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2008 Mounds View Comprehensive Plan ________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 6: Transportation 6-15 es while consolidating, restricting and/or reducing existing ccess points as redevelopment occurs. It is important to remember that access spacing guidelines are ng MnDOT’s policy as a reference. aggressively minimize any new access a long term goals and not absolute rules. Maintaining flexibility is important when promoting access consolidation, including consideration of existing conditions, physical barriers or constraints. The traveling public benefits from access spacing, whether using grade-separated crossings, frontage roads, right turn only entrances/exits, etc. Given the number of agencies potentially involved in reviewing plats and access points, access guidelines, and corridor management practices should be implemented at the state, county and city level. MnDOT has developed guidelines for access management based upon their goals of safety, mobility, and statewide growth. One may find MnDOT’s access spacing guidelines on the MnDOT website. Ramsey County does not have formalized access spacing guidelines. The county examines each tuation and request on a case-by-case basis usisi Existing Traffic Volumes The Metropolitan Council’s Transportation Policy Plan supports the maintenance and enhancement of transportation facilities to accommodate growth and reinvestment in the city. The Metropolitan Council has made forecasts the City’s growth as shown in Table 20 on page 6-16. The City and the Metropolitan Council expect to accommodate this growth through in-fill development, redevelopment and changes in the city’s housing stock. Table 20 on page 6-16 also provides the demographic assumptions for the transportation plan by traffic analysis zone (TAZ). Figure 15 on page 6-18 shows the location of each TAZ in the City.