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Roads and Transportation Roads, transportation and related infrastructure are vital ingredients to a community's quality of land use and the life that one experiences when traveling within and through the community. Traffic issues and congestion are major concerns expressed by citizens in the Quality of Life Survey. Citizens participating in the Quality of Life Survey and community forums also expressed concern with the condition of city streets and the current City Charter provisions. These provisions are seen as inhibiting the council's ability to develop and implement street improvement and reconstruction plans and policies for the responsible stewardship of a vital community infrastructure asset: streets. 2030 Vision Lino Lakes has a well-planned and maintained system of connecting and collector streets augmented by convenient public transportation options. Rationale: Citizens identified the lack of road connectivity as a major concern and they expect this issue to be resolved through good community and infrastructure planning. Strategies: • Include within the Comprehensive Plan a 20 -year transportation component (Roads and Transportation Master Plan) that will identify and plan for needed public transportation options and street construction, upgrading, and related funding requirements. • Ensure by 2030 that main east/west corridors (examples: Main Street, new 35E/35W, Birch and Ash Streets) are of good quality and allow for potential, required expansion and upgrades, i.e., widening, expanded capacity and turn lanes. • Identify and prepare appropriate plans, official controls, zoning and subdivisions ordinances and regulations, and official maps for land use around identified potential future interchanges. (An example might be exit ramps from 35E at Birch Street if warranted). • Plan for, within the transportation component of the Comprehensive Plan, improved and required north -south connectivity. Rationale: Increased traffic on our roads increases the risk and likelihood of accidents. 16