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Roadway Access & Mobility Functional Classification Elk River has a well -established local roadway network. All streets are classified according to the functionality they are intended to provide. The classification process recognizes a hierarchy among the roadways must exist for the network to operate as a system. The functional classification system for roadways is also used by agencies and planning officials to manage access, setbacks, and other design -related features of a roadway, making the transportation network integral to a community's land use decisions. Elk River features four roadway types: principal arterials, minor arterials, collectors, and local streets. In general terms, arterials are intended to provide mobility for longer trips with higher posted speeds and less land access while collectors and local streets are for low -speed, short trips with emphasis on access to land. The following further describes the functional classifications of roadways in Elk River: • Principal Arterial: There are three principal arterial routes within the City of Elk River, TH 101, US Highway 10 and US Highway 169. In general, principal arterials provide the greatest connectivity (link counties and/or states), have significant continuity at a state or regional level, serve longer trips (through traffic), and generally have higher posted speeds and less access. They typically only connect with other principal and minor arterial routes and some select collectors. In some instances, principal arterials are freeways (interchange access only, as will be provided by the 169 Redefine project) while in other locations they have at -grade intersections. Minor Arterial: Existing minor arterial routes within the city include County State Aid Highway (CSAH)1, CSAH 12, CSAH 13, and Jackson Avenue. Generally, minor arterial routes are state or county facilities (with a few select city roadways) that connect key activity centers and nodes and have continuity on a county level. They generally serve medium to long trips and they typically have higher posted speeds and more restrictive access than collector or local streets. Minor arterials generally connect to principal arterials, other minor arterials, and collectors. The Ranch Road/CSAH 33 corridor will combine to form a key east -west route as additional development occurs in the northern portion of Elk River. This route should be evaluated for improvements to be upgraded from a collector to a minor arterial in conjunction with roadway realignments for CSAH 33. • Collector. Collector roadways (e.g., CSAH 33 and School Street) provide links to local activity centers and connec- tions between arterial routes and local city streets. These roadways are intended to bring traffic from various nodes and funnel it to the arterial network. Collector streets have continuity at a local level and generally serve medium to short trips. They serve a variety of land uses and can therefore have a variety of speeds. In general, an equal emphasis is placed on mobility and access.193rd Street should be considered a priority for reclassification from local to collector. A short segment of Joplin Street also warrants conversion to a collector, as the corridor is considered for transfer to the county. • Local Street: The remaining roadways are considered local streets (e.g., Zane Street and 8th Street). Local streets provide connections to neighborhoods, develop - meets and to other streets. Elk River Comprehensive Plan • Transportation & Mobility Plan D7[L\arr0]C1C11: WV I:OW9701WO MA