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Design Opportunities & Concerns Project Advisory Committee March - - PDF document
Design Opportunities & Concerns Project Advisory Committee March - - PDF document
3/16/2016 Design Opportunities & Concerns Project Advisory Committee March 17, 2016 Lake Street Project Segments 1 3/16/2016 Four Lanes Plus Left Turn Lane Four Lanes plus Two Parking Lanes 2 3/16/2016 Four Lanes with Curb Extensions Transit
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Four Lanes with Curb Extensions Transit Stops and Service
- Local Transit Service
– Routes 21, 27, 53
- Future Arterial Bus Rapid Transit (ABRT)
– Pre‐boarding fares / shorter dwell time at stops – High frequency, limited stop service – Higher amenity stations
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Local Transit Stop
- Insert photo of stop and shelter
Metro Transit A Line (Snelling BRT) Stations
- Insert photo from Snelling ABRT Station
Images from www.metrotransit.org/a‐line‐project
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Streetscape and Landscape Elements
- Standard
– Sidewalk – Lighting – Street trees
- Above standard examples
– Sidewalk treatments – Lighting – Benches – Trash receptacles – Bike racks
Streetscape and Landscape Elements
- Standard
– Sidewalk – Lighting – Street trees
- Above standard examples
– Sidewalk treatments – Lighting – Benches – Trash receptacles – Bike racks
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Streetscape and Landscape Elements
- Standard
– Sidewalk – Lighting – Street trees
- Above standard examples
– Sidewalk treatments – Lighting – Benches – Trash receptacles – Bike racks
Streetscape and Landscape Elements
- Standard
– Sidewalk – Lighting – Street trees
- Above standard examples
– Sidewalk treatments – Lighting – Benches – Trash receptacles – Bike racks
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Streetscape and Landscape Elements
- Standard
– Sidewalk – Lighting – Street trees
- Above standard examples
– Sidewalk treatments – Lighting – Benches – Trash receptacles – Bike racks
Neighborhood Identification
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Special Assessments
- Collected from property owners that benefit from
public improvements
- Uniform assessment rate
- Streetscape special assessment
Special Service Districts
- Established to finance the maintenance and operation
- f above standard streetscape elements
- Residential property is exempt
- Must be approved by City Council
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Areaways
- Extended basement areas under sidewalks
- Need to determine if any exist
– Property owner feedback – Records search – Site investigation
- Determine resolution
Design Related Field Work – Spring 2016
- Gopher State One Call for utility locations
- Soil borings (structural investigation)
- Soil sampling (environmental investigation)
- Areaway investigations
- Surveying
- Traffic counts
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