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TPAMRPQRTATION JUNE, 1980 <br />jpansportatton GOAI ^ and policies <br />illilliiiiii <br />Plan. <br />transportation goals <br />1.TO PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE, SATE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK SUFFICIENT TO <br />SERVE THE NEEDS OF ALL ORONO RESIDENTS. <br />2.S§DEf S5S\^5^™cls ?rMOsf S ^SoSs™° <br />3.TO PROVIDE A COORDINATED PLAN FOR LAKE AREA TRANSPORTATION WHICH WILL <br />SATISFY BOTH ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS. <br />4. TO ACHIEVE THE ABOVE GOALS WITHIN THE FINANCIAL CAPABILITIES OF THE <br />CITY AND ITS CITIZENS. <br />f;PNFRAI, TRANSPORTATION POLICIES <br />1.COMMUTER AND GENERAL ARTERIAL TRAFFIC MUST BE DIRECTED AWAY FROM <br />LAKE MINNETONKA. County Road 15 has become the <br />"Main Street- of the Lake Area primarily because <br />of habit and the lack of alternative routes. <br />Shoreline Drive was originally built as a military <br />road in the 1860*s. The road provides the only <br />access to Minnetonka Beach and to many Orono <br />residences. Meanwhile, traffic has increased <br />substantially to where the road is crowded because <br />of commuter traffic. The sensitive environment of <br />Lake Knnetonka, and the property rights of the <br />riparian landowners, are being damaged by continued <br />reliance on this outmoded roadway location. <br />2.ORONO WILL ACTIVELY PROMOTE THE RING ROUTE CONCEPT TO PROVIDE VIABLE <br />EFFICIENT ALTERNATIVES TO CONTINUED OVER-USE OF COUNTY ROAD 15. <br />^)^e City has constructed one link in this system which <br />already has reduced travel time by up to ten minutes <br />between Mound and Wayzata. With additional linkages <br />and intersection improvements, a transportation corridor <br />can be developed to handle the majority of truck traffic <br />and commuter trips from the Westonka area while relieving <br />the strain from County Road 15. <br />V <br />1^ <br />!M