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8.1. Goals <br />The list below displays the goals of the St. Anthony Village Transportation Plan. These goals <br />represent the City’s overall vision for transportation over the next 20 years. The strategies listed <br />in the following section provide guidance that the city can use to reach the transportation goals. <br />1. Maintain a well-connected system of collector and arterial roadways. <br />2. Provide safe and efficient routes for emergency and public safety vehicles. <br />3. Provide adequate capacity to relieve congestion. <br />4. Encourage sound access management. <br />5. Preserve necessary rights-of-way for the 20-year planning horizon. <br />6. Maintain a safe and effective network of roadways for truck and rail freight movement. <br />7. Coordinate with Canadian Pacific Railroad to proactively address freight rail safety and <br />minimize conflicts between rail operations and adjacent land use. <br />8. Coordinate transportation system investments with the St. Anthony Village Land Use <br />Plan. <br />9. Design, construct, and maintain roadways that fit the character of the adjacent land use. <br />10. Implement safety improvements to address high crash locations. <br />11. Proactively address bicycle and pedestrian safety concerns and complete gaps along <br />roadways and at crossings. <br />12. Bring sidewalks, trails, and intersections into compliance with ADA. <br />13. Support traffic calming and design to minimize speed on minor City collectors and local <br />roadways, especially Silver Lake Road. <br />14. Support investments in multi-modal transportation solutions including bicycle and <br />pedestrian infrastructure and public transit. <br />15. Preserve and accommodate adequate right of way for sidewalk and trail construction. <br />16. Support walkability through urban design and maintenance decisions that make <br />walking safe, comfortable, and convenient. <br />17. Manage storm water effectively and minimize the construction of new impervious <br />surfaces. <br />Regularly assess transportation maintenance needs and include roadway, trail pavement, and <br />other transportation infrastructure maintenance in the St. Anthony Village Capital <br />Improvement Plan (CIP).