial Park, and School Street east from the Proctor Avenue intersection to Jackson Avenue. T.H. 169 is deficient from the T.H. 10 interchange north to Main Street, as in County Road 13 from Tyler Street to the T.H. 169/Main Street intersection. Upland Avenue is deficient from T.H. 10 north to Meadowvale Road, and although it doesn't appear on the map, Meadowvale Road has the potential for congestion from Upland Avenue west to 192nd Avenue. Other isolated problem areas are on Jackson Avenue and School Street,both to the west from T.H. 169, and Main Street west from T.H. 10 to downtown Elk River. These areas identified as deficient are roadway segments where forecasted travel demand exceeds existing roadway capacity in an all-or-nothing ultimate assignment. They are not guaranteed to be the only problem areas as the City grows, but they are the most likely areas for congestion to develop. 3. Remedial Actions In this section, each roadway segment that is deficient in the ultimate development travel demand forecast is examined individually to identify improvements within the right-of-way that will likely be necessary. This is followed by descriptions of proposed additions to the roadway network and ' their impact on the remainder of the network. As a general introductory note, when the issue of congestion on a roadway comes up, the first place to look is its intersections. Traffic will generally flow smoothly on any roadway segment if there are not interruptions. The addition of access points, on-street parking, lane drops, etc. can have serious adverse effects on traffic flow. But ' intersections are the most critical features affecting traffic movement on a roadway. Improving traffic control and charmelization at intersections will often do more to increase roadway capacity than any other measure. This is particularly true when two congested roadways intersect. a. Improvements to Existing Roadways Trunk Highway 10 Ultimate travel demand forecasts suggest that T.H. 10 will become an extremely high volume arterial,with ADT's well over 50,000 through the central business district. Aside from increases in thru traffic, there are two primary internal causes for the heavy volumes: the filling in of areas zoned commercial in the CBD, and a large increase ' in commercial/industrial trip generation in the southeast corner of the City. T.H. 10 is currently accessed nearly every block between Upland Avenue and Main Street. Many of these intersections will ' CTP-230.156 -24- 230-156-80 need to be removed. A frontage road along the south side of the highway is recommended, with highway access limited to Upland ' Avenue, Proctor Avenue, Jackson Avenue and Main Street. Traffic signals should be coordinated to provide the best possible arterial level of service without doing too much harm to cross street movements. T.H. 10 is likely to need a third thru lane in each direction between Upland Avenue and the T.H. 169 interchange. The ' T.H. 10/T.H. 169 interchange will most likely need to be reconstructed as a free-flow interchange with diverging and merging ramps for every movement. T.H. 10 will be one of the greatest beneficiaries from some of the roadway additions proposed later in this section. Proctor Avenue Proctor Avenue between T.H. 10 and School Street will ultimately ' carry the highest traffic volumes of any minor arterial on the system. School Street, Proctor Avenue itself and County Road 1 all dump ' traffic into this stretch of road. The latter two will carry a considerable amount of traffic generated by the fully developed residential areas to the north. Proctor Avenue will need ' channelization improvements, with left and right turn lanes at its intersections with T.H. 10 and School Street. The traffic signal at T.H. 10 will need to be revised to provide eight-phase operation. A new traffic signal is proposed at the School Street intersection. It will be coordinated with the T.H. 10 signal. Access points along Proctor Avenue between T.H. 10 and County Road 1 should be consolidated or eliminated wherever possible. Proctor Avenue stands to benefit more than any other street by some of the roadway additions proposed later in this section. School Street ' School Street will need turn lanes on its approach to the Proctor Avenue intersection. Recently, it was improved to provide two thru lanes in each direction from T.H. 169 to just west of Jackson Avenue. In the future,it will most likely need two thru lanes in each direction between Proctor Avenue and Jackson Avenue. The recent improvements also signalized the intersection of Jackson Avenue and School Street, eliminating a four-way stop condition. This street will also benefit considerably from proposed roadway additions. ' T.H. 169 ' T.H. 169 will not be quite as congested as T.H. 10, but it will still carry heavy traffic volumes. Additional access points directly to the highway should not be permitted. Some existing access points may ' need to be closed. This should be examined on a case-by-case basis, and will depend on where the displaced traffic will access the ' CTP-230.156 -25- 230-156-80 highway and to what degree it will promote congestion at those locations. The T.H. 169/Main Street intersection has potential for considerable congestion levels, and further improvements will likely be necessary. Recent improvements at School Street and Jackson ' Avenue will alleviate problems at these intersections for the foreseeable future. As suggested in the T.H. 10 discussion, the T.H. 10/T.H. 169 interchange will probably need upgrading. ' County Road 13 County Road 13 is listed as deficient from Main Street to Tyler Street. Since there are no commercial or industrial zones along this road, and therefore its internally generated traffic is residentially ' produced,traffic volumes are expected to dissipate consistently as the road travels away from the CBD. A capacity deficiency is most likely to occur near the intersection with Main Street. Channelization ' improvements and a traffic signal, coordinated with the T.H. 169/Main Street signal, will probably be needed here. 1 Upland Avenue and Meadowvale Road Upland Avenue and Meadowvale Road will provide a legitimate alternative access to T.H. 10 for traffic that would otherwise desire to use a very crowded Proctor Avenue. The ultimate travel demand ' forecast shows these roads also having plenty of their own traffic. Capacity improvements that might be necessary include roadway widening and channelization,particularly on the approach to T.H. 10, ' and reduction of access points. Currently, the east-west portion of Meadowvale Road has an intersection with a residential street every block. This proliferation could be reduced with the introduction of cul-de-sacs. Like Proctor Avenue,Upland Avenue and Meadowvale Road would receive significant benefit from some of the proposed ' roadway additions. Main Street 1 Main Street is a very important road, connecting the core of the downtown area with T.H. 10 and T.H. 169. The portion of Main Street that lies west of T.H. 10 and traverses the central commercial district definitely has a potential for congestion, even though the ultimate travel demand forecast only identifies the small segment 1 between T.H. 10 and the river bridge as being deficient. This type of area is very difficult to model accurately because streets in the network come close together and the assignment cannot possibly take ' into account all the factors that influence a driver's route selection when several of equal attractiveness are available. It is reasonable to ' assume that the segment between T.H. 10 and the river bridge could become a significant problem area, with the forecasted traffic volumes on T.H. 10 and the rapid growth of Otsego. The river bridge ' CTP-230.156 -26- 230-156-80 intersection is too close to the T.H. 10 intersection to install a separate traffic signal. The best solution might be to introduce turn prohibitions, particularly for the westbound to southbound left turn. At some point, it might be necessary to replace existing on-street diagonal parking with parallel parking and additional off-street parking. b. Roadway Additions Additions to the roadway network had to satisfy several criteria: 1. They could not damage the urban fabric. Elk River has many well established neighborhoods and parklands, and a ' commitment was made to find solutions to transportation system inadequacies without showing roads cutting new swaths through existing neighborhoods. However, existing ' local street rights-of-way were considered eligible for incorporation into the system of arterials or collectors, as necessary. 2. They had to take traffic off those roadway segments that had been identified as deficient in the ultimate travel demand forecast. In areas where no deficiency was identified, roadway additions were not shown unless they provided a significant positive impact on deficient areas elsewhere in the system. As development occurs in these areas, it will be necessary to add collectors to the system. This is especially true of the northern part of the City,where arterials are spaced further apart. However, it is beyond the scope of this study to recommend locations for new residential collectors in areas not yet developing. As development plans are submitted to the City, the review process should include referring to a functional classification characteristics chart such as Table 4 ' to ensure that collectors are added to the system at property spacing, in such a way as to promote their intended use. ' 3. Roadway additions had to fit the overall functional classification scheme. Arterial additions had to fill in holes in the system, their addition being means to the end of an ' integrated network of arterials. Figure 6 is a map of the City of Elk River with proposed minor arterial additions described herein highlighted. The letter attached to roadway additions in the text correspond to the letters on Figure 6. ' Roadway A Roadway A is a north-south link along the west edge of Elk River that provides the connection from T.H. 10 across the Elk River to County Road 72 and subsequently County Road 32. 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'.. 0 0 11 I ,, . , _. 1 , i I p 15611/ 1 .--1 o ' 'A . ,--,----;". . 17Yr 1,./ Z 73 0 >> ,-.- ' ,1 c" ,-, ,', i _i__// 1 1 ' 1 ___:.m '''-'T ....,.. .1.c.. , ..._. , /....) , 31 ›. r M z L 0 o , i' A ,I I■1• FT 37) 0 K rn il :11 3, -s ,,• ^.rn E 'I §1 I 41 CD 0 ,,s_22 M > -, ---,,,,,, ,--44„-„, ,4,9,s ',9., is ' '1 31 11 1 - • • 1--/ 3 ..."-- (-D ,,,,›7-1 . 7 ,,, " ' 0,, 1.' .1 1 11 II 31 ' '. c- i 1 r) provides a second access across the Elk River for the west central portion of the City. In conjunction with Roadway B, this roadway Iprovides an alternative route for traffic around the central core of the City and will help to divert some traffic from T.H. 10, Proctor IAvenue, and T.H. 169. Roadway B IRoadway B is an east-west connection from County Road 1 and 32 in the west to T.H. 169 at 205th Avenue in the east along with a I realignment of County Road 33 and 77. This road is a reflection of the existing lack of east-west corridors in Elk River. In conjunction with Roadway A provides for a bypass of the central cove of the City. I Roadway B provides an alternative access to T.H. 169 for traffic into and out of the northwest area of Elk River and helps to divert some traffic from the very high traffic areas on County Road 1, Proctor IAvenue, and School Street. Roadway C Roadway C consists of two segments that provide an additional link in an east-west corridor north of the core city. This roadway connects County Road 33 east of T.H. 169 with County Road 13 and County I tY tY ty Road 31 to provide a more direct connection to T.H. 169. This also provides for a connection from County Road 22 in Anoka County, which is the primary east-west route in northern Anoka County. IRoadway D Roadway D is another east-west link that serves basically the same Ifunction as Roadway C, to divert traffic away from the Main Street/T.H. 169 intersection. It begins at the 193rd Avenue I intersection with T.H. 169 and proceeds east to County Road 13. This road provides direct access from the east to areas along T.H. 169 that are zoned for commercial development. IRoadway E I Roadway E is a north-south connection from T.H. 10 east of T.H. 169 in the commercial/industrial area in the SE area of the City. It is an extension of 171st Avenue across the railroad then parallels the Irailroad to the NW before turning north to intersect County Road 12 and 13. IThis roadway provides an alternative to traffic using the T.H. 10/169 interchange when traveling to or from the SE area of Elk River from ' the north east and north central areas of the City. It will also help to direct traffic away from the Main Street/T.H. 169 intersection. ICTP-230.156 -29- 230-156-80 IRoadwa y F IRoadway F provides a continuous north-south corridor along the eastern border of Elk River in order to pull some traffic away from I T.H. 10, T.H. 169 and the T.H. 169/Main Street intersection. It uses the Jarvis Street right-of-way to the north from T.H. 10, then a new roadway segment connecting Jarvis Street to Fillmore Street. ' Fillmore Street right-of-way is used from that point north to County Road 12. County Road 40 is shown relocated further west, aligned with Fillmore Street, but intersecting County Road 13 in I approximately the same location that is presently does. This realignment removes three 90 degree curves,making County Road 40 a more desirable route. IFigure 7 is a map of forecasted ultimate ADT volumes with all the above mentioned roadway network additions in place. I III. PROPOSED TRANSPORTATION PLAN IThe transportation plan proposed herein is based on travel demand forecasts with a horizon of ultimate or saturation, development in the City of Elk River. This horizon is many years in the future; how many depends upon a wide range of factors. Assumptions were used through the process that led to development of the plan. Because of the distant horizon and the assumptions made in virtually every step of the process, it is II ' imperative that the assumptions be reviewed periodically for their continued validity as the City grows. When necessary, adjustments should be made to the plan recommendations. It is important to recognize that the form and condition of a transportation system can drive land development, but also that land development can cause changes in a transportation system. Therefore, development proposals should be checked for consistency with the transportation plan, and likewise the plan should be adjusted as necessary to remain representative of land use conditions in the City. IThe proposed ultimate functional classification system for the City of Elk River, minus future residential collectors in areas still to develop, is shown in Figure 8. Included are the I proposed roadway additions described in the previous section. The main focus of this system is to develop a City-wide minor arterial network that provides adequate area coverage and enough traffic moving capacity to handle vehicular traffic in an ultimate development I scenario. As mentioned earlier in the report, roadway additions alone will not solve the anticipated capacity problems. In the previous section, many roadway and intersection improvements were identified. The recommended improvements all progress toward the I creation of a functional classification system whose roadway designs and traffic control are consistent with the characteristics in Table 4 of this report. 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I K r 00 ,. . .?.(4-4 ,..:.g....29 fii• kl aq;', ,T,R A ' '• Iii 1 ” co oo Roadway Recommended Improvement T.H. 10 from Upland Avenue - Remove intersections to T.H. 169 - Frontage road on south side - Coordinate traffic signals - Additional thru lane each direction - Upgrade T.H. 10/T.H. 169 interchange ' - Roadway additions, especially bypass to T.H. 169 Proctor Avenue from County Road 1 - Channelization improvements to T.H. 10 - New and revised traffic signals, coordinated - Consolidate or eliminate access points - Roadway additions, especially westerly extension of Highland Avenue and T.H. r10/T.H. 169 bypass ' School Street from Proctor Avenue to Jackson Avenue - Add thru lanes,turn lanes - New traffic signals at Proctor - Roadway additions which remove traffic I - T.H. 169 from T.H. 10 to Main Street from this route Limit access points; reduce access points along the length of T.H. 169 through the City - Channelization improvements at intersections - Upgrade T.H. 169/T.H. 10 interchange - Roadway additions, especially T.H. 169/ ' T.H. 10 bypass and segments D, E, and F in Figure 6 County Road 13 from Main Street - Channelization improvements to Tyler Street - Possibly new coordinated traffic signal - Roadway additions, especially segments D and E in Figure 6 Upland Avenue, Meadowvale Road - Roadway widening Channelization improvements - Reduce access points - Roadway additions, especially bridge across the Elk River at Waco Street ' Main Street - Turn prohibitions - Replace on-street diagonal parking rRecommended roadway additions are as shown in Figure 6 and are described in the previous section of this report. CTP-230.156 -33- 230-156-80 I Design Standards IStreet improvement design s tandar ds we re adop ted by the Elk River City Council on I March 6, 1989. These standards should remain valid, with correlations to the functional classification system proposed in this report as follows: I Major arterials and a majority of minor arterials fall under the category of Federal, State, and County Highways in the Street Improvements section of City of Elk River Design Standards. I it is unlikely that many of the county roads that currently have a rural section will eventually be redesigned with an urban section. In its review process,the City should make certain that redesign is consistent with its transportation plan. Collectors in the transportation plan fall Iunder one of three categories: Municipal State Aid (MSA) Streets, Collector Streets, or Commercial/Industrial Streets. Which category a particular street belongs in depends on its designation for funding purposes (i.e. Municipal State Aid) and the zoning of the land Iadjacent to its right-of-way. Local streets in the transportation plan are categorized as Residential Streets in the City of Elk River Design Standards. I In its designs the City should be conscious of transit and other modes of transportation. As the City grows,transit in some form will become more appealing. Potential transit,truck and school bus routes should be considered when designing curb radii at intersections and other channelization features. When acquiring right-of-way, the City should examine its policy regarding sidewalks and bike paths, and provide adequate room for these facilities. IW. IMPLEMENTATION The City of Elk River,by commissioning this transportation plan,has made a commitment Ito the establishment and maintenance of a working transportation system well into the future. In doing so, it promotes an environment for organized growth. In many ways,putting this plan into effect is not a unilateral process, but rather a cooperative effort with other Ijurisdictions, particularly Sherburne County and MnDOT. This section outlines a recommended series of steps to implement the transportation plan. I1. Review and adopt the transportation plan. Adoption will establish guidelines for improving existing transportation facilities and adding new ones. It will provide City I staff with an official reference to be used in review of development plans,to ensure that they are consistent with long-range City planning. Contingency should be made for changes to the plan resulting from a periodic review of assumptions, including I estimates of future development locations and densities,modal split, external growth factors,trip generation rates, etc. I2. Protect right-of-way. From the transportation plan, the City should identify those areas where right-of-way will need to be acquired. These corridors should be Iprotected until acquisition takes place. 3. Initiate jurisdictional realignment process. The City should review jurisdictional I responsibility of roads on the existing street network and identify those roads where responsibility should change hands. Very generally, we recommend that the State assume responsibility for major arterials,the County for minor arterials, and the City ICTP-230.156 -34 230-156-80 t for collectors and local roads. Not all roads currently operate with the characteristics attributed to their functional classifications shown in Figure 8. For this reason, ' jurisdictional realignment should happen over time, as the functional balance of certain roads shifts between access and mobility. 4. Create a transportation improvement program. Begin by evaluating the existing system and determining structural and/or capacity deficiencies. Set up a five-year improvements program, to be updated each year, with an annual budget of City money and prioritization of improvements within budget constraints. Review funding sources for roadways with different jurisdictional responsibilities. Coordinate with the County and the State well in advance of anticipated improvements on their roads. When improvements are made,they should generally be consistent with the transportation plan. However, one must remember that the forecasting horizon that led to the recommendations in the transportation plan is a distant one, that of ultimate development within City borders. The lives of some improvement projects that are undertaken in future years will be shorter than the forecasting horizon. Therefore, an effort must be made to estimate conditions within the anticipated lifetime of each project, and to let those conditions drive the design. Traffic conditions on existing roadways should be monitored to help schedule ' roadway additions proposed in the transportation plan. In summary, a transportation plan is the important beginning step in the dynamic planning process. This plan is intended to serve as a guideline for future decisions on transportation related issues, but must be reviewed periodically to ensure that it continues to give proper ' direction based on developments within and outside the City of Elk River. 1 I I I 1 1 CTP-230.156 -3 230-156-80