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TH 101 -TH 169 CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN (DRAFT) FEBRU^R¥2002 Rogers, Elk River, Princeton and Milaca. The second round of public open houses was held March 18 and 19, 2002 at two locations: Princeton and Elk River. Members of the CMP project team were available at each meeting to answer questions and obtain input. 1.3 Corridor Vision Statement and Need for Action 1.3.1 Corridor Vision Statement Developing a corridor vision for 2025 involved several steps, including the early development of a Vision Statement (see box below). The Vision Statement established the basic goals of the corridor planning process, included 2025 performance goals, and outlined the roles that Mn/DOT and other corridor partners can expect to play as the planning process moves toward implementation. The vision statement was developed with input from the corridor partners after a process of issue identification, preliminary traffic forecasting, and early performance predictions: The corridor partners considered how the highways serve their communities, what they perceived as an acceptable level of service, and what they felt was an acceptable level of impact to local and through transportation systems. Corridor partners desires and concerns about future performance of the corridor were addressed through a continual refinement of the vision statement. The following steps outline the process used to refine the vision statement: · Review corridor issues, deficiendes, and objectives · Identify alternative strategies or improvement concepts · Analyze and discuss advantages and disadvantages of the improvement concepts · Determine short- and long-term consensus approaches by corridor partners ,,i TH 101 -TH 169 Corridor Vision Statement 1. CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PLAN GOALS The CMP will be developed to achieve a balance between the needs and visions of individual communities and the safe and efficient movement of people and goods. Specifically, the planning process will strive to minimize adverse community effects while maintaining or improving both interregional and local traffic operations. 2. HIGHWAY PERFORMANCE GOALS Mn/DOT and its corridor partners have established the future highway performance goals (2025) for the TH 101-TH 169 IRC as follows: · Improve travel time performance and predictability to meet the target speed of 60 mph for the high priority segment from Rogers to Zimmerman, minimizing delays on TH 101-TH 169 and on intersecting roadways. · Maintain or improve travel time performance and predictability to mee[ the target speed of 55 mph for the medium priority segment from Zimmerman to Garrison, minimizing delays on TH 169 and on intersecting roadways. · Improve safer7 to achieve crash rates better than the statewide average, limiting conflicts between the various vehicle tTpes and pedestrians. 3. IMPLEMENTATION APPROACHES AND ROLES These goals will be achieved by focusing highway project investments, guiding future land use patterns, and managing highway access points. Mn/DOT and its corridor partners will provide leadership toward the achievement of corridor goals by sharing their visions, promoting projects or initiatives, and protecting or enhancing community image and natural resources. 1-7