Pedestrian and Bicycle Winter Maintenance Study Matthew Dyrdahl, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS

Pedestrian and Bicycle Winter Maintenance Study

Matthew Dyrdahl, AICP, LCI Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator Minneapolis Public Works

May 15, 2018

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Transportation & Public Works Committee

Study Goal

• Identify alternative winter

maintenance options

• Enhance quality and

consistency

• Improve safety,

accessibility and mobility

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Outline of the Document

• Section 1: Existing Minneapolis Pedestrian and

Bicycle Winter Maintenance Practices

• Section 2: City and Agency Review
• Section 3: Alternative Winter Maintenance Options

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Existing Minneapolis Pedestrian and Bicycle Winter Maintenance Practices

Sidewalks

• City ordinance 445
• Property owners are responsible for clearing snow and

ice from sidewalks that are adjacent to properties they

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• Enforcement process is primarily complaint driven
• City has a corner clearing program

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Existing Minneapolis Pedestrian and Bicycle Winter Maintenance Practices

Bikeways

• Bikeway winter maintenance responsibilities are shared
• Shared use paths and on street protected bike lanes

have a level of service goal to be cleared within 24 hours of the end of a snowfall

• Standard on-street bike lanes and bicycle boulevards

are generally plowed at the same time as the street

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City and Agency Review

• Increased public communication
• Reporting methods
• Evolving technology
• Priority networks
• Assistance programs
• Citywide sidewalk clearing – partial or full

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Alternative Winter Maintenance Options - Walking

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Alternative Winter Maintenance Options – Bicycling

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Changes Already In-Place

• Communications
• Enforcement Process -

Trial elimination of initial inspection prior to a Notice of Violation

• Benefits
• Challenges

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Supplemental Report on Sidewalk Snow and Ice Control

• Keep piloting, build off of lessons learned
• Pursue a pilot to proactively inspect sidewalks for

compliance

• Pursue expanded opportunities for assistance

programs

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Next Steps

• Continue to engage the PAC, BAC and other groups
• Host an Open House to gather feedback
• Determine near term actionable items and

resources needed

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