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53 <br />Introduction <br />Little Canada’s transportation network has been designed to serve an ever-growing community and to provide a <br />multitude of mode options for every member of the community.Looking ahead to the city’s future,a clear plan <br />for how the existing transportation system will need to grow and adapt will allow for better planning in regard <br />to land use, housing, economic development, and more. <br />Little Canada is located within the Metropolitan Council’s Transit Market Area III,which defines an area of <br />moderate overall density,and thereby able to support transit service,but without a unified street grid,which <br />limits effectiveness of fixed-route transit.Transit Market III areas are generally found in urban edge and <br />suburban communities,and often have express or limited-stop bus lines,with some local bus routes to <br />supplement. <br />Transportation Analysis Zones <br />Little Canada falls within a number of different Transportation Analysis Zones (TAZs),which are used for the <br />purposes of projecting and understanding traffic volumes along roadways in a region.Forecasts for population, <br />households,and employment are developed for the purposes of long-term transportation planning.The TAZs <br />which incorporate a portion of Little Canada are detailed below,and the TAZ boundaries are shown on the <br />transportation plan map.Note that these forecasts also include portions of other communities,and do not <br />reflect population, household, and employment counts for the City of Little Canada. <br />Table 14: Little Canada – Forecasted Demographic Data by Transportation <br />Analysis Zone <br />TAZ # <br />2014 2020 2030 2040 <br />Pop HH Emp Pop HH Emp Pop HH Emp Pop HH Emp <br />1761 644 272 1352 642 273 1578 550 280 1520 560 300 1620 <br />1762 1113 418 46 1113 422 78 1100 470 90 1180 510 100 <br />1810 1899 717 495 1966 745 518 1920 770 570 1940 790 600 <br />1811 2104 797 68 2106 800 51 2090 830 50 2140 860 60 <br />1812 1710 717 665 1702 716 874 1810 730 810 1840 740 960 <br />1813 615 229 150 624 232 158 690 280 180 840 350 230 <br />1814 341 122 25 339 122 31 340 120 30 350 130 30 <br />1815 870 338 157 890 342 161 960 370 160 1010 390 190 <br />1838 2331 824 429 2385 838 541 2270 910 520 2370 980 600 <br />1839 2506 1370 1075 2564 1408 1581 2760 1460 1550 2910 1560 1620 <br />1840 1935 1004 1901 1992 1040 2629 2020 1040 2540 2040 1080 2690 <br />1885 344 137 912 348 137 1272 370 160 1230 370 170 1330 <br />Source: Metropolitan Council, MNDoT, Little Canada, NAC