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• Connection Between Land Use and Transportation The connection between land use and transportation requires integrated strategies that advance regional economic land use and growth management goals. Achieving goals for regional growth with limited ability to expand the transportation system requires strategic investment in facilities coupled with encouragement to broadly implement travel demand management techniques. Below are some techniques for connecting land use and transportation: • Plan and invest in multi-modal transportation choices based on the full range of costs and benefits. • Make more efficient use of the regional transportation system. • Encourage travel demand management strategies, including flexible work hours and telecommuting. • Focus highway investments first on maintaining and managing the existing system, and second on slowing the growth of congestion. • Implement a system of fully interconnected arterial and local streets, pathways, and bikeways. • Promote the development and preservation of various freight modes. • Support airport facilities investments. • • Serve the region's economic needs. Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan The trail system consists of on and off-street bikeways and exclusive pedestrian sidewalks. Off-street bikeways are intended to be separated from pedestrian ways or sidewalks where possible. Off-street bicycle/pedestrian trails are generally intended to be eight feet wide with paved surfaces and signs. The existing trail system is shown in Figure 4 on the following page. The City is investigating a potential bike/pedestrian route along Fairview Avenue, part of Larpenteur Avenue and south down Gortner Avenue. This route can be seen in Figure 5 on page 11. The bicycle and pedestrian trail network provides adequate accessibility to the transit corridors and transit facilities, which can be seen in Figure 6 on page 12. r~ U Falcon Heights Comprehensive Plan 2008 Draft -January, 2008 Part III: Infrastructure, Page III-9