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System Analysis Introduction and Overview Budgets are not unlimited, needs are not equal and some places may see more net benefits than others in a given time period. The system analysis described below identifies those areas most deficient in walking and biking infrastructure as those areas of most potential for benefit. A county -scale, data -driven approach was used to identify network gaps throughout Ramsey County. This analysis identified barriers to connectivity and put them in the context of community need and potential demand. Analysis Approach The report analyzes where people are, where they want to travel and what kind of system facilities they need. The analysis performed here is based on the principles of supply and demand. The supply side represents the provision of pedestrian and bicycle facilities and the safety history of the streets in Ramsey County. Most often, this is a lack of supply of safe and comfortable facilities for walking and biking. The demand side represents where people are located, where they want to travel and concentrations of historically disadvantaged populations that may have greater needs for transportation options and investment. Balancing supply and demand can help guide investments, identify priorities and get the most community value for funding when upgrading or implementing facilities. Mapping Street -by -Street Each analysis area and data point is mapped and assigned to the individual street itself, even if these are not traditionally thought of as street characteristics. For example, population density data from the Census Bureau is translated from the census tract level geography and assigned to the streets within the area. This doesn't identify the individual block -by -block population density, but it does allow a block - by -block analysis using the general density in the vicinity of a particular street. 2B-3 I SYSTEM ANALYSIS