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<br />/05"6- <br />Major Thoroughfare Plan <br />Purpose of the major thoroughfare plan <br />v To ensure appropriate alignments of roadways and the <br />reservation of adequate rights-of-way for planned <br />transportation improvements <br />v To provide for the orderly expansion of the roadway <br />system as new areas are developed or older areas are <br />redeveloped <br />v To inform citizens and developers of the streets that are <br />intended to become major components of the city's <br />street system <br />. <br />Weaknesses / Threats <br />Traffic Problems Identified By Citizens: <br />Increasing traffic congestion <br />Inadequate street system <br />Lack of railroad overpass <br />Lack of east I west thoroughfares <br />Need to widen streets <br />Increased freeway traffic <br />Railroad splitting city in half <br />Lack of adequate downtown parking <br />Parking problems downtown <br />Traffic problems around schools <br />Expansion of highways impacting businesses <br />