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WEST SEVENTH COMMUNITY INFORMATION SESSION

State Representative Dave Pinto Councilmember Chris Tolbert

RAMSEY COUNTY REGIONAL RAIL AUTHORITY – RIVERVIEW CORRIDOR

Presented by Michael Rogers

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Work In Progress; Subject To Change Without Notice

6 Alternatives to Consider for the Locally Preferred Alternative

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Local Bus/No Build Arterial Bus Rapid Transit Modern Streetcar – W. 7th Modern Streetcar – W. 7th/CP Spur Modern Streetcar - Ford Modern Streetcar – Ford/CP Spur

Work In Progress; Subject To Change Without Notice

What is the Locally Preferred Alternative?

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Work In Progress; Subject To Change Without Notice 6

SEP 14 PAC consider public comment

OCT 12 PAC approves Draft LPA for public comment

NOV Draft LPA public hearing DEC PAC approval of Riverview LPA Early 2018 Local resolutions of support for LPA 2018 Forward LPA to Met Council for adoption

Study Timeline

MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION — HIGHWAY 5

Presented by Mark Nelson

West 7th Street Neighborhood Meeting

Mark Nelson| North Area Manager Metro District

West 7th St. Operations

• Volume:
• Between Shepard Road and I-35E varies 31,000 to 38,000 vehicles per

day

• Between I-35E and Kellogg varies 13,000-16,000 vehicles per day
• Average Speed Between I-35E and the River:
• Overnight (9pm to 6am) – 34mph
• AM Peak (6am to 10am) – 29mph
• PM Peak (3pm to 7pm) – 27mph

This is the average speed in both directions. There is a less than one mile per hour difference between Eastbound and Westbound for both morning and afternoon peaks.

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West 7th St. Safety

Recent Crash History (Kellogg to Shepard Road: 2013-2015)

• 449 total crashes
• 81% (364 out of 449) of the crashes were Property Damage only
• 14% (65 out of 449) were “possible injuries
• 3 out of 449 involved a bicycle
• 11 of out of 449 involved pedestrian. (1 fatal)
• CRASH RATE = (number of crashes per million vehicles miles traveled in a section)
• SEVERITY RATE = 6.1 (number of crashes, weighted according to their injury type,

per million vehicle miles traveled in a section)

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West 7th St. Safety

• CRASH RATE (CR) =number of crashes per million vehicles miles traveled in a

section

• SEVERITY RATE (SR) = number of crashes, weighted according to their injury

type, per million vehicle miles traveled in a section Mississippi River - St Paul Drive. CR=4.6 SR=5.5

• St. Paul Drive-I-35E

CR=3.6 SR=4.4 35 E to Tuscarora CR=1.0 SR=1.0 Tuscarora to Hwy 61 (through downtown) CR=6.7 SR=8.4 Metro Average for Comparable Corridors CR=4.7 SR=6.7

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West 7th St. Upcoming Project

• TH 5/West 7th St. – Scoping Munster Ave. to Mounds Blvd
• Planned construction 2024
• 3” Mill and Overlay
• Sidewalks, Curb Ramps and ADA improvements
• Repair/Improve drainage
• Signal work

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Thank you again!

Mark B. Nelson

Mark.b.nelson@state.mn.us 651.234.7718

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• ST. PAUL PUBLIC WORKS –

SHEPARD ALIGNMENT

Presented by Mark Finken

Shepard Road / Highway 5 Interchange Study

Study Purpose

 Increasing mobility concerns and future development pressure have led to this study to

determine if potential changes to the Highway 5 and Shepard Road interchange will provide more balanced traffic volumes between West 7th Street and Shepard Road, while enhancing the community feel of the neighborhood. Study Goals

 1. Create a more efficient balance of vehicular, transit, bicycle and pedestrian traffic

within the community

 2. Improve vehicular, transit, bicycle and pedestrian mobility and safety within the

community

 3.

Preserve neighborhood connectivity and minimize impacts to the community

 4.

Foster community and business growth and development

Shepard Road / Highway 5 Interchange Study

Summary of Study Findings

 The origin destination study found that the traffic using

Highway 5 / West 7th Street between Mississippi River Blvd and I- 35E is primarily local traffic.

 Traffic using Shepard Road is destined for downtown.  There is regional traffic coming and going along Highway 5

from I-35E but the volumes are not as high as expected.

 Highway 5 / West 7th Street is the logical shortest distance to

and from I-35E and as long as traffic moves freely people will continue to use the shortest route.

Shepard Road / Highway 5 Interchange Study

 Due to the high cost and little gain on the study goals the

no build option is the recommended outcome.

 In conjunction with Riverview Corridor some of the

interchange concepts could be reconsidered.

 For more information please contact

mark.finken@ci.stpaul.mn.us 651-266-6165

METRO TRANSIT

Presented by Scott Thompson

Service Development Department

• Planning – Designs new service and modifies existing routes, conducts
• utreach with local communities
• Data Collection – Makes field observations
• Analysis – Adjusts existing schedule times and vehicle assignments

according to ridership and operating conditions

• Scheduling – Writes schedules, blocks trips, prepares pick documents,

maintains bus stop list

How does this work relate to your neighborhood?

• Service and

facility improvements planned for implementation in June, 2018

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Service Development Projects

• Central Corridor bus service improvements
• Support the Metro Transit Small Starts Project Office
• Service Improvement Plan (SIP)
• Participate in the Ramsey County led Riverview Pre-

Project Development Study Committees

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PASTER PROPERTIES

Presented by John Kohler

John

Paster Properties

John Kohler Mike Sturdivant Sibley Plaza Redevelopment

• Project Update
• Market Study

Findings

• Project Next Steps

• ST. PAUL PARKS &

RECREATION — GREAT RIVER PASSAGE

Presented by Mary deLattire

• ST. PAUL PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

MN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES — MISSISSIPPI RIVER CRITICAL CORRIDOR

Presented by Josh Williams & Annalee Garletz

Mississippi River Critical Corridor Area

Annalee Garletz – Minnesota DNR Josh Williams – City of St. Paul

Land corridor along the Mississippi River in the 7-county metro area where there are special land use regulations that guide development activity. Established in the 1970s by Executive Order MRCCA shares same boundary as MNRRA, which became a unit of the National Park Service in 1988

MRCCA Rulemaking

• Rulemaking timeline
• What are rules?
• How are they implemented?

MRCCA: LGU Requirements

• MRCCA Chapter in Comprehensive Pan (beginning 2018)
• Existing Mississippi River Corridor Plan (2002)
• Great River Passage (2013)
• Ordinances/zoning consistent with Rules
• Current Saint Paul ordinances date to early 1980s

MRCCA: LGU Requirements

• Process/timeline for plan still under discussion but targeting 2018

adoption

• Ordinance will be developed after plan is adopted
• Key issue will be evaluation of views and impacts to views

Contact In Info

• Josh Williams, Senior Planner

josh.williams@ci.stpaul.mn.us 651-266-6659

• Annalee Garletz, Government Services and Policy Coordinator

Annalee.Garletz@state.mn.us 651-259-5541