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• <br />• <br />Chapter 6: Transportation Plan <br />Introduction and Plan Purpose <br />The purpose of the Transportation Plan is to provide the policy and program guidance needed to <br />make appropriate transportation - related decisions when development occurs, when elements of <br />the transportation system need to be upgraded or when transportation problems need to be <br />addressed. This chapter of the Comprehensive Plan contains a summary of the Comprehensive <br />Transportation Plan provided in Appendix C.1 <br />The City of Lino Lakes is responsible for operating and maintaining local roadways within its <br />limits. In addition, transit service is provided within the City by other agencies and the City <br />maintains a system of trails and sidewalks. Maintaining and improving this multi -modal <br />transportation system is important to the ongoing economic health and quality of life of the City <br />and it is needed for people to travel easily and safely to work and other destinations, to develop <br />property and to move goods. <br />Goals and Policies <br />The City has adopted the following transportation goals and strategies: <br />Goal 1: Plan for and achieve required street improvements and connectivity throughout the City <br />of Lino Lakes. <br />Rationale: Citizens identified the lack of road connectivity as a major concern and they expect <br />this issue to be resolved through good community and infrastructure planning. <br />POLICIES: <br />1. Develop a transportation plan that will identify and plan for needed public transportation <br />options and street construction, upgrading, and related funding requirements. <br />2. Ensure by 2030 that main east /west and north /south transportation corridors are of good <br />quality and allow for potential, required expansion and upgrades, i.e., widening, <br />expanded capacity, turn lanes, and accommodating pedestrian and bicycle facilities. <br />3. Identify and prepare appropriate plans, official controls, zoning and subdivisions <br />ordinances and regulations, and official maps for land use around identified potential <br />future interchanges. <br />4. Work to connect neighborhoods by minimizing the use of cul -de -sacs. <br />Goal 2: Ensure that <br />streets and roads are as safe as possible. <br />Rationale: Increased <br />traffic on our roads increases the risk and likelihood of accidents. <br />POLICIES: <br />1. Identify potential traffic safety problem areas and adopt plans to lessen risks as traffic <br />volume increases along these problem stretches and intersections. <br />1 The comprehensive transportation plan will be provided at later date. <br />6 -1 <br />