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STREETS AND PARKING The City of Mounds View has developed as a largely automobile oriented community. However, the facilities which have developed to facilitate auto movement through- out the community exhibit numerous deficiencies. The first step in attempting to address and correct these deficiencies is the classification of streets within the community according to function. The map on page illustrates the proposed classifications based upon standards and criteria established by the Metropolitan Council . The shaded areas on the map refer to the two planning districts where major access to development should be provided by a ring road. The precise align- ment of both ring roads has not been determined as this task should be closely coordinated with landowners during development stage planning. PRINCIPAL ARTERIALS The City is presently served by two principal arterials - Interstate 35W, located on the eastern border of the community, and old Highway 10. These elements of the transportation system provide residents of Mounds View with regional level accessi- bility, serving long trips at high speeds. Although Interstate 35W will continue to serve the community in this regard, as noted on the map, it is anticipated that new Highway 10, which is a controlled access expressway, will replace old Highway 10 in providing regional level accessibility. Furthermore, as discussed in the Land Use Plan, the City should work cooperatively with the Highway Department to ensure that as plans are developed for new Highway 10, no interchange is planned for Red Oak Drive. With a connection point at 35W on Mounds View's eastern border and an interchange at close proximity in Blaine to the northwest, little need exists for additional access to northern Mounds View. The originally proposed Red Oak Drive interchange not only violates limited access distance policies, but as well, creates an extremely disruptive traffic focusing situation on Red Oak Drive, given its established residential development character. INTERMEDIATE ARTERIALS There are no existing or proposed intermediate arterials within Mounds View. MINOR ARTERIALS Minor Arterials are intended to provide access to principal arterials, intermediate arterials, other minor arterials and collectors. At the present, Silver Lake Road and County Road I are the only minor arterials within the community. As a conse- quence of the new Highway 10 extension, old Highway 10 will be down- lf` graded to a minor arterial . With respect to both the present functioning and future minor arterial function of old Highway 10, it should be noted that due to 96 I A /1f9/ae .r11