Chapter 08. TransportationVIII. TRANSPORTATION
A. Overview
The primary purpose of this Transportation chapter is to provide guidance to City staff and
elected officials regarding the implementation of effective, integrated transportation facilities
and programs through the 2040 planning timeframe. This chapter is consistent with regional
requirements for transportation as captured in the Metropolitan Council's 2040 Local Planning
Handbook.
This section is organized into the following sections:
• Existing Roadway Conditions
• Roadway System Plan
• Transit Plan
• Non -Motorized Transportation Plan
• Freight Plan
• Aviation Plan
B. Transportation Goals and Objectives
Goal: As new development or redevelopment occurs, provide an integrated, internally -
connected, efficient street system connecting village and higher density neighborhoods to the
Village Center.
Obiectives•
• Discourage the creation of permanently long streets with only a single access point
(i.e., dead-end streets, looping streets and elongated cul-de-sacs).
• Encourage design and land uses that support a range of transportation choices
• Guide future development to roadways capable of accommodating resulting traffic.
• Develop roadways and street systems with consideration for safety, speeds,
congestion, impact and noise pollution
Goal: Establish context -sensitive roadway design standards that will protect the narrow and
heavily wooded character of identified low -traffic roadways. (Please refer to further
information on Context Sensitive Solutions in the Roadway System Plan portion of this
Transportation section.)
Obiectives•
• Protect scenic rural roads, viewpoints and vistas identified through the planning
process from visually intrusive or incompatible development.
Goal: Maintain Scandia's system of local roadways that is well coordinated with MN DOT and
Washington County Roadways.
Obiectives•
• Develop a capital improvement program to ensure adequate funding for priority
roadway concerns.
• Cooperate with County and State jurisdictions to keep through -traffic on arterials at
minimum disruption of local circulation and residents.
• Through the subdivision review process for new developments, require that MN
DOT and Washington County access management guidelines be met for roadways
under the jurisdiction of those agencies, respectively.
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Goal: Encourage the use of non -automotive modes of transportation.
Obiectives•
• Use roadway design to establish bike and pedestrian friendly streets and
compliment recreational trails.
Goal: Support the development of regional and local transit options.
Obiectives•
• Support efforts to provide more efficient delivery of dial -a -ride services for
Scandia residents, including but not limited to efforts to utilize the Village Center
as a focus of service.
Goal: Preserve the safety of regional air traffic.
Obiectives•
• Notify MN DOT Aeronautics of any structure of a height of 200 feet above the
ground.
• Address federal and state safety standards when planning the design of any object
related to or affecting navigable airspace.
C. Existing Roadway Conditions
1. Existing Traffic Volumes and Crash Data
The most basic characteristic of a given roadway is the volume of traffic that it carries. Existing
traffic volumes on roadways within Scandia are presented on Figure VII -A. This is the most
current MN DOT data.
A preliminary safety review of a roadway network includes a crash review. The most recent
crash data for roadways in Scandia are also summarized on Figure VII -A. This shows all
intersection crashes over the last five years of record, plus any crashes involving fatalities
and/or incapacitating injuries regardless of location. Please note that system -wide crash data is
not available beyond 2015. While it is beyond the scope of this 2040 Comprehensive Plan to
provide a detailed safety analysis, the highest volumes of crashes are at the following
intersections:
• TH 97/CSAH 15 (Manning Avenue N) — eight crashes
• TH 97/CSAH 3 (Olinda Trail) — seven crashes
• TH 97/TH 95 — seven crashes
This is not surprising, given that that these are the three intersections in Scandia involving two
minor arterial roadways. In addition, there were two fatal crashes during this timeframe:
• 228' St east of County Road 91
• TH 95/220` Street
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2. Jurisdictional Classification
Roadways are classified based on which level of government owns and has jurisdiction over
them. In the case of Scandia, roadways are under the jurisdiction of MN DOT, Washington
County, or the City of Scandia. Figure VII -B depicts the existing roadway jurisdictional
classification system in Scandia.
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3. Functional Classification
The functional classification system is a roadway network that distributes traffic from
neighborhood streets to collector roadways, then to minor arterials, and ultimately the
Metropolitan Highway System. Roads are placed into categories based on the degree to which
they provide access to adjacent land uses and lower level roadways versus providing higher -
speed mobility for "through" traffic. Functional classification is a cornerstone of transportation
planning. Within this approach, roads are located and designed to perform their designated
function.
Within the seven -county metropolitan area, there are six overall classifications of roadway as
defined by the Metropolitan Council:
• Principal arterial
• "A" minor arterial
• Other arterial
• Major collector
• Minor collector
• Local street
The Metropolitan Council has defined four sub -categories of "A" minor arterials: reliever,
expander, connector, and augmenter. These sub -categories have to do primarily with
Metropolitan Council's allocation of federal funding roadway improvements, but do not
translate into specific design characteristics or requirements.
For arterial roadways, the Metropolitan Council has designation authority. Local agencies may
request that their roadways become arterials (or are downgraded from arterial to collector), but
such designations or re -designations must be approved by the Metropolitan Council. The
agency that has jurisdiction over a given roadway (e.g. Washington County or the City of
Scandia) has the authority to designate collector status.
The current roadway functional classification map for Scandia as identified by the Metropolitan
Council is presented on Figure VIII -C. A summary of Scandia roadways by functional
classification follows.
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Principal Arterials
Principal arterials are the highest roadway classification and make up the Metropolitan
Highway System. The primary function of these roadways is to provide mobility for regional
trips, and they do not provide a direct land access function. Principal arterials are generally
constructed as limited access freeways but may also be multiple -lane divided highways. There
are no principal arterials within the City of Scandia.
"A" Minor Arterials
These roads connect important locations within the City of Scandia with access points of the
Metropolitan Highway System and with important locations outside the City. These arterials
are also intended to carry short to medium trips that would otherwise use principal arterials.
While "A" minor arterial roadways provide more access than principal arterials, their primary
function is still to provide mobility rather than access to lower level roadways or adjacent land
uses. The "A" minor arterial roadways within Scandia are identified in Table VIII -A, below:
Other Arterials
Like "A" minor arterials, these roadways also serve more of a mobility function than access
function. However, they may not have as much regional importance as "A" minor arterials and
are not eligible for federal roadway improvement funding. There are no other arterials within
the City of Scandia.
Major and Minor Collectors
Collector roadways provide a balance of the mobility and land -use access functions discussed
above. They generally serve trips that are entirely within the City and connect neighborhoods
and smaller commercial areas to the arterial network. Minor collectors generally are shorter in
length, with lower volumes and lower speeds than major collectors. Current collector roadways
are identified in Table VIII -B, below.
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Like "A" minor arterials, these roadways also serve more of a mobility function than access
function. However, they may not have as much regional importance as "A" minor arterials and
are not eligible for federal roadway improvement funding. There are no other arterials within
the City of Scandia.
Major and Minor Collectors
Collector roadways provide a balance of the mobility and land -use access functions discussed
above. They generally serve trips that are entirely within the City and connect neighborhoods
and smaller commercial areas to the arterial network. Minor collectors generally are shorter in
length, with lower volumes and lower speeds than major collectors. Current collector roadways
are identified in Table VIII -B, below.
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4. Summary of Relevant Transportation Studies
The only transportation corridor study involving roadways in Scandia since the 2030
Comprehensive Plan the TH 97 Access Study. MN DOT is currently leading this study with
Washington County, the City of Forest Lake, and the Metropolitan Council as project partners.
The study limits extend from TH 61 in Forest Lake to TH 15 (Manning Avenue) in Scandia.
The primary measures under review include:
• Conversion of existing bypass lanes to dedicated turn lanes
• Dedicated left and right turn lanes
• Access closure/consolidation
• Roadway widening for continuous shoulder
The primary benefit resulting from the measures being studied would be an enhanced of safety
conditions. It is estimated that the study will be completed at some point in 2018.
D. Roadway System Plan
1. Local Roadway Considerations
Local Roadway Extensions
Given the primarily low-density, rural nature of Scandia, the existing network of minor arterial
and collector roadways should be sufficient. However, as the community experiences moderate
growth, it will be important to identify potential new links. Land subdivision and site plan
reviewers should ensure that these missing links between local roadway segments are
eventually dedicated to form an interconnected rural street system.
Factors to consider in identifying new roadway segments include the following:
• Existing gaps and continuity of roadway alignments
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Rural topography, wetlands, and other features
Land use and zoning
Market interest, parcel configuration, and anticipated build -out condition
Existing gaps in the local roadway network are identified on Figure VIII -D and include those
identified below:
• Location 1 — 230' Street N, between Meadowbrook Avenue N and existing 2301 Street
N approximately 2,000 feet to the east.
• Location 2 — Meadowbrook Road N between Oakhill Road N and Meadowbrook Road
N at the 218' Street N alignment, approximately '/2 mile north of TH 97
• Location 3 — Novak Avenue N between current northerly terminus and Oakhill Road N
approximately 2,000 feet to the north.
• Location 4 — 209' Street N from Penrose Avenue N to Quality Trail N (wetlands would
likely preclude a direct connection to 209' Street west of TH 95).
• Location 5 — Between Ozark Avenue N at 209' St N and Oxboro Avenue N at Oakhill
Road N (north -south continuous roadway)
• Location 6 — Between Olinda Lane N at Olinda Trail N and 215' Street N at Parrish
Road N
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A common problem in developing rural areas is how to address the development of local streets
in the absence of a more detailed local street plan. The risks of a poorly planned and developed
street system include landlocked parcels, increased needs for direct access onto arterial roads,
parcels that require circuitous access, and/or parcels that have only one ingress/egress points
(e.g. long dead-end streets). Like other communities, Scandia requires that subdivisions
consider the interconnection of new local streets with future subdivisions and with applicable
state and county access management guidelines.
One concern among communities is the creation of long dead-end streets that become de facto
cul-de-sacs. While many communities identify maximum dead-end street length, Scandia
currently does not. Scandia should consider including this type of requirement through
ordinance restrictions.
Context Sensitive Solutions
Historically, roadway design was geared heavily towards providing large roads and systems
that could move vehicles as quickly and efficiently as possible. More recently, however, this
has changed and continues to change, based on the understanding that flexibility in roadway
design is needed to limit impacts to the local environment wherever possible. "Environment" is
not only used ecological sense, but the social and community character sense as well. This
overall trend is captured in the term and design practice "Context Sensitive Solutions." The
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) uses the following definition:
"Context sensitive solutions (CSS) is a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach that
involves all stakeholders to develop a transportation facility that fits its physical setting
and preserves scenic, aesthetic, historic and environmental resources, while maintaining
safety and mobility. CSS is an approach that considers the total context within which a
transportation improvement project will exist. "
The FHWA references A Guide to Best Practices for Achieving Context Sensitive Solutions
(National Cooperative Highway Research Program) as being an authoritative resource.
Numerous other guidance documents are available.
As reflected in the City's Transportation Goals at the beginning of this chapter, the City of
Scandia embraces this concept, particularly as it pertains to maintaining the relatively narrow
and wooded/natural context of many roadways within the City.
2. Trunk Highway 97 at County Road 52 (Oakhill Road N) Study Area
This intersection is a key Highway 97 crossing location for vehicles as well as pedestrians and
bicyclists. It warrants safety study due to the following characteristics:
• Pronounced skew, combined with being on a curve
• Topography (rise/fall) affecting sight lines
• Proximity of adjacent access points (Oren Avenue N 390 feet to the east, private
driveway 300 feet to the west)
Scandia Elementary School in the southwest quadrant of this intersection, Lilleskogen Park is in the
southeast quadrant, and the intersection provides important access point into the Village Center.
Development north of TH 97 in this general portion of Scandia would increase traffic coming down
Oakhill Road N, adding to safety considerations.
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For the reasons summarized above, the City of Scandia will work with MN DOT and Washington
County to perform safety analysis as appropriate.
3. 2040 Traffic Projections and Capacity Deficiency Analysis
a) Assumed 2040 Collector/Arterial Roadway Network
Because no new collector/arterial roadways or expansions are programmed or planned over
the 2040 timeframe, the assumed 2040 roadway network is the same as the current network
for traffic forecasting purposes.
b) Assumed 2040 Land Use and Transportation Analysis Zone Information
Transportation Analysis Zones (TAZs) are used to project future traffic volumes. Each
TAZ has demographic and employment information that translates to vehicular trip origins
and destinations. A map of Scandia TAZs is provided in Figure VIII -E. The anticipated
future land use patterns discussed in the Land Use chapter of this Comprehensive Plan were
assumed for the 2040 TAZ allocations identified in Table VIII -C, below.
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2284
2020 220
80
0
12
12
2030 235
90
0
23
23
2040 250
100
10
25
35
2285
2020 450
180
10
22
32
2030 470
196
10
30
40
2040 490
210
10
30
40
2286
2020 710
280
10
65
75
2030 770
310
10
77
87
2040 801
340
10
79
89
2287
2020 910
356
30
90
120
2030 1,006
413
30
93
123
2040 1,081
460
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127
2288
2020 510
198
10
42
52
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230
13
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63
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250
15
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2289
2020 190
80
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235
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185
245
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2020 353
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55
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5
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1,700
115
505
620
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1,910
133
557
690
2040 4,950
2,100
163
568
730
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c) 2040 Traffic Projections
Estimated 2040 traffic volumes for roadways in Forest Lake are presented in Figure VIII -F.
These projections are based on the following methodology:
• Review of forecasts from the 2030 Scandia Comprehensive Plan
• Historic trend analysis for volumes on individual roadway segments
• Consideration of local context and anticipated development patterns
• Comparison with the results of Washington County's 2040 forecasts
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d) Future Capacity Needs Evaluation
A planning level analysis of potential roadway capacity needs was performed, based on
comparing the projected 2040 traffic volumes referenced above against the expected traffic
capacity for the applicable roadway types that are present in Scandia. The roadway capacity
levels were estimated based on Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) guidance and methods. The
HCM, published by the Transportation Research Board,2 provides transportation practitioners
and researchers with a consistent and widely accepted system of techniques for assessing
roadway capacity and operational performance characteristics.
Table V111-13 — Typical Traffic Capacity by Roadway Type/Configu
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Roadway Design
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Source: Bolton & Menk, Inc., Sixth Edition HCM methods
The resulting analysis shows that none of the roadways within Scandia are projected to be at or
approaching capacity by 2040. Therefore, no capacity expansion projects are identified in this
transportation plan.
4. Future Functional Classification
Re -designations of roadways involving the A -minor arterial functional classification (e.g. from
collector to arterial, from arterial to collector, or changing designations within arterial) is under
the authority of the Metropolitan Council. For collector roadways, the functional class
designation is under the authority of the agency that owns the given road.
The City of Scandia does not feel that any roadways within its borders need to be re-classified
from a functional classification perspective. The City is not aware that MN DOT or
Washington County wish to advance any such re -classifications. Therefore, Figure VIII -C is the
functional classification map for current and 2040 conditions.
5. Future Jurisdictional Classification
The City of Scandia does not anticipate a request for jurisdictional transfers regarding roadways
within its borders through the 2040 timeframe. Moreover, the City is not aware that
Washington County or MN DOT desire any such transfers. Therefore, Figure VIII -B identifies
both current and future jurisdictional classification information.
6. Access Management
Access management refers to balancing the need for connections to local land uses (access)
with the need for network -level movement (mobility) on the overall roadway system. By
functional classification, this may be summarized as follows:
2 The Transportation Research Board is a unit of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
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• Arterials generally have limited access in the form of driveways and low volume side
streets because their role in the network is to support relatively long, high speed traffic
movements
• Collectors allow a greater degree of access given their combined mobility/access
function
• Local streets have relatively few limits on access because their primary function is to
provide access to adjacent land uses
Appropriate access control preserves the capacity on arterial and collector streets and improves
safety by separating local turning movements from higher -speed "through" traffic. Moreover, it
concentrates higher volume traffic linkages at intersections controlled with traffic signals,
roundabouts, or other measures.
MN DOT and Washington County Roadways in Scandia are identified on Figure VIII -B. For
MN DOT roadways, MN DOT access management guidelines apply. Similarly, for County
roadways, Washington County's access management guidelines apply. MN DOT's access
management guidelines are described in detail in their Access Management Manual.' When
reviewing MN DOT's access guidelines, TH 97 in Scandia is classified as 513 (minor arterial,
urban/urbanizing), and TH 95 is classified as 5A (minor arterial, rural). Relevant MN DOT and
Washington County guidelines, respectively, are provided in Appendix E.
Land use planning and subdivision regulation are the responsibility of the City. In conjunction
with local land planning, Scandia will require that new land development complies with MN
DOT and County access management guidelines as applicable. The City will work with MN
DOT and Washington County to consolidate driveway and street access to collector and arterial
roadways where applicable and feasible.
7. Future Right -of -Way Preservation
The City has not defined specific corridors for roadway development where right-of-way can
be defined and preserved at this point.
E. Transit Plan
1. Transit Market Area
The Metropolitan Council has defined Transit Market Areas based on the following primary
factors:
• Density of population and jobs
• Interconnectedness of the local street system
• Number of autos owned by residents
In general, areas with high density of population and jobs, highly interconnected local streets,
and relatively low auto ownership rates will have the greatest demand for transit services and
facilities. Transit Market Areas are a tool used to guide transit planning decisions. They help
ensure that the types and levels of transit service provided, in particular fixed -route bus service,
match the anticipated demand for a given community or area.
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Based on this analysis, the Metropolitan Council categorizes the City of Scandia as Transit
Market Area V. As identified in Appendix G of the Metropolitan Council's 2040
Transportation Policy Plan (TPP), the characteristics of this category area are as follows:
Transit Market Area V has very low population and employment densities and tends to be
primarily Rural communities and Agricultural uses. General public dial -a -ride service may be
appropriate here, but due to the very low -intensity land uses these areas are not well-suited for
fixed -route transit service.
Also, from Appendix G of the 2040 TPP (Table G-2), the typical transit service within this
Market Area consists of:
Not well-suited for fixed -route service. Primary emphasis is on general public dial -a -ride
services.
2. Current and Planned Service Facilities
a) Scheduled Transit Service
Consistent with the Metropolitan Council classifying Scandia as Transit Area V, there is no
scheduled transit service serving Scandia due to lack of demand. This includes no service
or facilities in the following categories:
• Scheduled local bus service
• High -frequency routes
• Peak hour commuter bus service
• Rapid Bus Service
• Light Rail Transit (LRT) or Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
• Transit facilities
• Transit advantages
The City of Scandia is not aware of any planned scheduled transit service within the City.
b) Dial -a -Ride Service
Demand responsive transit service for all communities in Washington County is
provided by Metropolitan Council Metropolitan Transportation Services (MTS)
and consists of complementary services that are compliant with Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA), as well as general public dial -a -ride services. Transit Link
is the Twin Cities dial -a -ride minibus or van service for the general public where
regular route service is not available. Fares are based on time of day and distance
traveled.
These services are anticipated to continue in their current form into the foreseeable future.
F. Non -Motorized Transportation Plan
Existing and planned non -motorized transportation features in Scandia are discussed and
mapped in the Parks and Trails element of this 2040 Comprehensive Plan.
Metropolitan Council has designated the Regional Bicycle Transportation Network (RBTN).
This consists of prioritized alignments and corridors (where alignments have not yet been
established) that were adopted in the Council's 2040 Transportation Policy Plan. There are no
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RBTN alignments or corridors within or close to Scandia.
The largely rural nature of Scandia is not conducive to extensive pedestrian travel. The most
significant barrier to non -motorized movement would be TH 97, an east -west highway that
passes through central portion of Scandia and the northern portion of the Village Center area.
There is currently an all -way stop at the TH 97/01inda Trail intersection that provides
protection for pedestrians using the sidewalk along Olinda Trail. Any future north -south trail
development would require appropriate crossing treatments at TH 97. Any safety study of the
TH 97 County Road 52 (Oakhill Road N) intersection as referenced above will include a non -
motorized transportation component.
G. Freight Plan
One railroad passes through the eastern fringes of Scandia from south to north. The railroad
tracks are owned by the Canadian National Railway and approximately two trains per week
utilize the railroad tracks, based on MN DOT information. There are no manufacturing or
distribution centers in Scandia. Freight movement is not a major factor for the City. Existing
HCAADT information is depicted in Figure VIII -A.
H. Aviation Plan
There are no aviation facilities or navigational aids located in Scandia. At present, the only
suggested air facilities considered in Scandia would be a seaplane base on Big Marine Lake.
The city is not in an influence area of a regional airport. The closest public -use airport to
Scandia is the Osceola Municipal Airport (FAA Identifier OEO) located approximately 2.5
miles to the east-northeast. OEO is categorized as a Medium General Aviation Airport in
Wisconsin's 2030 State Airport System Plan. As such, it is primarily used for recreational
flying with some business use and is not anticipated to increase operations significantly over
the next 20 years. Scandia is outside all federal airspace restrictions and state zoning controls
for OEO. Scandia is not in a primary flight path of OEO.
There are no structures within Scandia that exceed 500 feet in height. Any applicant who
proposes to construct a structure 200 feet above the ground that could affect navigable airspace
level must get appropriate approvals. The Federal Aviation Administration and the Minnesota
Department of Transportation must be notified at least 30 days in advance in advance of
construction, as required by law per MCAR 8800.1200, Subpart 3 and FAA Form 7460-8. It is
unlikely such a structure would be proposed in Scandia.
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