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intersections,and narrowing of the roadway with vertical elements such as trees or store-fronts are needed to slow speeds and increase driver awareness. Urban areas must have an approach that does not emphasize automobile trips to the detriment of other forms of mobility. I Ensure that local roads and streets enhance the public realm. Rural roads need to be physically and aesthetically designed to be rural.Excessively wide road widths and clear zones increase traffic speed and create a road that lacks i character.Narrower road sections slow traffic speeds and maintain a rural character,especially where the roads are � tree lined. Urban streets need to provide for mobility choices beyond automobiles. These streets need to be designed so that they add value to adjacent properties and induce higher levels of private-sector development throughout the City's traditional neighborhoods. Ensure a highly-connected road network. Most developers prefer to develop on a cul-de-sac for a number of I reasons that benefit their development in the short-term. Limiting the number of cul-de-sacs and promoting inter- � connecting roads creates redundancy that improves safery,provides alternative routes,and ensures a more efficient � transportation network. It also reduces maintenance costs and facilitates future growth and development. Plan for the long-term financial viability of the current transportation system. Tti^ '':F„ ��a� f^ �^^..,..,"�t '+� ' . , ^^^^��"��'^�•°^^ Update to note that street criteria information is now being utilized. Direct new residential growth toward ezisting roads and limit the amount of roads in new developments. Residential growth is rapidly occurring in Pequot Lakes and will continue to occur in the rural areas whether the City promotes it or not.Development in the remote areas of the City is more costly to maintain service than development closer to the downtown or along existing roadways.There is no need to subsidize development, either directly or indirectly, outside of the downtown area, especially when doing so increases City expenses more than a development of equal size that is more efficiently located. ACTIONs SHORT-TERM ACTIONS�WITHIN � YEAR�: , , (In process of being completed) ��+s�^•-•••^'��^^^,'^•••speed ssale. (In process of being completed) Y Ensure that improvements to Government Drive and Patriot Avenue provide a platform for growth. 7 Provide�'��^��..�^�-�":��..��^^(completed)and storage lockers for roller blades(is this viable?). ..:II h..�..FF:..:....FI..G.�.I�.....,.J L...+L..,�.I.J7+:.....,1+�,....,..�..��.�.. .�+...J � Create invitins Hishwav 371 accesses/satewavs into the communitv. � Continuallv review si�nase plans. Comprehensive Plan Update—February 2013 41 � P a g e