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• <br />2.1.3 Access Management <br />The primary goal of managing access locations in any corridor is to <br />improve safety and flow. Different roads serve different purposes. <br />Arterials provide movement for through traffic. Local roads provide <br />access to local land uses. Conflict occurs when a roadway is forced to <br />perform unintended functions. A local street that serves too much <br />through traffic creates issues for the neighborhood it serves. Conversely <br />an arterial roadway that serves too much local access creates safety and <br />flow issues for the through traffic. Therefore, guidelines have been <br />established for access spacing for each type of facility. See the table <br />below which highlights access management guidelines. <br />According to MnDOT, Snelling Avenue is categorized as an Urban Core <br />Minor Arterial south of Larpenteur Avenue. The urban core designation <br />recognizes that the arterial roadway traverses through a mature portion of <br />the local street system where existing block lengths and land uses have <br />established a more frequent access condition. North of Larpenteur <br />Avenue, Snelling Avenue is categorized as an Urban Minor Arterial. <br />• <br />As the Snelling Avenue corridor and other arterial roadways evolve, <br />opportunities to limit and reduce access should be undertaken to address <br />safety and capacity issues. <br />TComprehensive Plan UpdateT <br />City of Falcon Heights <br />AFAL000701.00 <br />Page 6 <br />