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2020-10-22 Meeting Packet
Agenda Transportation Commission City Of Edina, Minnesota VIRTUAL MEETING This meeting will be held electronically using Webex software. The meeting will be streamed live on the City's YouTube channel, YouTube.com/EdinaTV or you can listen to the meeting via telephone by calling 1-415-655-0001 with Access Code 133 483 4599. Thursday, October 22, 2020 6:00 PM I.Call To Order II.Roll Call III.Approval Of Meeting Agenda IV.Approval Of Meeting Minutes A.Approval of Minutes - Regular Meeting of September 17, 2020 V.Reports/Recommendations A.2021 Roadway Reconstruction Projects B.Tra*c Safety Report of September 29, 2020 C.Local Speed Limit Update D.2020 Work Plan Updates E.2021 Work Plan Proposal Update F.Review Proposed 2021 Regular Meeting Dates VI.Chair And Member Comments A.Street Funding Task Force Update VII.Sta4 Comments VIII.Calendar Of Events A.Schedule of Upcoming Meetings and Events as of October 16, 2020 IX.Adjournment The City of Edina wants all residents to be comfortable being part of the public process. If you need assistance in the way of hearing ampli7cation, an interpreter, large-print documents or something else, please call 952-927-8861 72 hours in advance of the meeting. Date: October 22, 2020 Agenda Item #: IV.A. To:Transportation Commission Item Type: Minutes From:Andrew Scipioni, Transportation Planner Item Activity: Subject:Approval of Minutes - Regular Meeting of September 17, 2020 Action CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov ACTION REQUESTED: Approve the minutes of the Transportation Commission regular meeting of September 17, 2020. INTRODUCTION: See attached draft minutes. ATTACHMENTS: Description Draft Minutes, September 17, 2020 Draft Minutes☒ Approved Minutes☐ Approved Date: Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Transportation Commission WebEx September 17, 2020 I. Call To Order Chair Richman called the meeting to order at 6:11 p.m. II. Roll Call A. Welcome New Student Commissioners Commissioners Atri, Clark and Khariwala introduced themselves to the rest of the Commission. Answering roll call were Commissioners Ahler, Kane, Lafferty, McCarthy, Plumb-Smith, Richman, Ruthruff, Atri, Clark, Khariwala. Late: Commissioner Scherer Absent: Commissioner Johnson Staff present: Transportation Planner Andrew Scipioni III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion was made by Commissioner Ahler and seconded by Commissioner McCarthy to approve the agenda. All voted aye. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion was made by Commissioner McCarthy and seconded by Commissioner Ruthruff approving the August 20, 2020 meeting minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried. V. Special Recognitions and Presentations A. Special Recognition – Erik Ruthruff Commissioners and staff thanked Commissioner Ruthruff for his years of service to the City. He is moving out of Edina and will be ineligible to continue serving. VI. Reports/Recommendations A. Traffic Safety Report of September 1, 2020 The Commission reviewed the Traffic Safety Report of September 1, 2020. • Item B2: Request to relocate stop sign at Normandale Road and South View Lane. Motion was made by Commissioner Kane and seconded by Commissioner Ahler to recommend the Traffic Safety Committee communicate further with Edina Public Schools to determine whether the proposed break-away post mount will address the issue. All voted aye. Motion carried. Draft Minutes☒ Approved Minutes☐ Approved Date: Motion was made by Commissioner Kane and seconded by Commissioner Lafferty to approve the Traffic Safety Report of September 1, 2020 with the added recommendation. All voted aye. Motion carried. Commissioner Scherer arrived at 6:36 p.m. B. 2021 Roadway Reconstruction Projects Staff Liaison Scipioni introduced the proposed 2021 roadway reconstruction projects and relevant transportation-related components to the Commission. C. 2020 Work Plan Updates • #1 CloverRide – Ridership is down due to COVID-19, DARTS plans to add plastic dividers to bus to be able to safely increase capacity. DARTS is working on getting rider testimonials to use in marketing, staff is reaching out to residential properties in Southdale. • #2 Traffic Impact Studies – 6600 France and 7001 France have been in for sketch plan, traffic studies will be shared when formal applications are received. • #3 Travel Demand Management – Staff will present draft policy in October for comments, review with the Planning Commission in November and seek Council approval in December. • #4 TIS Framework – No update. • #5 Educational Activities– Commissioners created six posts that the City will share on social media platforms (Facebook, Nextdoor, Twitter, Instagram) over the next few weeks. • #6 Traffic Safety Reports - No update. • #7 CIP/PACS – Staff introduced the 2021 roadway reconstruction projects; the engineering studies will be presented for comment in October. D. 2021 Work Plan Proposal Commissioners discussed their work plan proposal and ranked their initiatives as follows: 1. Lead a cross-commission committee with the EEC to investigate the impacts of organized trash collection with regard to Travel Demand Management, environmental goals and reducing wear- and-tear on City streets. 2. Serve on the Street Funding Task Force to develop recommendations for street reconstruction and maintenance funding. 3. Review and comment on CloverRide circulator bus service and serve on the advisory committee. 4. Review and comment on monthly Traffic Safety Reports. 5. Review and comment on proposed Capital Improvement projects, including roadway reconstructions and projects funded by the Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety (PACS) Fund, including application of equity criteria. 6. Review and comment on traffic impact studies associated with proposed developments. 7. Monitor staff’s implementation of the Travel Demand Management policy and promote TDM within the community. Draft Minutes☒ Approved Minutes☐ Approved Date: Motion was made by Commissioner Ahler and seconded by Commissioner Plumb-Smith to approve the 2021 Work Plan proposal. All voted aye. Motion carried. Commissioner Lafferty left at 8:04 p.m. E. Proposed 2021 Regular Meeting Dates Commissioners reviewed the proposed meeting dates for 2021. The September meeting date was recommended to be moved to the fourth Thursday (the 23rd) to avoid conflicting with Yom Kippur. The October meeting date was recommended to be moved to the third Thursday (the 21st) because the Minnesota Educator Academy (MEA) conference will be held the previous week. Motion was made by Commissioner Ahler and seconded by Commissioner Ruthruff to approve the proposed 2021 regular meeting dates as amended. All voted aye. Motion carried. VII. Chair and Member Comments A. Street Funding Task Force Update Commissioner Sherer stated that the Task Force has identified three potential funding streams; special assessments, franchise fees or property taxes. The Task Force learned that assessments vary significantly based on the amount of subgrade excavation and thinks that this work should be paid through property taxes rather than assessments. Commissioner Scherer noted that the City has previously lobbied for the ability to create street improvement districts but no such legislation has passed. The next Task Force meeting will in-person at the Public Works Facility. Commissioner Ahler welcomed the new student Commissioners. Ahler noted that staff’s Town Talk presentation went well last night and expressed interest in the viewership statistics and how they compare to other City meetings. Ahler watched AARP’s Livable Communities Workshop this week, which included topics of equity, race, wayfinding and sanitation on public transportation. Ahler asked if the PACS equity criteria can be applied to past projects and if it can be used to highlight areas of the City that may not have received enough investment. Commissioner Kane requested to see the recent traffic data for Hibiscus Avenue and West Shore Drive. Commissioner Richman shared the following comments on behalf of Commissioner Johnson: • Johnson attended the student Commissioner’s orientation, is excited to work with them and appreciates their interest in various modes of travel. • Johnson asked if Commissioners could have access to volume and crash statistics related to traffic safety requests. Richman commended staff on last night’s Town Talk and thanked Commissioner Ruthruff for his service. Commissioner Ruthruff thanked the other Commissioners for volunteering and said it has been a pleasure to be part of the Commission. Ruthruff asked the student Commissioners to help the Commission Draft Minutes☒ Approved Minutes☐ Approved Date: communicate with people their own age. Ruthruff noted he will still be involved in transportation through another volunteer position and wished the rest of the Commission well. VIII. Staff Comments • Last night’s Town Talk on traffic/transportation reached over 1,000 people on Facebook. The video is available on YouTube and Better Together Edina and residents can submit questions to staff through BTE. • Engineering is scoping out repairs to the Wooddale Avenue bridge over Minnehaha Creek. The Heritage Preservation Commission reviewed a sketch plan last month; the Transportation Commission will have an opportunity to review functional components of the bridge. • Commission Chairs will present 2021 work plan proposals at the City Council work session October 7. • The next regular meeting, October 22, will be held virtually. IX. Schedule of Meeting and Events as of September 11, 2020 For information purposes only, no discussion. X. Adjournment Motion was made by Commissioner Ahler and seconded by Commissioner Kane to adjourn the September 17, 2020 meeting at 8:33 p.m. All voted aye. Motion Carried. TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE J F M A M J J A S O N D # of Mtgs Attendance % Meetings/Work Sessions 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 NAME Ahler, Mindy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 89% Johnson, Kirk 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 78% Kane, Bocar 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 100% Lafferty, Peter 1 1 1 1 4 100% McCarthy, Bruce 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 89% Plumb-Smith, Jill 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 89% Richman, Lori 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 100% Scherer, Matthew 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 78% Atri, Nihar (s) 1 1 100% Clark, Anna (s) 1 1 100% Khariwala, Anand (s) 1 1 100% Olson, Larry 1 1 Term Expired 2 N/A Ruthruff, Erik 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Resigned 9 N/A Erickson, Tayden (s) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Term Expired 7 N/A Venell, Simon (s) 1 1 1 1 1 Term Expired 5 N/A Date: October 22, 2020 Agenda Item #: V.A. To:Transportation Commission Item Type: Report and Recommendation From:Andrew Scipioni, Transportation Planner Item Activity: Subject:2021 Roadway Reconstruction Projects Discussion, Information CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov ACTION REQUESTED: None; review and comment. INTRODUCTION: Assistant City Engineer Aaron Ditzler and Project Engineer Charlie Gerk will present the proposed 2021 roadway reconstruction projects and discuss the transportation-related components for review and comment. See attached draft engineering studies. ATTACHMENTS: Description BA-457 Melody Lake/Grandview/ Birchcrest Draft Engineering Study BA-459 Creek Knoll Draft Engineering Study ENGINEERING STUDY MELODY LAKE A & B/GRANDVIEW A/ BIRCHCREST C NEIGHBORHOOD ROADWAY RECONSTRUCTION Bernard Place, Code Avenue, Dale Avenue, Eastview Drive, Hansen Road, Josephine Avenue, Melody Lane, Melody Lake Drive, Tingdale Avenue, Windsor Avenue, West 56th Street, West 57th Street, West 58th Street, West 59th Street IMPROVEMENT NO. BA-457 NOVEMBER XX, 2020 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT CITY OF EDINA I hereby certify that this report was prepared by me or under my direct supervision and that I am a duly Licensed Professional Engineer under the laws of the State of Minnesota. __________________ Aaron Ditzler Reg. No. Date Engineering Study Melody Lake A&B/Grandview A/Birchcrest C Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-457 November __, 2020 2 SUMMARY: The project involves reconstruction of local bituminous and concrete streets, replacement of existing concrete curb and gutter, installation of new concrete curb and gutter, construction of new concrete sidewalk and localized rehabilitation of the sanitary sewer, watermain and storm sewer systems in the neighborhood. The estimated total project cost is $X,XXX,XXX. The estimated roadway construction cost is $X,XXX,XXX and will be funded through special assessments at a rate of approximately $X,XXX per residential equivalent unit (REU). The estimated railroad crossing surface construction cost is $XX,XXX and will be funded through the City’s xxxxxxxx funds. Utility improvements amount to $X,XXX,XXX and will be funded through the City’s utility funds. Sidewalk improvements are estimated to cost $XX,XXX and will be funded through the Pedestrian and Cyclists Safety (PACS) fund. INITIATION: The project was initiated by the Engineering Department as part of the City’s Neighborhood Reconstruction Program, identified in the Capital Improvement Plan. The project complies with the City’s Living Streets Policy, as well as Vision Edina’s mission statement to “provide effective and valued public services” and “maintain a sound public infrastructure.” This project addresses updating substandard infrastructure with improvements associated with the roadway condition, watermain system, storm sewer system, sanitary sewer system and pedestrian facilities. LOCATION: The project includes Bernard Place, Code Avenue, Dale Avenue, Eastview Drive, Hansen Road, Josephine Avenue, Melody Lane, Melody Lake Drive, Tingdale Avenue, Windsor Avenue, West 56th Street, West 57th Street, West 58th Street and West 59th Street. A detailed location map of the project is shown in Figure 1. Engineering Study Melody Lake A&B/Grandview A/Birchcrest C Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-457 November __, 2020 3 Figure 1: Project Area Map Engineering Study Melody Lake A&B/Grandview A/Birchcrest C Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-457 November __, 2020 4 EXISTING CONDITIONS: Roadways The roadways in this neighborhood were originally constructed between 1940 and 1962 (see Photo 1). Photo 1: Melody Lake A/Grandview A Neighborhood, 1960 Maintenance records indicate seal coating was performed within a portion of the project area in 2007; The intersection of Code Avenue and Melody Lake Drive adjacent to Melody Lake was repaved in 2012 after installation of new storm sewer pipes (see Existing Storm Sewer). Approximately 60% of the streets in the neighborhood do not have concrete curb and gutter. The roadway width ranges from 20’ to 41’ and the average roadway width is 29’ (measured from the face of curb to the face of curb or edge of pavement). Just Engineering Study Melody Lake A&B/Grandview A/Birchcrest C Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-457 November __, 2020 5 over 22% of the project area has concrete streets, the majority are in the Birchcrest C maintenance group. A recent geotechnical evaluation of the project area performed by Braun Intertec showed the roadway section varies from 1.75” to 9.75” of pavement over a silty sand and sandy clay base. As part of the City’s Pavement Management Program, all streets are regularly evaluated and rated on a scale from 1 to 100; 100 representing a brand-new road surface and 0 being extremely poor. This rating is referred to as the Pavement Condition Index (PCI), and is determined based on existing conditions and defects (alligator cracking, raveling, potholes, etc.). The average PCI for the City of Edina is 72 and the average PCI for Melody Lake A&B/Grandview A/Birchcrest C is 10. An example of the current bituminous and concrete pavement conditions can be seen in Photos 2 and 3, respectively. Photo 2: Existing Bituminous Pavement Condition Engineering Study Melody Lake A&B/Grandview A/Birchcrest C Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-457 November __, 2020 6 Photo 3: Existing Concrete Pavement Condition Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific (CP) Railway runs through the north part of the project area and forms part of its western boundary. Approximately two trains run on this track per day and are operated by the Twin Cities and Wester (TC&W) Railroad. There is a steel reinforced rubber railroad crossing on Hansen Road at the intersection of West 56th Street. The crossing is in poor condition as referenced in Photo 4. There are cantilever flashing lights on both sides of Hansen Road to warn approaching vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians of approaching trains. Engineering Study Melody Lake A&B/Grandview A/Birchcrest C Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-457 November __, 2020 7 Photo 4: Existing CP Railway Crossing Surface Traffic and Crash Data Staff measured traffic volumes and speeds at several locations within or near the neighborhood. Average daily traffic volumes within the neighborhood range between 109 and 2,236 vehicles per day with 85th percentile speeds between 18.5 and 36.6 miles per hour. Traffic and crash data for this project is shown in Appendix A. Multi-Modal Transportation Pedestrian Facilities Sidewalk is present on the west side of Hansen Road between Vernon Avenue and the CP Rail. The sidewalk is in poor condition and has deteriorated significantly. Sidewalks are also present immediately adjacent to the project area on Vernon Avenue, Benton Avenue and Hansen Road (see Appendix B). Bicycle Facilities There are no bicycle facilities within the project area; however, there are bike lanes immediately adjacent to the project area on Vernon Avenue (see Appendix C). Public Utilities Sanitary Sewer The sanitary sewer system consists of 9” vitrified clay pipe (VCP) installed between 1951 and 1966. Historical records indicate there have been few sewer back-ups or blockages in the area (see Appendix D). Watermain The potable watermain system consists of 6” and 12” cast iron pipe (CIP) installed between 1952 and 19561. An 8” high density polyethylene (HDPE) raw watermain was installed along Hansen Road in 2014. The overall system has experienced a moderate number of breaks (see Appendix D). Most of the fire hydrants are original to the neighborhood. Engineering Study Melody Lake A&B/Grandview A/Birchcrest C Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-457 November __, 2020 8 Many homes in the neighborhood were constructed prior to the availability of municipal water. Although several have had private wells properly sealed, City records suggest some remain unsealed. Based on Utility Billing records, there are no properties in the project area that rely on private wells for domestic water. Storm Sewer The storm sewer system is located in both the Nine Mile Creek and Minnehaha Creek Watershed Districts. The system consists of 12” - 33” reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) and 15” corrugated metal pipe (CMP) installed between 1954 and 2012. There are a moderate amount of storm sewer inlets and pipes located within the project area. Two stormwater runoff treatment manholes were installed in 2012 at the intersection of Code Avenue and Melody Lake Drive. These treatment manholes remove most of the sandy sediment and floatable debris from storm water runoff before it enters Melody Lake. The majority of Melody Lake A and Grandview A streets within the project area drain to Melody Lake (and subsequently, Minnehaha Creek), while a small portion drains to Garden Park (and subsequently, Nine Mile Creek). The majority of Melody Lake B and Birchcrest C streets within the project area drain to Birchcrest Lake (and subsequently, Nine Mile Creek). Private Utilities Gas, electric, communications, cable and fiber optic utilities are present in the neighborhood. These utilities are a combination of overheard and underground facilities located in backyards or along the boulevards. Street lighting consists of standard “cobra head” lights mounted on wooden poles located throughout the project area as shown in Appendix E. DESIGN INPUT: City Council 2018 Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan This plan, part of the 2018 Comprehensive Plan, was developed to guide the City’s efforts to create a comprehensive pedestrian and bicycle network. As shown in Appendix B, there is a proposed sidewalk on Hansen Road between West 60th Street and Vernon Avenue, and on West 56th Street between Hansen Road and Code Avenue. Appendix C shows a proposed bike lane on Code Avenue between West 60th Street and Benton Avenue. 2015 Living Streets Policy This policy balances the needs of motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists and transit riders in ways that promote safety and convenience, enhance community identity, create economic vitality, improve environmental sustainability and provide meaningful opportunities for active living and better health. The City will apply the Policy to all street projects, including those involving operations, maintenance, new construction, reconstruction, retrofits, repaving, rehabilitation or change in the allocation of pavement space on an existing roadway. The Living Streets Plan includes 15 principles to guide implementation of the Policy, divided into four categories: All Users and All Engineering Study Melody Lake A&B/Grandview A/Birchcrest C Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-457 November __, 2020 9 Modes, Connectivity, Context Sensitivity and Sustainability. Below is a summary of how these principles are incorporated into this project: All Users and All Modes – This project will improve mobility and access to the transportation network for a variety of users, including pedestrians, cyclists, children, seniors and the disabled. Replacement of the pavement surfaces and traffic control signage will enhance safety and convenience for all users. Connectivity – This project involves maintaining a transportation system that can accommodate all modes of travel. Existing right-of-way will be repurposed to provide new multimodal transportation facilities, which in combination with existing and planned facilities, will form a multimodal network within the neighborhood. Context Sensitivity – Engineering strives to preserve and protect natural features within or adjacent to construction sites where feasible, including trees, waterways and sensitive slopes. Residents within the project area were invited to complete a questionnaire soliciting input on project design components, including multi-modal transportation, street lighting and local drainage problems. Sustainability – Engineering works closely with Public Works to implement infrastructure improvements with consideration of lifecycle costs and future maintenance. The new roadway section can be easily maintained long-term with the use of proactive rehabilitation treatments, which will significantly extend the life of the pavement. Reductions in impervious surfaces benefit water quality and may lessen the demand for chemicals to manage snow and ice (such as chloride). Construction operations are required to use the smallest footprint necessary to complete the work; this includes utilizing trenchless technologies, such as pipe bursting or cured-in-place pipe liners. This project will also reduce inflow and infiltration of clean water into the sanitary sewer system, minimizing regional wastewater treatment, reducing the risk of sewage surcharges, and limiting the risk of back-ups to residential properties. Relevant portions of the Living Streets Plan can be found in Appendix F. 2018 Comprehensive Water Resource Management Plan The CWRMP identified multiple areas of flood inundation within the project area for both the 10-percent and 1-percent-annual-chance flood event (also referred to as the 10-year and 100-year frequency event, respectively). The first area is along Dale Avenue between Grove Street and West 56th Street (see Figure 2). Engineering Study Melody Lake A&B/Grandview A/Birchcrest C Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-457 November __, 2020 10 Figure 2: Dale Avenue Roadway and Backyard Flood Zone (ML_12) This modeled inundation area impacts both the roadway and backyard sections of Dale Avenue. Approximately 9.5 acres of stormwater from the neighboring properties discharge to the City’s storm sewer system that runs along West 57th Street, Code Avenue and eventually drains into Melody Lake. 5-7 structures on Dale Avenue could be impacted by the 10- and 100-year flood zones. Engineering Study Melody Lake A&B/Grandview A/Birchcrest C Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-457 November __, 2020 11 The second area is Melody Lake Drive adjacent to Melody Lake (see Figure 3). Figure 3: Melody Lake Drive Backyard Flood Zone (ML_8) Melody Lake and its 173-acre watershed primarily impact the backyards along lake. The Melody Lake storm sewer outlet is pumped to the MnDOT Highway 100 drainage system. This system flows north and ultimately discharges to Minnehaha Creek. The 1-percent and 10-percent-annual-chance events could impact the structures at 5605 and 5609 Melody Lake Drive. Engineering Study Melody Lake A&B/Grandview A/Birchcrest C Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-457 November __, 2020 12 The third area was at the 5700 block of Hansen Road east of the CP Railway property (see Figure 4). Figure 4: Hansen Road Backyard Flood Zone (NMC_119) Two backyard depression areas collect 2.4 acres of stormwater from the neighboring properties and do not discharge to the City’s storm sewer system. The 1-percent and 10-percent-annual-chance events could impact the structures at 5720 and 5724 Hansen Road. Engineering Study Melody Lake A&B/Grandview A/Birchcrest C Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-457 November __, 2020 13 The fourth area is at the intersection of Hansen Road and West 56th Street (see Figure 5). Figure 5: Hansen Road/W. 56th Street Flood Zone (HL_31) This modeled inundation area primarily impacts the roadway section of West 56th Street but could impact the structure at 5617 Hansen Road. Nearly 7 acres of stormwater from the neighboring properties discharge to the City’s storm sewer system that runs along Hansen Road and discharges into the pond in Garden Park. Engineering Study Melody Lake A&B/Grandview A/Birchcrest C Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-457 November __, 2020 14 The fifth area is a pond and ballfield at Garden Park (see Figure 6). Figure 6: Garden Park Flood Zone (HL_29b & HL_28) These two areas are connected to the City’s storm sewer system that runs along Warden Avenue and eventually drains into Hawkes Lake. Neither flood zone directly impacts a structure. Potential manhole surcharging was also identified in the 1-percent and 10-percent- annual-chance events. Engineering Study Melody Lake A&B/Grandview A/Birchcrest C Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-457 November __, 2020 15 The sixth area is a backyard depression on the 5800 block of Hansen Road (see Figure 7). Figure 7: Hansen Road Backyard Flood Zone (NMC_116) A backyard depression area collects 1.6 acres of stormwater from the neighboring properties and there is an adjacent public storm sewer network. The 1-percent and 10-percent-annual-chance events do not appear to impact the structures at 5804 and 5808 Hansen Road. Staff Public Works A draft engineering study was provided to the City’s Public Works Department. [2020 COMMENTS REQUESTED] Police and Fire Engineering Study Melody Lake A&B/Grandview A/Birchcrest C Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-457 November __, 2020 16 A draft engineering study was provided to the City’s Police and Fire Departments. [2020 COMMENTS REQUESTED] Parks and Recreation A draft engineering study was provided to the City’s Parks and Recreation Department. [2020 COMMENTS REQUESTED] Edina Transportation Commission Prior to the Edina Transportation Commission (ETC) regular meeting on October 22, 2020, a draft engineering study was provided for review. [2020 COMMENTS] Relevant minutes from the ETC meetings are included in Appendix G. Residents As part of the Engineering Department’s practice of notifying residents 2-3 years prior to a potential reconstruction project, residents were invited to three open houses between September 2017 and September 2019. Materials from these meetings are available upon request. On June 10, 2019, residents were asked to complete a questionnaire, soliciting feedback on motorized and non-motorized transportation, street lighting and local drainage problems within the project area. The questionnaire was completed by 56 of 154 property owners, a return rate of 36%. The following is a summary of feedback received from residents: 18 of 56 (32%*) were concerned or very concerned with the speed of traffic in the neighborhood; 38 (68%) were not concerned. 25 (45%) were concerned or very concerned with motorist behavior in the neighborhood; 31 (55%) were not concerned. 32 (57%) identified an unsafe intersection within the neighborhood. 32 (57%) walk, run, or jog in the neighborhood at least 2-3 times per week. 11 (20%) ride a bicycle in the neighborhood at least 2-3 times per week. 6 (11%) reported parking on the street at least 2-3 times per week; 22 (39%) reported parking on the street less than once per month. 19 (34%) identified localized drainage problems in the neighborhood. 3 (75%) reported their preference that no parking exist on either side of West 56th Street between Hansen Road and Dale Street based on responses of residents with properties abutting that street segment. *Percentages based on number of returned surveys The full questionnaire and responses can be found in Appendix H. A virtual neighborhood informational presentation was posted on Better Together Edina in August 2020. The presentation discussed the improvements planned for this neighborhood and others proposed for construction in 2021. Residents were notified of the virtual meeting and were able to directly ask questions to staff from the Better Together Edina website. Materials from this meeting can be found in Appendix I. Engineering Study Melody Lake A&B/Grandview A/Birchcrest C Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-457 November __, 2020 17 Relevant correspondence from residents regarding the project can be found in Appendix J. PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS: The proposed improvements acknowledge many of the comments and concerns raised by residents throughout the information gathering process, while still maintaining the desired minimum standards of Engineering, Public Works and other City staff. Roadways Typical Section The bituminous and concrete roadway sections are proposed to be completely reconstructed to the subgrade. The existing bituminous pavement and suitable aggregate material will be recycled for use as base material in the new roadway where feasible. The existing concrete pavement and aggregate base material will be removed. A minimum of 8” of aggregate base material will be graded and compacted as the base layer prior to placement of 2.5” of bituminous non-wear and 1.5” of bituminous wear course. Unsuitable subgrade materials will be replaced as necessary to provide adequate support for the new roadbed. The reconstructed sections will meet the requirements of a minimum 20-year pavement design life based on projected traffic loadings. Hansen Road is designated as a Collector Street in the Living Streets Plan. However, Hansen Road is no longer a Municipal State Aid route, as it was in 2014 when the Living Streets classifications were originally created. Due to this change, it is more appropriate for Hansen Road to be classified as a Local Connector. This reclassification is also supported by the lack of proposed bicycle facilities along Hansen Road, which is a key difference between the Local Connector and Collector classifications. Per the Living Streets Plan’s design guidelines, Local Connector Streets have a typical width of 24’ (measured from the face of curb to the face of curb) with a 5’ sidewalk on one side. All remaining roadways within the project area are designated as Local Streets in the Living Streets Plan. Per this plan’s design guidelines, Local Streets have a typical width of 27’ (measured from the face of curb to the face of curb) without sidewalks or 24’ with a 5’ sidewalk on one side. The majority of the roadways are proposed to be reconstructed to 27’; West 56th Street between Hansen Road and Dale Avenue, is proposed to be reconstructed to 20’ due to the proposed sidewalk (see Pedestrian Facilities below) and narrow right-of-way (see Right-of-Way section below). Geometric Modifications Designated left-turn and right-turn lanes are proposed to be constructed on Hansen Road at the 3-way intersection with Vernon Avenue. This improvement will increase the service level of the intersection for northbound traffic by providing separate queueing space for westbound and eastbound movements. Parking Engineering Study Melody Lake A&B/Grandview A/Birchcrest C Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-457 November __, 2020 18 Per the Living Streets Plan, on-street parking should be evaluated based on classification, adjacent land uses, existing demand and costs of construction and maintenance. As Hansen Road is proposed to be reclassified as a Local Connector, and given the existing demand for parking adjacent to Garden Park, staff believes that parking on both sides of Hansen Road between the CP Rail and Vernon Avenue Vernon Avenue is appropriate, as well as one-sided parking on the west side of Hansen Road between Grove Street and the CP Rail. As parking is preferred on the same side of the road as the sidewalk for pedestrian safety, the proposed location of the parking was determined by the location of the sidewalk (see Pedestrian Facilities section below). Staff recommends no parking on West 56th Street between Hansen Road and Dale Avenue given the proposed narrow street width. The existing and proposed roadway widths, sidewalk widths and parking recommendations are shown in Table 1. Street Existing Roadway Width¹ (face to face), feet Proposed Roadway Width (face to face), feet Sidewalk Width, feet Boulevard Width, feet Parking Bernard Place 30 27 - - Two-sided Code Avenue 27 27 - - Two-sided Dale Avenue 30 27 - - Two-sided Eastview Drive 28 27 - - Two-sided Grove Street 28 27 - - Two-sided Hansen Road north of CP Rail 36 27 5 5 Two-sided Hansen Road south of CP Rail 32 24 5 5 West side only Josephine Avenue 29 27 - - Two-sided Melody Lane 28 27 - - Two-sided Melody Lake Drive 28 27 - - Two-sided Tingdale Avenue 28 27 - - Two-sided Windsor Avenue 29 27 - - Two-sided West 56th Street Hansen - Dale 20 20 6 0 None West 56th Street Dale - Code 30 24 5 5 South side only West 57th Street 30 27 - - Two-sided West 58th Street 28 27 - - Two-sided West 59th Street 28 27 - - Two-sided ¹Existing roadway width is measured from edge of bituminous to edge of bituminous on streets with no curb and gutter Table 1: Street Widths, Sidewalks and Parking Engineering Study Melody Lake A&B/Grandview A/Birchcrest C Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-457 November __, 2020 19 Canadian Pacific Railway The railroad crossing surface will be replaced with an embedded concrete rubber crossing due to its poor condition. A contractor, selected by Canadian Pacific, will install the crossing in accordance with Federal Railroad Administration standards. Roadway Signage All traffic signage within the project area, including street name blades, will be replaced to improve visibility and reflectivity (see Appendix E). All new signs will conform to the standards of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). Multi-Modal Transportation Pedestrian Facilities A 5’ boulevard-style concrete sidewalk is proposed on the west side of Hansen Road between West 60th Street and Vernon Avenue. This sidewalk will connect to the existing sidewalks on Vernon Avenue, Benton Avenue and Hansen Road. A 6’ edge-of-road -style concrete sidewalk is also proposed on the south side of West 56th Street between Hansen Road and Dale Avenue. A 5’ boulevard-style concrete sidewalk is proposed on the south side of West 56th Street between Dale Avenue and Normandale Road. This sidewalk will connect to the proposed sidewalk on Hansen Road and to existing pedestrian facilities on Normandale Road. Figure 8 shows all existing and proposed pedestrian facilities. Figure 8: Existing and Proposed Pedestrian Facilities Exact locations were selected by staff based on existing topography, connections to existing facilities and private utility conflicts. The grass boulevard that will separate the new curb and the proposed sidewalk along Hansen Road and West 56th Street Engineering Study Melody Lake A&B/Grandview A/Birchcrest C Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-457 November __, 2020 20 east of Dale Avenue will be 5’-wide for most of the length of the street but may vary depending on existing conflicts. The separation from vehicle traffic creates a more pedestrian-friendly environment and is preferred by Public Works for snow storage. The extra width needed for the sidewalk and boulevard will be balanced between both sides of the street, where feasible. The sidewalk on West 56th Street east of Code Avenue will be retrofitted within the available right-of-way. No boulevard will exist between the new curb and the proposed sidewalk along West 56th Street between Hansen Road and Dale Avenue due to the narrow right-of-way and existing conflicts. All adjacent pedestrian curb ramps will be reconstructed to meet the current design standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and portions of the existing sidewalk will be reconstructed as necessary. The Hansen Road sidewalk adjacent to Garden Park will be maintained by City staff, including snow plowing. As the remaining sidewalk segments are not along Municipal State Aid routes, adjacent to City property nor included in the City’s Active Routes to School Plan, they will be maintained by the adjacent property owners. Bicycle Facilities As previously mentioned, the Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan recommends bike lanes on Code Avenue between Benton Avenue and West 60th Street. All the local streets south of the project area were reconstructed between 2015 and 2017 with no bicycle facilities, and Benton Avenue is not anticipated to receive bicycle facilitates in the next 5 years. Since bike lanes on these two blocks of Code Avenue would not connect to any other bicycle facilities in the neighborhood, they are not proposed to be constructed as part of this project. Public Utilities Sanitary Sewer The sanitary sewer main has been televised, and portions will be repaired using a combination of open cut and cured-in-place-pipe (CIPP) methods. These repairs will address the issues of sags, cracks and groundwater infiltration into the sewer main. The manhole castings will also be removed and replaced to reduce inflow and infiltration of stormwater. Watermain Echologics, LLC was hired by the City to perform a non-invasive pipe condition assessment on the watermain within the project area, and staff has reviewed historical break data to determine the extent of improvements needed. All the existing watermain will be replaced using a combination of pipe bursting, lining and open cut methods, and all water services will be replaced. All gate valves and fire hydrants within the project area will be replaced and, if needed, additional hydrants will be installed to meet current public safety standards. The new fire hydrants will include the Storz nozzle fittings desired by the Edina Fire Department for quick connection of fire hoses. As part of the City’s Wellhead Protection Plan, staff plans to engage property owners who have unsealed private wells and encourage them to have them properly sealed. Engineering Study Melody Lake A&B/Grandview A/Birchcrest C Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-457 November __, 2020 21 Storm Sewer Based on existing conditions and the scope of utility work, new concrete curb and gutter will be installed throughout the project, providing a continuous, functional conduit for stormwater. The storm sewer network will have modifications to resolve existing drainage issues at various locations throughout the neighborhood. Some of the existing structures will be removed and replaced due to their poor condition. Sump drains will be installed where feasible to allow property owners to connect their sump pump discharges directly into the storm sewer system. The 2018 Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan recommended that the storm sewer system be upgraded to protect the structure at 5701 Dale Avenue from flooding during the 100-year frequency storm event. Staff is evaluating the feasibility of upsizing the existing pipe between Dale Ave and Code Ave. Staff will engage in further discussions with Barr Engineering to evaluate the feasibility of storm sewer improvements for the Hansen Road and West 56th Street area, as well as the other areas of flood inundation identified within the project limits. Staff will also communicate and coordinate with adjacent property owners as necessary. Private Utilities Staff met with representatives of several private utility companies on October XX, 2020 to discuss the proposed 2021 reconstruction projects and preliminary improvements. Portions of the private utility networks may receive upgrades prior to construction; however, this work is not part of the City’s project. Currently, the City does not have a standard to determine where and when street lighting should be improved. Unlike other infrastructure improvements, lighting can be installed at a later date with minimal disturbance through the use of trenchless technologies. The lighting in the neighborhood is sufficient to delineate the intersections; therefore, staff is recommending no revisions to the current street lighting. RIGHT-OF-WAY/ EASEMENTS: Existing right-of-way in this neighborhood varies from 40’ to 60’. It is anticipated that the majority of this project can be constructed within existing ROW. Many properties have vegetation, boulders or other landscaped items within the right-of-way. A portion of these landscape items will interfere with some of the proposed infrastructure improvements and will need to be removed to complete the necessary work. A ROW permit from Hennepin County will be required for work that will occur at Hansen Road and Vernon Avenue. CP Railway signed separate permit agreements with the City that authorized the installation and maintenance of storm sewer and raw watermain within CP Railway right-of-way in 1984 and 2014, respectively. The City and CP Railway must enter into a new permit agreement to improve the existing 12” CIP watermain within CP Railway right-of-way. A ROW permit from CP Railway will be required for roadway and crossing surface work that will occur at Hansen Road and West 56th Street. Engineering Study Melody Lake A&B/Grandview A/Birchcrest C Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-457 November __, 2020 22 PROJECT COSTS: The total estimated project cost is $X,XXX,XXX (see Table 2). The total cost includes direct costs for engineering, clerical and construction finance costs from the start of the project to the final assessment hearing. Item Amount Total Cost Funding Source Roadway Total: $ X,XXX,XXX Special Assessments Railroad Crossing Surface $ XX,XXX City ____Funds Sanitary Sewer $XX,XXX Watermain $X,XXX,XXX Storm Sewer $X,XXX,XXX Utility Total: $ X,XXX,XXX City Utility Funds Sidewalk Total: $ XX,XXX PACS Fund Project Total: $ X,XXX,XXX Table 2: Estimated Project Costs Engineering Study Melody Lake A&B/Grandview A/Birchcrest C Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-457 November __, 2020 23 ASSESSMENTS: Assessments will be levied against the benefiting adjacent properties pursuant to Chapter 429 of the Minnesota State Statues. Based on the City’s Special Assessment Policy, there are XXX roadway residential equivalent units (REUs) in the Melody Lake A&B / Grandview A / Birchcrest C project area. The estimated assessment per REU is $X,XXX (see Figure 9). The preliminary assessment role can be found in Appendix K. Figure 9: Preliminary Roadway Assessment Map All single-family residential properties located entirely within the project area, baring properties with previous assessments or REU adjustment factors, will be subjected to an assessment of 1 REU. There are 33 single-family residential properties located in the project limits that have been previously assessed or have a REU adjustment factor. Tables 3 & 4 show their REU calculations based on the City’s current assessment policy. Engineering Study Melody Lake A&B/Grandview A/Birchcrest C Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-457 November __, 2020 24 PID House Number Street Type of Property Proposed REU REU Factor Assessable REU 3311721220005 5405 HANSEN RD Corner lot 1 0.5 0.5 3311721320038 5300 BENTON AVE Corner lot 1 0.5 0.5 3311721320026 5216 BENTON AVE Corner lot 1 0.5 0.5 3311721310052 5120 BENTON AVE Corner lot 1 0.5 0.5 3311721320073 5200 BENTON AVE Corner lot 1 0.5 0.5 3311721310057 5100 BENTON AVE Corner lot 1 0.5 0.5 3311721320024 5215 BENTON AVE Corner lot 1 0.5 0.5 3311721320069 5325 BENTON AVE Corner lot 1 0.5 0.5 3311721310001 5101 BENTON AVE Corner lot 1 0.5 0.5 3311721320013 5201 BENTON AVE Corner lot 1 0.5 0.5 3311721310006 5121 BENTON AVE Corner lot 1 0.5 0.5 3311721320057 5900 BERNARD PL Corner lot 1 0.5 0.5 3311721320050 5820 DALE AVE Corner lot 1 0.5 0.5 3311721320039 5821 DALE AVE Corner lot 1 0.5 0.5 3311721310069 5828 EASTVIEW DR Corner lot 1 0.5 0.5 3311721310060 5833 EASTVIEW DR Corner lot 1 0.5 0.5 3311721320051 5821 HANSEN RD Corner lot 1 0.5 0.5 3211721410110 5824 HANSEN RD Corner lot 1 0.5 0.5 3211721410038 5900 HANSEN RD Corner lot 1 0.5 0.5 3311721310078 5900 JOSEPHINE AVE Corner lot 1 0.5 0.5 3311721310087 5901 JOSEPHINE AVE Corner lot 1 0.5 0.5 3311721310030 5821 TINGDALE AVE Corner lot 1 0.5 0.5 Table 3: Single-Family Residential Corner Properties Engineering Study Melody Lake A&B/Grandview A/Birchcrest C Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-457 November __, 2020 25 Table 4: Previously Assessed Single-Family Residential Properties There are four multi-family residential properties located in the project limits, Tables 5 & 6 show their REU calculations based on the City’s current assessment policy. PID House Number Street Type of Property Proposed REU REU Factor Assessable REU 3211721140053 5700 HANSEN RD Double Bungalow 2 0.8 1.6 3211721140074 5710 HANSEN RD Duplex 1 0.8 0.8 3211721140073 5714 HANSEN RD Duplex 1 0.8 0.8 Table 5: Multi-Family Residential – Single Family Attached Properties PID House Number Street Type of Property Proposed REU REU Factor Assessable REU 3311721220055 5525 HANSEN RD Apartment 24 0.5 12 Table 6: Multi-Family Residential – Multi-Family Properties PID House Number Street Previous Project Previous REU Assigned Proposed REU Assessable REU 3311721240043 5109 56TH ST W Richmond Hills – 2012 1 1 0 3311721220002 5532 CODE AVE Richmond Hills – 2012 1 1 0 3311721320063 5300 60TH ST W Birchcrest A – 2017 0.5 1 0.5 3311721310017 5124 60TH ST W Birchcrest B – 2015 1 1 0 3311721310023 5100 60TH ST W Birchcrest B – 2015 1 1 0 3311721310028 5044 60TH ST W Birchcrest B – 2015 1 1 0 3311721320080 5324 60TH ST W Birchcrest A – 2017 0.5 1 0.5 3311721320018 5200 60TH ST W Birchcrest A – 2017 0.5 1 0.5 3311721320020 5921 BERNARD PL Birchcrest A – 2017 0.5 1 0.5 3311721310082 5912 JOSEPHINE AVE Birchcrest B – 2015 0.33 1 0.67 3311721310084 5913 JOSEPHINE AVE Birchcrest B – 2015 0.33 1 0.67 Engineering Study Melody Lake A&B/Grandview A/Birchcrest C Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-457 November __, 2020 26 There are six city owned properties located in the project limits. Table 7 shows their REU calculations based on the City’s current assessment policy. PID House Number Street Description Comments Proposed REU 3211721140055 5520 HANSEN RD Garden Park Potential development of 8 lots with current zoning and flood plain restrictions. 8 3311721240077 NONE MELODY LAKE DR City owned lot northwest side of Melody Lake Not developable with current zoning and flood plain restrictions. 0 3311721240020 NONE MELODY LAKE DR City owned lot northwest side of Melody Lake Not developable with current zoning and flood plain restrictions. 0 3311721310029 NONE TINGDALE AVE Tingdale Park Potential development of 2 lots with current zoning restrictions. 2 3311721240001 5100 GROVE ST Melody Lake Park Potential development of 2 lots with current zoning and flood plain restrictions. 2 3211721410039 5904 HANSEN RD City owned well house Facilities associated with the production or distribution of water shall not be assessed. 0 Table 7: City-Owned Properties There is one railroad owned property located in the project limits. Table 8 shows the REU calculation based on the City’s current assessment policy. PID House Number Street Description Comments Proposed REU 3311721230004 None HANSEN RD Railroad owned lot Not developable with current zoning restrictions and not assessable per assessment policy. 0 Table 8: Railroad Owned Properties Engineering Study Melody Lake A&B/Grandview A/Birchcrest C Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-457 November __, 2020 27 PROJECT SCHEDULE: The following schedule outlines the past and future tasks to be performed related to the project: Neighborhood Open House (all 2019/2020 projects) September 25, 2017 Neighborhood Open House (all 2020/2021 projects) September 24, 2018 Neighborhood Informational Meeting (all 2020 projects) August 12, 2019 Virtual Online Neighborhood Informational Meeting (all 2021 projects) August, 2020 ETC Engineering Study Review October 22, 2020 Receive Engineering Study December ??, 2020 Public Improvement Hearing December ??, 2020 Bid Opening March/April 2021 Award Contract/Begin Construction Spring 2021 Complete Construction Fall 2021 Final Assessment Hearing October 2022 RECOMMENDATION: Staff believes the project can be completed during the 2021 construction season. Staff believes the construction of this project is feasible, cost effective and necessary to improve the public infrastructure in the Melody Lake A&B/Grandview A/Birchcrest C neighborhood. APPENDIX: A. Traffic and Crash Data B. Comprehensive Plan Update – Pedestrian Facilities C. Comprehensive Plan Update – Bicycle Facilities D. Sewer Blocks and Watermain Breaks E. Streetlights and Signs F. Living Streets Plan G. Edina Transportation Commission Meeting Minutes H. Resident Questionnaire x 2 (x 3?) I. Neighborhood Informational Meeting Materials J. Correspondence from Residents K. Preliminary Assessment Roll APPENDIX A Traffic and Crash Data Melody Lake A&B/ Grandview A/Birchcrest C Traffic and Crash Data Traffic Data Location Description Year Average Daily Traffic 85th % Speed, mph 1 Hansen Road 2016 2,236 36.6 2014 1,751 N/A 2009 1,747 34.6 2 Hansen Road 2019 1,445 N/A 3 Dale Avenue 2019 109 25.3 4West 56thStreet 2019 415 27.5 2011 359 29.6 5 Code Avenue 2019 162 24.8 6 Melody Lane 2016 160 18.5 7 Hansen Road 2001 1,449 36.6 8 Tingdale Avenue 2016 469 26.2 9 Hansen Road 2020 457 28.4 10 Tingdale Avenue 2020 227 24.5 2010 214 24.7 Crash Data Location Severity Year Month Time A Property Damage – Collision with Curb 2018 December 9:00 p.m. Property Damage – Collision with Motor Vehicle 2017 January 4:00 p.m. Property Damage – Collision with Motor Vehicle 2016 February 4:00 p.m. Property Damage – Collision with Motor Vehicle 2013 September 3:00 p.m. Property Damage – Collision with Roadway Sign or Structure 2010 September 10:00 p.m. Fatal – Collision with Motor Vehicle 2010 September 6:00 p.m. B Property Damage – Collision with Motor Vehicle 2018 December 2:00 p.m. Property Damage – Collision with Motor Vehicle 2014 October 10:00 p.m. C Property Damage – Collision with Parked Vehicle 2014 January 2:00 p.m. D Possibly Injury – Collision with Motor Vehicle 2011 February 4:00 p.m. E Property Damage – Collision with Motor Vehicle 2015 July 8:00 p.m. Possible Injury – Collision with Motor Vehicle 2015 July 12:00 p.m. F Property Damage – Collision with Motor Vehicle 2016 January 8:00 a.m. Property Damage – Collision with Motor Vehicle 2013 March 9:00 a.m. G Property Damage – Collision with Motor Vehicle 2019 July 2:00 p.m. Property Damage – Collision with Motor Vehicle 2017 September 1:00 p.m. Melody Lake A&B/ Grandview A/Birchcrest C Traffic and Crash Data APPENDIX B City Comprehensive Plan Update – Pedestrian Facilities Map Braemar Golf Course Bredesen Park Rosland Park Pamela Park Lewis Park Highlands Park Walnut Ridge Park Todd Park Garden Park Heights Park Van Valkenburg Park Fred Richards Golf Course Creek Valley Park Lake Edina Park Krahl Hill Normandale Park Weber Field Park Arneson Acres Park Countryside Park Alden Park Utley Park Yorktown Park Wooddale Park Arden Park York Park Cornelia Park Strachauer Park Fox MeadowPark Edinborough Park KojetinPark McGuirePark BirchcrestPark SherwoodPark Melody LakePark Williams Park ChowenPark St. John'sPark TingdalePark BrowndalePark GrandviewSquare FrankTupa Park Courtney Fields ?úA@ ?ÞA@ )y Mud Lake )y ?ÞA@ ?úA@ LakeEdina Mirror Lake Lake Cornelia ArrowheadLake HighlandsLake IndianheadLake Melody Lake LakePamela HawkesLake Harvey Lake Centennial Lake Minnehaha Creek N in e Mi le Cree k Nine Mile Creek Canadian Pacific RailroadCanadian Pacific RailroadBLAKE RDSCHAEFER RDVERNON AVEFRANCE AVE SXERXES AVE SCAHILL RD70TH ST W 66TH ST W YORK AVE SINTERLACHEN BLVD MALONEY AVE 44 T H S T W 50TH ST W 54TH ST W 58TH ST W GLEASON RD70TH ST W 76TH ST W DEWEY HILL RD VALLEY VIEW RD VALLEY VIEW RD MINNESOTA DR78TH ST W / Engineering DeptMay 2018 Pedestrian Facilities Proposed FacilitiesExisting Facilities Existing Sidewalk Existing Park Pathway Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail New Primary Sidewalk New Secondary Sidewalk New Shared Use Path Upgrade to Shared Use Path Twin Loops Facility APPENDIX C City Comprehensive Plan Update – Bicycle Facilities Map ?ÞA@ )y ?úA@ Mud Lake LakeEdina Mirror Lake Lake Cornelia ArrowheadLake HighlandsLake IndianheadLake Melody Lake LakePamela HawkesLake Harvey Lake Centennial Lake AldenPark VanValkenburgPark FoxMeadowPark HighlandsPark Todd Park Weber FieldParkKojetinPark BrowndalePark WooddaleParkWilliamsParkUtleyPark FrankTupaPark SherwoodPark ArdenPark YorkPark ChowenPark PamelaParkSt JohnsPark StrachauerPark RoslandPark BristolParkCorneliaPark ArnesonAcresPark LakeEdinaParkFred RichardsGolf Course YorktownPark EdinboroughPark GardenPark MelodyLakePark TingdalePark CountrysidePark BredesenPark WalnutRidgePark KrahlHill Creek Valley Park HeightsPark NormandalePark McGuirePark LewisParkBraemar Park and Golf Course(Courtney Fields) Minnehaha Creek Ni ne M ile C re e k Nine Mile Creek Canadian Pacific RailroadCanadian Pacific RailroadBlake RdVernon AveFrance Ave SXerxes Ave SCahill Rd70th St W Interlachen Blvd Maloney Ave 4 4 th S t W 50th St W 54th St W 58th St W Gleason Rd70th St W 76th St W Dewey Hill Rd Valley View Rd Valley View Rd Minnesota Dr78th St W Wooddale AveTracy AveParklawn AveConcord AveBenton Ave Gle a s o n R dMalibu RdGreen Farms RdMcCauley Trl SMirror Lakes DrLincoln DrWashington AveDivision St Vernon AveGolf Ter Code AveWilryan AveNormandale RdWest Shore DrCornelia DrFrance Ave SYork Ave S77th St WOhms LnHilary Ln Olinger Blvd 66th St W Antrim Rd63rd St W Xerxes Ave S69th St W Bush Lake RdMetro Blvd66th St W 62nd St W Valley Ln Brookside Ave?úA@ ?ÞA@ )y 74th St W V alley View R dEngineering DeptMay 2018 / O:\Users\engineering\Projects\Bicycle_Facilities_Asbuilts.mxd Proposed Bicycle Facilities New Shared Use Path Upgrade to Shared Use Path Standard Bike Lane New Buffered Bike Lane Upgrade to Buffered Bike Lane Neighborhood Slow Street Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail Twin Loops Facility APPENDIX D Sewer Blocks and Watermain Breaks APPENDIX E Street Lights and Signs 5908 5117 51105105 5004 5712 5608 5532 5809 5120-22 5805 5812 5209503352095609 5021 5209 5200 5236 5045 5017 5121 5809 30950095708 5901 5829 52165212 5905 5913 5020 5101 5112 5041 50246001 5515 5408 6004 5805 5805 5008 5016 50085009 5617 5524 5401 5916 5112501750415132-34 50245033 5817 5912 5024 5733 5109 5625 5700 5605 3055613 5904 5233 5909 5013 5112 5712 5821 5616 560151095049 50055633 5724 5234 5629 5804 5101 50165509 5116 5807 5008 5416 5620 52085804 5600 5101 5909 5713 5704 5212 5317 510854205116 5701 51045328 50126001 5217 5117 5412 5828 5109 5813 50445113 5615 5109 5120 5624 5020 5128-30 5109 5105 5101 5800 5120 5728 5809 5301 502050375200 5608 5501 5025 5201 520954105729 50085724 5113 5056 500 5208 55255100 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W 56TH ST W 57TH ST GROVE STHANSEN RDHANSEN RDDALE AVEBERNARD PLCODE AVEMELODY LAKE DRMELODY LNCODE AVEW 58TH ST EASTVI EW DRHANSEN RDBERNARD PLCODE AVETINGDALE AVEJOSEPHINE AVEW 59TH ST BENTON AVE W 60TH ST Tingdale Park Melody Lake Park / Engineering Dept. 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October 2020 2021 Project Area Melody Lake A & B, Grandview A and Birchcrest C Street SignsCITYOFEDINAMINNESOTAINCORPORATED 1888 , e APPENDIX F Living Streets Plan Living Streets Plan 2015 Safety Health Choice Economy 8 2. Living Streets Policy INTRODUCTION The Living Streets Policy was developed to provide the framework for a Living Streets Plan. The policy initially stood alone and included sections to guide the creation of the Living Street Plan. This revised policy is now an integral part of the Living Streets Plan. The Living Streets Policy ties directly to key community goals outlined in the City’s 2008 Comprehensive Plan. Those goals include safe walking, bicycling and driving; reduced storm water runoff, reduced energy consumption, and promoting health. The Living Streets Policy also compliments voluntary City initiatives such the “do.town” effort related to community health, Tree City USA and the Green Step Cities programs related to sustainability. In other cases, the Living Streets Policy will assist the City in meeting mandatory requirements set by other agencies. The Living Streets Policy is broken up into three parts: Vision, Principles and Implementation. The Policy is followed by a description of core services provided by the City of Edina that are related to or implemented in part through Living Streets. POLICY Living Streets balance the needs of motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians and transit riders in ways that promote safety and convenience, enhance community identity, create economic vitality, improve environmental sustainability, and provide meaningful opportunities for active living and better health. The Living Streets Policy defines Edina’s vision for Living Streets, the principles Living Streets will embody, and the plan that will guide implementation of their construction. LIVING STREETS VISION Edina is a place where ... • Transportation utilizing all modes is equally safe and accessible; • Residents and families regularly choose to walk or bike; • Streets enhance neighborhood character and community identity; • Streets are safe, inviting places that encourage human interaction and physical activity; • Public policy strives to promote sustainability through balanced infrastructure investments; • Environmental stewardship and reduced energy consumption are pursued in public and private sectors alike; and • Streets support vibrant commerce and add to the value of adjacent land uses. Mini Fact Expect cyclists on the road. Watch for cyclists on the road. Treat them as you would any slow-moving vehicle. Living Streets Plan – 2. Living Streets Policy 9 LIVING STREETS PRINCIPLES Fifteen principles guide implementation of the Living Streets Policy in the areas of all users and all modes, connectivity, context sensitivity and sustainability. The City will incorporate these principles when planning for and designing the local transportation network and when making public and private land use decisions. All Users and All Modes Principle 1: Living Streets are high-quality transportation facilities that meet the needs of the most vulnerable users such as pedestrians, cyclists, children, seniors and the disabled; and Principle 2: Living Streets provide access and mobility for all transportation modes while enhancing safety and convenience for all users. Connectivity Principle 3: The City designs, operates and maintains a transportation system that provides a highly connected network of streets that accommodate all modes of travel; Principle 4: The City seeks opportunities to overcome barriers to active transportation by preserving and repurposing existing rights-of-way and adding new rights- of-way to enhance connectivity for pedestrians, bicyclists and transit; Principle 5: The City prioritizes improvements to non-motorized connections to key destinations such as public facilities, public transit, the regional transportation network and commercial areas; Principle 6: The City will require new developments to provide interconnected street and sidewalk networks that connect to existing or planned streets or sidewalks on the perimeter of the development; and Principle 7: Projects will include consideration of the logical termini by mode. For example, the logical termini for a bike lane or sidewalk may extend beyond the traditional limits of a street construction or reconstruction project, in order to ensure multimodal connectivity and continuity. Context Sensitivity Principle 8: Living Streets are developed with input from stakeholders and designed to consider neighborhood character and promote a strong sense of place; Principle 9: Living Streets preserve and protect natural features such as waterways, urban forest, sensitive slopes and soils; Principle 10: Living Streets are designed and built with coordination between business and property owners along commercial corridors to develop vibrant commercial districts; Living Streets Plan – 2. Living Streets Policy 10 Principle 11: Living Streets coordinate with regional transit networks and regional authorities; and Principle 12: The City will consider the fiscal context of projects and potential financial impacts when implementing Living Streets at the project level. Sustainability Principle 13: Living Streets will improve the current and future quality of life of the public, Principle 14: Living Streets will reduce environmental impacts associated with the construction and operation of roadways; and Principle 15: The City will increase the life span and resilience of its infrastructure and will build infrastructure with consideration for lifecycle costs and ease of maintenance. LIVING STREETS IMPLEMENTATION The City of Edina will develop Living Streets in the regular course of business of maintaining, expanding or redeveloping the road network and will be guided by the Vision and Principles established above. Implementation will happen predominantly through the neighborhood street reconstruction program, but also though specific stand-alone stormwater utility, pedestrian, bicycle or safety projects. Project prioritization is not specifically part of the Living Streets Plan. Prioritization of projects takes place in the City’s Capital Improvement Program and Budget and is determined by the City Council with guidance from the Living Streets Vision and Principles. The City will actively promote and apply the Living Streets Policy and Plan by: • Applying the Living Streets Policy and Plan to all street projects, including those involving operations, maintenance, new construction, reconstruction, retrofits, repaving, rehabilitation or changes in the allocation of pavement space on an existing roadway. This also includes privately built roads, sidewalks, paths and trails. • Drawing on all sources of transportation funding and actively pursuing grants, cost-sharing opportunities and other new or special funding sources as applicable. • Through all City departments supporting the vision and principles outlined in this Plan in their work. • By acting as an advocate for Living Streets principles when a local transportation or land use decision is under the jurisdiction of another agency. Projects that implement Living Streets will be guided by pedestrian and cyclist network plans and roadway classifications and will consider the physical, social, ecologic, regulatory and economic context in a given project area. Living Streets Plan – 2. Living Streets Policy 11 The project delivery system used to build Living Streets will: • Systematically engage Edina residents and project stakeholders to better inform project-level recommendations. • Keep Edina residents and project stakeholders informed about Living Streets and the range of services they help provide. • Follow minimum Living Streets design requirements and standards. • Manage construction impacts to residents and users of streets. Network The creation of a Living Streets network of road, pedestrian and bicycle facilities provides mobility, accessibility and access to people, places and spaces. The resulting interconnection of neighborhoods links people to goods and services and to one another, and increases quality of life for those who live in, work in, or visit the city. Existing and planned transportation networks are identified in the City of Edina Comprehensive Plan and other approved/adopted plans. Network plans include: • Roadway Network (Functional Classification, Jurisdictional Classification) • Sidewalk Facilities • Bicycle Facilities (Comprehensive Bicycle Transportation Plan) • Active Routes to School Comprehensive Plan • Transit Service Network plans are approved by the City Council. In most cases, modification requires an amendment of the Comprehensive Plan. The expansion, creation and improvement of pedestrian and bicycle networks will be well planned and prioritized: • Expansion of existing networks and providing connections to key traffic generators or destinations provide immediate benefit to all network users and is a top priority. • Network connections serving vulnerable users such as children, seniors and the disabled are a top priority. • Network connections serving high-volume uses such as schools, retail destinations or regional public transit are a top priority. Living Streets Plan – 2. Living Streets Policy 12 Context Contextual variety can either constrain or create opportunity in roadway and other infrastructure projects. The following are contexts that will be considered and will influence the planning, design and implementation of Living Streets. Exceptions Living Streets principles will be included in all street construction, reconstruction, repaving and rehabilitation projects, except under one or more of the conditions listed below. City staff will document proposed exceptions as part of a project proposal. • A project involves only ordinary maintenance activities designed to keep assets in serviceable condition, such as mowing, cleaning, sweeping, spot repair, concrete joint repair or pothole filling, or when interim measures are implemented on a temporary detour. Such maintenance activities, however, shall consider and meet the needs of bicyclists and pedestrians. CONTEXTS OF LIVING STREETS Ecological Water resource, ponds, wetlands, lakes, streams Natural resouces, trees, and urban forest Air quality Climate Sun and shade Materials, waste, energy, sustainability Regulatory State Aid roadway Watershed rules Operational Maintenance operations Traffic control or functional constraints Project Type Public Neighborhood street reconstruction Neighborhood street reconstruction with major associated utility work State Aid street reconstruction Stand-alone sidewalk, bicycle or utility project Public partner lead State County Transit agency Parks district Private development Will remain private Future public Living Streets Plan – 2. Living Streets Policy 13 • The City exempts a project due to an excessively disproportionate cost of establishing a bikeway, walkway or transit enhancement as part of a project. • The City determines that the construction is not practically feasible or cost effective because of significant or adverse environmental impacts to waterways, flood plains, remnants or native vegetation, wetlands or other critical areas. • Available budget is constrained or project timing allows more efficient construction at a later date. Engagement Members of the public have an interest in understanding and providing input for public projects. Project recommendations will be developed with a transparent and defined level of public engagement. The public will have access to the decision-making process and decision makers via public meetings and other correspondence and will be provided the opportunity to give input throughout the process. Project reports will discuss how their input helped to influence recommendations and decisions. The City of Edina’s Living Streets will continue to engage and solicit public input as a vital component of the project implementation process. See Chapter 5 for a more detailed discussion regarding the purpose of and opportunities for public engagement. Design The guidelines contained in the Living Streets Plan will be used to direct the planning, funding, design, construction, operation and maintenance of new and modified streets, sidewalks, paths and trails. The guidelines allow for context-sensitive designs. The Design Guidelines (see Chapter 6): • Keep street pavement widths to the minimum necessary. • Provide well-designed pedestrian accommodation in the form of sidewalks or shared-use pathways on all arterial, collector and local connector streets. Sidewalks shall also be required where streets abut a public school, public building, community playfield or neighborhood park. Termini will be determined by context. • Provide frequent, convenient and safe street crossings. These may be at intersections designed to be pedestrian friendly, or at mid-block locations where needed and appropriate. • Provide bicycle accommodation on all primary bike routes. • Allocate right-of-way for boulevards. • Allocate right-of-way for parking only when necessary and not in conflict with Living Streets principles. • Consider streets as part of our natural ecosystem and incorporate landscaping, trees, rain gardens and other features to improve air and water quality. The Design Guidelines in this Plan will be incorporated into other City plans, manuals, rules, regulations and programs as appropriate. As new and better practices evolve, the City will update this Living Streets Plan. Minimum standards will guide how vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle networks interact and share public right of way. Living Streets Plan – 2. Living Streets Policy 14 Benchmarks and Performance Measures The ability to measure the performance of a plan, as well as knowing that it is functioning as it is intended, is vitally important to overall success and the ability to sustain it. With this in mind, the City will monitor and measure its performance relative to the Living Streets Policy. Benchmarks that will demonstrate success include: Every street and neighborhood is a comfortable place for walking and bicycling. This does not mean that every street in the city will have walking and biking facilities. It means that each neighborhood will provide a network of these facilities such that walking and biking to and through neighborhoods is a comfortable experience. Every child can walk or bike to school or a park safely. It is essential that alternatives to driving to school or parks be provided to children and their caregivers. These alternatives – walking or bicycling – will be both safe and convenient modes of transportation. See the Edina Active Routes to School Plan for more information. Seniors, children, and disabled people can cross all streets safely and comfortably. Opportunities to cross all streets in Edina, including local, collectors and arterial streets, will be provided. These crossings will be safe and comfortable for all users, regardless of age or ability. An active way of life is available to all. Opportunities for active living should be made available to all members of the Edina community by connecting centers of activity via active, multimodal transportation. Each resident of and visitor to Edina will have the ability to lead an active way of life. There are zero traffic fatalities or serious injuries. Perhaps the ultimate safety benchmark is zero traffic fatalities or serious injuries. Modeled from the Vision Zero Initiative (www.visionzeroinitiative.com), an aspirational yet primary goal of Living Streets is to achieve this high level of safety on the City’s roadways. Reduce untreated street water flows into local waterways and reduce storm water volume. Cost-effective stormwater best management practices (BMPs) are strategically selected to go above and beyond regulatory requirements to provide for flood protection and clean water services through the use of infrastructure that retains, settles, filters, infiltrates, diverts or reduces the volume of stormwater that flows to local surface waters. Retail streets stay or become popular regional destinations. Part of Edina’s Living Streets vision is that “streets support vibrant commerce.” While most of the city’s streets are residential, Edina’s business districts are a vital part of the community. The benefits of Living Streets extend to retail streets as well, making them more attractive to businesses and consumers alike. Living Streets Plan – 2. Living Streets Policy 15 The City will draw on the following data to measure performance: • Number of crashes or transportation-related injuries reported to the Police Department. • Number and type of traffic safety complaints or requests. • Resident responses to transportation related questions in resident surveys. • Resident responses to post-project surveys. • The number of trips by walking, bicycling and transit (if applicable) as measured before and after the project. • Envision ratings from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure. • Additional performance measures may be identified as this Policy is implemented. Mini Fact Motorists must stop behind all crosswalks. Living Streets Plan – 2. Living Streets Policy APPENDIX G Edina Transportation Commission Meeting Minutes APPENDIX H Resident Questionnaires 33.93%19 66.07%37 Q1 Does your property have drainage issues the City should know about?Examples: History of flooding/standing water, grading, backyard drain, nuisance sump pump, etc. Answered: 56 Skipped: 0 TOTAL 56 #PLEASE COMMENT ON THE TYPES PROBLEMS YOU HAVE:DATE 1 Our driveway (5616 Melody Lake Drive) has a very low grade from the garage to the street, so low that we worry if the new road is higher water will back up into our house. We've discussed this with street surveyors and via email with Aaron at the city. Also, to complicate matters, several of our neighbor's yards drain significantly into ours and out our driveway in the spring. 8/25/2019 11:14 AM 2 We are concerned about the damage your plan would do to our water & gas mains and the damage to our curbs and the damage to our property generally. I understand that your plan would an assess us with a BIG tax bill for this! 7/27/2019 11:27 AM 3 backyard drain 7/20/2019 4:43 AM 4 Corner of code & MLDR - going into the pond.7/10/2019 9:45 AM 5 I have a flat lot & in ground basement. Sump pump added 30 years ago which keeps house dry.7/10/2019 9:42 AM 6 We have standing water at the end of our driveway that continues to deteriorate our driveway and our front lawn. The water is minimal 6 feet in length each rainfall. 7/4/2019 11:14 AM 7 our property is the lowest in our area, our neighbors rain / snow run into ours - back yard only 7/3/2019 6:21 AM 8 I think the city already knows as it's really a part of the street and not my property. The issue is the snow melt or heavy rain as it drains downward on Melody Lake Drive from Code and the erosion that occurs. 6/25/2019 8:12 AM 9 We have some flooding in our backyard with standing water. The location of our house means that much of the water from the higher elevated homes flow through our yard to get to Melody Lake. This causes issues with standing water in our backyard (our basement has not flooded yet) and severe problems with ice build up in the late winter/ early spring problems. The ice builds up on our driveway and street, making it difficult to drive. 6/17/2019 3:05 AM 10 Sump pump runs constantly in wet weather. The old timers in the neighborhood claim an underground stream runs through the property. 6/16/2019 6:48 PM Yes No 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes No 1 / 28 Melody Lake A/Grandview A Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction Resident Questionnaire 11 Heavy rain down Melody Lake Drive washes out gardens and south side towards lake.6/16/2019 4:58 AM 12 5724 hansen road. water runs down the road but driveway curb isnt tall enough to prevent water from bending into driveway and down side of house to back yard. 6/15/2019 5:02 AM 13 Basement flooded this spring due to grading issues 6/14/2019 7:31 AM 14 We have grading in front & back as well as drain tile all they way down. When it rains heavily &/or for day sump pump runs a lot. 6/13/2019 8:39 AM 15 standing water in the back yard and at the end of the driveway. had water flood into the basement this spring due to grading issues. 6/10/2019 4:32 PM 16 Standing water backyard 6/10/2019 3:50 PM 17 at end of driveway, rain water rushing down the street ... pools on each side of the driveway and kills whatever grass we plant there... 6/10/2019 7:58 AM 18 We had to install a drainage field and French drain system to prevent rain runoff basement flooding. 6/10/2019 6:21 AM 19 When Minnehaha creek floods the water table rises so that I get water in my basement.6/10/2019 4:50 AM 20 During HEAVY rains, we do get a little water in the southwest (front left) corner of our basement.6/10/2019 3:06 AM 2 / 28 Melody Lake A/Grandview A Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction Resident Questionnaire 67.86%38 23.21%13 8.93%5 Q2 How concerned are you with the speed of traffic in your neighborhood or on your street? Answered: 56 Skipped: 0 TOTAL 56 Not Concerned Concerned Very Concerned 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Not Concerned Concerned Very Concerned 3 / 28 Melody Lake A/Grandview A Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction Resident Questionnaire 100.00%18 100.00%18 Q3 If concerned or very concerned, please enter the location(s) and describe why you feel that way. Answered: 18 Skipped: 38 #LOCATION OF ISSUE:DATE 1 Bernard Place from Benton to West 56th 7/27/2019 11:27 AM 2 5621 Hansen Road 7/20/2019 5:37 AM 3 Grove Street 7/14/2019 7:25 AM 4 c/o West 56th Street and Code Ave.7/14/2019 7:18 AM 5 5604 Code Ave 7/3/2019 6:21 AM 6 Intersection of Melody Lane and Melody Lake Drive 6/29/2019 11:38 AM 7 Hansen Road 6/18/2019 9:16 AM 8 5724 hansen road & grove 6/15/2019 5:02 AM 9 W 56th near Dale 6/13/2019 8:39 AM 10 On Code just past 56th intersection 6/12/2019 6:19 AM 11 code ave between grove and melody lake drive 6/11/2019 5:57 AM 12 Hansen Road between vernon and benton 6/10/2019 4:32 PM 13 Too fast on Hansen 6/10/2019 3:50 PM 14 Grove St. and Code 6/10/2019 11:44 AM 15 56th and Code Avenue 6/10/2019 6:21 AM 16 Melody Lane 6/10/2019 5:28 AM 17 56th St 6/10/2019 4:50 AM 18 In front of my home 6/10/2019 3:06 AM #WHY IS IT AN ISSUE OF CONCERN?DATE 1 See Above!7/27/2019 11:27 AM 2 Hansen road has became a major thoroughfare with huge construction trucks going by all day long. Along with regular traffic that is driving well above the posted 30mph speed limit. Garden park is across the street and many residents walk, bike, jog, skate, etc to and from the park on Hansen road next to the speeding and careless drivers. 7/20/2019 5:37 AM 3 speed of cars 7/14/2019 7:25 AM 4 Cars speed on Code (no stop sign at W. 56th St) and cars something only slow down for stop sign (not full stop) 7/14/2019 7:18 AM 5 Kids playing the yards, people walking & with dogs, curved street 7/3/2019 6:21 AM 6 Three-way intersection with two lanes coming down hills.6/29/2019 11:38 AM 7 Cars tunr off Vernon, speed over tracks up to Benton and vice versa (often well over 40mph)6/18/2019 9:16 AM 8 there should be a stop sign at grove and hansen. every winter i watch dozens of cars slide down grove while cars speed down hansen. difficult to back out of driveway because people are easily going 40mph 6/15/2019 5:02 AM ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Location of issue: Why is it an issue of concern? 4 / 28 Melody Lake A/Grandview A Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction Resident Questionnaire 9 too many cars park around corner & no stop sign, people zoom around parked cars & I have little kids. 6/13/2019 8:39 AM 10 That part of code is downhill and cars are often seen speeding down Code and Melody Lake 6/12/2019 6:19 AM 11 cars speed going down hill 6/11/2019 5:57 AM 12 people speed very quickly between these roads and with no sidewalks it can be scary to walk on the road or have my kids play in the front yard 6/10/2019 4:32 PM 13 Kids in and out of park garden 6/10/2019 3:50 PM 14 People drive at a high rate of speed through this area and there is somewhat of a blind hill that has caused cars to come upon pedestrians at a high rate of speed and with little time to slow down. 6/10/2019 11:44 AM 15 Many drivers do not stop at stop sign - cars traveling north on Code up the hill from Melody Lake can not be seen from the intersection. Have seen a number of very near misses. 6/10/2019 6:21 AM 16 Because it’s downhill and cars pick up a lot of speed coming down the hill.6/10/2019 5:28 AM 17 Curve in 56th St & parking for group homes make it hard to see oncoming traffic.6/10/2019 4:50 AM 18 It's the bottom of a slope, we're at the bottom 6/10/2019 3:06 AM 5 / 28 Melody Lake A/Grandview A Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction Resident Questionnaire 83.93%47 12.50%7 3.57%2 Q4 How concerned are you with the volume of traffic or the number of vehicles in your neighborhood or on your street? Answered: 56 Skipped: 0 TOTAL 56 Not Concerned Concerned Very Concerned 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Not Concerned Concerned Very Concerned 6 / 28 Melody Lake A/Grandview A Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction Resident Questionnaire 88.89%8 77.78%7 Q5 If concerned or very concerned, please enter the location(s) and describe why you feel that way. Answered: 9 Skipped: 47 #LOCATION OF ISSUE:DATE 1 Vernon Avenue 7/29/2019 4:58 AM 2 5621 Hansen Road 7/20/2019 5:44 AM 3 Hansen Rd 6/18/2019 9:17 AM 4 Vernon and Hansen. There is a large amount of volume on Vernon making it difficult to get out on the road when leaving the neighborhood. 6/17/2019 3:07 AM 5 5724 hansen road 6/15/2019 5:03 AM 6 Hansen road between benton and vernon 6/10/2019 4:33 PM 7 Hansen & Vernon 6/10/2019 3:50 PM 8 56th St & Dale Ave 6/10/2019 4:51 AM #WHY IS IT AN ISSUE OF CONCERN?DATE 1 Hard to enter Vernon Ave and Area by Jerry’s is extremely dangerous for walkers. Too much traffic! 7/29/2019 4:58 AM 2 The number of vehicles has definitely increased since I've lived here. During the day, it's large construction or semi trucks or delivery trucks going by. The morning rush and afternoon rush has gotten very heavy with traffic. 7/20/2019 5:44 AM 3 IT is a shortcut to Benton etc, from Vernon 6/18/2019 9:17 AM 4 Would always like less.6/13/2019 8:40 AM 5 very high traffic area with the parks and schools near by. it is a cut through to get to vernon or benton easily not taking the freeway. 6/10/2019 4:33 PM 6 Backups rush hour Vernon east bound 6/10/2019 3:50 PM 7 Group home has multiple cars that park on the street where 56th curves making it hard to see oncoming traffic. 6/10/2019 4:51 AM ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Location of issue: Why is it an issue of concern? 7 / 28 Melody Lake A/Grandview A Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction Resident Questionnaire 55.36%31 37.50%21 7.14%4 Q6 How concerned are you with motorist behavior in your neighborhood? (Examples of poor motorist behavior include speeding, rolling through stop signs, failing to yield and driving aggressively.) Answered: 56 Skipped: 0 TOTAL 56 Not Concerned Concerned Very Concerned 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Not Concerned Concerned Very Concerned 8 / 28 Melody Lake A/Grandview A Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction Resident Questionnaire 92.59%25 85.19%23 Q7 If concerned or very concerned, please enter the location(s) and describe why you feel that way. Answered: 27 Skipped: 29 #LOCATION OF ISSUE:DATE 1 Intersection of Melody Lake Drive and Melody Lane 8/25/2019 11:14 AM 2 corner of 56th and Dale Ave 8/4/2019 3:15 AM 3 See above 7/27/2019 11:30 AM 4 Garden park, intersection of Hansen & Benton, intersection of Hansen & W56th St.7/20/2019 5:58 AM 5 Grove and Dale 7/14/2019 7:26 AM 6 C/o West 56th and Code Ave.7/14/2019 7:19 AM 7 Frontage road & Eden Ave - 4 way stop & Tracy & Benton - Countryside School 7/10/2019 9:46 AM 8 Intersection of W 56th & Dale Streets 7/10/2019 9:38 AM 9 5604 Code Ave 7/3/2019 6:23 AM 10 56th and code 7/1/2019 6:30 AM 11 Intersection Melody Lane and Melody Lake Drive 6/29/2019 11:39 AM 12 Benton & Hansen Rd and Hansen Rd & Vernon Ave 6/21/2019 3:32 AM 13 Hansen Rd 6/18/2019 9:17 AM 14 This happens mostly on Benton. Some motorists drive too fast.6/17/2019 3:07 AM 15 E/W bound on Benton @ Tingdale intersection 6/16/2019 2:51 PM 16 56th & Code inattentive of stop signs. Benton & Tingdale failure to yield at stop signs. Poor visibilty (shrubs) at Bernard & Benton. 6/16/2019 5:07 AM 17 5724 hansen road 6/15/2019 5:04 AM 18 Code and 56th intersection 6/12/2019 6:20 AM 19 Hansen road between benton and vernon 6/10/2019 4:34 PM 20 54th St 6/10/2019 12:06 PM 21 Tingdale and Benton 6/10/2019 11:46 AM 22 see earlier comment about people speeding through the stop sign 6/10/2019 6:22 AM 23 Cars drive fast down the Melody Lane Hill heading north 6/10/2019 5:29 AM 24 56th St & Dale Ave 6/10/2019 4:53 AM 25 In front of my house 6/10/2019 3:07 AM #WHY IS IT AN ISSUE OF CONCERN?DATE 1 The street is curvy and hilly near the junction right in front of our driveway, in the winter it can be hard to stop if driving too fast, etc. 8/25/2019 11:14 AM 2 It is a blind corner when cars are parked too close to the intersection 8/4/2019 3:15 AM 3 see above 7/27/2019 11:30 AM ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Location of issue: Why is it an issue of concern? 9 / 28 Melody Lake A/Grandview A Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction Resident Questionnaire 4 People drive thru Hansen & Benton all the time. Or roll thru barely stopping. In Garden Park, young drivers are often doing donuts, goofing off, buying drugs, smoking and drinking in the woods, etc. It gets scary when they get out on Hansen & gun it up to Benton. Also the intersection of Hansen & W56th street is quite scary. Granted it is hard to see from W56th street onto Hansen, but drivers often pull right out onto Hansen. Many drivers going north on Hansen turn right onto W56th without signaling or slowing down. W56th street is very narrow and people drive very fast along there. My biggest concern with that is my son no longer gets picked up by the bus in front of our house. Now he has to walk to W56th street & Bernard place to catch the bus. I'm very concerned a driver won't see him in the early hours or during rain or snow. It seems like an accident waiting to happen. 7/20/2019 5:58 AM 5 rolling through stop signs, speeding 7/14/2019 7:26 AM 6 speeding and rolling through stop signs 7/14/2019 7:19 AM 7 Parking of vehicle at intersection blocks visibility for cars/bikes traveling east on West 56th St.7/10/2019 9:38 AM 8 Previously address in the earlier response 7/3/2019 6:23 AM 9 people drive through stop sign 7/1/2019 6:30 AM 10 Speed of drivers 6/29/2019 11:39 AM 11 Rolling through Stop signs 6/21/2019 3:32 AM 12 Driving fast; failing to yield 6/18/2019 9:17 AM 13 drivers don't stop 6/16/2019 2:51 PM 14 Possible collison thret.6/16/2019 5:07 AM 15 cars speeding on hansen all the time. i get honked at when backing out onto road. if pulling into drive way, cars go in other lane vs slow down 6/15/2019 5:04 AM 16 People zoom down the street, I've literally watched 2 accidents occur on 56th & Dale due to driving too fast and parked cars. 6/13/2019 8:41 AM 17 Speeding down Code and Melody Lake 6/12/2019 6:20 AM 18 People drive poorly all over the city. Hopefully the hands free legislation will change things.6/12/2019 3:53 AM 19 heavy traffic road; inattentive, young drivers; speeding is quite common 6/10/2019 4:34 PM 20 Going too fast with so many people walking/playing in the street 6/10/2019 12:06 PM 21 Almost every car does not stop at this stop sign. We have attempted to cross several times and had cars literally run the stop sign right in front of us 6/10/2019 11:46 AM 22 56th St has a curve plus there are multiple cars parked in front of the group home.6/10/2019 4:53 AM 23 see previous answer 6/10/2019 3:07 AM 10 / 28 Melody Lake A/Grandview A Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction Resident Questionnaire 45.95%17 5.41%2 48.65%18 Q8 In general, these behaviors impact you most when you are: Answered: 37 Skipped: 19 TOTAL 37 Driving Bicycling Walking, jogging or... 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Driving Bicycling Walking, jogging or running 11 / 28 Melody Lake A/Grandview A Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction Resident Questionnaire 60.38%32 39.62%21 Q9 Do you feel that any intersection in your neighborhood is unsafe? Answered: 53 Skipped: 3 TOTAL 53 #IF YES, WHICH INTERSECTION?DATE 1 56th Street and Code Ave, very top of the hill 8/25/2019 11:14 AM 2 Dale and 56th as noted above, when cars are parked too close to it 8/4/2019 3:16 AM 3 NW Corner of Dale and Grove. Bushes obscure stop sign until you are almost on top of it 8/2/2019 10:28 AM 4 Vernon by Jerry’s Foods 7/29/2019 5:02 AM 5 W56th St. & Hansen Road, Hansen & Vernon Avenue South & Hansen & Benton 7/20/2019 6:01 AM 6 West 56th Street & Code Avenue 7/10/2019 9:39 AM 7 Hansen Road and Vernon Ave. No cars ever pay attention to pedestrians.7/4/2019 11:16 AM 8 Entrance ramp - 50th Street and Hwy 100 going south 7/3/2019 6:24 AM 9 56th + Code, 56th + xxx 6/25/2019 12:45 AM 10 corner of Dale and 56th Street - difficult to see when making a left hand turn from Dale 6/21/2019 8:06 AM 11 Hansen Rd & Vernon Ave 6/21/2019 3:33 AM 12 Vernon and Hansen Rd 6/18/2019 9:18 AM 13 SB entrance to Hwy 100 by OLG sport field 6/17/2019 11:11 AM 14 Intersections between Dale & Grove and Bernard & Grove. Since there is not a 4 way stop sign, many motorists will not pay attention to incoming traffic. 6/17/2019 3:08 AM 15 Benard and Benton (southbound-bushes obstruct view 6/16/2019 6:29 PM 16 benton and Tingdale 6/16/2019 12:35 PM 17 See above listings.6/16/2019 5:11 AM 18 hansen & grove 6/15/2019 5:04 AM 19 Hansen and vernon avenue 6/14/2019 7:32 AM 20 Dale & 56th 6/13/2019 8:41 AM Yes No 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes No 12 / 28 Melody Lake A/Grandview A Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction Resident Questionnaire 21 Code and 56th 6/12/2019 5:09 AM 22 Benton and Bernard 6/11/2019 2:18 PM 23 Bernard Place & Benton Ave 6/11/2019 1:29 PM 24 the west ramp to south bound 100 6/11/2019 5:59 AM 25 Benton and hansen - no sideway on hansen; hansen past garden park after the railroad tracks - there is a hill (visibility is difficult) and no sidewalk 6/10/2019 4:35 PM 26 Need cross walks from Hanton across Vernon. Also by OLG across grand view. Makes no sense to use cross walk at HWY 100 on ramp 6/10/2019 12:09 PM 27 Tingdale and Benton 6/10/2019 11:46 AM 28 56th and Code Ave.6/10/2019 6:23 AM 29 Melody Lane and Melody Lake Drive 6/10/2019 5:30 AM 13 / 28 Melody Lake A/Grandview A Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction Resident Questionnaire 13.89%5 66.67%24 38.89%14 13.89%5 16.67%6 5.56%2 0.00%0 11.11%4 38.89%14 Q10 Which, if any, of the following factors contribute to your feeling that the intersection is unsafe? (select all that apply) Answered: 36 Skipped: 20 Total Respondents: 36 #OTHER (PLEASE SPECIFY)DATE 1 Occasionally people don't stop or pull out when cars are heading up the hill, can be very dangerous, could be they don't see the cars coming up? 8/25/2019 11:14 AM Lack of traffic cont... Issues with sight lines ... Drivers failing to s... Drivers failing to... Drivers turning corn... Lack of marked crosswalk Street(s) too wide Insufficient Lighting Other (please specify) 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Lack of traffic control (traffic signal, stop sign, yield sign) Issues with sight lines or clear view Drivers failing to stop at stop sign Drivers failing to yield Drivers turning corner too fast Lack of marked crosswalk Street(s) too wide Insufficient Lighting Other (please specify) 14 / 28 Melody Lake A/Grandview A Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction Resident Questionnaire 2 56th is a bit too narrow by the railroad tracks 8/4/2019 3:16 AM 3 Too many cars and everyone is in a hurry 7/29/2019 5:02 AM 4 W56th St. too narrow 7/20/2019 6:01 AM 5 Don't have any concerns 7/12/2019 11:27 AM 6 4-way stop sign would make it unnescessary for vehicles traveling wast on 56th St to advance into the intersection to see vehicles traveling north on Code Avenue. 7/10/2019 9:39 AM 7 Cars are not looking for pedestrians to cross as they are so concerned about turning.7/4/2019 11:16 AM 8 on-street parking in curved road 6/25/2019 12:45 AM 9 Can be difficult to turn on to Vernon during morning and afternoon traffic times.6/21/2019 3:33 AM 10 traffic volumes and speed 6/14/2019 7:32 AM 11 Trees and shrubs block view turning off Bernard onto Benton 6/11/2019 2:18 PM 12 Bushes frequently obstruct view of oncoming traffic 6/11/2019 1:29 PM 13 the sight line is wrong for yield sign, should be on other lane 6/11/2019 5:59 AM 14 tall plants on NW corner of Code and Grove 6/10/2019 8:00 AM 15 / 28 Melody Lake A/Grandview A Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction Resident Questionnaire 75.00%27 2.78%1 22.22%8 Q11 In general, the intersection feels most unsafe when you are: Answered: 36 Skipped: 20 TOTAL 36 Driving Bicycling Walking, jogging,... 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Driving Bicycling Walking, jogging, running 16 / 28 Melody Lake A/Grandview A Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction Resident Questionnaire 38.89%21 20.37%11 24.07%13 14.81%8 1.85%1 Q12 How frequently do you walk, jog or run in your neighborhood? Answered: 54 Skipped: 2 TOTAL 54 Very frequently... Frequently(2-3 times p... Occasionally (1-4 times p... Rarely (less than once pe... Never 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Very frequently (daily or near daily) Frequently (2-3 times per week) Occasionally (1-4 times per month) Rarely (less than once per month) Never 17 / 28 Melody Lake A/Grandview A Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction Resident Questionnaire 95.83%46 16.67%8 2.08%1 6.25%3 8.33%4 Q13 If you walk, jog or run in your neighborhood, what are your primary reasons for doing so? (select all that apply) Answered: 48 Skipped: 8 Total Respondents: 48 #OTHER (PLEASE SPECIFY)DATE 1 Visiting our neighbors 7/27/2019 11:36 AM 2 enjoy neighborhood/see neighbors 7/20/2019 4:45 AM 3 Dog 7/4/2019 11:17 AM 4 Walking our dog 6/10/2019 6:23 AM Health/exercise Travel to/from destination... Commute to/from work Access transit Other (please specify) 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Health/exercise Travel to/from destination (such as store, coffee shop) Commute to/from work Access transit Other (please specify) 18 / 28 Melody Lake A/Grandview A Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction Resident Questionnaire Q14 If you don't walk, jog or run in your neighborhood as often as you would like, what reconstruction improvement might increase your walking, jogging or running? Please list all that you can think of. Answered: 20 Skipped: 36 #RESPONSES DATE 1 None 8/5/2019 3:22 PM 2 Whatever would increase safety. Also trim bushes and vegetation next to sidewalk on Vernon that are taking over the sidewalk and covering sight of signage. 7/29/2019 5:06 AM 3 SEE PREVIOUS 7/27/2019 11:36 AM 4 A sidewalk put in on Hansen Road to give safe access to Garden Park. Same with W56th St.7/20/2019 6:03 AM 5 N/A 7/14/2019 7:20 AM 6 Although I do walk, sidewalks would greatly improve safety.7/10/2019 9:40 AM 7 There are no sidewalks on our road.7/4/2019 11:17 AM 8 Sidewalks 6/25/2019 12:46 AM 9 None - I loath exercise 6/21/2019 8:07 AM 10 street to busy with traffic & speeds. Needs sidewalks for walking ability 6/18/2019 9:19 AM 11 Not an issue for me 6/17/2019 11:12 AM 12 I don't think this is possible, but to have public trash cans through out the Melody Lake neighborhood for doggy bags would be great. Maybe just by Melody Lake, where there is city land. Often, we walk our dog and have to carry doggy bags through the walk. If there were occasional spaces to dispose of the doggy bag that would be great. I often read of neighbors on the Next Door app complaining about other dog walkers disposing of the doggy bags in their waste containers. 6/17/2019 3:12 AM 13 DO NOT NARROW OUR STREETS!!!6/16/2019 2:54 PM 14 the roads are horrible and full of pot holes. let's start there. dont want massive sidewalk that are offset 3-4 feet off street. front yard on hansen is already small and house sits close to road due to year it was build in 1920. sidewalk on west side of hansen is invasion of privacy. 5724 hansen road 6/15/2019 5:07 AM 15 sidewalks and lighting 6/14/2019 7:33 AM 16 No sidewalk on 56th please 6/13/2019 8:42 AM 17 Pavement improvement. My kids can't even ride their bikes on our street because of the condition of the road. Potholes, uneven pavement, debris 6/12/2019 6:21 AM 18 None 6/11/2019 2:19 PM 19 sidewalks; additional street lights 6/10/2019 4:35 PM 20 do not want sidewalks in our neighborhood 6/10/2019 6:23 AM 19 / 28 Melody Lake A/Grandview A Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction Resident Questionnaire 13.46%7 7.69%4 21.15%11 23.08%12 34.62%18 Q15 How frequently do you ride a bicycle in your neighborhood? Answered: 52 Skipped: 4 TOTAL 52 Very frequently... Frequently(2-3 times p... Occasionally (1-4 times p... Rarely (less than once pe... Never 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Very frequently (daily or near daily) Frequently (2-3 times per week) Occasionally (1-4 times per month) Rarely (less than once per month) Never 20 / 28 Melody Lake A/Grandview A Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction Resident Questionnaire 87.50%28 15.63%5 3.13%1 0.00%0 12.50%4 Q16 If you ride a bicycle in your neighborhood, what are your primary reasons for doing so? (select all that apply) Answered: 32 Skipped: 24 Total Respondents: 32 #OTHER (PLEASE SPECIFY)DATE 1 DOES NOT APPLY 7/27/2019 11:37 AM 2 N/A 7/14/2019 7:21 AM 3 Our kids ride up and down our road almost daily.7/4/2019 11:17 AM 4 Children recreation 6/12/2019 6:22 AM Health/exercise Travel to/from destination... Commute to/from work Access transit Other (please specify) 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Health/exercise Travel to/from destination (such as store, coffee shop) Commute to/from work Access transit Other (please specify) 21 / 28 Melody Lake A/Grandview A Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction Resident Questionnaire Q17 If you don't ride a bicycle in your neighborhood as often as you would like, what reconstruction improvement might increase your bicycle riding frequency? Please list all that you can think of. Answered: 11 Skipped: 45 #RESPONSES DATE 1 none 8/5/2019 3:22 PM 2 Bike lane, safe traffic control. I don't trust the speeding drivers on Hansen or Vernon Avenue south. 7/20/2019 6:04 AM 3 N/A 7/14/2019 7:21 AM 4 None 7/10/2019 9:46 AM 5 Possible bike lane on Hansen Rd 6/21/2019 3:35 AM 6 DO NOT NARROW THE STREETS!!!6/16/2019 2:55 PM 7 again, the roads are horrible. kids can barely ride bike without wheels getting stuck in massive cracks. 6/15/2019 5:08 AM 8 construction in Edina is pushing traffic into residential neighborhoods causing safety concerns 6/14/2019 8:00 AM 9 Poor condition of roads including potholes, uneven pavement and debris on the road 6/12/2019 6:22 AM 10 None. I am too old 6/11/2019 2:19 PM 11 speed bumps so people slow down; sidewalks; better lighting 6/10/2019 4:36 PM 22 / 28 Melody Lake A/Grandview A Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction Resident Questionnaire 7.55%4 3.77%2 15.09%8 41.51%22 32.08%17 Q18 How frequently do you or a member of your household park on the street? Answered: 53 Skipped: 3 TOTAL 53 Very frequently... Frequently (2-3 times p... Occasionally (1-4 times p... Rarely (less than once pe... Never 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Very frequently (daily or near daily) Frequently (2-3 times per week) Occasionally (1-4 times per month) Rarely (less than once per month) Never 23 / 28 Melody Lake A/Grandview A Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction Resident Questionnaire 3.77%2 11.32%6 39.62%21 39.62%21 5.66%3 Q19 How frequently do visitors to your household park on the street? Answered: 53 Skipped: 3 TOTAL 53 Very frequently... Frequently(2-3 times p... Occasionally (1-4 times p... Rarely (less than once pe... Never 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Very frequently (daily or near daily) Frequently (2-3 times per week) Occasionally (1-4 times per month) Rarely (less than once per month) Never 24 / 28 Melody Lake A/Grandview A Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction Resident Questionnaire 49.06%26 35.85%19 11.32%6 1.89%1 0.00%0 Q20 How satisfied are you with the availability of on-street parking in your neighborhood? Answered: 53 Skipped: 3 TOTAL 53 #ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ABOUT PARKING?DATE 1 But I think it should be overnite and not restricted 7/10/2019 9:51 AM 2 Too many cars parked on the street and it narrows the street and obstructs flow of traffic 6/18/2019 9:21 AM 3 If the streets were any more narrow the thru traffic would have problems negotiating parked vehicles and oncoming traffic (vehicles/pedestrians) 6/16/2019 6:34 PM 4 DO NOT NARROW THE STREETS!!!6/16/2019 2:57 PM 5 Our next door neighbor who has a corner lot on Dale & 56th parks in front of our house instead of theirs all the time and never utilizes their driveway. Drives me bonkers! 6/13/2019 8:44 AM 6 No street parking but n Hansen allowed 6/10/2019 3:54 PM Very satisfied Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Very dissatisfied 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Very satisfied Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Very dissatisfied 25 / 28 Melody Lake A/Grandview A Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction Resident Questionnaire Q21 Please tell us anything else you would like us to know about existing traffic or street conditions in your neighborhood. Answered: 18 Skipped: 38 #RESPONSES DATE 1 Streets are safe and good as they are except for maintenance of the roadway which is terrible: potholes, irregular pateches, and uneven surfaces. 8/5/2019 3:25 PM 2 Do not want sidewalks 8/2/2019 10:30 AM 3 Large pool of water on 53rd and Windsor stays for days after a rain.7/29/2019 5:09 AM 4 What construction will do to current manholes, I.e. height of manholes--will they stick up above street level? 7/12/2019 11:32 AM 5 Are terrible - need new street.7/10/2019 9:51 AM 6 Drainage is a big issue for all of us.7/4/2019 11:18 AM 7 Love the concrete roadway and don't want a different surface.6/21/2019 8:08 AM 8 Exiting our driveway at 5511 Hansen Rd, it can be difficult to see the north bound traffic on Hansen 6/21/2019 3:38 AM 9 This street is too loaded with traffic and the hill from Benton creates speeding. Way too much street parking in a neighborhood with sufficient driveway space at each house. 6/18/2019 9:21 AM 10 My street (Melody Lake Drive) is very deteriorated 6/17/2019 11:13 AM 11 We don't like curbs 6/16/2019 6:34 PM 12 DO NOT NARROW THE STREETS!!!6/16/2019 2:57 PM 13 stop sign at hansen and grove. dual purpose walking and bike path marked near curb of road but NO SIDEWALKS and NO ADDED Bike lane 6/15/2019 5:10 AM 14 streets are in horrible state in Edina. Pot holes, construction, and the pushing of traffic into neighborhoods is contributing to the deterioration of streets. Even streets that have recently been repaved are in rough shape after just a couple years 6/14/2019 8:03 AM 15 No sidewalk and please don't rip put or ruin plants and trees. It will change neighborhood feel and isn't necessary. 6/13/2019 8:44 AM 16 The house on the SE corner of Code and 56th is a home for handicapped adults. The caregivers park on the street all day everyday and cause an already title intersection more congested. I have often witness close calls with bikers and walkers. 6/12/2019 5:18 AM 17 Dale to Hansen on 56th is very narrow. Just enough width for 2 cars passing. Not enough room to add a sidewalk. Intersection at 56th and Hansen is difficult because of RR crossing. 6/11/2019 2:24 PM 18 Hansen rd is in brutal condition 6/10/2019 3:54 PM 26 / 28 Melody Lake A/Grandview A Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction Resident Questionnaire 28.30%15 71.70%38 Q22 Do you favor improving the streetlights in your neighborhood (residential streetlights are funded by special assessment)? Answered: 53 Skipped: 3 TOTAL 53 #OTHER (PLEASE SPECIFY)DATE 1 Streetlights lave already been improved last year.7/10/2019 9:32 AM 2 I have spoken to the city engineer on this issue and he is supportive of replacing the old, existing pole as it has significantly deteriorated. LED would be superior to existing lamp. 6/17/2019 5:13 AM 3 I think our street lights are adequate.6/17/2019 3:13 AM 4 There was just an upgrade to our streetlights that was a nice improvement.6/16/2019 2:57 PM 5 NO!6/13/2019 8:44 AM 6 Been here 50 years, Never been a problem 6/11/2019 2:24 PM 7 Current light shines on house to much 6/11/2019 6:02 AM 8 Not at this time -- still paying off last special assessment.6/10/2019 6:25 AM 9 We don’t need any more street lights on Melody Lane. The one LED installed is bright enough already 6/10/2019 5:32 AM Yes No 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes No 27 / 28 Melody Lake A/Grandview A Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction Resident Questionnaire 9.62%5 0.00%0 13.46%7 21.15%11 11.54%6 13.46%7 17.31%9 7.69%4 5.77%3 Q23 What is your street name? Answered: 52 Skipped: 4 TOTAL 52 W 56th Street W 57th Street Bernard Place Code Avenue Dale Avenue Hansen Road Melody Lake Drive Melody Lane Windsor Avenue 0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100% ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES W 56th Street W 57th Street Bernard Place Code Avenue Dale Avenue Hansen Road Melody Lake Drive Melody Lane Windsor Avenue 28 / 28 Melody Lake A/Grandview A Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction Resident Questionnaire Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey SURVEY RESPONSE REPORT 30 January 2019 - 10 August 2020 PROJECT NAME: Melody Lake A & B, Birchcrest C and Grandview A Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction SURVEY QUESTIONS Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 1 of 34 Q1 Does you property have drainage issues the City should know about? Examples: History of flooding/standing water, grading, b... 12 (27.9%) 12 (27.9%) 31 (72.1%) 31 (72.1%) Yes No Question options Mandatory Question (43 response(s)) Question type: Radio Button Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 2 of 34 grading issue resulting in standing water in back yard with heavy rains Standing water in my backyard and side yard after major rains & spring snow melt Spring snow melt causes our sump pump to operate heavily each year for 4- 5 weeks Grading isn't great in front of front door, some standing water occasionally on the benton side It's not really an issue and I've never personally had a problem yet (knock on wood) ince a previous owner installed drain tile and sump pump but it is still something that is on my mind. Standing water in a flat area below a hillside whenever there’s a hard rain. Especially bad in the spring. The street area adjacent to edge of our driveway (and into our driveway) always fills with water after a significant rain or snowmelt. We call it "Lake Eastview" as the pool of water collects and has nowhere to drain to. curb is not high enough, so road water flows onto and down our driveway often flooding back yard Winter Thaw drainage issues that happens all along the backyards on my street that have backed up into my basement in the past. drainage plain from homes uphill from us We have a backyard drain. Erosion Q2 Please comment on any drainage issues. Optional question (12 response(s), 31 skipped) Question type: Essay Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 3 of 34 Q3 How concerned are you with the speed of traffic in your neighborhood or on your street? 25 (58.1%) 25 (58.1%) 10 (23.3%) 10 (23.3%) 8 (18.6%) 8 (18.6%) Not Concerned Concerned Very Concerned Question options Optional question (43 response(s), 0 skipped) Question type: Radio Button Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 4 of 34 speeding down W 60th St @ times Very concerned about the speed on Tingdale Ave across from Tingdale Park. You can’t see the park until you too close. The park is very busy with young children. People drive fast on straight roads. It occurs on every straight road in Melody Lakes 5908 Hansen Road- People speed up and down the hill 5300 Benton Ave. Lack of stop signs, wide roads allow for people to accelerate through this area without regard for pedestrian traffic. Grove St. west of Melody Lake park people cut through to Hanson at very high speed. Near Tingdale and Benton, some cars pick up speed after making their turn. We have little kids that play on our driveway sometimes next to the that intersection. Code Ave., between 60th and Benton. We often observe cars roaring up or down the hill in front of our house. Our short 1-block segment of road, Eastview Dr, is used as a cut through. Speeds are frequently higher than appropriate for a purely residential street. Hansen Road near Garden park- motorists go extremely fast, probably because it's a cut through street. My kids walk to that park and the only easy way to get there is on Hansen. There is no sidewalk on portions of Hansen, cars can park on either side of the street and are often not in the middle of the road as well. Roads and rules are not well marked. 5724 hansen road. constantly seeing cars drive 30MPH. Grove street is a T onto Hansen.. all winter we see cars slide down Grove street onto Hansen Road hoping that oncoming traffic on hansen doesnt hit them People coming from the West on Benton Ave go to fast and also the stop sign in both directions at Tingdale and Benton, people fly through it without thinking of stopping. On average, we see probably 30-35% of people stop. Q4 If concerned or very concerned, please enter the location(s) of concern and why you feel that way. Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 5 of 34 Corner of Hansen Rd & Benton Ave. 4-way stop intersection of two fairly busy roadways, however no sidewalks, many drivers blow through stop, and a residential area with yards right up to edge of the street. Since there is no stop sign or speed bump between Benton and Vernon there are an excessive number of speeders (not just cars) going North down the hill from Benton. There are also speeders going South from Vernon to Benton but not quite as frequent. My understanding is that Hansen is a County Road and an alternate emergency route for emergency vehicles but something really needs to be done. Many people speed between On Tingdale ave between Benton and Grove as they perceive there are very few residential driveways on that stretch of road. Tingdale Ave adjacent/along Tingdale Park. Many, many kids and families are present and vehicles frequently drive too fast with no regard to people in or near the park. Grove Street - cars come flying through the intersection of Grove and Dale and there is no stop sign for the Grove traffic. Hanson has no sidewalk - it is also heavily used with lots of fast cars. It needs a sidewalk from Garden Park to Benton Ave so kids can safely traverse the neighborhood. Tingdale & 59th run along the side of Tingdale Park so kids are riding their bikes to/from or running to the park. If either of those streets get narrowed and cars are parked on the curb, it will create a very dangerous situation. Optional question (18 response(s), 25 skipped) Question type: Essay Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 6 of 34 Q5 How concerned are you with the volume of traffic or number of vehicles in your neighborhood or on your street? 34 (79.1%) 34 (79.1%) 5 (11.6%) 5 (11.6%) 4 (9.3%) 4 (9.3%) Not Concerned Concerned Very Concerned Question options Optional question (43 response(s), 0 skipped) Question type: Radio Button Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 7 of 34 A lot of people use our road as a shortcut to 62 Non-residents use this street to cut through our neighborhood for access to major roads. Because they don’t live here, they have little regard for speed limits and pedestrian traffic. 5300 Benton Ave. Lots of cars cutting through from benton to Hanson Too many people cut through neighborhood during rush hour traffic. See response above (Hansen & Benton) - many drivers use these roads as a cut through to avoid traffic on crosstown 62 and hwy 100. The number of waste trucks on garbage day is out of control!!! We need ONE garbage service provider and reduce the dozens of trucks on our streets each week. Ridiculous. Because of the lack of traffic signs or signals I have concerns when I'm walking (daily) and my children biking. See answer to #3 - corner of Benton and Hanson very busy, and no sidewalk on Hanson or Benton make it hard for kids to traverse the neighborhood safely. Volume and Speed apply to this stretch of Hanson between Garden Park and Benton, and the intersection of Benton and Hansen. Tingdale & 59th as both run along side Tingdale Park - see answer above. Q6 If concerned or very concerned, please enter the location(s) of concern and why you feel that way. Optional question (9 response(s), 34 skipped) Question type: Essay Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 8 of 34 Q7 How concerned are you with motorist behavior in your neighborhood? (Examples of poor motorist behavior include speeding, rolling through stop signs, failing to yield, and driving aggressively.) 15 (34.9%) 15 (34.9%) 19 (44.2%) 19 (44.2%) 9 (20.9%) 9 (20.9%) Concerned Not Concerned Very Concerned Question options Mandatory Question (43 response(s)) Question type: Radio Button Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 9 of 34 rolling stops at Benton & Tingdale; some people totally run the stop sign on Benton Lots of people blow through stop sign on Benton at Tingdale. People speed on Tingdale. We’ve always worried about the kids in the park, walkers, joggers etc. People tend to roll through the stop signs at the intersection of Benton and Hansen. Bicyclists also NEVER stop at the stop signs along Benton Ave. See comment above re:speed Benton and Hansen is a pretty busy intersection and people speed through 5300 Benton Ave. speed is the largest issue. People aggressively drive on this street as a short cut to other roads. They speed on our street Above average loud music/honking at the benton/Hansen intersection The intersection of Tingdale Ave & Benton Ave, cars run the stop signs driving along Benton Ave all of the time. Some speed up as they approach the stop sign. Question 8 has an invalid answer. I am NOT concerned with motorist behavior and we drive/walk our neighborhood constantly for the past two decades. However, I had to select an answer to continue so that caused a bad response :( Same as response above: often see motorists speeding in front of our house on Code Ave., between 60th and Benton. Q8 If concerned or very concerned, please enter the location(s) of concern and why you feel that way. Question type: Radio Button Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 10 of 34 Lots of rolling through the stop signs at Benton and Tingdale. Speeding on Hansen, failing to yield to pedestrians or pay attention hansen and grove street Stop signs at Benton and Tingdale (West-East bound Benton traffic) A lot of traffic do not stop at these stop signs. See response above (Hansen & Benton) drivers constantly roll right through the four way stop at Benton and Tingdale. Mainly the cars on Benton. Besides the excessive speed we also see many motorists don't pay much attention to the 4 way stop at Hansen and Benton and we're surprised there hasn't been more accidents there. An additional concern are the bikers who very rarely comply with the stop signs either. I also notice daily people looking at or talking on their phones. The Benton Ave/ Tingdale intersection is notorious for drivers simply rolling through or not slowing down at the stop signs at all!! At the Tingdale/Benton 4 way stop intersection people rarely stop and frequently blow through the intersection. Some hardly even slow down. Drivers roll through the 3-way stop at Normandale Rd & Benton Ave. or do not take turns (the corners at the intersection are so far apart, they don't want to wait for people to go). Drivers also roll through the stop sign at Benton Ave & Tingdale Ave. making exiting off Eastview Dr onto Benton Ave difficult during rush hours. It also makes it hard to walk across Benton Ave. Same issue - speed and no sidewalk in key parts of neighborhood. Excessive speed and rolling through the stop sign at Tingdale and Benton. Optional question (24 response(s), 19 skipped) Question type: Essay Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 11 of 34 Q9 In general, these behaviors impact you most when you are: 14 (32.6%) 14 (32.6%) 2 (4.7%) 2 (4.7%) 27 (62.8%) 27 (62.8%) Driving Bicycling Walking, jogging, or running Question options Mandatory Question (43 response(s)) Question type: Radio Button Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 12 of 34 Q10 Do you feel any intersection in your neighborhood is unsafe? 21 (48.8%) 21 (48.8%) 22 (51.2%) 22 (51.2%) Yes No Question options Mandatory Question (43 response(s)) Question type: Radio Button Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 13 of 34 Benton and Hansen Benton Avenue and Bernard Place Two Different Intersections: Intersection of Benton Ave & Benard Pl. Primarily turning east/left from Benard Place onto Benton (obstruction due to tree and often parked cars and Benton has faster moving vehicles). Intersection of Code Ave & 56th. For those cars at stop sign on 56th facing west, unable to see cars traveling North on Code Ave (due to large hill). Suggestion would be a 4-way stop. The corner of Bernard Place and Benton, heading south on Bernard Place. There is a significant blind spot looking east because of overgrown bushes and a power line pole. Tingdale Ave & Benton Ave Code and Benton for school age kids who catch the bus there. Bernard Place and Benton. Bushes are overgrown. Bernard Place and Benton Avenue hansen and grove Benton and Tingdale Hansen & Benton ALL of Benton Avenue between Hwy 100 and Countryside Elementary WITHOUT sidewalks! You force people to walk on a very busy road. Benton and Tingdale Q11 Which intersection do you feel is unsafe? Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 14 of 34 Hansen and Benton, Hansen and Grove and Hansen and Vernon Tingdale/Benton Normandale Rd & Benton Ave The bridge over Tracy Ave and 62W intersection crossing the road (Hanson Rd) over Tracy Ave. Very busy during school morning and afternoons, especially in the winter, cars sit and create black ice. In normal times it can feel like a very scary place to cross. Hanson/Benton (no sidewalk) Dale/Grove (no stop sign for cars traveling on Grove) Exit off 100 and Benton turning onto Benton from side streets with no stop sign 59th and Code - there are shrubs on the north east corner that make the sight lines difficult. Optional question (21 response(s), 22 skipped) Question type: Essay Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 15 of 34 Q12 Which, if any, of the following factors contribute to your feeling that the intersection is unsafe? (select all that apply) 5 5 8 8 12 12 3 3 4 4 2 2 7 7 0 0 Lack of traffic control (traffic signal, stop sign, yield sign)Issues with sight lines or clear view Drivers failing to stop at stop sign Drivers failing to yield Drivers turning corner too fast Street(s) too wide Other (please specify)Insufficient lighting Question options 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Optional question (27 response(s), 16 skipped) Question type: Checkbox Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 16 of 34 Q13 In general, the intersection feels most unsafe when you are: 13 (44.8%) 13 (44.8%) 1 (3.4%) 1 (3.4%) 15 (51.7%) 15 (51.7%) Driving Bicycling Walking, jogging, or running Question options Optional question (29 response(s), 14 skipped) Question type: Radio Button Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 17 of 34 Q14 How frequently do you walk, jog, or run in your neighborhood? 28 (65.1%) 28 (65.1%) 11 (25.6%) 11 (25.6%) 4 (9.3%) 4 (9.3%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) Very frequently (daily or near daily)Frequently (2-3 times per week)Occasionally (1-4 times per month) Rarely (less than once per month)Never Question options Optional question (43 response(s), 0 skipped) Question type: Radio Button Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 18 of 34 Q15 If you walk, jog, or run in your neighborhood, what are your primary reasons for doing so? (select all that apply) 43 43 7 7 1 1 4 4 0 0 Health/exercise Travel to/from destination (such as store, coffee shop)Access transit Other (please specify) Commute to/from work Question options 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Optional question (43 response(s), 0 skipped) Question type: Checkbox Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 19 of 34 Sidewalks. Stop signs. Reduced speed limits. Sidewalk on Hansen rd More sidewalks or dedicated trails Sidewalks None. We don't need a sidewalk to exercise. When we want a path, we go to Bredesen. We certainly don't need a sidewalk on Eastview reconstruction projects will not cause us or others to exercise more. Add a sidewalk, but still need to address stop sign at Benton-Tingdale intersection. Change to a lighted stop sign. Something to draw attention to all drivers. More sidewalks! I would LOVE a sidewalk on Benton, so we could walk to school. Lack of sidewalks. Traffic doesn’t slow down. Add sidewalks where ever possible, improve the street in front of my house. Sidewalks along Hanson from Garden Park to Benton Q16 If you don't walk, jog, or run in your neighborhood as often as you would like, what reconstruction improvement might increase your walking, jogging, or running? Please list all that you can think of. Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 20 of 34 Optional question (13 response(s), 30 skipped) Question type: Essay Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 21 of 34 Q17 How frequently do you ride a bicycle in your neighborhood? 6 (14.0%) 6 (14.0%) 11 (25.6%) 11 (25.6%) 10 (23.3%) 10 (23.3%) 9 (20.9%) 9 (20.9%) 7 (16.3%) 7 (16.3%) Very frequently (daily or near daily)Frequently (2-3 times per week)Occasionally (1-4 times per month) Rarely (less than once per month)Never Question options Optional question (43 response(s), 0 skipped) Question type: Radio Button Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 22 of 34 Q18 If you ride a bicycle in your neighborhood, what are your primary reasons for doing so? (select all that apply) 31 31 11 11 3 3 0 0 0 0 Health/exercise Travel to/from destination (such as store, coffee shop)Other (please specify) Commute to/from work Access transit Question options 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 Optional question (34 response(s), 9 skipped) Question type: Checkbox Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 23 of 34 A sidewalk on one side of the street and a bike path on the other for Benton Ave could allow for more bike traffic. Reducing speed limits would also make the area more bike friendly. Smoother roads Bike lanes Our five kids ride/have ridden bikes in the neighborhood for two decades without problems or concerns other than completely avoiding Benton Avenue where there isn't a sidewalk. Safe bike lanes We certainly don't need a bike path on Eastview minimize hills horrible pot holes all over our neighborhood. fix those. No need for millions of dollars for special side walks for bike riding. lets not overcomplicate things and force a hand full of households to have to pay for sidewalks that everyone else uses Add a bike lane. Improved road conditions would make biking easier. There are many cracks in the roads nearby my house. Connection to the bikeway at Bredeson Park. Fear of traffic not seeing me- they drive too fast. Keep roads clear of sand and other debris to avoid slipping on bikes. Q19 If you don't ride a bicycle in your neighborhood as often as you would like, what reconstruction improvement might increase your bicycle riding frequency? Please list all that you can think of. Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 24 of 34 8/05/2020 08:29 AM Personal motivation Optional question (14 response(s), 29 skipped) Question type: Essay Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 25 of 34 Q20 How frequently do you or a member of your household park on the street? 1 (2.3%) 1 (2.3%) 3 (7.0%) 3 (7.0%) 9 (20.9%) 9 (20.9%) 16 (37.2%) 16 (37.2%) 14 (32.6%) 14 (32.6%) Very frequently (daily or near daily)Frequently (2-3 times per week)Occasionally (1-4 times per month) Rarely (less than once per month)Never Question options Optional question (43 response(s), 0 skipped) Question type: Radio Button Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 26 of 34 Q21 How frequently do visitors to your household park on the street? 4 (9.3%) 4 (9.3%) 9 (20.9%) 9 (20.9%) 16 (37.2%) 16 (37.2%) 13 (30.2%) 13 (30.2%) 1 (2.3%) 1 (2.3%) Very frequently (daily or near daily)Frequently (2-3 times per week)Occasionally (1-4 times per month) Rarely (less than once per month)Never Question options Optional question (43 response(s), 0 skipped) Question type: Radio Button Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 27 of 34 Q22 How satisfied are you with the availability of on-street parking in your neighborhood? 17 (39.5%) 17 (39.5%) 15 (34.9%) 15 (34.9%) 8 (18.6%) 8 (18.6%) 2 (4.7%) 2 (4.7%)1 (2.3%) 1 (2.3%) Very Satisfied Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Very dissatisfied Question options Optional question (43 response(s), 0 skipped) Question type: Radio Button Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 28 of 34 Since our street is only one-sided parking, it can get congested and on-street parking in front of our home can be unavailable. Traffic speeds on Benton Ave are too high to comfortable park on the street. no I am VERY concerned with the possibility of the streets narrowing. Thankfully our kids are all older now but the reduced visibility around parked cars is significant on the narrower streets, where ours has always felt very open and safe. People can swing around a parked car with lots more margin for safety. We wish on-street parking was not allowed overnight during the whole year. I prefer if people do not park in the street for long periods of time. Visiting is fine but everyday is annoying and over night is annoying. Constant on street parking makes the street too narrow and less safe. please don't create special cut outs for street parking. Street parking is only on the West side of the street but people always park on the East side also but the no parking is never enforced. What is that? some of the neighbors park in the street daily (59th) and if it gets narrowed it could create safety issue for kids going to the park. Not sure street is wide enough House behind us has insufficient space, so they park against pit side yard and sometimes go into the yard. Q23 Any additional comments about parking? Optional question (11 response(s), 32 skipped) Question type: Essay Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 29 of 34 The concrete street in front of house is in good shape. Seems like a waste to tear it up. The streets are in horrible condition. The City should be embarrassed that it let the streets get so bad. Please make better plans for the future! I would love if power/cable lines could be put underground. The households on our street have always been active and have lots of visitors, so even though we are only a block long there are often a lot of cars. We have never felt our kids were unsafe in the front yard or on the street with their bikes and have relatively little thru traffic since there isn't really a reason for it. Our only concern is a narrower road that turns it into a one-lane street that allows little margin for error when passing kids on bikes or going around parked cars. Wyman Ave north of the 62 bridge is terrible with the NB lane turned into a parking space that often has a vehicle in it and only enough room to get one car through. Storm drainage is not a significant issue, and would think a blended concrete apron would be as good as, and cheaper, and more aesthetically pleasing, than curb. fix the curbs and the horrible pavement and everyone will be happy. add a stop sign to grove and hansen road intersecton A sidewalk on our street would be welcome!! Q24 Please tell us anything else you would like us to know about existing traffic or street conditions in your neighborhood. Optional question (7 response(s), 36 skipped) Question type: Essay Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 30 of 34 Q25 Do you favor improving streetlights in your neighborhood? (residential streetlights are funded by special assessment) 8 (19.0%) 8 (19.0%) 33 (78.6%) 33 (78.6%) 1 (2.4%) 1 (2.4%) Yes No Other (please specify) Question options Optional question (42 response(s), 1 skipped) Question type: Radio Button Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 31 of 34 W 60th St TIngdale Ave. Tingdale 59th Street West Hansen Road Grove Hansen Benton Ave Grove St. Benard Place Bernard Place Hansen Rd Grove Tingdale Ave Q26 What is your street name? Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 32 of 34 5100 Block of W 58th St Bernard Place Bernard Place Code Ave. Eastview Dr. Eastview Drive Dale Avenue Dale Ave hansen road Benton Ave Hansen & Benton Tingdale Avenue and 59th Street Bernard Place Grove Street Hansen Rd Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 33 of 34 west 58th St TIngdale Ave Benton Ave Eastview Ave W 60th St Dale Eastview Drive Eastview eastview drive Eastview Dr. west 59th street Hansen Road Grove St and Melody Lane Abbott Place Mandatory Question (43 response(s)) Question type: Single Line Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 34 of 34 APPENDIX I Neighborhood Informational Meeting Materials APPENDIX J Correspondence from Residents APPENDIX K Preliminary Assessment Roll ENGINEERING STUDY CREEK KNOLL A & B NEIGHBORHOOD ROADWAY RECONSTRUCTION Abbott Place, Beard Avenue, Beard Court, Drew Avenue, Ewing Circle, Fuller Street, West 54th Street, West 55th Street IMPROVEMENT NO. BA-459 NOVEMBER XX, 2020 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT CITY OF EDINA I hereby certify that this report was prepared by me or under my direct supervision and that I am a duly Licensed Professional Engineer under the laws of the State of Minnesota. __________________ Aaron Ditzler Reg. No. Date Engineering Study Creek Knoll A&B Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-459 November __, 2020 2 SUMMARY: The project involves reconstruction of local bituminous and concrete streets, replacement of existing concrete curb and gutter, installation of new concrete curb and gutter, construction of new concrete sidewalk and localized rehabilitation of the sanitary sewer, watermain and storm sewer systems in the neighborhood. The estimated total project cost is $X,XXX,XXX. The estimated roadway construction cost is $X,XXX,XXX and will be funded through special assessments at a rate of approximately $X,XXX per residential equivalent unit (REU). Utility improvements amount to $X,XXX,XXX and will be funded through the City’s utility funds. Sidewalk improvements are estimated to cost $XX,XXX and will be funded through the Pedestrian and Cyclists Safety (PACS) fund. INITIATION: The project was initiated by the Engineering Department as part of the City’s Neighborhood Reconstruction Program, identified in the Capital Improvement Plan. The project complies with the City’s Living Streets Policy, as well as Vision Edina’s mission statement to “provide effective and valued public services” and “maintain a sound public infrastructure.” This project addresses updating substandard infrastructure with improvements associated with the roadway condition, watermain system, storm sewer system, sanitary sewer system and pedestrian facilities. LOCATION: The project includes Abbott Place, Beard Avenue, Beard Court, Drew Avenue, Ewing Circle, Fuller Street, West 54th Street and West 55th Street. A detailed location map of the project is shown in Figure 1. Figure 1: Project area Map Engineering Study Creek Knoll A&B Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-459 November __, 2020 3 EXISTING CONDITIONS: Roadways The roadways in this neighborhood were originally constructed between 1930 and 1950 (see Photo 1). Photo 1: Creek Knoll A & B Neighborhood, 1956 Maintenance records indicate seal coating was performed within the project area in 1996; West 54th Street had an edge mill in 2012 as part of a traffic calming project that included the installation of 15’ traffic circles at Drew and Beard Avenues. Approximately 60% of the streets in the neighborhood do not have concrete curb and gutter. The roadway width ranges from 27’ to 32’ and the average roadway width is 29’ (measured from the face of curb to the face of curb or edge of pavement). All the roadways currently have a bituminous surface. A recent geotechnical evaluation of the project area performed by Braun Intertec showed the roadway section varies from 1.25” to 6” of pavement over a sand and gravel aggregate base. As part of the City’s Pavement Management Program, all streets are regularly evaluated and rated on a scale from 1 to 100; 100 representing a brand-new road surface and 0 being extremely poor. This rating is referred to as the Pavement Condition Index (PCI), and is determined based on existing conditions and defects (alligator cracking, raveling, potholes, etc.). The average PCI for the City of Edina is 72 and the average PCI for Creek Knoll A&B is 23. An example of the current bituminous can be seen in Photos 2 and 3. Engineering Study Creek Knoll A&B Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-459 November __, 2020 4 Photo 2: Existing Bituminous Pavement Condition Photo 3: Existing Bituminous Pavement Condition Engineering Study Creek Knoll A&B Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-459 November __, 2020 5 Traffic and Crash Data Staff measured traffic volumes and speeds at several locations within or near the neighborhood. Average daily traffic volumes within the neighborhood range between117 and 1,006 vehicles per day with 85th percentile speeds between 21.3 and 30.1 miles per hour. Traffic and crash data for this project is shown in Appendix A. Multi-Modal Transportation Pedestrian Facilities Sidewalk is present on the north side of West 54th Street (in Minneapolis) for the entire length of the project and on the south side adjacent to 5401 France Avenue (Speedway) There is also a sidewalk on the north side of Fuller Street just east of France Avenue, adjacent to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church. A marked crosswalk on Fuller Street connects this sidewalk to the parking lot across the street. A wooden pedestrian bridge crosses Minnehaha Creek south of Beard Court but is not ADA compliant. Sidewalk also exists immediately adjacent to the project area on France Avenue from West 54th Street to Fuller Street (see Appendix B). Bicycle Facilities West 54th Street east of France Avenue is designated as a Neighborhood Slow Street, with signage and pavement markings to alert drivers to on-street bicycle traffic. There are advisory bike lanes immediately adjacent to the project area on West 54th Street west of France Avenue (see Appendix C). Public Utilities Sanitary Sewer The sanitary sewer system consists of 8” and 9” vitrified clay pipe (VCP) installed between 1942 and 19675, the bulk of which was constructed in 1945. There is a 24” VCP that runs through Beard Court, it was lined in 2014. Historical records indicate there have been a minimal number of back-ups or blockages in the area (see Appendix D). Watermain The potable watermain system consists of 6” ductile iron pipe (DIP) and 1.5” copper pipe installed between 1979 and 1995. The overall system has experienced a minimal number of breaks (see Appendix D). Most of the fire hydrants were installed in 1995. The homes on Abbot Place and on the east half of Beard Avenue from Abbot Place to West 54th Street are served by Minneapolis water. Many homes in the neighborhood were constructed prior to the availability of municipal water. Although several have had private wells properly sealed, City records suggest some remain unsealed. Based on Utility Billing records, there are no properties in the project area that rely on private wells for domestic water. Storm Sewer The storm sewer system is in the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. The system consists of 12” - 18” reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) and 8” – 18” polyvinyl chloride pipe (PVC), installation dates are unknown, as there is a lack of as-built records for the Creek Knoll neighborhood. There are a minimal amount of storm sewer inlets and pipes located within the project area, the majority of which are currently in the Engineering Study Creek Knoll A&B Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-459 November __, 2020 6 Minneapolis half of West 54th Street. There is overland flow through a ditch on the east side of Beard Court, to Minnehaha Creek. Most of the streets within the project area drain to Minnehaha Creek. Private Utilities Gas, electric, communications, cable and fiber optic utilities are present in the neighborhood. These utilities are a combination of overheard and underground facilities located in backyards or along the boulevards. Street lighting mostly consists of standard “cobra head” lights mounted on wooden poles located throughout the project area as shown in Appendix E. DESIGN INPUT: City Council 2018 Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan This plan, part of the draft 2018 Comprehensive Plan, was developed to guide the City’s efforts to create a comprehensive pedestrian and bicycle network. As shown in Appendix B, there is a proposed sidewalk on Beard Avenue between West 54th Street and Minnehaha Creek , and on France Avenue south of Fuller Street. Appendix C shows no proposed bicycle facilities within the project area. 2015 Living Streets Policy This policy balances the needs of motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists and transit riders in ways that promote safety and convenience, enhance community identity, create economic vitality, improve environmental sustainability and provide meaningful opportunities for active living and better health. The City will apply the Policy to all street projects, including those involving operations, maintenance, new construction, reconstruction, retrofits, repaving, rehabilitation or change in the allocation of pavement space on an existing roadway. The Living Streets Plan includes 15 principles to guide implementation of the Policy, divided into four categories: All Users and All Modes, Connectivity, Context Sensitivity and Sustainability. Below is a summary of how these principles are incorporated into this project: All Users and All Modes – This project will improve mobility and access to the transportation network for a variety of users, including pedestrians, cyclists, children, seniors and the disabled. Replacement of the pavement surfaces and traffic control signage will enhance safety and convenience for all users. Connectivity – This project involves maintaining a transportation system that can accommodate all modes of travel. Existing right-of-way will be repurposed to provide new multimodal transportation facilities, which in combination with existing and planned facilities, will form a multimodal network within the neighborhood. Context Sensitivity – Engineering strives to preserve and protect natural features within or adjacent to construction sites where feasible, including trees, waterways and sensitive slopes. Residents within the project area were invited to complete a questionnaire soliciting input on project design components, including multi-modal transportation, street lighting and local drainage problems. Sustainability – Engineering works closely with Public Works to implement infrastructure improvements with consideration of lifecycle costs and future Engineering Study Creek Knoll A&B Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-459 November __, 2020 7 maintenance. The new roadway section can be easily maintained long-term with the use of proactive rehabilitation treatments, which will significantly extend the life of the pavement. Reductions in impervious surfaces benefit water quality and may lessen the demand for chemicals to manage snow and ice (such as chloride). Construction operations are required to use the smallest footprint necessary to complete the work; this includes utilizing trenchless technologies, such as pipe bursting or cured-in-place pipe liners. This project will also reduce inflow and infiltration of clean water into the sanitary sewer system, minimizing regional wastewater treatment, reducing the risk of sewage surcharges and limiting the risk of back-ups to residential properties. Relevant portions of the Living Streets Plan can be found in Appendix F. 2018 Comprehensive Water Resource Management Plan The CWRMP identified a single area of flood inundation outside the Minnehaha Creek floodway and floodplain, within the project area, for both the 10-percent and 1- percent-annual-chance flood event (also referred to as the 10-year and 100-year frequency event, respectively). The area is in the rear yard of multiple properties between West 54th Street and Fuller Street (see Figure 2). Engineering Study Creek Knoll A&B Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-459 November __, 2020 8 Figure 2: West 54th St. and Fuller St. Backyard Flood Zone (MHS_4) This modeled inundation area impacts the backyards of approximately five properties, which are affected by the 10- and 100-year flood zones. Approximately 1.75 acres of stormwater from the neighboring properties discharge to the rear yards of these properties. There is no outlet other than overland flow is to the south between 3600 and 3516 Fuller Street to Fuller Street, and eventually to Minnehaha Creek. Staff Public Works A draft engineering study was provided to the City’s Public Works Department. [2020 COMMENTS REQUESTED] Engineering Study Creek Knoll A&B Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-459 November __, 2020 9 Police and Fire A draft engineering study was provided to the City’s Police and Fire Departments. [2020 COMMENTS REQUESTED] Parks and Recreation A draft engineering study was provided to the City’s Parks and Recreation Department. [2020 COMMENTS REQUESTED] Edina Transportation Commission Prior to the Edina Transportation Commission (ETC) regular meeting on October 22, 2020, a draft engineering study was provided for review. [COMMENTS] Relevant minutes from the ETC meetings are included in Appendix G. Residents As part of the Engineering Department’s practice of notifying residents 2-3 years prior to a potential reconstruction project, residents were invited to three open houses between September 2017 and September 2019. Materials from these meetings are available upon request. The full questionnaire and responses can be found in Appendix H. A neighborhood informational meeting was held on August 12, 2019 to discuss the improvements planned for this neighborhood and others proposed for construction in 2020. The meeting was attended by 39 residents representing 35 properties within the project area. Materials from this meeting can be found in Appendix I. Relevant correspondence from residents regarding the project can be found in Appendix J. PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS: The proposed improvements acknowledge many of the comments and concerns raised by residents throughout the information gathering process, while still maintaining the desired minimum standards of Engineering, Public Works and other City staff. Roadways Typical Section The bituminous and concrete roadway sections are proposed to be completely reconstructed to the subgrade, except for Ewing Circle, where spot curb and gutter replacement is proposed. The existing bituminous pavement and suitable aggregate material will be recycled for use as base material in the new roadway where feasible. Engineering Study Creek Knoll A&B Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-459 November __, 2020 10 A minimum of 8” of aggregate base material will be graded and compacted as the base layer prior to placement of 2.5” of bituminous non-wear and 1.5” of bituminous wear course. Unsuitable subgrade materials will be replaced as necessary to provide adequate support for the new roadbed. The reconstructed sections will meet the requirements of a minimum 20-year pavement design life based on projected traffic loadings. All roadways within the project area are designated as Local Streets in the Living Streets Plan. Per this plan’s design guidelines, Local Streets have a typical width of 27’ (measured from the face of curb to the face of curb) without sidewalks or 24’ with a 5’ sidewalk on one side. The majority of the roadways are proposed to be reconstructed to 27’; Beard Avenue is proposed to be reconstructed to 24’ due to the proposed sidewalk (see Pedestrian Facilities below) and narrow right-of-way (see Right-of-Way section below). West 54th Street will be reconstructed in coordination with the City of Minneapolis. A joint powers agreement that outlines each cities responsibilities can be found in Appendix ?. Geometrics The traffic circles on West 54th Street will be reconstructed to provide adequate traffic calming in the neighborhood, and associated signage will be replaced. Parking Per the Living Streets Plan, on-street parking should be evaluated based on classification, adjacent land uses, existing demand and costs of construction and maintenance. Staff recommends no parking on Fuller Street between France Avenue and 3721 Fuller Street, which is consistent with current conditions. The existing and proposed roadway widths, sidewalk widths and parking recommendations are shown in Table 1. Street Existing Roadway Width¹ (face to face), feet Proposed Roadway Width (face to face), feet Sidewalk Width, feet Boulevard Width, feet Parking Abbott Place 32 27 - - Two-sided Beard Avenue 28 24 5 5 One-sided Ewing Circle 28 27 - - Two-sided Fuller Street 29 27 - - Two-sided2 West 54th Street 30 27 - - Two-sided West 55th Street 29 27 - - Two-sided ¹Existing roadway width is measured from edge of bituminous to edge of bituminous on streets with no curb and gutter 2 No parking between France Avenue and 3721 Fuller Street Table 1: Street Widths, Sidewalks and Parking Engineering Study Creek Knoll A&B Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-459 November __, 2020 11 Roadway Signage All traffic signage within the project area, including street name blades, will be replaced to improve visibility and reflectivity (see Appendix E). All new signs will conform to the standards of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). Multi-Modal Transportation Pedestrian Facilities A 5’ boulevard style concrete sidewalk is proposed on the west side of Beard Avenue from Minnehaha Creek to West 54th Street. This sidewalk will connect to the existing sidewalk on West 54th Street, the pedestrian bridge over Minnehaha Creek, and to future sidewalks on Beard Avenue south of Minnehaha Creek. A 5’ boulevard style concrete sidewalk is also proposed for the east side of France Avenue between Fuller Street and West 57th Street. This sidewalk will connect to existing sidewalks on France Avenue and West 54th Street and will improve pedestrian access to Metro Transit’s future E Line bus rapid transit (BRT) service on France Avenue. The location was selected by staff based on existing topography, connections to existing facilities and right-of-way impacts. The grass boulevard that will separate the new curb and the proposed sidewalk along Beard Avenue will be 5’ wide for most of the length of the street but may vary depending on existing conflicts. The separation from vehicle traffic creates a more pedestrian-friendly environment and is preferred by Public Works for snow storage. Figure 3 shows all existing and proposed pedestrian facilities. Figure 3: Existing and Proposed Pedestrian Facilities Engineering Study Creek Knoll A&B Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-459 November __, 2020 12 All adjacent pedestrian curb ramps will be reconstructed to meet the current design standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and portions of the existing sidewalks will be reconstructed as necessary. The existing marked crosswalk and associated signage on Fuller Street will be replaced. The proposed sidewalk on France Avenue will be maintained by City staff, including snow plowing. As none of the remaining sidewalk segments are along a Country Road, a Municipal State Aid roadway nor included in the City’s Active Routes to School Plan, they will be maintained by the adjacent property owners. Bicycle Facilities Aside from the traffic circles and signage on West 54th Street associated with the Neighborhood Slow Street, there are no proposed bicycle facilities within the project area. Public Utilities Sanitary Sewer The sanitary sewer main has been televised, and portions will be repaired using a combination of open cut and cured-in-place-pipe (CIPP) methods. These repairs will address the issues of sags, cracks and groundwater infiltration into the sewer main. The manhole castings will also be removed and replaced to reduce inflow and infiltration of stormwater. Watermain Echologics, LLC was hired by the City to perform a non-invasive pipe condition assessment on the watermain within the project area, and staff has reviewed historical break data to determine the extent of improvements needed. Selective portions of the existing watermain will be replaced using a combination of pipe bursting, lining and open cut methods, and all water services will be replaced. All gate valves and fire hydrants within the project area will be replaced and, if needed, additional hydrants will be installed to meet current public safety standards. The new fire hydrants will include the Storz nozzle fittings desired by the Edina Fire Department for quick connection of fire hoses. As part of the City’s Wellhead Protection Plan, staff plans to engage property owners who have unsealed private wells and encourage them to have them properly sealed. Storm Sewer Based on existing conditions and the scope of utility work, new concrete curb and gutter will be installed throughout the project, except for Ewing Circle, providing a continuous, functional conduit for stormwater. The storm sewer network will have modifications to resolve existing drainage issues at various locations throughout the neighborhood. Some of the existing structures will be removed and replaced due to their poor condition. Sump drains will be installed where feasible to allow property owners to connect their sump pump discharges directly into the storm sewer system. Additional storm sewer will be constructed, with the addition of new curb and gutter, staff is still evaluating proposed structure locations and pipe sizes. Additionally, with Engineering Study Creek Knoll A&B Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-459 November __, 2020 13 the addition of new storm sewer, the existing outlets off Abbott Place and West 55th Street will need to be upsized. Staff will engage in further discussions with Barr Engineering to determine outlet sizing and other Minnehaha Creek Watershed district permitting requirements. The 2018 Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan recommended that the storm sewer system be upgraded to protect the structure at 3600 Fuller Street from flooding during the 100-year frequency storm event. Staff is currently evaluating the feasibility of extending storm sewer from Fuller Street to the backyard. Staff will also communicate and coordinate with adjacent property owners, as necessary. Private Utilities Staff met with representatives of several private utility companies on October 28, 2020 to discuss the proposed 2021 reconstruction projects and preliminary improvements. Portions of the private utility networks may receive upgrades prior to construction; however, this work is not part of the City’s project. Currently, the City does not have a standard to determine where and when street lighting should be improved. Unlike other infrastructure improvements, lighting can be installed at a later date with minimal disturbance through the use of trenchless technologies. The lighting in the neighborhood is sufficient to delineate the intersections; therefore, staff is recommending no revisions to the current street lighting. RIGHT-OF-WAY/ EASEMENTS: Existing roadway right-of-way in this neighborhood is 60’ except for West 54th Street where it is 66’ and Ewing Circle where it is 36’. Half of the ROW for West 54th Street is located within the City of Minneapolis. Staff is currently working with Minneapolis staff to obtain a joint powers agreement for improvements to this border street. A ROW permit from Hennepin County will be required for work that will occur at France Avenue. Many properties have vegetation, boulders or other landscaped items within the City right-of-way. A portion of these landscape items will interfere with some of the proposed infrastructure improvements and will need to be removed to complete the necessary work. Engineering Study Creek Knoll A&B Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-459 November __, 2020 14 PROJECT COSTS: The total estimated project cost is $X,XXX,XXX (see Table 2). The total cost includes direct costs for engineering, clerical and construction finance costs from the start of the project to the final assessment hearing. Item Amount Total Cost Funding Source Roadway Total: $ X,XXX,XXX Special Assessments Railroad Crossing Surface $ XX,XXX City ____Funds Sanitary Sewer $XX,XXX Watermain $X,XXX,XXX Storm Sewer $X,XXX,XXX Utility Total: $ X,XXX,XXX City Utility Funds Sidewalk Total: $ XX,XXX PACS Fund Project Total: $ X,XXX,XXX Table 2: Estimated Project Costs ASSESSMENTS: Assessments will be levied against the benefiting adjacent properties pursuant to Chapter 429 of the Minnesota State Statues. Based on the City’s Special Assessment Policy, there are XXX roadway residential equivalent units (REUs) in the Creek Knoll A & B project area. The estimated assessment per REU is $X,XXX (see Figure 4). Figure 4: Preliminary Roadway Assessment Map Engineering Study Creek Knoll A&B Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-459 November __, 2020 15 All single-family residential properties located entirely within the project area, baring properties with corner lot REU adjustment factors, will be subjected to an assessment of 1 REU. There are two single-family residential properties located in the project limits that have a corner lot REU adjustment factor. Table 3 shows their REU calculations based on the City’s current assessment policy. PID House Number Street Proposed REU Corner REU Factor Assessable REU 2002824220075 3820 55TH ST W 1 0.5 0.5 2002824220080 3817 55TH ST W 1 0.5 0.5 Table 3: Single-Family Residential Corner Lots There are seven multi-family residential properties located in the project limits, Table 4 shows their REU calculations based on the City’s current assessment policy. PID House Number Street Type of Property Proposed REU Multi- Family REU Factor Corner REU Factor Assessable REU 2002824220115 5401 DREW AVE S Duplex 1 0.8 - 0.8 2002824220116 5403 DREW AVE S Duplex 1 0.8 - 0.8 2002824220103 5504 EWING CIR Double Bungalow 2 0.8 0.5 0.8 2002824220110 5512 EWING CIR Duplex 1 0.8 0.5 0.4 2002824220111 5516 EWING CIR Duplex 1 0.8 0.5 0.4 2002824220113 3501 54TH ST W Double Bungalow 2 0.8 - 1.6 2002824220027 3617 54TH ST W Double Bungalow 2 0.8 - 1.6 Table 4: Multi-Family Residential – Single Family Attached There is one retail property located in the project limits, Table 5 shows their REU calculations based on the City’s current assessment policy. Engineering Study Creek Knoll A&B Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-459 November __, 2020 16 PID House Number Street Type of Property Gross Square Footage Commercial REU (Based on Square Footage) Corner REU Factor Assessable REU 2002824220045 5401 FRANCE AVE S Retail 3891 5.8 0.5 2.9 Table 5: Commercial – Office and Retail There is one place of worship property located in the project limits, Table 6 shows their REU calculations based on the City’s current assessment policy. PID House Number Street Type of Property Gross Square Footage Institutional REU (Based on Square Footage) Corner REU Factor Assessable REU 2002824220045 5401 FRANCE AVE S Church 44,662 9 0.5 4.5 Table 6: Institutional – Places of Worship The preliminary assessment roll can be found in Appendix K. PROJECT SCHEDULE: The following schedule outlines the past and future tasks to be performed related to the project: Neighborhood Open House (all 2020/2021 projects) September 24, 2018 Neighborhood Informational Meeting (all 2020 projects) August 12, 2019 Virtual Online Neighborhood Informational Meeting (all 2021 projects) August, 2020 ETC Engineering Study Review October 22, 2020 Receive Engineering Study December ??, 2020 Public Improvement Hearing December ??, 2020 Bid Opening March/April 2021 Award Contract/Begin Construction Spring 2021 Complete Construction Fall 2021 Final Assessment Hearing October 2022 RECOMMENDATION: Staff believes the project can be completed during the 2021 construction season. Staff believes the construction of this project is feasible, cost effective and necessary to improve the public infrastructure in the Creek Knoll A & B neighborhood. APPENDIX: A. Traffic and Crash Data B. Comprehensive Plan Update – Pedestrian Facilities C. Comprehensive Plan Update – Bicycle Facilities D. Sewer Blocks and Watermain Breaks E. Streetlights and Signs F. Living Streets Plan G. Edina Transportation Commission Meeting Minutes H. Resident Questionnaire x 2 (x 3?) Engineering Study Creek Knoll A&B Neighborhood Reconstruction BA-459 November __, 2020 17 I. Neighborhood Informational Meeting Materials J. Correspondence from Residents K. Preliminary Assessment Roll APPENDIX A Traffic and Crash Data Creek Knoll A/B Traffic and Crash Data Traffic Data Location Description Year Average Daily Traffic 85th % Speed, mph 1West 55thStreet 2012 238 26.6 2West 55thStreet 2012 198 24.4 3 Fuller Street 2020 345 21.9 2011 280 21.4 4 Fuller Street 2011 194 24.5 5 Drew Avenue 2011 117 23.3 6 Drew Avenue 2011 268 22.6 7West 54thStreet 2017 801 30.1 2015 1,006 26.4 8 Beard Avenue 2020 164 21.3 Crash Data Location Severity Year Month Time A Property Damage – Collision with Motor Vehicle 2018 December 3:00 p.m. Property Damage – Collision with Motor Vehicle 2012 August 1:00 p.m. Property Damage – Collision with Motor Vehicle 2011 May 8:00 a.m. B Possible Injury – Collision with Motor Vehicle 2011 July 2:00 p.m. Property Damage – Collision with Parked Vehicle 2011 February 8:00 p.m. C Property Damage – Collision with Motor Vehicle 2011 January 5:00 p.m. D Minor Injury – Collision with Motor Vehicle 2010 December 1:00 p.m. APPENDIX B City Comprehensive Plan Update – Pedestrian Facilities Map Braemar Golf Course Bredesen Park Rosland Park Pamela Park Lewis Park Highlands Park Walnut Ridge Park Todd Park Garden Park Heights Park Van Valkenburg Park Fred Richards Golf Course Creek Valley Park Lake Edina Park Krahl Hill Normandale Park Weber Field Park Arneson Acres Park Countryside Park Alden Park Utley Park Yorktown Park Wooddale Park Arden Park York Park Cornelia Park Strachauer Park Fox MeadowPark Edinborough Park KojetinPark McGuirePark BirchcrestPark SherwoodPark Melody LakePark Williams Park ChowenPark St. John'sPark TingdalePark BrowndalePark GrandviewSquare FrankTupa Park Courtney Fields ?úA@ ?ÞA@ )y Mud Lake )y ?ÞA@ ?úA@ LakeEdina Mirror Lake Lake Cornelia ArrowheadLake HighlandsLake IndianheadLake Melody Lake LakePamela HawkesLake Harvey Lake Centennial Lake Minnehaha Creek N in e Mi le Cree k Nine Mile Creek Canadian Pacific RailroadCanadian Pacific RailroadBLAKE RDSCHAEFER RDVERNON AVEFRANCE AVE SXERXES AVE SCAHILL RD70TH ST W 66TH ST W YORK AVE SINTERLACHEN BLVD MALONEY AVE 44 T H S T W 50TH ST W 54TH ST W 58TH ST W GLEASON RD70TH ST W 76TH ST W DEWEY HILL RD VALLEY VIEW RD VALLEY VIEW RD MINNESOTA DR78TH ST W / Engineering DeptMay 2018 Pedestrian Facilities Proposed FacilitiesExisting Facilities Existing Sidewalk Existing Park Pathway Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail New Primary Sidewalk New Secondary Sidewalk New Shared Use Path Upgrade to Shared Use Path Twin Loops Facility APPENDIX C City Comprehensive Plan Update – Bicycle Facilities Map ?ÞA@ )y ?úA@ Mud Lake LakeEdina Mirror Lake Lake Cornelia ArrowheadLake HighlandsLake IndianheadLake Melody Lake LakePamela HawkesLake Harvey Lake Centennial Lake AldenPark VanValkenburgPark FoxMeadowPark HighlandsPark Todd Park Weber FieldParkKojetinPark BrowndalePark WooddaleParkWilliamsParkUtleyPark FrankTupaPark SherwoodPark ArdenPark YorkPark ChowenPark PamelaParkSt JohnsPark StrachauerPark RoslandPark BristolParkCorneliaPark ArnesonAcresPark LakeEdinaParkFred RichardsGolf Course YorktownPark EdinboroughPark GardenPark MelodyLakePark TingdalePark CountrysidePark BredesenPark WalnutRidgePark KrahlHill Creek Valley Park HeightsPark NormandalePark McGuirePark LewisParkBraemar Park and Golf Course(Courtney Fields) Minnehaha Creek Ni ne M ile C re e k Nine Mile Creek Canadian Pacific RailroadCanadian Pacific RailroadBlake RdVernon AveFrance Ave SXerxes Ave SCahill Rd70th St W Interlachen Blvd Maloney Ave 4 4 th S t W 50th St W 54th St W 58th St W Gleason Rd70th St W 76th St W Dewey Hill Rd Valley View Rd Valley View Rd Minnesota Dr78th St W Wooddale AveTracy AveParklawn AveConcord AveBenton Ave Gle a s o n R dMalibu RdGreen Farms RdMcCauley Trl SMirror Lakes DrLincoln DrWashington AveDivision St Vernon AveGolf Ter Code AveWilryan AveNormandale RdWest Shore DrCornelia DrFrance Ave SYork Ave S77th St WOhms LnHilary Ln Olinger Blvd 66th St W Antrim Rd63rd St W Xerxes Ave S69th St W Bush Lake RdMetro Blvd66th St W 62nd St W Valley Ln Brookside Ave?úA@ ?ÞA@ )y 74th St W V alley View R dEngineering DeptMay 2018 / O:\Users\engineering\Projects\Bicycle_Facilities_Asbuilts.mxd Proposed Bicycle Facilities New Shared Use Path Upgrade to Shared Use Path Standard Bike Lane New Buffered Bike Lane Upgrade to Buffered Bike Lane Neighborhood Slow Street Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail Twin Loops Facility APPENDIX D Sewer Blocks and Watermain Breaks APPENDIX E Street Lights and Signs PROJECT LIMITSW 54TH STDREW AVEFULLER STW 55TH STABBOTT PLBEARD AVEEWING CIRFRANCE AVEBEARD CTCity of MinneapolisCity of Edina360135115411380933015407550455055512540937045504-083820542333323501541937013604380854035401370935213324380936083609351337043812350835313310360436163516350138053509350035043729350937133705371233083504351237083609362054253225540255165405540054015501550554215401541054 1 75413 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Living Streets Policy INTRODUCTION The Living Streets Policy was developed to provide the framework for a Living Streets Plan. The policy initially stood alone and included sections to guide the creation of the Living Street Plan. This revised policy is now an integral part of the Living Streets Plan. The Living Streets Policy ties directly to key community goals outlined in the City’s 2008 Comprehensive Plan. Those goals include safe walking, bicycling and driving; reduced storm water runoff, reduced energy consumption, and promoting health. The Living Streets Policy also compliments voluntary City initiatives such the “do.town” effort related to community health, Tree City USA and the Green Step Cities programs related to sustainability. In other cases, the Living Streets Policy will assist the City in meeting mandatory requirements set by other agencies. The Living Streets Policy is broken up into three parts: Vision, Principles and Implementation. The Policy is followed by a description of core services provided by the City of Edina that are related to or implemented in part through Living Streets. POLICY Living Streets balance the needs of motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians and transit riders in ways that promote safety and convenience, enhance community identity, create economic vitality, improve environmental sustainability, and provide meaningful opportunities for active living and better health. The Living Streets Policy defines Edina’s vision for Living Streets, the principles Living Streets will embody, and the plan that will guide implementation of their construction. LIVING STREETS VISION Edina is a place where ... • Transportation utilizing all modes is equally safe and accessible; • Residents and families regularly choose to walk or bike; • Streets enhance neighborhood character and community identity; • Streets are safe, inviting places that encourage human interaction and physical activity; • Public policy strives to promote sustainability through balanced infrastructure investments; • Environmental stewardship and reduced energy consumption are pursued in public and private sectors alike; and • Streets support vibrant commerce and add to the value of adjacent land uses. Mini Fact Expect cyclists on the road. Watch for cyclists on the road. Treat them as you would any slow-moving vehicle. Living Streets Plan – 2. Living Streets Policy 9 LIVING STREETS PRINCIPLES Fifteen principles guide implementation of the Living Streets Policy in the areas of all users and all modes, connectivity, context sensitivity and sustainability. The City will incorporate these principles when planning for and designing the local transportation network and when making public and private land use decisions. All Users and All Modes Principle 1: Living Streets are high-quality transportation facilities that meet the needs of the most vulnerable users such as pedestrians, cyclists, children, seniors and the disabled; and Principle 2: Living Streets provide access and mobility for all transportation modes while enhancing safety and convenience for all users. Connectivity Principle 3: The City designs, operates and maintains a transportation system that provides a highly connected network of streets that accommodate all modes of travel; Principle 4: The City seeks opportunities to overcome barriers to active transportation by preserving and repurposing existing rights-of-way and adding new rights- of-way to enhance connectivity for pedestrians, bicyclists and transit; Principle 5: The City prioritizes improvements to non-motorized connections to key destinations such as public facilities, public transit, the regional transportation network and commercial areas; Principle 6: The City will require new developments to provide interconnected street and sidewalk networks that connect to existing or planned streets or sidewalks on the perimeter of the development; and Principle 7: Projects will include consideration of the logical termini by mode. For example, the logical termini for a bike lane or sidewalk may extend beyond the traditional limits of a street construction or reconstruction project, in order to ensure multimodal connectivity and continuity. Context Sensitivity Principle 8: Living Streets are developed with input from stakeholders and designed to consider neighborhood character and promote a strong sense of place; Principle 9: Living Streets preserve and protect natural features such as waterways, urban forest, sensitive slopes and soils; Principle 10: Living Streets are designed and built with coordination between business and property owners along commercial corridors to develop vibrant commercial districts; Living Streets Plan – 2. Living Streets Policy 10 Principle 11: Living Streets coordinate with regional transit networks and regional authorities; and Principle 12: The City will consider the fiscal context of projects and potential financial impacts when implementing Living Streets at the project level. Sustainability Principle 13: Living Streets will improve the current and future quality of life of the public, Principle 14: Living Streets will reduce environmental impacts associated with the construction and operation of roadways; and Principle 15: The City will increase the life span and resilience of its infrastructure and will build infrastructure with consideration for lifecycle costs and ease of maintenance. LIVING STREETS IMPLEMENTATION The City of Edina will develop Living Streets in the regular course of business of maintaining, expanding or redeveloping the road network and will be guided by the Vision and Principles established above. Implementation will happen predominantly through the neighborhood street reconstruction program, but also though specific stand-alone stormwater utility, pedestrian, bicycle or safety projects. Project prioritization is not specifically part of the Living Streets Plan. Prioritization of projects takes place in the City’s Capital Improvement Program and Budget and is determined by the City Council with guidance from the Living Streets Vision and Principles. The City will actively promote and apply the Living Streets Policy and Plan by: • Applying the Living Streets Policy and Plan to all street projects, including those involving operations, maintenance, new construction, reconstruction, retrofits, repaving, rehabilitation or changes in the allocation of pavement space on an existing roadway. This also includes privately built roads, sidewalks, paths and trails. • Drawing on all sources of transportation funding and actively pursuing grants, cost-sharing opportunities and other new or special funding sources as applicable. • Through all City departments supporting the vision and principles outlined in this Plan in their work. • By acting as an advocate for Living Streets principles when a local transportation or land use decision is under the jurisdiction of another agency. Projects that implement Living Streets will be guided by pedestrian and cyclist network plans and roadway classifications and will consider the physical, social, ecologic, regulatory and economic context in a given project area. Living Streets Plan – 2. Living Streets Policy 11 The project delivery system used to build Living Streets will: • Systematically engage Edina residents and project stakeholders to better inform project-level recommendations. • Keep Edina residents and project stakeholders informed about Living Streets and the range of services they help provide. • Follow minimum Living Streets design requirements and standards. • Manage construction impacts to residents and users of streets. Network The creation of a Living Streets network of road, pedestrian and bicycle facilities provides mobility, accessibility and access to people, places and spaces. The resulting interconnection of neighborhoods links people to goods and services and to one another, and increases quality of life for those who live in, work in, or visit the city. Existing and planned transportation networks are identified in the City of Edina Comprehensive Plan and other approved/adopted plans. Network plans include: • Roadway Network (Functional Classification, Jurisdictional Classification) • Sidewalk Facilities • Bicycle Facilities (Comprehensive Bicycle Transportation Plan) • Active Routes to School Comprehensive Plan • Transit Service Network plans are approved by the City Council. In most cases, modification requires an amendment of the Comprehensive Plan. The expansion, creation and improvement of pedestrian and bicycle networks will be well planned and prioritized: • Expansion of existing networks and providing connections to key traffic generators or destinations provide immediate benefit to all network users and is a top priority. • Network connections serving vulnerable users such as children, seniors and the disabled are a top priority. • Network connections serving high-volume uses such as schools, retail destinations or regional public transit are a top priority. Living Streets Plan – 2. Living Streets Policy 12 Context Contextual variety can either constrain or create opportunity in roadway and other infrastructure projects. The following are contexts that will be considered and will influence the planning, design and implementation of Living Streets. Exceptions Living Streets principles will be included in all street construction, reconstruction, repaving and rehabilitation projects, except under one or more of the conditions listed below. City staff will document proposed exceptions as part of a project proposal. • A project involves only ordinary maintenance activities designed to keep assets in serviceable condition, such as mowing, cleaning, sweeping, spot repair, concrete joint repair or pothole filling, or when interim measures are implemented on a temporary detour. Such maintenance activities, however, shall consider and meet the needs of bicyclists and pedestrians. CONTEXTS OF LIVING STREETS Ecological Water resource, ponds, wetlands, lakes, streams Natural resouces, trees, and urban forest Air quality Climate Sun and shade Materials, waste, energy, sustainability Regulatory State Aid roadway Watershed rules Operational Maintenance operations Traffic control or functional constraints Project Type Public Neighborhood street reconstruction Neighborhood street reconstruction with major associated utility work State Aid street reconstruction Stand-alone sidewalk, bicycle or utility project Public partner lead State County Transit agency Parks district Private development Will remain private Future public Living Streets Plan – 2. Living Streets Policy 13 • The City exempts a project due to an excessively disproportionate cost of establishing a bikeway, walkway or transit enhancement as part of a project. • The City determines that the construction is not practically feasible or cost effective because of significant or adverse environmental impacts to waterways, flood plains, remnants or native vegetation, wetlands or other critical areas. • Available budget is constrained or project timing allows more efficient construction at a later date. Engagement Members of the public have an interest in understanding and providing input for public projects. Project recommendations will be developed with a transparent and defined level of public engagement. The public will have access to the decision-making process and decision makers via public meetings and other correspondence and will be provided the opportunity to give input throughout the process. Project reports will discuss how their input helped to influence recommendations and decisions. The City of Edina’s Living Streets will continue to engage and solicit public input as a vital component of the project implementation process. See Chapter 5 for a more detailed discussion regarding the purpose of and opportunities for public engagement. Design The guidelines contained in the Living Streets Plan will be used to direct the planning, funding, design, construction, operation and maintenance of new and modified streets, sidewalks, paths and trails. The guidelines allow for context-sensitive designs. The Design Guidelines (see Chapter 6): • Keep street pavement widths to the minimum necessary. • Provide well-designed pedestrian accommodation in the form of sidewalks or shared-use pathways on all arterial, collector and local connector streets. Sidewalks shall also be required where streets abut a public school, public building, community playfield or neighborhood park. Termini will be determined by context. • Provide frequent, convenient and safe street crossings. These may be at intersections designed to be pedestrian friendly, or at mid-block locations where needed and appropriate. • Provide bicycle accommodation on all primary bike routes. • Allocate right-of-way for boulevards. • Allocate right-of-way for parking only when necessary and not in conflict with Living Streets principles. • Consider streets as part of our natural ecosystem and incorporate landscaping, trees, rain gardens and other features to improve air and water quality. The Design Guidelines in this Plan will be incorporated into other City plans, manuals, rules, regulations and programs as appropriate. As new and better practices evolve, the City will update this Living Streets Plan. Minimum standards will guide how vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle networks interact and share public right of way. Living Streets Plan – 2. Living Streets Policy 14 Benchmarks and Performance Measures The ability to measure the performance of a plan, as well as knowing that it is functioning as it is intended, is vitally important to overall success and the ability to sustain it. With this in mind, the City will monitor and measure its performance relative to the Living Streets Policy. Benchmarks that will demonstrate success include: Every street and neighborhood is a comfortable place for walking and bicycling. This does not mean that every street in the city will have walking and biking facilities. It means that each neighborhood will provide a network of these facilities such that walking and biking to and through neighborhoods is a comfortable experience. Every child can walk or bike to school or a park safely. It is essential that alternatives to driving to school or parks be provided to children and their caregivers. These alternatives – walking or bicycling – will be both safe and convenient modes of transportation. See the Edina Active Routes to School Plan for more information. Seniors, children, and disabled people can cross all streets safely and comfortably. Opportunities to cross all streets in Edina, including local, collectors and arterial streets, will be provided. These crossings will be safe and comfortable for all users, regardless of age or ability. An active way of life is available to all. Opportunities for active living should be made available to all members of the Edina community by connecting centers of activity via active, multimodal transportation. Each resident of and visitor to Edina will have the ability to lead an active way of life. There are zero traffic fatalities or serious injuries. Perhaps the ultimate safety benchmark is zero traffic fatalities or serious injuries. Modeled from the Vision Zero Initiative (www.visionzeroinitiative.com), an aspirational yet primary goal of Living Streets is to achieve this high level of safety on the City’s roadways. Reduce untreated street water flows into local waterways and reduce storm water volume. Cost-effective stormwater best management practices (BMPs) are strategically selected to go above and beyond regulatory requirements to provide for flood protection and clean water services through the use of infrastructure that retains, settles, filters, infiltrates, diverts or reduces the volume of stormwater that flows to local surface waters. Retail streets stay or become popular regional destinations. Part of Edina’s Living Streets vision is that “streets support vibrant commerce.” While most of the city’s streets are residential, Edina’s business districts are a vital part of the community. The benefits of Living Streets extend to retail streets as well, making them more attractive to businesses and consumers alike. Living Streets Plan – 2. Living Streets Policy 15 The City will draw on the following data to measure performance: • Number of crashes or transportation-related injuries reported to the Police Department. • Number and type of traffic safety complaints or requests. • Resident responses to transportation related questions in resident surveys. • Resident responses to post-project surveys. • The number of trips by walking, bicycling and transit (if applicable) as measured before and after the project. • Envision ratings from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure. • Additional performance measures may be identified as this Policy is implemented. Mini Fact Motorists must stop behind all crosswalks. Living Streets Plan – 2. Living Streets Policy APPENDIX G Edina Transportation Commission Meeting Minutes APPENDIX H Resident Questionnaires Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey SURVEY RESPONSE REPORT 30 January 2019 - 10 August 2020 PROJECT NAME: Creek Knoll A & B Neighborhood Roadway Reconstruction SURVEY QUESTIONS Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 1 of 37 In the spring during snow melt and during summer rains water stands at base of the sidewalk crossing fuller that extends from the parking lot south to Fuller. all of the water down the street runs into our driveway and across our yard and our neighbor's yard along with all the street debris because of no curbs. The driveway is not able to be sloped more to avoid this issue. The sewer line under the street apparently is higher than normal which required a sewer pump from our basement. We have a second line that can be used to hook- up to a normal depth sewer line. The link between France (Hennepin County) and 55th Street are not coordinated and both streets seem to be getting higher and higher without rebuilding the sidewalks and curbs, so they wash out into big puddles many years. Bottom of my driveway washes out each year creating a 6 inch deep pot hole. Standing water in street Q1 Does you property have drainage issues the City should know about? Examples: History of flooding/standing water, grading, b... Q2 Please comment on any drainage issues. 17 (39.5%) 17 (39.5%) 26 (60.5%) 26 (60.5%) Yes No Question options Mandatory Question (43 response(s)) Question type: Radio Button Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 2 of 37 6/25/2020 08:52 AM Water ponds in the street at the northeast corner of my lot. The ponding occurs frequently and regularly and has done so for over forty years. Please correct that situation. Thanks. History of flooding/standing water near culvert on Beard flowing into creek, history of flooding down hill on 55th. At 3705 W 55th St, we used to have a flooded driveway, garage, and basement during heavy rains. The last time the street was repaved, it was intentionally sloped away from our driveway. This totally fixed the problem. It is essential that you maintain that same slope in this 2021 reconstruction. Significant overflow from the street use to run from the street down our drive and around our house causing flooding damage. City installed a "hump" about 10 years ago at the end of our drive which eliminated the issue. At the corner of 55th Street and Beard Ct, there is a slightly elevated berm that runs along the outer periphery of the cul-de-sac (i.e., across the north edge of the courtyard), which was intended to direct rain flow toward the gulley just west of the courtyard that feeds into the Creek. However, in heavy rains (which we have experienced frequently in the past several years), the berm fails to effectively divert the water toward the gulley. Instead, we experience heavy volumes of rain water rushing over the berm toward my home (5505 Beard Ct) and the home of my neighbor (5509 Beard Ct). The water tends to pool up and lap against the wooden garage door at 5505 Beard Court, and/or carve a gulch between our two yards as the water makes its way to the Creek. This creates damage to our landscape, grasses and plants. Drainage has been a huge problem on our property: Water runs into my front walkway, covering up to 1/2 of my sidewalk. In the winter, thawing and freezing makes my sidewalk an ice rink. Water also ran down our driveway into back yard causing serious damage to the back yard. I paid thousands of dollars to repair the damage. Finally, I asked the city to raise the end of my driveway to move the water downhill away from my property and that has helped. 1. A street drain in front of neighbors house goes under his house and ends in our back yards. It dumps out in our yards leaving a puddle and dirt and nowhere to go. Could this be replaced with a drain that goes under the road down the block to a current natural entrance to the creek, or just eliminate the drain and let the water go down the block to the natural entrance! 2. We have been in our house for 40 years and have seen the street change many times. Mainly the height. I have 2 driveways, one on the west side of the lot used to park cars, and one the east side of the lot going down to the tuck under garage. The one on the west side has seen the road in front rise about 6 inches due to reconstruction when the city water was put in and then when 2 Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 3 of 37 or 3 layers of blacktop were put over the first layer over the years. Much higher and the street water come up to the house over the west driveway and would flow over the east driveway down into the garage. The city has already put a temporary berm on the east driveway to stop the water from going over. I would like the street lowered past our house. Our neighbor to the west would probably like this too. There is constant pooling at the corner of 54th Street and Drew Ave., at Fuller Street and Drew Ave. and at 55th Street and Beard Ave. as well as along Fuller Street bordering St. Peters Church. We had water in the basement last year. Reason is undetermined at this time. have a dry well in back yard to collect rain water. It has clogged and had flooding in backyard. Housing developments have also increased about of water that drains to my back yard Water pools at end of driveway and yard (comes down the street; our house is in front of a low spot on the street). Sand and asphalt crumbles also deposit here (dangerous for bikers). history of flooding / standing water at driveway - 5413 abbott place. In spring time, the drain often is covered with ice and melt water backs up into our front yard. Optional question (17 response(s), 26 skipped) Question type: Essay Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 4 of 37 Q3 How concerned are you with the speed of traffic in your neighborhood or on your street? 22 (51.2%) 22 (51.2%) 15 (34.9%) 15 (34.9%) 6 (14.0%) 6 (14.0%) Not Concerned Concerned Very Concerned Question options Optional question (43 response(s), 0 skipped) Question type: Radio Button Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 5 of 37 a fair amount of the traffic on 54th St., east of France ave., both east and west bound, treat the roundabouts as a "through traffic" situation, failing to yield to other vehicles, or pedestrians. Some remedial training may be required. :) I am more worried about increased density and France moving more slowly due to more traffic and people driving crazy because of that. I don't see too many cars driving fast on France. The bus is sometimes really fast, and heavy equipment carrying trucks come down very quickly in the early morning. The cars driving E on 54th St drive very fast and approach the roundabouts at a high speed. They assume they have the right of way at those roundabouts. The cars on 55th St also drive fast E as there is no stop sign for them at Drew Ave coming from France Ave. West 54th East of roundabout on Drew Ave. Cars don't yield and speed up after the roundabout. people try to avoid france avenue 55th and Drew area. Speeding particularly bad at rush hour AM and PM west 55th street. people cut through to avoid traffic on France Ave, and they go too fast. West 54th street between France and Zenith NA Cars speed down hill on 55th and around the corner to Beard. In front of our house especially going east (coming down the hill). The footbridge crossing the Minnehaha creek and feeding into the Beard Ct cul-de-sac (just north of the creek) experiences a high volume of traffic, in the Q4 If concerned or very concerned, please enter the location(s) of concern and why you feel that way. Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 6 of 37 form of walkers, joggers, strollers, scooters, pets, bikers, rollerbladers, etc. On weekends the flow of people heading to or from the bridge along the west end of the cult-de-sac is continuous. Given the existing natural flow of this traffic, there is no sense in placing a sidewalk at all within the courtyard itself. Space is already limited in the cul-de-sac, there is no practical utility to laying more hardscape on it (directionally, people already know where they want to go), and occupying the space further with a sidewalk only limits parking and disturbs the natural setting of the courtyard as one approaches the creek. Vehicles rely on this area to park so they can launch their kayaks and tubes. If any sidewalk is needed on the block of Beard Ave just north of the cup-de- sac, then placing the sidewalk on the west side of the road makes sense for several reasons: It tracks with the existing foot traffic pattern and connects pedestrians to the footbridge using the shortest possible distance; It encourages a safer, more direct route for pedestrians to cross 55th Street on their way to the cul-de-sac, which is a key consideration since cars can come around this corner quickly; It directs foot traffic alongside the gully, the westerly edge of the culture-de-sac, where there is much lower risk of cars coming into contact with passersby as they drive in or back out of the Beard Ct driveways. see below Abbott Place - cars charge up and down the hill., cutting through neighborhood to avoid traffic. 54th street - the round about a have done NOTHING to slow down traffic. Should have put in stop signs instead of spending money on round abouts or both. The traffic circles on 54th street at both Beard and Drew have not only allowed cars and bikes to speed on 54th without stopping (stop signs were removed) but have created a very dangerous intersections! School kids have to jump off on the lawns-really hard in winter-school bus cant go around the circle-trucks and vehicle's with trailers cant either. The weeds grow so high there is a dangerous viability issue. 54th is now like a through street. Most vehicles don't even slow down. If any doubt-have the police monitor for a day or two or maybe the Mayor could do a walk around and look in person. Please REMOVE are replace with a simple 4way stop signs! Fuller st., lots of young children Need a stop sign on corner of 55th and Drew Ave south. Lots of speeding Cars turns off of France onto Fuller Street and 55th Street and accelerate at high speeds. 54th and Beard - the roundabout. drivers do not use properly. they do not Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 7 of 37 7/11/2020 07:03 AM yield right of way, often just speed through it. All round my neighborhood. Cars speed on 54th street east of France ave. Cars cutting through to avoid stoplight and cars dropping off kids at St. Peters drive very fast. There are some blind corners and elevation changes that make kids difficult to see. Optional question (22 response(s), 21 skipped) Question type: Essay Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 8 of 37 Q5 How concerned are you with the volume of traffic or number of vehicles in your neighborhood or on your street? 31 (72.1%) 31 (72.1%) 7 (16.3%) 7 (16.3%) 5 (11.6%) 5 (11.6%) Not Concerned Concerned Very Concerned Question options Optional question (43 response(s), 0 skipped) Question type: Radio Button Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 9 of 37 Day care pickup from St. Peter's Lutheran is always in the street. France and 50th back up terribly during rush hour, especially if there are issues on 100. I do not want us to move from backups to full blown Chicago- style gridlock, and I don not think we should build any more multi-family buildings in the area until we see the effects on traffic. By Southdale there are a lot more lanes, there is only one each way for 50th and France and the people who live here now need to use those four lanes several times every day. I do not want quick trips to school to become long and cumbersome due to increased traffic levels (and no I am not going to take my two year old and my six year old out in the snow and wait for public transportation). Only on 54th St - it's a main through way for cars driving from France going to Xerxes to avoid 50th and France traffic. There are many heavy trucks using W. 54th St Prior to Covid 19 the level of traffic on France Ave was out of control NA Parking is often limited due to the number of people accessing the creek to launch their kayaks, canoes and floaters. 54th street between France and Zenith - especially rush hour - cars speeding right past all round abouts. Heavy traffic at rush hour. People also cutting through on Fuller and then Abbott Place. Need speed bumps on Abbott Place. Need stops signs in 54th. People are driving like idiots. 54th street continues to be a problem as after re-stripping France Ave to one lane-traffic volume has picked up as people try to avoid the LONG backups on France Ave -sometimes traffic backs up all the way to 54th on France Ave from 50th and take 54th to cut through the neighborhood heading east. Street often used to avoid red light at 54th & France and/or shortcut to Fulton neighborhood of Mpls I have a lot of construction worker trucks and vehicles parked on my lawn. Q6 If concerned or very concerned, please enter the location(s) of concern and why you feel that way. Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 10 of 37 7/08/2020 03:46 PM not concerned because we have 3 non-through or dead end streets. people driving on the streets live in the neighborhood. At times, high traffic is observed. Cut through traffic and St. Peters drop offs. Optional question (14 response(s), 29 skipped) Question type: Essay Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 11 of 37 Q7 How concerned are you with motorist behavior in your neighborhood? (Examples of poor motorist behavior include speeding, rolling through stop signs, failing to yield, and driving aggressively.) 19 (44.2%) 19 (44.2%) 18 (41.9%) 18 (41.9%) 6 (14.0%) 6 (14.0%) Concerned Not Concerned Very Concerned Question options Mandatory Question (43 response(s)) Question type: Radio Button Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 12 of 37 Winter crosswalk after the sign is removed in the center of the road for snow removal. When the crosswalk sign is present in non snow months traffic is very respectful. Day care pick up People drive fairly fast from France down to the corner of Beard and 55th into the circle without regard to children or others 54th St. at Drew, and other round about locations. The cars driving E on 54th St drive very fast and approach the two roundabouts at a high speed. During rush hour they think they have the right of way. I've had a few very close calls at both roundabouts when I was clearly approaching/ almost in the roundabout first. Just because I was approaching at a slower speed they often don't slow down so I often will just yield to them to avoid an accident. Same as above roundabout at 53 and Drew Traffic circle at 54th and Beard. Many drivers traveling on 54th do not slow and seem to think they have the right of way regardless of the proximity of cross traffic. 54th & Beard Speeding around curve, driving down 55th street and around Beard. See # 4 above Speeding down 55th Street. We have a lot of children playing in the Q8 If concerned or very concerned, please enter the location(s) of concern and why you feel that way. Question type: Radio Button Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 13 of 37 6/30/2020 12:45 PM neighborhood and I worry about the young drivers who seem to be the most aggressive drivers. Drew and Fuller rolling stop or no stop See above comments on 54th street- vehicles do not even try to yield at the two circles-they just blow by without even a slow down. Please go back to a simple 4 way stop with stop signs-at least most will slow down for a stop sign SPEED, rolling Through stop At fuller and Drew Need a stop sign on corner of 55th and Drew Ave south. Lots of speeding Many drivers are driving too fast in a residential area with a lot of little kids and often roll through stop signs. this is an issue on 54th and Beard roundabout and 54th and Drew roundabout. drivers speed through them, do not yield right of way, take shortcuts (turn left vs. following traffic flow). 55th and Baird. I like the roundabouts, but many drivers have not been educated on how to correctly use them. not using roundabouts appropriately, not slowing down and causing accidents; not stopping at stop signs Cars speed through roundabouts on 54th street Primarily speed and blind corners. Optional question (23 response(s), 20 skipped) Question type: Essay Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 14 of 37 Q9 In general, these behaviors impact you most when you are: 14 (32.6%) 14 (32.6%) 1 (2.3%) 1 (2.3%) 28 (65.1%) 28 (65.1%) Driving Bicycling Walking, jogging, or running Question options Mandatory Question (43 response(s)) Question type: Radio Button Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 15 of 37 Q10 Do you feel any intersection in your neighborhood is unsafe? 21 (48.8%) 21 (48.8%) 22 (51.2%) 22 (51.2%) Yes No Question options Mandatory Question (43 response(s)) Question type: Radio Button Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 16 of 37 see response to 7 above The fake round about on 54th and Drew is a death trap. For some reason the motorists coming East on 54th do not realize it is a roundabout and they blow through it even when someone else is in the intersection and should yield. There is something fundamental about the design because it is not people not caring or not paying attention. Everyone is horrified when they almost run you over, but they just can't tell it is coming up. I have talked to several neighbors about it and they all agree something is not working. Also, the middle is elevated and planted, and maybe people just can't see over it? I approach on Drew to 54th, not coming east on 54th, so I'm not sure what they see, all I know is it isn't me. 55th and Drew could use a stop or for sure a yield sign on 55th St as cars race from France to get over to Xerxes to avoid 50th and France traffic. 55th and Drew Drew and 55th needs a stop sign 54th and Beard 54th & Beard 54th and Beard, cars often don't obey the roundabout and speed through. Please see comments above, Question No. 6. 55th Street and France Ave. 54th and France stoplight is run on a daily basis. Drivers speed through the light trying to beat the red light way past it being red. It is scary and ridiculous. both 54th and Beard Ave and 54th and Drew Ave. Q11 Which intersection do you feel is unsafe? Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 17 of 37 7/04/2020 08:08 AM entering France at 55th street a spruce tree on the NE corner has grown out to hide the south bound traffic. 54th + Beard, 54th + Drew turning left onto france ave from 55th street. Can not see the incoming traffic coming from the right because the view is blocked by trees and now we can't pull our cars forward due to the new construction. 55th Street and France Avenue and Fuller Street and France Avenue due to visibility issues. 54th and beard roundabout; 54th and drew roundabout 55th and France 54th and Drew 54th & Beard, 54th & Chowen Fuller and Beard. Cars often drive very fast down beard (seems to be mostly cut through traffic). There is a hill to the east and bushes to the west (so limited visibility) and a ton of kids on bikes, etc. going through that intersection. Optional question (21 response(s), 22 skipped) Question type: Essay Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 18 of 37 Q12 Which, if any, of the following factors contribute to your feeling that the intersection is unsafe? (select all that apply) 7 7 11 11 3 3 13 13 8 8 1 1 4 4 6 6 Lack of traffic control (traffic signal, stop sign, yield sign)Issues with sight lines or clear view Drivers failing to stop at stop sign Drivers failing to yield Drivers turning corner too fast Street(s) too wide Insufficient lighting Other (please specify) Question options 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Optional question (28 response(s), 15 skipped) Question type: Checkbox Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 19 of 37 Q13 In general, the intersection feels most unsafe when you are: 18 (64.3%) 18 (64.3%) 1 (3.6%) 1 (3.6%) 9 (32.1%) 9 (32.1%) Driving Bicycling Walking, jogging, or running Question options Optional question (28 response(s), 15 skipped) Question type: Radio Button Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 20 of 37 Q14 How frequently do you walk, jog, or run in your neighborhood? 32 (74.4%) 32 (74.4%) 8 (18.6%) 8 (18.6%) 2 (4.7%) 2 (4.7%)1 (2.3%) 1 (2.3%)0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) Very frequently (daily or near daily)Frequently (2-3 times per week)Occasionally (1-4 times per month)Never Rarely (less than once per month) Question options Optional question (43 response(s), 0 skipped) Question type: Radio Button Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 21 of 37 Q15 If you walk, jog, or run in your neighborhood, what are your primary reasons for doing so? (select all that apply) 42 42 13 13 2 2 1 1 1 1 Health/exercise Travel to/from destination (such as store, coffee shop)Commute to/from work Access transit Other (please specify) Question options 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Optional question (42 response(s), 1 skipped) Question type: Checkbox Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 22 of 37 It would be great to have a pedestrian bridge over 100 at Vernon and at France over 62. My older kids would have biked to many soccer games at Highland and Garden parks, or biked to the Aquatic Center or Southdale for fun, but it is too dangerous for kids to cross those intersections on bikes. So we mostly only bike into Minneapolis and the lakes for recreation. When our four kids want to bike to Concord or Pamela Park they have to cross France at 54th St and then continue West on 54th to Halifax or all the way to Wooddale. It would be really nice to have a sidewalk on the E side of France all the way to 58th St to connect in with that great new project. The sidewalk on the W side of France is already very narrow and a bit dangerous. New sidewalks on both sides of France avenue Add sidewalks throughout the neighborhood! Add sidewalks. None wider streets none. it is a low traffic neighborhood with many walkers, bikers, runners etc. dont mess it up with sidewalks. not needed. Street lights on Abbott Place. Q16 If you don't walk, jog, or run in your neighborhood as often as you would like, what reconstruction improvement might increase your walking, jogging, or running? Please list all that you can think of. Optional question (9 response(s), 34 skipped) Question type: Essay Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 23 of 37 Q17 How frequently do you ride a bicycle in your neighborhood? 10 (23.3%) 10 (23.3%) 9 (20.9%) 9 (20.9%) 7 (16.3%) 7 (16.3%) 9 (20.9%) 9 (20.9%) 8 (18.6%) 8 (18.6%) Very frequently (daily or near daily)Frequently (2-3 times per week)Occasionally (1-4 times per month) Rarely (less than once per month)Never Question options Optional question (43 response(s), 0 skipped) Question type: Radio Button Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 24 of 37 Q18 If you ride a bicycle in your neighborhood, what are your primary reasons for doing so? (select all that apply) 27 27 14 14 5 5 1 1 3 3 Health/exercise Travel to/from destination (such as store, coffee shop)Commute to/from work Access transit Other (please specify) Question options 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 Optional question (34 response(s), 9 skipped) Question type: Checkbox Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 25 of 37 See #15. Share the road signage, bike lanes and/or one side of street no parking. More bike lanes that are separated from the roadway. Biking in the neighborhood requires driving defensively. I don't know how to fix this without compromising car driving space. None already have a bike parkway on 54th although rarely used by bicyclist. Bike lanes or allow cars to park on one side of the street. Stop signs at Fuller/Beard and slower traffic at curve at Beard Ct. Q19 If you don't ride a bicycle in your neighborhood as often as you would like, what reconstruction improvement might increase your bicycle riding frequency? Please list all that you can think of. Optional question (8 response(s), 35 skipped) Question type: Essay Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 26 of 37 Q20 How frequently do you or a member of your household park on the street? 7 (16.3%) 7 (16.3%) 5 (11.6%) 5 (11.6%) 6 (14.0%) 6 (14.0%) 17 (39.5%) 17 (39.5%) 8 (18.6%) 8 (18.6%) Very frequently (daily or near daily)Frequently (2-3 times per week)Occasionally (1-4 times per month) Rarely (less than once per month)Never Question options Optional question (43 response(s), 0 skipped) Question type: Radio Button Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 27 of 37 Q21 How frequently do visitors to your household park on the street? 6 (14.0%) 6 (14.0%) 8 (18.6%) 8 (18.6%) 20 (46.5%) 20 (46.5%) 9 (20.9%) 9 (20.9%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) Very frequently (daily or near daily)Frequently (2-3 times per week)Occasionally (1-4 times per month) Rarely (less than once per month)Never Question options Optional question (43 response(s), 0 skipped) Question type: Radio Button Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 28 of 37 Q22 How satisfied are you with the availability of on-street parking in your neighborhood? 16 (38.1%) 16 (38.1%) 21 (50.0%) 21 (50.0%) 2 (4.8%) 2 (4.8%)2 (4.8%) 2 (4.8%)1 (2.4%) 1 (2.4%) Very Satisfied Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Very dissatisfied Question options Optional question (42 response(s), 1 skipped) Question type: Radio Button Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 29 of 37 Parking should only be allowed on one side of fuller near the St. Peter's parkinglot. Parking could be on the side of the playground or along the homes on the north side - but the street is too narrow to allow parking on both sides. Our entire CreekKnoll neighborhood has very little parking on the streets overnight. Don't take any on street parking away! Would be nice to have a curb so that people do not accidentally drive on the lawn. West 54th Street between France Ave South and Ewing is quite narrow, has many parked cars on both sides of the street and carries moderately heavy traffic. see # 18 above Edina's winter overnight parking ban could be moderated to only apply to actual plowing days. During spring, summer and fall months, the Beard Court cul-de-sac is frequently occupied with vehicles that are parked there while launching their watercraft into the Creek or awaiting children and family members as they disembark. This is a normal use of the courtyard, and it ordinarily doesn’t cause an issue because there is ample room for parking right now. However, if a sidewalk were placed in the cul-de-sac it would significantly limit parking availability and create congestion in the courtyard. For this reason, and for the safety concerns noted in response to Question 6, above, a sidewalk is neither necessary nor desirable in the cul-de-sac itself, and any sidewalk placed immediately north of Beard Ct should run along the west side of Beard Ave. The many, many, many trucks that have parked directly in front of my home (for construction of new homes in the area and repairs for my neighbors) have damaged my garden that is next to the street. I have finally given up trying to repair my garden or have people be more respectful of where and how they park. I think curbs will be a welcome relief. please offer designs that continue to allow parking on both sides of the streets Q23 Any additional comments about parking? Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 30 of 37 The current width of the street does well to keep traffic moving even if vehicles are parked on both sides of street. Some of your redone streets in other neighborhoods don't allow two cars the pass even if there is no parking on one side of the street and a car is parked on the other side. Construction traffic often parked on both sides of street makes difficult driving and access to our driveway we have driveways and garages in our neighborhood. we use them. street parking is not an issue. they park on my grass as their is no curb and parking is on both sides of street. parked cars routinely block our driveway because of the short distance between driveway at 5413 abbot place & neighboring driveway. We would like to move the entrance to our driveway 5-15' further away from the neighboring property. My neighborhood includes Minneapolis since we are on a street that borders Minneapolis. Minneapolis streets have sidewalks. There are none in Creek Knoll to my knowledge. Therefore, we tend to do most of our neighborhood walks in Minneapolis. Immediate fix: potholes at the end of Fuller going onto France Ave. It would be great if a sidewalk was installed on the south side of Fuller extending from the school building all the way to Drew. St. Peter's has plans drawn up for parking lot improvements, however we have put these on hold until after the engineering plans are completed for the Fuller project. Our plans include a sidewalk - but that would probably be inside the fenced area for the safety of children. However a city sidewalk would change the location of the sidewalk. The streets are in terrible condition, the manhole covers are low and there is broken asphalt everywhere and poor drainage... all the street debris runs into the Minnehaha Creek and across driveways and yards down the hill. The sewer line under the street is abnormally high apparently requiring a non- normal hook-up The quality of the surface is very poor. In my opinion, this is due to consistent patching and improper drainage during rainfall. Optional question (15 response(s), 28 skipped) Question type: Essay Question Q24 Please tell us anything else you would like us to know about existing traffic or street conditions in your neighborhood. Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 31 of 37 I am strongly of the opinion that if the City/County is going to suddenly change the intersections so that the cross walk is now five feet or so back from the intersection there should be a major public announcement/billboards. I have almost run over a couple people in the last year. One was at 65th and France and it was snowing and I couldn't see the stripes on the road, had never seen something like that before, and suddenly a guy was crossing the street right in front of me. He was terrified, I was horrified I almost hit someone in a cross walk. After you've been driving for many decades it is hard to suddenly relearn where your eye is going. I love the large traffic circles, I'm not opposed to change, but this so far for me has seemed like more of a threat to public safety than an improvement. One other thing I have noticed turning on France now that the lanes have changed (which was a great idea, I love it) but now we don't have the shoulder to pull out on a little bit to see France better. I can't see northbound due to a big tree that sticks all the way out to the curb, and now that the shoulder is not there I am having to stick out into traffic to see the road. It would be good to cut any trees like that back for visibility. They are on County property so it shouldn't be a problem for homeowners. The overhead street lighting is old and outdated. Please update that too. Speed bumps necessary...many new small children moving in. people driving too fast We are against the sidewalk from 54th to Minnehaha Creek. It is such a short stretch that it would not matter. We love the idea of people sharing the streets and the availability of more green space. Need gutters for rainwaters flowing down the street! We get a lot of run off down the street during storms directly into the creek. Is there a way to add a storm run off holding area at the east end of west 55th to reduce the amount of pollution directly to the creek? Also for this reason we'd like curb and gutter and catch basins installed (currently there is only one catch basin on the entire length of west 55th street!) Also, it would be great if we could get some boulevard trees planted in the ROW on both sides, or at least the south side of the street for shade in the summer months for pedestrians. Need street light at bottom of hill on Abbott Place. Please do something to increase safety on 54th Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 32 of 37 St. Peter's Church has an abundance of parking that is never utilized. It would be good to see the lots repaved and stripped and potentially reduce the lot size(s) to increase green space. we have no through streets, minimal traffic and a history of neighbors walking on the street without out any issues - ever. we do not need sidewalks for any reason. please do not force something on our neighbor hood just because you think its the right thing. lots of rocks/gravel flows down street in rain and collects at my driveway - unsafe for bikes and kids Some areas are very dark (by Beard Court, parts of 55th St., all of Abbott Place. There is a dangerous spot for kids near the intersection of Fuller and Beard and 55 and Beard with fast drivers. Also a challenge with some of those drivers on Abbott Place, where the road bends sharply and has hills. At certain times of the day, the sun makes it hard to see anyone coming around the bend or up the hill. Optional question (16 response(s), 27 skipped) Question type: Essay Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 33 of 37 Q25 Do you favor improving streetlights in your neighborhood? (residential streetlights are funded by special assessment) 10 (25.0%) 10 (25.0%) 29 (72.5%) 29 (72.5%) 1 (2.5%) 1 (2.5%) Yes No Other (please specify) Question options Optional question (40 response(s), 3 skipped) Question type: Radio Button Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 34 of 37 West 54th Street Fuller Fuller West 55th Street Beard Court Ewing Cir. 55th Street West West 55th Street 3537 W Fuller St W. 54th St fuller 55th Street 55th Street Beard Ave Q26 What is your street name? Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 35 of 37 55th st west 55th street Beard Ave S Fuller 55th Street W 55th St West 55th Street Ewing Circle Beard Court West 54th St 3613 West 55th Street Abbott Place Abbott Place Fuller 55th street Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 36 of 37 3701 W. 55 St. Fuller Abbott Place 55th street W. Fuller Street Ewing Cir abbott place Fuller Street Chowen Fuller St 54th Street Abbott Place Fuller St. abbott place Mandatory Question (43 response(s)) Question type: Single Line Question Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey : Survey Report for 30 January 2019 to 10 August 2020 Page 37 of 37 APPENDIX I Neighborhood Informational Meeting Materials APPENDIX J Correspondence from Residents APPENDIX K Preliminary Assessment Roll Date: October 22, 2020 Agenda Item #: V.B. To:Transportation Commission Item Type: Report and Recommendation From:Nick Bauler, Traffic Safety Coordinator Item Activity: Subject:Traffic Safety Report of September 29, 2020 Discussion CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov ACTION REQUESTED: Review and comment on the Traffic Safety Report of September 29, 2020. INTRODUCTION: See attached staff report. Comments received by the Commission will be included in the staff report provided to City Council at their November 4 regular meeting. ATTACHMENTS: Description Traffic Safety Report of September 29, 2020 October 22, 2020 Transportation Commission Nick Bauler, Traffic Safety Coordinator Traffic Safety Report of September 29, 2020 Information / Background: The Traffic Safety Committee (TSC) review of traffic safety matters occurred on September 29. The Traffic Safety Coordinator, City Engineer, Streets Public Service Worker, Transportation Planner, Police Sergeant, Public Works Director and Assistant City Planner were in attendance for these meetings. On each of the items, persons involved have been contacted and the staff recommendation has been discussed with them. They were informed that if they disagree with the recommendation or have additional facts to present, they can submit correspondence to the Transportation Commission and/or to City Council prior to the November 4 regular meeting. Section A: Items on which the Traffic Safety Committee recommends action A1. Request for parking restrictions near the intersection of Creek Dr and Valley Ln • Resident reports vehicles are parking between pedestrian ramps on Creek Dr and between stop sign and driveway on Valley Ln, impacting sight lines. • Parking is allowed on both sides of Creek Dr and south side of Valley Ln. • Creek Dr was reconstructed in 2018. • A 5’ path connects Creek Dr to the Heights Park and the Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail. • The intersection is all-way stop controlled. • No crashes have been reported at intersection in the last 10 years. Staff recommends adding a new post and sign to restrict parking “from corner to here” between the two pedestrian ramps on the west side of Creek Dr. Creek Dr at Valley Ln STAFF REPORT Page 2 A2. Review accessible parking at Nolan Mains woonerf • The woonerf (or shared street) on the Nolan Mains property includes 2 30 -minute delivery parking stalls and 1 accessible parking stall just east of Halifax Ave. • The accessible parking stall is located furthest away from the intersection with Halifax Ave. • A resident shared experiences of being unable to utilize the accessible parking stall because it was blocked by delivery vehicles. Staff recommends relocating the accessible parking stall to be closest to Halifax Ave to prevent obstruction by delivery vehicles. Section B: Items on which the Traffic Safety Committee recommends no action B1. Request for a Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) at Edina High School west entrance • Resident is concerned with the level of safety at this crossing for students. • Valley View Rd has a speed limit of 30 mph (20 when children are present). • 85% speed ranges from 28-30 mph. • ADT on Valley View Rd exceeds 7,000 vpd. • Adequate sight distance is available on Valley View Rd. • Three crashes have been reported at the entrance since 2012 (one involving a bicyclist). • The entrance has a marked crosswalk with roadside and in-road signs per City policy. Staff recommends no action. An RRFB is not warranted based on the roadway configuration, traffic volume and vehicle speeds. Section D: Other traffic safety items handled D1. A resident’s garbage company was unable to access Wood End Dr due to the nearby W 58th St reconstruction project. The company was contacted and provided new forms of access during the project. D2. A resident was concerned with the visibilty of a “Slow Children at Play” sign on Park Ter and requested the sign be moved. Following a visit, adjacent trees were trimmed to increase visibility. D3. A resident was concerned with vehicles parking on the 6000 block of Kellogg Ave facing the wrong direction. The resident was informed to contact the EPD for enforcement. D4. A resident was concerned with vegetation blocking sight lines at the intersection of York Ave and W 56th St. The City Forrestor and Clearview Officer was contacted to inspect this intersection. D5. A request was made to install signs on Interlachen Blvd to warn drivers of frequent turtle crossings. The City does not install such signs. EHS west entrance Three parking spaces at Nolan Mains woonerf STAFF REPORT Page 3 D6. An request was made raising concerns about the crosswalk over Xerxes Ave at W 64th St and to request a traffic signal. Hennepin County was contacted about this concern as Xerxes Ave is a County road. The EPD was also contacted for enforcement. D7. A resident expressed concerns with children’s motorcycles riding on Dewey Hill Rd. The resident was informed to contact the non-emergency police phone number for future enforcement concerns. D8. A request was made to restrict parking to one side of the street on Hibiscus Ave. As the resident who requested this doesn’t live on Hibuscus, staff is recommending a petition to be filled out by Hibuscus Ave residents as they would be impacted directly. D9. A stop sign was requested for eastbound traffic on W 75th St at Xerxes Ave. Upon review, this intersection is north and south stop controlled and no crashes have been reported. No warrants are met. D10. A request was made to restrict right turns on red for northbound traffic on Cecelia Cir at W 78th St. With adequate sight lines and no crashes at this intersection caused by this turning movement, no restrictions are warranted. D11. A resident submitted a request for police patrol at the intersection of Browndale Ave and Edgebrook Pl stating drivers are failing to stop. The EPD was informed of this request. D12. A resident was concerned of a location of a construction sign near Wood End Dr and France Ave. Staff moved the sign to improve sight lines. D13. A request was made for the speed speed trailer on Valley View Rd east of Tracy Ave. Resident mentioned increased traffic due to the Benton Ave bridge closure may be leading to increased speeds. The EPD was informed of this request. D14. A resident requested traffic data to be collected on Creek Valley Rd near the EHS athletic fields. ADT and 85% speed was 223 and 23.7 mph, respectively. Date: October 22, 2020 Agenda Item #: V.C. To:Transportation Commission Item Type: Other From:Andrew Scipioni, Transportation Planner Item Activity: Subject:Local Speed Limit Update Information CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov ACTION REQUESTED: None. INTRODUCTION: The Engineering Department is seeking the public’s input on proposed changes to local speed limits. The draft recommendation is to lower most streets from 30 miles per hour to 25. Residents are encouraged to weigh in before Friday, Oct. 30, at https://www.bettertogetheredina.org/speed-limit-plan. Staff will review the input received and prepare a final report for the Transportation Commission to review in November before the matter is considered by the City Council in December. ATTACHMENTS: Description Proposed Local Speed Limits Existing Local Speed Limits BLAKE RDSCHAEFER RDVERNON AVEFRANCE AVE SXERXES AVE SCAHILL RD70TH ST W 66TH ST W YORK AVE SINTERLACHEN BLVD MALONEY AVE 4 4 T H S T W 50TH ST W 54TH ST W 58TH ST W GLEASON RD70TH ST W 76TH ST W DEWEY HILL RD VALLEY VIEW RD VALLEY VIEW RD MINNESOTA DR78TH ST W HWY 100HWY 169HWY 169HWY 100HWY 62 HWY 62 City of EdinaProposed Speed Limits Other Jurisdiction 15 mph (School Zone) 30 mph 25 mph 20 mph 20 mph (School Zone) / Engineering DeptOctober 2020 BLAKE RDSCHAEFER RDVERNON AVEFRANCE AVE SXERXES AVE SCAHILL RD70TH ST W 66TH ST W YORK AVE SINTERLACHEN BLVD MALONEY AVE 4 4 T H S T W 50TH ST W 54TH ST W 58TH ST W GLEASON RD70TH ST W 76TH ST W DEWEY HILL RD VALLEY VIEW RD VALLEY VIEW RD MINNESOTA DR78TH ST W HWY 100HWY 169HWY 169HWY 100HWY 62 HWY 62 City of EdinaExisting Speed Limits / Engineering DeptJuly 2020 Other Jurisdiction 55 mph 40 mph 30 mph 25 mph 20 mph (School Zone) 15 mph (School Zone)35 mph Date: October 22, 2020 Agenda Item #: V.D. To:Transportation Commission Item Type: Other From:Andrew Scipioni, Transportation Planner Item Activity: Subject:2020 Work Plan Updates Information CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov ACTION REQUESTED: None; Commissioners will provide updates on the status of 2020 Work P lan initiatives (unless an item is elsewhere on the current agenda). INTRODUCTION: See attached work plan. ATTACHMENTS: Description 2020 Work Plan Progress Report Transportation Commission Approved by Council 12/3/19 2020 Work Plan Initiative #1 Initiative Type Completion Date Council Charge Continue Q3 3 (review and recommend) Lead Commissioners Budget Staff Support NA Staff Liaison, CTS Initiative #2 Initiative Type Completion Date Council Charge Ongoing Q4 2 (review and comment) Lead Commissioners Budget Staff Support Staff Liaison NA Review and comment on traffic impact studies associated with proposed developments. Lori Richman Jan: No update. Review and Recommend Review and evaluate performance of CloverRide circulator services (North and South) and make recommendations to Council for future service after contracts expire. Review and Comment Progress Report: Jan: Task Force met 1/20. South Loop ridership has grown, while North Loop is struggling to attract riders. Next Task Force meeting is 3/13. Feb: No update. Mar: MEETING CANCELLED Apr: MEETING CANCELLED Jul: South Loop resumed regular route service last week; Commissioner Ruthruff recommended Task Force resume meetings virtually. May: MEETING CANCELLED Jun: Service contract renewed for South Loop only; on-demand service is continuing due to pandemic. Aug: Working to schedule a virtual Task Force meeting, obtain ridership data. Sep: Task Force met 9/3. Ridership is down due to COVID, DARTS has implemented safety measures. Staff to reach out to properties to promote on-demand service. May: MEETING CANCELLED Jun: No update. Sep: 6600 and 7001 France Ave have been in for sketch plan, traffic studies will be shared when formal applications are received. Progress Report: Feb: Commission reviewed parking assessment for 4500 France Avenue. Mar: MEETING CANCELLED Apr: MEETING CANCELLED Jul: Commission reviewed traffic and parking study for 4425 Valley View Road. Aug: No update. Initiative #3 Initiative Type Completion Date Council Charge New Q4 2 (review and comment) Lead Commissioners Budget Staff Support Staff Liaison NA Initiative #4 Initiative Type Completion Date New Q4 2 (review and comment) Lead Commissioners Budget Staff Support Staff Liaison NA Review and Comment Review and comment on staff's framework for the completion of traffic impact studies conducted for proposed development / redevelopment projects. Bocar Kane, Jill Plumb-Smith Jan: Work session scheduled for 4/7 to discuss TDM recommendation with Council. Progress Report: Jun: Commissioners presented ordinance recommendation at City Council work session, staff is proceeding with policy recommendation for Council consideration. Jun: No update. Progress Report: Jul: No update. Feb: No update. Feb: Met 2 weeks ago, looked at existing policy, researching traffic study process of neighboring cities. Sep: Staff will present draft policy in October. Sep: No update. Review and Comment Review and comment on staff's recommendations for Travel Demand Management policy / ordinance.Bruce McCarthy, Kirk Johnson Aug: No update. Aug: Staff reviewing previously-completed traffic impact studies. Jan: No update. Mar: MEETING CANCELLED Mar: MEETING CANCELLED Apr: MEETING CANCELLED Apr: MEETING CANCELLED May: MEETING CANCELLED May: MEETING CANCELLED Jul: No update. Initiative #5 Initiative Type Completion Date Council Charge Continue Q4 4 (review and decide) Lead Commissioners Budget Staff Support Funds not available Staff liaison, CTS Initiative #6 Initiative Type Completion Date Council Charge Ongoing Q4 2 (review and comment) Lead Commissioners Budget Staff Support Funds not available Staff Liaison Sep: Commissioners created six posts that the City will share on social media platforms over the next few weeks. Sep: No update. Jul: No update. May: MEETING CANCELLED Apr: MEETING CANCELLED Jun: No update. Review and Comment Progress Report: Review and comment on monthly Traffic Safety Reports Lori Richman Jun: No update. Jul: Commissioner Ahler requested another Commissioner assist or take over as lead on this initiative. Progress Report: Develop and coordinate up to six educational activities to inform the community about transportation safety (which will include an annual community event). Mindy Ahler Kirk Johnson Jill Plumb-Smith Jan: No update. Jan: No update. Mar: MEETING CANCELLED Apr: MEETING CANCELLED Feb: No update. Feb: Reviewed and commented on 2019 Traffic Safety Summary Report. May: MEETING CANCELLED Aug: Commissioners Johnson and Plumb-Smith volunteered to assist; Commission discussed possible topics for future activities. Aug: No update. Review and Decide Mar: MEETING CANCELLED Initiative #7 Initiative Type Completion Date Council Charge Ongoing Q4 2 (review and comment) Lead Commissioners Budget Staff Support Staff Liaison NA Parking Lot Sep: Staff introduced the 2021 roadway reconstruction projects; the engineering studies will be presented for comment in October. Jul: No update. May: MEETING CANCELLED Apr: MEETING CANCELLED Jan: 2019 PACS Fund Summary Report will be presented at 2/20. Jun: No update. Mar: MEETING CANCELLED Feb: Reviewed and commented on 2019 PACS Fund Summary report. Progress Report: Review and Comment Review and comment on proposed Capital Improvement projects, including roadway reconstructions and projects funded by the Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety (PACS) Fund Lori Richman Aug: 2021 roadway reconstruction projects will be introduced at the September meeting; staff will present the engineering studies for comment in October. Date: October 22, 2020 Agenda Item #: V.E. To:Transportation Commission Item Type: Other From:Andrew Scipioni, Transportation Planner Item Activity: Subject:2021 Work Plan Proposal Update Discussion, Information CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov ACTION REQUESTED: None. INTRODUCTION: Commissioner Richman will provide a recap of the October 7 City Council work session. Staff will make recommendations to Council at the November 4 work session before approval at the December 7 regular meeting. the 2021 Work Plan proposal for submission. Any subsequent revisions will be discussed at the October 22 regular meeting. ATTACHMENTS: Description Draft 2021 Work Plan Proposal Commission Work Plan Instructions Updated 2020.06.25 Instructions: Each section with a white background should be filled out. Do not fill out council charge. Scott will complete this section with his proposed charge to the Council. Liaisons are responsible for completing the budget and staff support columns. List initiatives in order of priority Initiative Type: Project – This is a new or continued initiative. Annual / On-going: – Initiative that is on the work plan every year. Event - Event or awards coordinated by the commission (not City staff). Timeline: Questions to consider: Is this initiative on a department work plan? If so, what is the Commission’s actual role? What will be the outcome/final result of the initiative? Is the initiative a role of the Commission or of City staff? Is this initiative reasonable – do we have the resources? Is the amount of initiatives on the work plan reasonable? Does the initiative align with the City’s budget goals; o Strong Foundation: Maintain physical assets and infrastructure o Reliable Service: Maintain service levels that best meet community needs o Livable City: Plan for connected and sustainable development o Better Together: Foster an inclusive and engaged community SEPT MEETINGS: Commissionapproves proposed work plan. Plans due to MJ September 25. OCT 6 WORK SESSION:Chairs present proposed work plan to Council. Chairs present. NOV 4 WORK SESSION: City Manager presents staff proposed revisions. Liaisons present. DEC 1 COUNCIL MEETING: City Manager incorporates council feedback and submits final draft for approval. JAN 1: Commissionofficially starts implementing work plans. Commission: Transportation Commission Draft 2021 Annual Work Plan Proposal Initiative # Initiative Type ☐ Project ☒ Ongoing / Annual ☐ Event Council Charge ☐ 1 (Study & Report) ☐ 2 (Review & Comment) ☐ 3 (Review & Recommend) ☐ 4 (Review & Decide) CloverRide Review and evaluate performance of CloverRide circulator bus service and make recommendations to Council for future service after contracts expire. Deliverable Commission comments will be included in regular meeting minutes and staff reports to City Council. Leads Target Completion Date Q4 Budget Required: Are there funds available for this project? Staff Support Required: 1-3 hours per month by liaison; periodic support from Communications for marketing and promotional materials. Liaison Comments: This initiative is on the Engineer Department’s work plan. Recommend changing initiative language to “review and comment on CloverRide circulator bus service and serve on advisory committee.” City Manager Comments: Progress Report: Initiative # Initiative Type ☐ Project ☒ Ongoing / Annual ☐ Event Council Charge ☐ 1 (Study & Report) ☐ 2 (Review & Comment) ☐ 3 (Review & Recommend) ☐ 4 (Review & Decide) Traffic Safety Reports Review and comment on monthly Traffic Safety Reports. Deliverable Commission recommendations will be included in staff reports to City Council. Leads Target Completion Date Q4 Budget Required: No funds available. Staff Support Required: 1-2 hours per month by liaison. Liaison Comments: The Commission will review reports after regular Traffic Safety Committee meetings and provide comments/recommendations prior to City Council approval. City Manager Comments: Progress Report: Initiative # Initiative Type ☐ Project ☒ Ongoing / Annual ☐ Event Council Charge ☐ 1 (Study & Report) ☐ 2 (Review & Comment) ☐ 3 (Review & Recommend) ☐ 4 (Review & Decide) Capital Improvement Projects Review and comment on proposed Capital Improvement projects, including roadway reconstructions and projects funded by the Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety (PACS) Fund, including application of equity criteria. Deliverable Commission comments will be included in staff reports to City Council. Leads Target Completion Date Q4 Budget Required: No funds available. Staff Support Required: 1-5 hours per month by liaison. Liaison Comments: The Commission will review and comment on staff reports related to these projects prior to presentations given to City Council. City Manager Comments: Progress Report: Initiative # Initiative Type ☒ Project ☐ Ongoing / Annual ☐ Event Council Charge ☐ 1 (Study & Report) ☐ 2 (Review & Comment) ☐ 3 (Review & Recommend) ☐ 4 (Review & Decide) Organized Trash Collection Lead a cross-commission committee with the EEC to investigate the impacts of organized trash collection with regard to Travel Demand Management, environmental goals and reducing wear-and-tear on City streets. Deliverable Leads Target Completion Date Budget Required: No funds available. Staff Support Required: 1-2 hours per month from liaison; periodic support from Recycling Coordinator and/or Organics Recycling Coordinator. Liaison Comments: The scope of this project should be limited strictly to investigating potential benefits and not evaluating the various methods of solid waste collection. The report generated by the Commission(s) would serve as an educational resource for future City Council decisions regarding organized collection. City Manager Comments: Progress Report: Initiative # Initiative Type ☐ Project ☒ Ongoing / Annual ☐ Event Council Charge ☐ 1 (Study & Report) ☐ 2 (Review & Comment) ☐ 3 (Review & Recommend) ☐ 4 (Review & Decide) Traffic Impact Studies Review and comment on traffic impact studies associated with proposed developments. Deliverable Commission comments will be included in staff reports to City Council. Leads Bocar Kane Lori Richman Target Completion Date Q4 Budget Required: No funds available. Staff Support Required: 1-2 hours per month by liaison. Liaison Comments: City Manager Comments: Progress Report: Initiative # Initiative Type ☐ Project ☒ Ongoing / Annual ☐ Event Council Charge ☐ 1 (Study & Report) ☐ 2 (Review & Comment) ☐ 3 (Review & Recommend) ☐ 4 (Review & Decide) Travel Demand Management Monitor staff’s implementation of the Travel Demand Management policy and promote TDM within the community. Deliverable Leads Bruce McCarthy Kirk Johnson Target Completion Date Q4 Budget Required: No funds available. Staff Support Required: 1-2 hours per month by liaison; periodic support from Communications for promotional activities. Liaison Comments: City Manager Comments: Progress Report: Initiative # Initiative Type ☒ Project ☐ Ongoing / Annual ☐ Event Council Charge ☐ 1 (Study & Report) ☐ 2 (Review & Comment) ☐ 3 (Review & Recommend) ☐ 4 (Review & Decide) Street Funding Task Force Deliverable Active participation Leads Matt Scherer Target Completion Date Q2 Budget Required: No funds available. Staff Support Required: How many hours of support by the staff liaison? Communications / marketing support? Liaison Comments: City Manager Comments: Progress Report: Parking Lot: (These items have been considered by the BC, but not proposed as part of this year’s work plan. If the BC decides they would like to work on them in the current year, it would need to be approved by Council.) Neighborhood electric vehicles, boulevard trees Proposed Month for Joint Work Session (one time per year, up to 30 minutes): ☐ Mar ☐ April ☐ May ☒ June ☐ July ☐ Aug ☐ Sept ☐ Oct ☐ Nov Date: October 22, 2020 Agenda Item #: V.F. To:Transportation Commission Item Type: Other From:Andrew Scipioni, Transportation Planner Item Activity: Subject:Review Proposed 2021 Regular Meeting Dates Discussion CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov ACTION REQUESTED: Review the approved 2021 regular meeting dates. INTRODUCTION: At the September 17 regular meeting, the Commission amended and approved the regular meeting dates for 2021. The October meeting was approved for the third T hursday (the 21), which is when the Minnesota Educators Academy (MEA) conference in 2021 is scheduled to begin according to their website. See attached supporting documents. ATTACHMENTS: Description Proposed 2021 Regular Meeting Dates MEA Conference Dates 2020-2028 City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424 City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424 September 17, 2020 Transportation Commission Andrew Scipioni, Transportation Planner Proposed 2021 Regular Meeting Dates Approve the proposed regular meeting dates of the Transportation Commission for the 2021 calendar year. Information / Background: According to the bylaws of the Transportation Commission, regular meetings shall be held on the third Thursday of each month at Edina City Hall (4801 West 50th Street, Edina, MN, 55424). For the 2021 calendar year, these dates are as follows; January 21 July 15 February 18 August 19 March 18 September 16 23** April 15 October 28* 21 May 20 November 18 June 17 December 16 *The October regular meeting is proposed for the fourth Thursday of the month so as not to coincide with the annual Minnesota Educators Academy (MEA) conference. **The September regular meeting is proposed for the fourth Thursday of the month so as not to coincide with the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. Approved: September 17, 2020 10/16/2020 Education Minnesota -MEA dates for the next 10 years Education Minnesota Dates for the next 10 years The conference is always held on the third Thursday of October. •2020 -- Oct. 15 •2021 -- Oct. 21 •2022 -- Oct. 20 •2023 -- Oct. 19 •2024 -- Oct. 17 •2025 -- Oct. 16 •2026 -- Oct. 15 •2027 -- Oct. 14 •2028 -- Oct. 19 Contact us I Local union websites I Careers © 2020 Education Minnesota. All rights reserved. Terms of Use I Privacy Policy https://www.educationminnesota.org/events/mea/dates 1/1 Date: October 22, 2020 Agenda Item #: VI.A. To:Transportation Commission Item Type: Other From:Andrew Scipioni, Transportation Planner Item Activity: Subject:Street Funding Task Force Update Information CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov ACTION REQUESTED: None. INTRODUCTION: Commissioner Scherer will update the Commission on the latest meetings of the Street Funding Task Force. Date: October 22, 2020 Agenda Item #: VIII.A. To:Transportation Commission Item Type: Other From:Andrew Scipioni, Transportation Planner Item Activity: Subject:Schedule of Upcoming Meetings and Events as of October 16, 2020 Information CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov ACTION REQUESTED: None. INTRODUCTION: See attached schedule of upcoming meetings and events. ATTACHMENTS: Description Schedule of Upcoming Meetings and Events as of October 16, 2020 Transportation Commission Schedule of Upcoming Meetings/Events (as of October 16, 2020) Thursday Oct 22 6:00 PM Virtual (Webex) Regular Meeting Tuesday Nov 17 5:30 PM *City Hall, Community Room City Council Work Session – Board/Commission Work Plan Meeting (staff recommendations) Thursday Nov 19 6:00 PM *City Hall, Community Room Regular Meeting Thursday Dec 17 6:00 PM *City Hall, Community Room Regular Meeting Thursday Jan 21, 2021 6:00 PM *City Hall, Community Room Regular Meeting Thursday Feb 18, 2021 6:00 PM *City Hall, Community Room Regular Meeting Thursday Mar 18, 2021 6:00 PM *City Hall, Community Room Regular Meeting Thursday Apr 15, 2021 6:00 PM *City Hall, Community Room Regular Meeting Thursday May 20, 2021 6:00 PM *City Hall, Community Room Regular Meeting Thursday June 17, 2021 6:00 PM *City Hall, Community Room Regular Meeting Thursday July 15, 2021 6:00 PM *City Hall, Community Room Regular Meeting Thursday August 19, 2021 6:00 PM *City Hall, Community Room Regular Meeting Thursday September 23, 2021 6:00 PM *City Hall, Community Room Regular Meeting * Future meetings may be conducted virtually at the discretion of the City. Staff will continue to monitor the situation related to COVID-19 and make decisions that prioritize the health and safety of residents and staff.