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2008 Mounds View Comprehensive Plan <br />________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Chapter 6: Transportation <br />Traffic planners and designers use traffic volumes, as shown on Figure 19 on page 6-25, as a planning <br />tool to help test the ability of a roadway to accommodate future volumes. In addition to the number of <br />lanes provided, the daily capacity of any individual roadway is based upon many factors including: <br /> <br />• Number of access points per mile <br />• Number of signalized intersections per mile <br />• Percentage of truck traffic <br />• Physical grade of the roadways <br /> <br />Six Levels of Service (LOS), LOS A to LOS F, are generally used for traffic analysis. LOS A is the <br />best with free flow conditions and little to no delay. LOS F is the worst with congestion, long delays <br />and forced flow. Table 22 below shows how each level of service would look to motorists. <br /> <br /> <br />Table 22: LOS Description <br /> <br />6-20