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TRANSPORTATION
<br />AVERAGE ANNUAL DAILY TRAFFIC COUNTS
<br />Location
<br />2001
<br />2003
<br />2005
<br />2007
<br />% Change
<br />2001 -2007
<br />Hwy 36 @
<br />35E (EB)
<br />79,000
<br />82,000
<br />83,000
<br />82,000
<br />3.8%
<br />Hwy 36 @
<br />35E (WB)
<br />64,000
<br />67,000
<br />69,000
<br />67,000
<br />4.7%
<br />35E south of Little
<br />Canada Rd.
<br />115,000
<br />119,000
<br />120,000
<br />119,000
<br />3,5%
<br />35E north of Little
<br />Canada Rd.
<br />110,000
<br />112,000
<br />116,000
<br />115,000
<br />4.5%
<br />I -694 east of
<br />35E/10
<br />835
<br />120,000
<br />2,170
<br />918
<br />635
<br />1 -694 west of
<br />35E/10
<br />105,000
<br />103,000
<br />103,000
<br />100,000
<br />-4.8%
<br />Rice St. south of
<br />Little Canada Rd.
<br />23,000
<br />23,000
<br />20,200
<br />20,100
<br />-12.6%
<br />Rice St. north of
<br />Little Canada Rd.
<br />16,000
<br />16,000
<br />15,500
<br />15,000
<br />-6.3%
<br />Source: MnDOT
<br />The majority of major roadways in Little Canada experienced an increase in average daily traffic
<br />volumes from 2001 to 2007. The highest traffic generator in the City is Interstate 35E, as it is a
<br />major regional north -south route through the Twin Cities.
<br />Transportation Analysis Zones
<br />Metro Area communities are required to include Metropolitan Council derived population and
<br />employment forecasts by Transportation Analysis Zone (TAZ) in the transportation plan section
<br />of their comprehensive plan. The following table shows the proposed population, household and
<br />employment numbers for each TAZ. A map showing these TAZ boundaries is shown on the
<br />following page.
<br />ECASTS TO TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ZONES (TAZ
<br />TAZ *
<br />2000
<br />2010
<br />2020
<br />2030
<br />Pop
<br />HH
<br />Emp
<br />Pop
<br />1111
<br />Emp
<br />Pop
<br />1111
<br />Emp
<br />Pop
<br />HH
<br />Emp
<br />941*
<br />349
<br />141
<br />1,113
<br />362
<br />156
<br />1,278
<br />364
<br />164
<br />1,371
<br />373
<br />175
<br />1,445
<br />942*
<br />2,105
<br />835
<br />520
<br />2,170
<br />918
<br />635
<br />2,182
<br />971
<br />711
<br />2,236
<br />1,030
<br />771
<br />943*
<br />1,181
<br />442
<br />198
<br />1,252
<br />489
<br />241
<br />1,286
<br />518
<br />270
<br />1,347
<br />556
<br />293
<br />944*
<br />5,483
<br />2,107
<br />1,054
<br />6,003
<br />2,336
<br />1,258
<br />6,469
<br />2,539
<br />1,382
<br />6,977
<br />2,782
<br />1,494
<br />975
<br />2,624
<br />1,456
<br />1,039
<br />2,865
<br />1,590
<br />1,170
<br />3,008
<br />1,670
<br />1,250
<br />3,200
<br />1,780
<br />1,325
<br />976
<br />641
<br />231
<br />238
<br />830
<br />300
<br />250
<br />1,075
<br />389
<br />260
<br />1,350
<br />489
<br />270
<br />977
<br />2,332
<br />1,164
<br />3,255
<br />2,590
<br />1,294
<br />3,670
<br />2,820
<br />1,410
<br />3,960
<br />2,980
<br />1,490
<br />4,205
<br />978*
<br />2,118
<br />761
<br />132
<br />2,181
<br />839
<br />148
<br />2,190
<br />909
<br />158
<br />2,635
<br />1,096
<br />169
<br />*TAG only partially located in Little Canad
<br />Pop = Population forecasts HH = Households forecasts
<br />Emp. = Employmen forecasts
<br />City of Little Canada - 2030 Comprehensive Plan
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