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City of Mounds View Comprehensive Plan <br />________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />71 <br />Goal 4: Support the development of a transit system that provides a broad range <br />of transit service options to provide an alternative to individual <br />automobile travel. <br />Policies: <br /> <br />a. Sufficient mobility shall be promoted for all persons, giving special consideration to those <br />who must rely on modes of transportation other than the automobile. <br /> <br />b. Adequate transit rider conveniences, such as bus shelters, park and ride lots, and free parking <br />areas, shall be incorporated into centers of activity and areas of high transit usage. <br /> <br />c. Additional transit service during off-peak hours to destinations outside the community <br />should be encouraged. <br /> <br />d. The City will work with the Metropolitan Council Transit Organization (MCTO) and other <br />agencies and organizations to provide more and better transit service for the community <br />within reasonable walking distance to every resident of the community and to provide <br />increased ridership. <br /> <br />e. Encourage MCTO to implement an intra-suburban transit plan. <br /> <br /> <br />Goal 5: Plan, implement, and maintain a comprehensive trail system to provide <br />safe and convenient pedestrian and bicycle circulation and to provide <br />recreational opportunities for Mounds View residents. <br />Policies: <br /> <br />a. Pedestrian/bicycle corridors shall be considered on minor arterial and collector roadways <br />including the County Highway 10 corridor to ensure safe pedestrian travel. <br /> <br />b. Safe and convenient pedestrian circulation shall be promoted within and to and from centers <br />of activity, separated when feasible from vehicular circulation. Where possible bicycle and <br />pedestrian right-of-ways should be separated. <br /> <br />c. Develop a trail system suitable for short and long distance recreational use that connects with <br />existing and future trail systems. <br /> <br />d. Accommodations will be made to facilitate safe pedestrian and bicycle crossings at major <br />intersections through the use of clearly marked crosswalks, adequate lighting, and proper <br />timing of traffic signals. <br />