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1 <br />I <br />•^QANSPQRTATTQN JUNE, 1980 <br />6.THE CITY WILL PURSUE ADDITIONAL PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE-HIKE TRAIL <br />FACILITIES. The completion of an interconnected <br />bike-hike trail system is important to the further­ <br />ance of alternative transportation incentives. The <br />City will encourage Hennepin County to speedily <br />Implement the planned bike-hike trail system along <br />several county roads. The separation of bicycle and <br />pedestrian traffic from vehicular traffic is of the <br />utmost importance in accident prevention. <br />7.THE CITY WILL PROMOTE IMPROVED MASS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR URBAN <br />NEIGHBORHOODS. Orono has established a Park and <br />Ride Transit System. Orono encourages improved <br />bus scheduling and improved service, especially <br />at off-peak hours. Orono strongly supports the <br />•‘Tonkamobile” program and encourages expansion to <br />provide improved Excelsior-Wayzata service via <br />Orono's North Shore neighborhoods. <br />RURAL TRANSPORTATION POI TCTF!^ <br />PUBLIC STREETS IN THE RURAL AREA WILL BE PRIMARILY LIMITED TO THE <br />EXISTING COLLECTOR AND ARTERIAL GRID SYSTEM. <br />The low rural land use density does not require <br />nor can it economically support an extensive <br />public street system. Rural lot arrangements <br />have always been served by the existing grid <br />streets and are capable of subdivision to the <br />planned rural density without requiring additional <br />public street investments. <br />THE RING ROUTE CONCEPT UTILIZES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THE EXISTING <br />RURAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM. The principal corridor for <br />traffic from Minnetrista and points west utilizes <br />Hennepin County Roads No. 6 and 19 and State Highway <br />12. The City of Orono has constructed a key link <br />between County Roads 6 and 19. Additional ring <br />route traffic uses the existing north-south collector <br />roads to travel away from the Lake toward these <br />principal travel routes. <br />3.THE CITY OF ORONO WILL ENCOURAGE ALL NECESSARY ROAD SURFACE AND <br />INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED TO ACCOMMODATE AND TO FACILITATE <br />THROUGH TRAFFIC ON THE RING ROUTE. This will include <br />cooperation with the City of Long Lake in accommodating <br />traffic on Highway 12. <br />CMP 7-11 u