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Operational and Facility Concerns • An assessment of the existing and forecast operational concerns through the community have been completed using the traffic forecast data, crash data, and coordination with Ramsey County and MnDOT. ~ Existing and Forecast Congestion Issues Capacity deficiencies are identified in Figure 15, on page 61. Snelling Avenue is the only minor arterial with a projected deficiency. Snelling Avenue crash history indicates a relatively high frequency of crashes. Many of these are suspected to be related to congestion experienced in the corridor. • Planned Improvements For the "A" minor arterial roadways, Figure 14 shows existing and proposed number of lanes. Basing the additional lanes needed in the future condition on the 2030 forecast Snelling Avenue is the only roadway that may require some capacity improvements. Generally, the existing road network through the City should adequately serve traffic demands in the City to 2030. There are no planned improvements to the City's roadways that would increase the • capacity. The City does have an aging roadway network that will require maintenance and some neighborhood roadways maybe reconstructed in the planning timeframe. Special Use Areas The State Fairgrounds are located in the southeast part of the city. In March of 2007 they were contacted to discuss this comprehensive plan update. At that time they did not foresee any major changes in land use or their transportation network. The University of Minnesota is located in the northwest section of the city. They were contacted in April of 2007 to discuss this comprehensive plan update. At that time the University said that they are in the process of constructing a 140,000 square foot museum in the southwest quadrant of Cleveland and Larpenteur Avenues. Primary access for this building will be on Larpenteur Avenue. • Falcon Heights Comprehensive Plan 2008 Draft -January, 2008 Part III: Infrastructure, Page III-8