STILLWATER AVENUE BIKEWAY MEETING June 27, 2017 Luke Hanson City - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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STILLWATER AVENUE BIKEWAY MEETING June 27, 2017 Luke Hanson City of Saint Paul, Public Works Stillwater Ave Bikeway Tonights Agenda: Present information on what is being proposed Answer Questions and talk to City Staff Get

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STILLWATER AVENUE BIKEWAY MEETING

June 27, 2017

Luke Hanson City of Saint Paul, Public Works

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Stillwater Ave Bikeway

  • Tonight’s Agenda:
  • Present information on what is being proposed
  • Answer Questions and talk to City Staff
  • Get written feedback on the proposal
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Stillwater Ave Bikeway

  • Bike facilities are

proposed on Stillwater Avenue

  • Objectives of Project:
  • Make Stillwater Avenue a

safer place for people to bike

  • Provide a dedicated place

to ride predictably, improving comfort for all users

  • Connect to existing

facilities nearby

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Stillwater Ave Bikeway

7TH I N T E R S T A T E 9 4 R I C E S N E L L I N G UNIVERSITY D A L E MCKNIGHT HIGHWAY 61 L A R P E N T E U R WHITE BEAR F O R D WARNER A R C A D E M I N N E H A H A INTERSTATE 35E SHEPARD HIGHWAY 52 WATER COMO JACKSON PLATO RANDOLPH EDGERTON MARYLAND LEXINGTON PIERCE BUTLER MARSHALL F R O N T H I G H W A Y 2 8 E N E R G Y P A R K U P P E R A F T O N H O Y T M A R I O N SAINT PAUL J O H N S O N C O N C O R D M O N T R E A L LOWER AFTON CLEVELAND T R A N S F E R HORTON PENNSYLVANIA MOUNDS PROSPERITY RAYMOND P A Y N E A N N A P O L I S HAMLINE HIGHWAY 5 ROBERT BAILEY I N T E R S T A T E 3 5 E INTERSTATE 94 SHEPARD C L E V E L A N D LARPENTEUR C O M O COMO HIGHWAY 280 MINNEHAHA I N T E R S T A T E 3 5 E HIGHWAY 61 H I G H W A Y 5 2 WATER M C K N I G H T WARNER

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0.55 1.1 1.65 2.2 0.275 Miles

2017 City Mill and Overlay Projects

2017 Saint Paul Mill and Overlay Projects

Legend

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Grand Ave – Cretin to Cleveland Highland Pkwy – Snelling to Hamline Ramsey St – Summit to Grand Selby Ave – Western to Summit Kellogg Blvd- John Ireland to W. 7th Smith Ave – W. 7th to Kellogg Johnson Pkwy – Phalen to E. Shore Stillwater Ave – Hazel to McKnight Third St – White Bear to McKnight

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Stillwater Ave Bikeway

  • Stillwater Resurfacing:
  • Between McKnight Rd and Hazel St
  • Top layer of the street is ground off and replaced
  • Pedestrian ramps will be replaced
  • Scheduled for late summer or fall 2017
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Stillwater Ave McKnight to Algonquin

  • Street is 44’ in width
  • Traffic Volumes: 3,800 – 4,400 vehicles per day
  • Speed Studies (2017):

Average Speeds: 29 – 31 MPH 85th Percentile Speeds: 33 – 36 MPH EB, 36 MPH WB

  • Signed Truck Route
  • Transit service (Route 74)
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Stillwater Ave McKnight to Algonquin

  • Bike lanes are proposed within the project limits.

Why Bike Lanes?

  • Traffic Volumes and speeds
  • Heavy vehicles (signed truck route)
  • Bike Plan
  • Important east-west corridor
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Stillwater Ave McKnight to Algonquin

Changes to the Street

  • Bike lanes in both

directions

  • Narrower travel lanes
  • Removal of parking on one

side of the roadway (south side proposed)

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Parking Counts

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Parking Counts

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Stillwater Ave Parking Counts

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Stillwater Ave Parking Counts

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Stillwater Ave Parking Counts

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Ruth – Algonquin – Case – Hazel Connection

Proposed Facilities Outside of the Mill and Overlay Boundaries

  • Algonquin/ Ruth – Enhanced

Shared Lanes from Minnehaha to Case

  • Case – Enhanced Shared Lanes

from Algonquin to Hazel

  • Hazel – Bike Lanes from Case to

Mechanic, Enhanced Shared Lanes north of Mechanic

  • Recommended in bike plan
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Ruth – Algonquin – Case – Hazel Connection

Existing Proposed

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Ruth – Algonquin – Case – Hazel Connection

Enhanced Shared Lane Example:

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Algonquin – Case – Hazel Connection

(Hazel St)

Hazel Street

  • 44’ Wide between Case and Mechanic
  • Narrows twice north of Mechanic
  • Bike Plan recommends bike lanes
  • Low traffic volume (900 vehicles per

day)

  • Parking Removal proposed on the east

side of Hazel from Case to Mechanic

  • Very Low Parking Utilization (Average of

0.3 cars parked on the east side of Hazel across 15 counts)

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Next Steps

  • Review the feedback collected
  • Finalize design details
  • Schedule a City Council Public Hearing
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Tonight

  • Review info on Boards
  • Discuss with city staff
  • Leave written comments
  • Sign-in at entry table

Please provide written feedback on the proposed plans for Stillwater Ave by doing one of the following: The City of Saint Paul is planning a street resurfacing on Stillwater Ave between McKnight Rd and Hazel St in 2017. Implementing bicycle lanes on Stillwater Ave as a component of this project is being proposed. To make important connections, extending bike facilities on Ruth/ Algonquin, Case, and Hazel St is also proposed.

Stillwater Avenue Bikeway Comment Form

  • Write comments below
  • Send an email to city stafg ( Luke.Hanson@ci.stpaul.mn.us )
  • Leave a comment on Open Saint Paul (stpaul.gov/open)

Comments: Name, address (optional):

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Thank you for attending!

Luke Hanson City of Saint Paul | Department of Public Works Transportation Planning and Safety Division Email: Luke.Hanson@ci.stpaul.mn.us Phone: 651-266-6146