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I I I BASIC TRANSPORTATION CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES The Transportation Plan is an integral part of Orono's Community ’ Management Plan. Although the statistics and detailed policies apply specifically to this one element of community planning, the overall goals and objectives have been derived from joint and concurrent consideration of all communitv planning elements. Therefore, the policy decisions relating to Orono's transportation requirements complement and balance regional plans with local concerns for historic development patterns, environmental protection, fiscal responsibilitv ’ and general land use. The basic responsibility of the City Is the protection of its citizen's health, safetv and welfare. In terms of transportation systems, this means that a street system must be provided for safe access to all developed properties with sufficient capacity to accommodate the expected number of trips generated by the planned land use. Design and construction standards of the system must be flexible enough to accommodate different potential traffic requirements. I rattle control and curb cut regulations will be necessary to minimize or prevent conflicting movements or unsafe conditions. A uniform system of identification must be provided for street names and house numbers to permit etticient location ot properties and particularly to facilitate quick response in emergency situations. Alternative transportation modes must be investigated to provide alternative transportation opportunities to lessen our dependence on the automobile. The City's transportation system must reinforce the land use plan. One of the basic functions of the transportation plan is to reinforce the development policies and the resultant land use plans ol the city. In Orono, this means reinforcing the permanent urban/rural land use goals. This means providing sutllcient capacity for trips between Orono's residential neighborhoods and the commercial centers of Navarre and other lake area municipalities as well as the metropolitan area to the cast of Orono As a pructiwal matter, this means little or no need for expansion of any highways or roads in the city in the fu tu re to serve new development in Orono_; rather, expansion and iinurade of l ake area and reuional transportation corridors will be driven bv the nattem of commuters livimi in communities west of Orono . Ilistorie development patterns have resulted in a city which Is partially urban and partially rural. Development patterns established 100 years ago are responsible for the dual personality that characterizes Orono. The urban areas provide higher density housing opportunities and all of the neighborhood services necessary to support the residents of the City, urban and rural alike. The rural areas provide areas for low density housing and quasi-agricultural activities. The lifestvles are different, the needs and desires of the citizens are different and the requirements for public ser\ ices are different. CMP 4A - 3