Roadway, Transit and Trail System

A primary aspect of achieving the Transportation Goals and Objectives is to establish a better understanding for all transportation user needs, types of trips the system serves, and available modes of transportation.  All trips, regardless of their purpose, begin with a trip origin and end with a trip destination.  The origin and/or destination heavily influences the transportation mode selected for any given trip and the City of Northfield’s ability to establish and maintain a system to serve those trips. 
 
Three (3) primary trip types describe the location of any particular trips origin and destination.  An Internal-to-Internal (I-I) trip is one which both the origin and destination of the trip lies within the Northfield area.  Through land use decisions and transportation investments, the City has the greatest potential to serve I-I trips and meet the Goals and Objectives of their Transportation Plan.  An Internal-to-External or External-to-Internal (I-E/E-I) trip is one which includes either a trip origin or destination within the Northfield area, but not both.  Finally, an External-to-External (E-E) trip is one which both the trip origin and destination are outside the Northfield area.  The City of Northfield has the least potential to serve the E-E, or pass-through trips. 
 
There are four (4) primary modes of transportation in the Northfield area including motorized, non-motorized, mass transit, and rail.  Each serves various trip purposes and trip types.  The table below summarizes the different transportation modes and trip types in the Northfield area.

Trip Type & Users

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The existing and proposed transportation system is illustrated
on the maps below:

Roadway Functional Classification
Transit Facilities Map
Trail System Plan

Plan Overview
Issues Map
Goals & Objectives
Public Meetings
Draft Transportation Plan
Related Project Links
Project Contacts
Comments/Public Input