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Manage Street Networks Study the Potential Impact Congestion problems on local roads,often related to of"Curbside"Delivery difficulties crossing Highway 169,Highway 10,or the BNSF Transportation planners are noting the emergence of a railroad tracks,can create secondary challenges that need wide variety of options for delivery and the movement of to be managed.Entering the Downtown at Jackson Avenue goods from business to business and,increasingly,directly and the BNSF railroad crossing is an essential example from business to the end user.The changing landscape of of this.Most notably when congestion is at high levels, shipment is placing new stresses on local transportation motorists may be incentivized to take alternate routes systems.For instance,"curbside demand"is becoming an through the City to reach their destination.In the case of issue for both businesses and residences as short-term Downtown,CSAR 42/Parrish Avenue offers an option for Parking space is needed to complete delivery of goods. crossing the Mississippi River.People taking this route At the same time,there are also demands by other users create new congestion in Downtown.Similarly,a location for additional roadway space dedicated to uses such as like Line Avenue can serve as a'short cut"between Main long-term destination parking and bicycle lanes.These Street and Twin Lakes Road during peak hours,causing changing demands can occur over the course of a single higher levels of traffic than desirable for the residential day(e.g.morning demands versus nighttime demands) portions of this corridor. or with the change of a season(summertime public space versus winter snow management). As part of a future study for downtown Elk River traffic congestion and Prioritize Downtown for a parking capacity,the City should consider and incorporate Detailed Traffic Study policies around the use of curbside space that provides To keep traffic aligned with the road types they are direction for allowed uses while also recognizing varied intended for,an analysis of Elk River's local street system needs at the curb. connections and opportunities is recommended.This could be in the form of detailed traffic studies that eval- uate existing and future traffic and serve as the basis for changes such as access modification,lane closures,or possible conversion to one-way streets at select locations F21 where that is feasible.The Downtown street system should 169 be analyzed as a part of a Downtown Master Plan,further discussed in the Economic Development chapter of this Plan,to coordinate transportation improvements with other Downtown plans and projects. 33 Studies like the recommended analysis of Downtown and 33 the Highway 10 corridor east of the Highway 101/10/169 3z interchange,as shown in the Potential Studies map,will help address access concerns and manage the network so that traffic patterns are in alignment with the intended users.The potential realignment of or creation of new 3s """" as au roadway corridors in Elk River,as shown in the Roadway r' Realignment map on page 59,could also require analysis - F 169 for changes in travel patterns.Future design studies for 10 '"-�. ,a � .. new or realigned corridors should include traffic analysis 1 12 so that design features can be incorporated to manage 1 .. traffic movements as necessary. 101 1 Potential Studies � Currently Beim Studied Corridor for Potential Study 10 86 Transportation&Mobility Plan Elk River Comprehensive Plan