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2013-02-21 Meeting Packet
AGENDA CITY OF EDINA, MINNESOTA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION COMMUNITY ROOM February 21, 2013 6:00 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Regular Meeting of January 17, 2013 V. COMMUNITY COMMENT During "Community Comment," the Transportation Commission will invite residents to share relevant issues or concerns. Individuals must limit their comments to three minutes. The Chair may limit the number of speakers on the same issue in the interest of time and topic. Generally speaking, items that are elsewhere on tonight's agenda may not be addressed during Community Comment. Individuals should not expect the Chair or Commission Members to respond to their comments tonight. Instead, the Commission might refer the matter to staff for consideration at a future meeting. VI. REPORTS/RECOMMENDATIONS A. Traffic Safety Committee Report of January 2, 2013 (Re-Review) B. Traffic Safety Committee Report of February 6, 2013 C. France Avenue Pedestrian Enhancement Project Update D. Updates i. Student Member ii. Bike Edina Task Force — December 13, 2012 Minutes iii. Living Streets Working Group - Policy iv. Transportation Options Working Group — Next Steps (no attachment) v. Communications Committee a. Website Feedback b. ETC Communication Committee Recommendations VII. CORRESPONDENCE AND PETITIONS A. Correspondence relating to transportation issues. B. Development Projects Update and Airport Noise Update —See memo from Cary Teague Agenda / Edina Transportation Commission February 21, 2013 Page 2 VIII. CHAIR AND COMMISSION MEMBER COMMENTS IX. STAFF COMMENTS (no attachments) A. Southdale Area Transportation Study Working Group B. Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail Update C. Wooddale Advisory Bike Lane Update D. Construction Management Plan Update X. 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 amplification, an interpreter, large-print documents or something else, please call 952-927-8861 72 hours in advance of the meeting. SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING MEETINGS/DATES/EVENTS Thursday Feb 21 Regular ETC Meeting 6:00 PM COMMUNITY ROOM Monday March 11 Annual Meeting with Boards & Commissions 5:00 PM BRAEMAR CLUBHOUSE Thursday March 21 Regular ETC Meeting 6:00 PM COMMUNITY ROOM Thursday April 18 Regular ETC Meeting 6:00 PM COUNCIL CHAMBERS Tuesday April 30 Volunteer Recognition Reception 5:00 PM BRAEMAR CLUBHOUSE Thursday May 16 Regular ETC Meeting 6:00 PM COMMUNITY ROOM Thursday June 20 Regular ETC Meeting 6:00 PM COMMUNITY ROOM Thursday July 18 Regular ETC Meeting 6:00 PM COUNCIL CHAMBERS Thursday August 15 Regular ETC Meeting 6:00 PM COMMUNITY ROOM GAEngineering \Infrastructure \Streets \Traffic \ TRANSP COMM \Agendas \ 2013 Agendas \ 20130221 Agenda.docx CITY OF EDINA MEMO City Hall • Phone 952-833-9520 Fax 952-826-0390 • www.CityofEdina.com Date: February 12, 2013 To: Wayne Houle, Director of Engineering From: Cary Teague, Community Development Director Re: Development Review Update The following is a summary of recent Development Review activity in the City: Starbucks On November 20, 2012, the City Council approved plans to build a 1,750 square foot Starbucks Coffee shop with a drive-through window and an outdoor seating area, within the parking lot of Centennial Lakes Plaza at 7501 France Avenue. Construction is to begin this Spring. Southdale Apartments On December 4, 2012, the City Council approved plans presented by Stuart Development Company and Simon Properties to develop the southeast corner of the Southdale site with a 232-unit luxury rental apartment and townhome development. The site is currently an overflow parking lot for Southdale and is used by park-n-riders for Metro Transit. The applicant will be building an upscale 10 & 6-story apartment building; and a 3-4 story townhouse building. Parking would be primarily provided underneath the apartments and within two-stall attached garages for the townhonnes. Visitor surface parking is provided north and south of the buildings. Primary access would be off of 69th Street and from the Southdale frontage road. Proposed density would be 45 units per acre. Construction is planned to begin this Spring/Summer. France Avenue Medical Building (6500 France) On December 18, 2012, the City Council approved plans to build a five-story, 62-foot tall, 102,478 square foot medical office/retail building with an attached 4-5 level parking ramp. The first floor of the new building would contain 7,000 square feet of medical/retail space that may include a coffee shop. The remaining 95,478 square feet would contain medical office use. Construction will begin this Spring. France Avenue Restaurant The Planning Commission and City Council recently considered a sketch plan proposal to develop the northeast corner of the 7700 France with a single-story 7,500 square foot "fine-dining" restaurant building. The restaurant would be designed for seating up to 250 people, and would provide 93 dedicated parking spaces in addition to the shared parking with the office building. The applicant hopes to go through the formal development review process this Spring/Summer. City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424 1 I CITY OF EDINA MEMO Aviation The City of Edina became aware of the FAA's intention to implement Performance Based Navigation (PBN) procedures over Edina, in the form of Area Navigation (RNAV) operations in mid-November which created a flurry of concern and activity upon the part of residents, elected officials and city staff. As such the City Manager Scott Neal attended a Noise Oversight Committee (NOC), meeting on November 14, 2012, to urge the NOC to advise the Metropolitan Airports Commission that the FAA's PBN procedure design and implementation process did not adequately address the five NOC noise criteria sent to the FAA on March 22, 2011. The NOC passed the consideration of the noise Criteria with all but one member voting for it. On November 19, the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) voted in favor of supporting partial implementation of PBN/RNAV which suspended, for the time being, implementation over Edina. The FAA has stated that the vote taken by the MAC at their November 19th meeting approving a partial package of RNAV procedures must be studied and reviewed before any further action can be taken. At this time, there is no time line for completion of that review. The future of RNAV departure procedures off runways 30L and 30R over Richfield, South Minneapolis and Edina is at this time unknown. The FAA is responsible for the environmental review, design and implementation of aircraft procedures and will ultimately make a determination; however, they have indicated that they want the support of the MAC. The FAA had originally approached MSP RNAV operations as an all or nothing implementation. As such, at this time, the procedures have been put on hold for all runways. The Edina City Council approved a resolution requesting full representation on the Noise Oversight Committee (NOC). At their January 16th, 2013 meeting, the NOC voted unanimously to recommend to the MAC that Edina be added as an at large member of the NOC and not receive full representation. Final action to add Edina as an at large member will occur at the March 20, 2013 NOC meeting. City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424 To: Edina Transportation Commission Agenda Item #: VII. A. From: Wayne D. Houle, PE, Director of Engineering Date: February 21, 2013 Action 0 Discussion 0 Information El REPORT / RECOMMENDATION Subject: Correspondence Relating to Transportation Issues Action Requested: No action requested. Information / Background: Attached is correspondence from the latest City Council packets and other sources relating to transportation issues. Attachments: Correspondence G:\ Engineering \Infrastructure \Streets \Traffic \TRANSP COMM \ Agendas \2013 R&R \20130221 \Item VII A. Correspondence.docx -- City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424 V AWICE W. DIXO\ January 23, 2013 6515 Glemon Court Edina, Minnesota 55436 (952) 933-1115 To: Mayor James Hovland From: Maurice Dixon This is a follow up letter to our phone conversation on Mon. Jan.20,2013, regarding you wanting to tax us over one Million dollars a year to make Edina the "Most Walkable City in Minnesota". You want to disguise this tax as a service fee collected buy our energy suppliers and have them take their time and money to pass it along. Please be honest with your citizens of your city. We pay plenty of taxes and other fees to the city of Edina and for you, to play this game is way out of line. You should be trying to find ways to save a million or lots more dollars a year, for your tax payers. I walk in Bredesen Park and I can assure you there is plenty of room for more people to walk and bike in this park and I am sure that is true for all of our walking areas. I could also go on about your biking plans on Wooddale and other places that have cost lots of money and service only a very small percent of the people but I will leave that for another time. Please put a stop to this nonsense and please share these thoughts with our council members. I would be happy to discuss this subject with you or any of our council members in more depth at any time. *al Susan Howl From: Lynette Biunno on behalf of Edina Mail Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 1:25 PM Cc: Susan Howl Subject: FW: Utility Franchise Fees Good afternoon, This message has been forwarded to Mayor Hovland. Lynette Biunno, Receptionist 952-927-8861 I Fax 952-826-0389 IbiunnoEdinaMN.qov I www.EdinaMN.qov ...For Living, Learning, Raising Families &t. Doing Business From: Bert Ledder jrnailto:IsledderPaol.coml Sent: Friday, January 25, 201312:33 PM To: Edina Mail; ionibennett12Pcomcast.net; Mary Brindle (Comcast); joshspragueedinarealty.com; swensonann1@gmail.corn Subject: Utility Franchise Fees Council, I am writing to express my dismay at the recent enactment of the TAX, euphemistically called a "franchise fee" applied to our utility bills that would return to the City of Edina for "the development, construction and maintenance of new infrastructure and facilities for pedestrians and cyclists". As a citizen of Edina for almost 30 years I find this to be a gross over extension of the government and your positions on the council. It is not right to arbitrarily confiscate money from the tax payers of Edina for your "pet projects". We have far too many bike lanes in Edina that have created more of a hazard than an added value. We do NOT want to drive with bikers. It is dangerous for both. 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Recommendations 1 Staff should develop comprehensive communication plans to address the following current transportation initiatives: a France Avenue Crossings Project. This project requires an immediate and comprehensive communication effort. b Safe Routes to Schools Study. This study is currently underway and will result in a SRTS plan. A communications plan should be prepared that focuses on the benefits of active transportation to school, city and school district collaboration, and role the SRTS plan will play in qualifying the city for future SRTS grants. c Living Streets. This policy is still in development. A communications plan should communicate the benefits of a Living Streets policy and the connection of this policy to goals and objectives in Vision 20/20 and the Comprehensive Plan. It should place the city's Living Streets policy in context with county, regional, state, and federal transportation policy and industry best practices (engineering, planning, public health, etc.). 2 Staff should implement communication plans well in advance of policy adoption (such as in the case of Living Streets and SRTS) and project construction (such as in the case of France Avenue and other infrastructure projects). At the very least a successful plan should identify communication objectives, audiences, messages, media, spokespersons, partners, etc. A successful communication effort should provide all stakeholders (internal and external) with an accurate and meaningful understanding of the initiative. At the very least stakeholders need to know: a What's the history for this initiative? b What were the critical issues? c What are the project goals? d What are the tangible benefits? e What are the project's costs? f What is the schedule? g What are the key milestones? h How will it benefit residents? They should also have a vehicle for sharing feedback and getting answers to specific questions. 3 Other recommendations: a The Edina Police Department should be involved in communicating the rules about how to use various bike facilities around town. The idea of offering presentations, similar to the coyote presentations, has been discussed with Chief Long. The communications committee recommends pursuing this further. b We believe that the City should undertake an effort to help homeowners understand what transportation rights-of-way are and what is and isn't allowed within them. The City of Golden Valley has a helpful web page on this subject that may provide some insights about how we might proceed. See http://www.goldenvalleymn.gov/streets/row/index.php • Signage and road markings are critical to helping people understand how to use bike facilities. We recommend an effort to standardize all signage and road markings within the city in accordance with MN MUTCD and best practices. Placement of signs should be context sensitive, with unnecessary signs avoided. d The effectiveness of video programming as a means for communicating important city initiatives should be evaluated in light of low viewership and audience reach. • Finally, we recommend the City make an ongoing effort to communicate internally and to residents the City's vision for a fully integrated, multi-modal transportation system that safely, conveniently and equitably serves all users (ages, abilities, and income levels) and modes (motorists, transit riders, bicyclists and pedestrians). Feedback on the Transportation Section of the City's Website The ETC communications committee was asked to give feedback on the Transportation section of the City's website. The following is a list of observations provided by committee members. The committee has not met to refine this list. In general, when residents think about transportation they do not think in terms of City departments. A resident looking for transportation information may not think to look in Engineering. The "For Residents" menu should include a link to the Transportation page and the Transportation page should link to: • The ETC • Current and future construction projects (NOTE: the link to projects from Engineering is different than the link provided in Resources) • Public Works streets and traffic divisions; report a problem form • Police Department Traffic Control The page should also include or link to: o Maps of sidewalks and trails. o A vision for an integrated multi-modal transportation system. Talk about why this matters. o An introduction to Living Streets. o Information for bicyclists, pedestrians and motorists. o Information on Safe Routes to School. o Information about the traffic safety committee and how it operates, place to submit concern o Information on transportation rights-of-way o FAQs, such as: • When will my street by redone? • What is the assessment policy? How will I be notified? • How can I report a traffic complaint? Who follows up on my traffic complaint — what can I expect? What are those lines on Wooddale? What do they mean, why are they there? • Who's responsible for the transportation decisions in Edina? What's the role of staff (not only engineering, but also Public Works, Police, and possibly Planning) the ETC, and the City Council? • What is the transportation right of way? Where is it? What is it for? • Who do I contact about a pothole, site line issue, to request no parking signs, etc.? • What can be done about construction traffic? Who do I contact? What are the rules? • How long can I park on the street? Any seasonal restrictions? • How is storm water managed in the right of way? How do rain gardens work? Other observations of the Transportation page: • The photo suggests a very one-dimensional story. It's not about asphalt. • The caption under the picture doesn't have much of a point. • The page is basically empty. • The one paragraph that is there has a typo, "cannon" for "cannot." • Advisory bike lane information is buried. • The Comprehensive Plan link should go to a page that links to the three sections of Chapter 7: Transportation Plan, Bike Plan, and Travel Forecasting. These documents should be searchable. Maps should be scalable. • The Freight & Passenger Rail link does not contain information. Consider, also, putting a Hot Links menu at the top (rather than bottom) and including Transportation under Hot Links. REPORT / RECOMMENDATION To: Edina Transportation Commission From: Wayne D. Houle, PE, Director of Engineering Date: February 21, 2013 Subject: Living Streets Working Group Action Requested: No action requested. Agenda Item #: VI. C. Action El Discussion El Information Information / Background: Attached you will find the draft Living Streets Policy as developed by the Living Streets Working Group and written by Commissioner Janovy. Attached you will the May 17, 2011 City Council Packet regarding City Council support for developing a Living Streets Policy. You will also find the August 13, 2012 Edina Living Street Review of Existing Plans and Policies, Peer Review Lessons, and Draft Living Street Policy Framework. Here are links to other Living Streets Policies: North St. Paul Living Street Policy: http://www.ci.north-saint-paul.mn.us/vertical/sites/%7B5F63881B-2F96- 4032-8 I 8C-7F4AD3529485%7D/uploads/%7BAFO5CD7B-64EC-4FA8-A5BF-55F91637C22A%7D.PDF Maple Wood Living Street Policy: http://www.ci.maplewood.mn.us/DocumentCenter/View/8955 LA County Model Design Manual for Living Streets: http://www.ssti.us/wp/wp- content/uploads/2012/07/LA_Co_model_street_design_manual.pdf I will email this memo to you for ease of opening these links. Attachments: Draft Living Streets Policy May 17, 2011 City Council Packet on Living Streets August 13, 2012 Edina Living Street Framework G:\ Engineering \ Infrastructure\Streets\ Traffic\TRANSP COMM\ Apendas\2013 R&R \20130221 \Item VI.C. France Avenue Pedestrian Enhancement Project Update.docx City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424 Edina Living Streets Policy (PRELIMINARY DRAFT) Introduction In May 2011, the Edina City Council adopted a resolution in support of Living Streets and directed the Edina Transportation Commission (ETC), in collaboration with staff, to develop a Living Streets Policy.' The purpose of this plan is to guide the development and maintenance of a safe, efficient, balanced, and environmentally sound transportation system for people of all ages and abilities. Key Steps • The Edina Transportation Commission formed a working group in November 2011 to work on Living Streets Policy. Working group members were Michael Thompson, Paul Nelson, and Jennifer Janovy. • The City received a $15,000 grant from Bloomington Public Health in May 2011 to fund Living Streets policy development. The City hired a consultant team from Barr Engineering and HR Green to work on the project. The consultant team reviewed existing City policies and plans relevant to Living Streets and developed a Living Streets Policy and Plan framework. This information was documented in an August 2 012 policy memo, which provides the basis for this Living Streets Policy.2 • Blue Cross & Blue Shield donated a daylong Living Streets policy development workshop organized by the National Complete Streets Coalition and led by national experts Ryan Snyder and Tom von Schrader. The workshop was held on February 15, 2012 and attended by a variety of stakeholders, including Edina Transportation Commission members, Planning Commission members, City Council members, City Engineering and Planning staff, and representatives from Hennepin County, Edina Public Schools, Barr Engineering and HR Green. The workshop presentations were videotaped for broadcast on Edina 16 and streaming on the City's website. An evening session, attended by about 60 community members, was also held on February 14, 2012. • IN PROCESS—The preliminary draft Policy is being distributed to the Edina Transportation Commission for feedback. Feedback will be incorporated into a revised draft to be distributed more widely. See Resolution No. 2011-61 Declaring Support for Establishing a Living Streets Policy 2 See August 13, 2012 Barr Engineering/HR Green Living Streets Policy Memo 2/11/13 1 0 IN PROCESS—The working group has identified a need for an "internal champion" for this project. This City staff member would collaborate with the Living Streets working group, coordinate stakeholder outreach, and work with other staff members to prioritize and complete tasks listed in the Implementation section of this plan. 2/11/13 2 Edina's Living Streets Vision Edina is a place where... • Transportation utilizing all modes is equally safe and accessible; • Families regularly choose walking or bicycling instead of driving; • Streets enhance neighborhood character and community identity; • Streets are 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. 2/11/13 3 Goals Goals state the broad, overriding outcomes the City wants to achieve. Although many streets look more or less the same, every street is a unique combination of its neighborhood, adjacent land uses, natural features, street design, users, and modes. By incorporating Edina's Living Streets vision into each of these elements, the City can achieve the following Living Streets goals. Living Streets...3 • Provide safe, convenient and enjoyable modal options for people of all ages and abilities; • Vary in character (context sensitive); • Enhance neighborhoods; • Incorporate green management practices; • Foster income equity; • Incorporate bicycle- and pedestrian-oriented design; • Connect people, not just places; • Are inviting; • Are sustainable (environmentally and economically); • Support commerce; and • Foster active lifestyles. 3 From February 2012 Living Streets policy development workshop 2/11/13 4 Policies4 The following policies guide implementation of Living Streets in accordance with the above Goals and Vision. All users and all modes • The City will incorporate the full range of appropriate Living Streets elements in accordance with its Living Streets Policy and Plan when planning for and designing the local transportation network and in regulatory approvals for private developments, such as conditional uses and PUDs. • The City will plan, design, and build high quality transportation facilities that prioritize the needs of the most vulnerable users (pedestrians, cyclists, children, elderly, and disabled) while enhancing safety and convenience for all users, and providing access and mobility for all modes. Connectivity • Cities will design, operate, and maintain a transportation system that provides a highly connected network of streets that accommodate all modes of travel. • The City will seek opportunities to overcome barriers to active transportation. This includes preserving and repurposing existing rights-of-way, and adding new rights-of way to enhance connectivity for pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit. • The City will prioritize non-motorized improvements to services, schools, parks, civic uses, regional connections, and commercial uses. • The City will require large, new developments to provide interconnected street and sidewalk networks with small blocks that connect to existing or planned streets on the perimeter of the development. Jurisdiction • The City's Living Streets Policy document is intended to cover all streets within the City. 4 Adapted from LA County Living Streets Model Design Manual, p. 2-4 to 2-7 and August 2012 Living Streets policy memo 2/11/13 5 • Every City department, including public works, community development, economic development, engineering, and public safety will follow the policies in this document. Phases • The City will apply this Living Streets Policy to all roadway 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 as part of Planned Unit Developments. • 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 roadway construction project, in order to ensure multimodal connectivity and continuity. • Living Streets may be achieved through single projects or incrementally through a series of smaller improvements or maintenance activities over time. • The City will draw on all sources of transportation funding to implement Living Streets and actively pursue new funding sources as available. Exceptions • Living Streets will be included in all street construction, reconstruction, repaving, and rehabilitation projects, except under one or more of the following conditions: A. 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. B. The City exempts a project due to an excessively disproportionate cost of establishing a bikeway, walkway, or transit enhancement as part of a project. C. 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. 2/11/13 6 D. The City determines that application of Living Streets principles is unnecessary or inappropriate. E. The City issues a documented exception where changes to the street may detract from the historical or cultural nature of the street or neighborhood. Design • The City will adopt the design guidelines in this Policy to guide the planning, funding, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of new and modified streets while remaining flexible to the unique circumstances of different streets where sound engineering and planning judgment will produce context-sensitive designs. • The City will incorporate the street design guidelines' principles into all City plans, manuals, rules, regulations, and programs as appropriate. As new and better practices evolve, the City will incorporate those as well. • The City will keep street pavement widths to the minimum necessary. • The City will provide well-designed pedestrian accommodation in the form of sidewalks or shared-use pathways on all arterial and collector streets and on local connector streets as determined by context. Sidewalks shall also be required where streets abut a public school, public building, community playfield, or neighborhood park. Termini will be determined by context. • The City will 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. • The City will provide bicycle accommodation on all primary bike routes. • The City will allocate right-of-way for boulevards. • The City will prioritize right-of-way space allocation for access and mobility (all modes) and include on-street parking only when it is not in conflict with Living Streets goals. Context Sensitivity • The City will design streets with input from stakeholders. • The City will design streets with a strong sense of place. 2/11/13 7 • The City will be mindful of preserving and protecting natural features, such as waterways, trees, slopes, and ravines. • The City will be mindful of existing land uses and neighborhood character. • The City will coordinate with merchants along commercial corridors to develop vibrant retail districts. • The City will inventory building and zoning codes to bring these into agreement with Living Streets principals and minimum design guidelines as established by this Policy. Benchmarks and Performance Measures Benchmarks: • Every street and neighborhood is comfortable to walk and bicycle in. . Every child can walk or bike to school safely. • Seniors, children, and disabled people can cross all streets safely and comfortably. . An active way of life is available to all. . There are zero traffic fatalities or serious injuries. . No unfiltered street water flows into local waterways; storm water volume is reduced. . Retail streets stay or become popular regional destinations. Performance measures: • Street injuries and fatalities decrease for all age groups. • The number of trips by walking, bicycling and transit increases. • Prevailing speeds of motor vehicles on local streets decrease. • Street water runoff is reduced. • Water quality in local waterways and rivers improves. • Resident satisfaction as it relates to transportation increases, as measured for all modes. Implementation The goal of this policy is to define and guide the implementation of Living Streets design principles on every street in Edina, as applicable. Several steps still need to be taken to complete this Policy and achieve this goal. These include: • Update City ordinances, engineering standards, policies and guidelines to agree with this Policy; 2/11/13 8 • Identify standards or guidelines for intersection design, universal pedestrian access, transit accommodations, and pedestrian crossings; • Identify standards or guidelines for streetscape ecosystems, including street water management, urban forestry, street furniture, and utilities; • Identify regulatory demands and their relationship to this Policy (ADA/PROWAG, MPCA, MN MUTCD, MnDOT state aid, watershed districts); • Update and document maintenance policies and practices to support Policy goals; • Update and document enforcement policies and practices to ensure safe streets for all modes; • Incorporate Living Streets concepts in the next circulation of the City's general plans (Comprehensive Plan, Bicycle Plan, Safe Routes to School Plan, etc.); • Prioritize projects in CIP in accordance with this Policy; • Review and update funding policies to ensure funding sources for Living Streets projects; • Coordinate with partner jurisdictions to achieve goals in this Policy; • Communicate this Policy to residents and other stakeholders; educate and engage on an ongoing basis; and • Define the process by which residents participate in street design and request Living Streets improvements. 2/11/13 9 Street Design Guidelines — Overview Street Design Guidelines' Driving Lanes Parking Lanes2 Bike Lanes3 Sidewalk(s)4 STREET TYPE 2 3 4 o 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 Local X5 X X X X6 X7 X Local Connector X5 X X X X X6 X7 X Collector X X X X X X X8 X Minor Arterial X X X X X X X X9 If X appears in column, the feature is a requirement or option. If no X, the feature is not a requirement or option. NOTES: 1. City code requirements shall be used where more prescriptive. 2. Parking shall fit context, with unnecessary parking avoided. 3. Bike lanes required on all primary bike routes, collectors and arterials. Bike lanes highly recommended on secondary routes. Alternatives may be considered where bike lanes are not feasible due to right-of-way, road width, or topographical constraints. 4. Multi-use path may be used in lieu of sidewalk where appropriate. 5. Travel lanes typically not striped. 6. Requires wider (30' min.) street width to accommodate pedestrians in road. 7. Required where street abuts or is in the vicinity of a public school, public building, community playfield, or neighborhood park. 8. Sidewalk required on one side of street; both sides as determined by context. 9. Sidewalks required on both sides of street. 2/11/13 10 Street Classification INSERT UPDATED STREET CLASSIFICATION MAP Map to show in different colors: • Principal Arterials • Minor Arterials (differentiating between City and County jurisdiction, but not between A augmenters, A relievers, and B minors) • Collectors • Local Connectors • Locals Map detail should show street names and locations/names of schools, parks, and public buildings. If possible, show transit stops. 2/11/13 11 YIELD LANE PARKIN( RUNI I VAIM - RAINUARDI N ROM VAIM its HAIN( iARDI N 140ADWAY OE WAY Local Street For the purposes of this Policy, a local street is any street having a local street functional classification as defined in the Comprehensive Plan. Standards Street width: Parking: one side (both sides only if necessary) Travel lanes: two, typically not striped Bike lanes: No Sidewalk(s): Required where street abuts or is in the vicinity of a public school, public building, community playing field, or neighborhood park (as defined in the Comprehensive Plan). Recommended on one side of street where determined by context. No sidewalk, or sidewalk on one or both sides of the street is an option. Feasibility and benefits of sidewalk(s) shall be considered as part of every street reconstruction project; a sidewalk so considered may advance in priority. See Context Criteria and Sidewalk Policy for more. Cross section of Local street Illustration: City of North St. Paul Living Streets Plan 2/11/13 12 Street Trees Concrete Curb -`' and Gutter Right-of-Way Existing Street Edge Sidewalk Rainwater Garden Biturninturp Roadway Example of Living Streets elements applied to a Local street Illustration: City of North St. Paul Living Streets Plan (modified) 2/11/13 13 Local Connector Street For the purposes of this Policy, a local connector street is any street having a local street functional classification as defined in the Comprehensive Plan but providing higher traveled connections between neighborhoods, destinations and higher level roadways. Standards Street width: Parking: one side (both sides only if necessary) Travel lanes: two, typically not striped Bike lanes: Required if on primary bike route; highly recommended if on secondary bike route Sidewalk(s): Required where street abuts or is in the vicinity of a public school, public building, community playing field, or neighborhood park. Required on one side of street when determined by context. No sidewalk, or sidewalk on one or both sides of the street is an option. Feasibility and benefits of sidewalk(s) shall be considered as part of every street reconstruction project; a sidewalk so considered may advance in priority. See Context Criteria and Sidewalk Policy for more. Proposed local connector streets5 NE Quadrant • Grimes Avenue, from Sunnyside to W. 40th . W. 4211, from France Ave. to SLP border . Morningside Rd., from France to SLP border . Sunnyside Rd., from France to Browndale • Wooddale Rd., from W. 44-th to W. 5oth • Edina Blvd., from Sunnyside Rd. to Country Club Rd. O Brownd ale, from W. 5o1h to Country Club Rd. • Townes Rd., from Sunnyside to W. 48th • W. 48th, from France Avenue to Maple Rd. . Maple Rd., from W. 48" to W. 50th • Bruce Ave., from 50th to 52nd • Minnehaha, from 52nd to 54th • School Rd., from Concord Ave. to W. 60th • W. 58th, from Xerxes to France • Concord Ave., from Southview Lane to Lakeview • 62, from France to Brookview 5 i List s for discussion purposes. 2/11/13 14 SE Quadrant • West Shore, from 64th to Hibiscus . Normandale Road, from W. 7oth to Hibiscus . W. 64th, from West Shore around Aquatic Center • Cornelia, from 72nd, to 66th • 72nd, from France to Kellogg . Wooddale, from Dunberry to 70th O Dunberry, from Brittany Rd. to Southdale Rd. • Southdale Rd., from 66th to Dunberry NW Quadrant • Division St., from Brookside to Cooper O Cooper Ave., Division to Interlachen . Mirror Lakes Drive, from Interlachen to Dundee O Ayrshire, from Dundee to Vernon O Belmore, from Blake Rd. to Lincoln Drive • Schaeffer Rd., from Interlachen to Vernon 4. Stauder, from Londonderry to Schaeffer • Olinger Rd., from Vernon to Tracy . Interlachen Rd., from Blake Rd. to Park Terrace SW Quadrant • W. 63rd, from Wilryan Ave. to Ridgeview Drive • Warren Ave. from W. 66th to W. 63rd • Ridgeview Dr., between Ridgeview and W. 63rd Ridgeview Dr., from Abercrombie to W. 66th O Abercrombie/Danens Drive, from Ridgeview . Raburn Drive, from W. 70th to Tifton • Braemar Blvd., from Hilary Ln to Macauley Trail A Local Connector may look like a local street or collector street. See illustrations above (local street) and below (collector street). 2/11/13 15 Corisiete C,t.trb al Ater Parking Lane Bituminous Roadway Bike Lar E Bike Lane iiainwater rd2r-i ,Bouieverd Trees HErrmatrjr .G,SrdenS—k. Rigid-of-Way - Sinu„Yst Collector Street For the purposes of this Policy, a collector street is any street having a collector street functional classification as defined in the Comprehensive Plan. Standards Street width: Parking: none, one or both sides Travel lanes: two or three Bike lanes: Required Sidewalk(s): Required on one side of the street minimum, both sides as determined by context. Feasibility and benefits of sidewalk(s) shall be considered as part of every street reconstruction project; a sidewalk so considered may advance in priority. See Bicycle Accommodations and Sidewalk Policy for more. General vision for a collector street Illustration: City of North St. Paul Living Streets Plan 2/11/13 16 I KE GRIM/ LANE DRZE LA/4E' LANE - _ BOULEVARD PARKIN 47 ROADWAY WID111 5' 12.5 ALK GOV EVAR Collector street cross section Illustration: City of North St. Paul Living Streets Plan 2/11/13 17 Minor Arterial Street For the purposes of this Policy, a minor arterial street is any street having a minor arterial street functional classification as defined in the Comprehensive Plan. Standards* Street width: Parking: none, one or both sides Travel lanes: two, three or four Bike lanes: Required Sidewalk(s): Required on both sides of street. Feasibility and benefits of sidewalk(s) shall be considered as part of every street reconstruction project; a sidewalk so considered may advance in priority. See Bicycle Accommodations and Sidewalk Policy for more. *City standards do not apply to minor arterials under County jurisdiction. 2/11/13 18 Context Criteria The following context criteria may be used when determining whether an optional sidewalk should be required. The criteria may be applied in any combination, at the discretion of the engineer. • > 5oo VPD • > 30 mph 85 th% speed • History of crashes involving pedestrians walking along the roadway 4. Transit stop(s) • The street is identified as an active route to school, park, or commercial destination . When sidewalk would create a logical connection between destinations . Site lines, road geometry or insufficient lighting making it difficult for motorists to see pedestrians walking along the roadway • Street id h < 30' • On-street bike lanes along the curb 2/11/13 19 Sidewalks and Crossings Map INSERT UPDATED Sidewalk Map Map to show in different colors: 4, Existing sidewalks (indicating whether the sidewalk is on one or both sides of the street) . Existing side paths, trails, and park pathways . Required sidewalks (indicating whether the sidewalk is on one or both sides of the street). • Existing controlled crossings (showing whether Stop sign or traffic signal) • Existing mid-block crosswalks . Proposed controlled crossings or mid-block crosswalks (not yet identified) • Transit stops Map detail should show street names and locations/names of schools, parks, and public buildings. Sidewalks are required on both sides of arterials, one side of collectors, and where any street abuts a public school, public building, community playfield or neighborhood park. If there is an existing sidewalk on one side of the street, but a sidewalk is required on the other side of the street because it is either an arterial or a street lacking sidewalk along a public school, park, or public building, show both the existing sidewalk and required sidewalk. Termini will be determined by context for sidewalks abutting a public school, park, or public building. For the purposes of this map, show the sidewalk running along the public school parcel, park, or public building parcel to the nearest controlled intersection. If no controlled intersections on the street, then to the nearest intersection. Community playfields are: Neighborhood parks are: • Creek Valley • Alden • Garden • Arden . Highlands • Cornelia School • Lewis • Countryside • Pamela • Fox Meadow • Van Valkenburg • Heights • Walnut Ridge • Normandale • Weber • Strauchauer • Utley • Wooddale • Yorktown • Todd Park 2/11/13 20 Sidewalk Policy There are three categories of sidewalks: 1. Sidewalks for Schools, Parks and Commercial Destinations 2. Sidewalks for Safety and Connectivity 3. Sidewalks for Neighborhood Walkability Sidewalks are required without exception where: 1. Street abuts or is in the vicinity of a public school, public building, community playfield, or neighborhood park. Termini to be determined by context. 2. On both sides of arterials. 3. On one or both sides of collectors. 4. On one side of local connectors as determined by context. 5. As required by zoning code or condition of plan approval. Construction of sidewalks is prioritized as follows: 1. Sidewalks in road reconstruction project areas. 2. Sidewalks abutting significant private development and which can be funded (in whole or part) by the private developer. 3. Sidewalks on streets with demonstrated safety issues for pedestrians. 4. Sidewalks that abut a public school, public building, community playfield, or neighborhood park. 5. Sidewalks on identified active routes to schools, parks, or commercial destinations. 6. Missing segments of sidewalk along minor arterials. 7. Missing segments of sidewalk along collectors (one side minimum). 8. Sidewalks funded in whole or in part by grants or other agencies. Sidewalks may fit more than one prioritization category. For example, a sidewalk on a collector street within a street reconstruction project area and abutting a public school would fit prioritization categories 1, 3, 6, and 7. The decision of when to construct a sidewalk is based on many factors. The above prioritization is intended for guidance. A more detailed prioritization may be developed as an addendum to this Policy. 2/11/13 21 Sidewalk and Boulevard design: Sidewalk width Standard: 5' unobstructed for travel Range: 5-8' unobstructed for travel Boulevard depth Standard: 5' Range: 3-10' A curbside sidewalk may be constructed when the cost of constructing boulevard would be excessively disproportionate due to right-of-way or topographical constraints. Curbside sidewalks must have a minimum width of 5' unobstructed for travel (no sign posts, traffic signals, or utility poles). Comments: • All ADA/PROWAG requirements must be met. • City code shall be used where more prescriptive. • Wider sidewalks (8') recommended where pedestrians likely to travel in groups, such as near schools and in shopping districts, and where adjacent to transit stops. • Multi-use path may be used in lieu of sidewalk where appropriate. • Feasibility and benefits of sidewalk(s) shall be considered as part of every street reconstruction project; a sidewalk so considered may advance in priority. Further Guidance For further guidance on sidewalk design, see current edition of: • AASHTO green book • NACTO • ? 2/11/13 22 Bike Facilities Map INSERT UPDATED Bike Facilities map Map to show in different colors: • Dedicated bike lanes • Advisory bike lanes • Shared lane markings (sharrows) • Green shared lanes • Bike boulevards • Signed but not marked bike routes • Unsigned bike routes (all primary and secondary bike routes that are currently not signed or marked). • Existing side paths, trails, and park pathways Map detail should show street names and locations/names of schools, parks, and public buildings. 2/11/13 23 Bike Lanes Required: Minor arterials, collectors, primary bike routes Highly recommended: Secondary bike routes Bike lane design: Standard: 5-6' with minimum 4' clear surface (no seam, lip, drain, grate, manhole) Range: 5-7' Comments: • Alternatives may be considered where bike lanes are not feasible due to right-of-way, road width, or topographical constraints. • Multi-use path may be used in lieu of bike lanes where appropriate. • City code shall be used where more prescriptive. Further Guidance For further guidance on bikeway design, see current edition of: • AASHTO green book • N ACTO • MnDOT Bikeway Facility Design Manual • ? 2/11/13 24 Traffic Calming Traffic calming is a combination of physical measures, supportive policies, and traffic enforcement that work together to alter motorist behavior and improve conditions for walking and bicycling. Effective traffic calming reduces motor vehicle speeds and increases motorist awareness of the street environment, including adjacent land uses and other street users (bicyclists, pedestrians, children, elderly). A variety of measures can be used: • Reduce street width • Road diet (reduce number of travel lanes, reduce width of travel lanes) • Tighten corner radii • Curb extensions/inset parking • Traffic circles and roundabouts • Medians • Chicanes • Differentiated pavement markings • Raised crosswalks • Marked crosswalks • On-street bicycle accommodations (bike lanes, shared lane markings) • Boulevard trees and plantings • On-street parking (when frequently parked) • Dynamic speed display signs • Reduced speed limit • Additional enforcement Traffic calming measures must support and be consistent with Living Streets standards and goals. Traffic calming measures that may divert motor vehicles onto other streets, including higher-level streets, require a study of potential impact. As nearly all streets in Edina are residential, this Policy does not assume that traffic should be diverted from lower level to higher-level streets. 2/11/13 2 5 On-Street Parking On-street parking shall be evaluated with each project. The evaluation shall consider: • Street classification; • Adjacent land uses; • Parking demand; • Competing uses for road or right-of-way space; and • Construction and maintenance costs. General principals: • Unnecessary parking should be avoided. • Parking should be inset where possible. • Prioritize travel (all modes) over parking. Guidelines: • Parking is permitted on one or both sides of local and local connector streets. When street is reconstructed, parking should be limited to one side of the street and pavement width reduced accordingly. • Parking should be provided along one side of collector and minor arterial streets, unless prohibited. Parking may be considered along both sides of the street, dependent upon context. The construction of unnecessary parking should be avoided. 2/11/13 26 Regulatory Demands Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) Municipal State Aid (MSA) routes within the City will have to be designed and constructed to meet MSA standards and rules. Design elements of the Living Streets Policy that may be affected by MSA requirements include: • Sidewalk and trail width • Vehicle lane width • Parking lane width • Bike lane width • Clear zones • Median width Hennepin County County State Aid Highways (CSAH) and County roads within the City will have to be designed and constructed to meet Hennepin County standards and rules. Design elements of the Living Streets Policy that may be affected by these requirements include the same as those affected by Mn DOT MSA requirements. Watershed Districts The City of Edina lies within the boundaries of the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District and Nine Mile Creek Watershed District. Stormwater regulations will apply to projects performed within the boundary of each district, and permits from the districts will be required as necessary. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) ?? MN MUTCD The MN MUTCD provides standards and guidance for the application of all allowed traffic control devices, including roadway markings, traffic signs, and signals. The City must adhere to MN MUTCD standards in the use of traffic control devices. ADA/PROWAG The City must meet ADA/PROWAG rules and standards when planning, engineering and maintaining pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way. State Traffic Regulations The City must consider State traffic regulations when designing and planning for the operation of City streets. 2/11/13 27 Stormwater Precipitation on impervious surfaces, such as roads, sidewalks, or trails, creates stormwater runoff. This runoff is typically channeled into a storm sewer and directed to a retention pond or treatment facility. Runoff can also flow over land, seeping into pervious areas, or draining into creeks, ponds and lakes. Untreated stormwater runoff carries a range of pollutants into local waters that can cause turbidity, sediment buildup, algae blooms, and harm to aquatic plants and animals. The City of Edina is required to employ stormwater management practices to reduce the volume of untreated stormwater that goes into local waters. Rainwater gardens, street narrowing, and boulevard trees—key components of Living Streets—can help the City manage stormwater in ways that are cost effective and environmentally beneficial. Rainwater gardens: • Keep runoff on site . Filer polluted urban runoff (oil, salts, fertilizers, etc.) . Recharge groundwater • Provide habitat and food for butterflies and birds . Beautify a low spot • Serve as a natural filter, removing sediment, phosphorous and nitrogen from runoff . Catch sediments prior to entering downstream water bodies Street narrowing: . Less pavement means less impervious surface • Reduces runoff volume . Reduces solar generated heat . Less pavement heat means cooler stormwater runoff temperature Boulevard trees: • Intercept rain water with leaves and branches • Improve the ability of water to soak into the ground • Increase the volume of water that can enter the ground by absorption through their root system • Improve the resiliency and water-holding capacity of the adjacent soil The City of Edina, as part of this Living Streets policy, should develop standards and programs for rainwater gardens, street narrowing, and boulevard trees and incorporate these into its stormwater best management practices. 2/11/13 28 Urban Forest The urban forest is defined as the collection of trees and vegetation growing within the City. Boulevard trees are part of the urban forest, and the urban forest can be enhanced and expanded by the preservation of existing boulevard trees, as well as the strategic planting of new boulevard trees. There are numerous environmental and community benefits of boulevard trees. These include': Environmental Benefits In addition to the direct removal of greenhouse gases and pollutants, trees: • Reduce temperatures by shading streets, sidewalks, and other hardscapes, resulting in reduced use of electricity. • Increase the amount of water that reaches the groundwater table by helping water soak into the ground. • Intercept rain with leaves and branches, reducing the amount of water that reaches the storm system. • Add organic matter to the soil which further improves the water- holding capacity of the soil. • Improve the resiliency of soil to respond to rain events. One mature tree can capture over 5,000 gallons of water in one year, In whole, trees can reduce stormwater by about 2% for each 5% increase in the community's tree canopy. • Reduce soil erosion with dense root systems. Less oil, contaminated or clean, reaches the stormwater system, creeks and rivers. ' From North St. Paul Living Streets Plan Community Benefits Trees help promote pride in the community and a sense of place, as well as providing a long list of other direct and indirect benefits. • Street trees are an important factor in reducing road maintenance costs, by shading the pavement from the sun. • Tree-filled neighborhoods show lower levels of domestic violence. • Street trees can calm traffic and lower traffic speed by reducing the perceived width of the street. • Trees help reduce noise levels. • Trees are known to shorten hospital stays and reduce workplace stress. • Trees can be used to screen unsightly views. • Healthy trees in neighborhoods enhance property values, increasing sales prices by 1% for each large front yard tree and 10% for a specimen tree. • Trees are also good for business. Surveys of shoppers in commercial districts with tree-lined streets reported that they shop there more frequently, shop longer, are willing to pay for parking, and spend on average 12% more on goods. The City of Edina, as part of this Living Streets policy, should develop a comprehensive tree ordinance for the preservation and addition of boulevard trees and define standards for preserving and/or adding boulevard trees to all street reconstruction projects. 2/11/13 29 To: MAYOR AND COUNCIL From Jack Sullivan-- Assistant City Engineer Date: May 11,2011 Agenda Item Item No VIILD Subject; Resolution No. 2011-61 Declaring Support For Establishing Living Streets Policy Action Discussion Information LII REPORT/RECOMMENDATION ACTION REQUESTED: Adopt the attached Resolution No. 2011-61 declaring support for establishing a Living Streets Policy. INFORMATION/BACKGROUND: The Transportation Commission approved forwarding the Living Streets Resolution to the City Council for review, comment and direction. The Commission believes a comprehensive policy addressing traffic calming, stormwater management, promoting active living, community feel, improving walking and biking, and enhancing urban forests is needed for Edina. The attached Living Streets Document was created and reviewed by the Commission at their March and April meetings. Discussions from those meetings along with an overview presentation from the Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District's North Saint Paul Living Streets policy are included in the attachments. ATTACHMENTS: Resolution No. 2011-61 Living Streets Document Draft Edina Transportation Commission Meeting Minutes — April 21, 2011 Approved Edina Transportation Commission Meeting Minutes = March 17, 2011 CiAli,ngineering\ Infrastructure\ Strects1Traffic\ Complete Streetaiving Streets120110517itun VIII D Resoll10011 N. 2011-61 Deelaring Support for Establishing Living Stree0t Policy.doc RESOLUTION NO. 2011-61 DECLARING SUPPORT FOR ESTABLISHING A LIVING STREETS POLICY City of Edina WHEREAS, the Living Streets concept is designed to assure safety and accessibility for all users of our roads, trails and transit systems, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, motorists, commercial and emergency vehicles, and for people of all ages and of all abilities; and WHEREAS, Living Streets reduce congestion by providing safe travel choices that encourage non-motorized transportation options, increasing the overall capacity of the transportation network; and WHEREAS, Living Streets will help the City of Edina reduce greenhouse gas emissions as more people choose an alternative to the single occupant vehicle; and Living Streets is consistent with the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement and the City's participation in the Green Steps Cities program; and WHEREAS, Living Streets support economic growth and community stability by providing accessible and efficient connections between home, school, work, recreation and retail destinations by improving the pedestrian and vehicular environments throughout communities; and WHEREAS, Living Streets enhance safe walking and bicycling options for school age children, in recognition of the objectives of the national Safe Routes to School program; and WHEREAS, Living Streets provide environmental and social benefits including but not limited to: 1) Improving storm water quality 2) Providing traffic calming measures 3) Enhancing community feel 4) Promoting active living 5) Improving biking and walking conditions 6) Protecting and enhancing the urban forest; and WHEREAS, in order to develop and maintain a safe, efficient, balanced and environmentally sound city transportation system for people of all ages and abilities, transportation and development projects shall incorporate a philosophy that expands transportation choices and further incorporates the Living Streets theme and key concepts listed above; and NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINA, MINNESOTA that the Edina Transportation Commission, in collaboration with staff, shall prepare a Living Streets Policy/Plan and staff shall concurrently review city ordinances, engineering standards, policies, and guidelines in order to make recommendations to the City Council on a Living Street Policy/Plan that will reduce impacts to the environment, be practical and economical, while also meeting community and stakeholder needs consistent with Living Streets concepts. Dated: May 17, 2011 Attest: Debra A. Mangen, City Clerk James B. Hovland, Mayor City Hall 952-927-8861 4801 WEST 50TH STREET FAX 952-826-0390 EDINA, MINNESOTA, 55424-1394 www.CityofEdina.com TTY 952-826-0379 STATE OF MINNESOTA) COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) SS CITY OF EDINA ) CERTIFICATE OF CITY CLERK I, the undersigned duly appointed and acting City Clerk for the City of Edina do hereby certify that the attached and foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Edina City Council at its Regular Meeting of May 17, 2011, and as recorded in the Minutes of said Regular Meeting. WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this day of , 20 . City Clerk LIVING STREETS Background Complete Streets typically refers to street design that provides for multiple modes of transportation (auto, mass transit, pedestrian, bike). Green Streets typically refers to street design that reduces environmental impacts by reducing impervious surface, managing stormwater, and providing shade. Living Streets refers to streets that are not only Complete and Green but also designed to improve active living, community identity, and social connections. Cities such as Denver, Los Angeles and Tucson have Living Streets initiatives. In the Twin Cities, the Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District and North St. Paul have developed and are implementing a new Living Streets Plan. The City of Maplewood is also pursuing a process to adopt Living Streets. Complete Streets Legislation The State of Minnesota passed Complete Streets legislation in 2010. The Commissioner of Transportation has committed Mn/DOT to implement a complete street vision for the trunk highway system. In January 2010 the Edina City Council adopted a resolution expressing support for a statewide Complete Streets Policy. Inasmuch as the statewide policy will not apply to local roads, cities are encouraged to adopt policies to meet their unique needs; however this is not a mandate. According to Mn/DOT, Complete Streets does not mean "all modes on all roads"; rather, the goal of Complete Streets should be to: 1) Develop a balanced transportation system that integrates all modes via planning that is inclusive of each mode (i.e., transit, freight, automobile, bicycle and pedestrian); and 2) Include transportation users of all types, ages and abilities. Examples of Complete Streets goals and principles listed in the report to the legislature include: 1) Reduce crash rates and severity of crashes; 2) Improve mobility and accessibility of all individuals including those with disabilities in accordance with the legal requirements of the ADA; 3) Encourage mode shift to non-motorized transportation and transit; 4) Reduce air and water pollution and reduce noise impacts; 5) Increase transportation network connectivity; 6) Maximize the efficient use of existing facilities; 7) Strive for tax supported investments to provide maximum benefits to the community and all user groups; 8) Safely integrate intermodal connections across the transportation network; and 9) Promote safe and convenient access and travel for all users (pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders) and people of all abilities as well as freight and motor vehicle drivers. While City actions to date support the development of a Complete Streets policy for local streets, the City could go further in planning for and implementing its vision for a transportation system that also addresses environmental and active living goals and enhances community identity. The 1 Draft 5/13/11 Living Streets concept is the next step. Minnesota Green Step City The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has launched the Minnesota Green Step Cities program. Five cities—including Edina—were selected to pilot the program. The Edina City Council asked the Energy and Environment Commission (EEC) to evaluate whether the City should apply to become a Green Step city and, if yes, which of the 28 best practices related to sustainability Edina should undertake in order to become certified. In January 2011, the EEC recommended that Edina join the Green Step Cities program and outlined the 16 best practices Edina should undertake. The City Council adopted the EEC's recommendation. Six of the City's 16 best practices would be supported by a Living Streets Plan. These are: #11. Complete Streets (requires "complete streets policy" or "living streets," which is inclusive of "complete streets" concepts); #12. Mobility Options (walking/biking, Safe Routes to School, etc.); #16. Urban Forest; #17. Efficient Stormwater Management; #18. Green Infrastructure (porous pavement, swales, etc.); and #19. Surface Water Quality (rain gardens, etc.). For more information on the Green Steps Cities program, please see the January 18, 2011 City Council meeting. Edina Fit City Resolution In July 2006 the Edina City Council adopted a resolution expressing a commitment "to providing an activity-friendly community to its residents" and authorizing "the application for The Governor's 'Fit City' Program." The Fit City Program recognizes Minnesota cities committed to creating and maintaining an environment supportive of active living. The program requires participating cities to "adopt a resolution affirming activity-friendly commitments by City leaders and elected officials" and to "agree to advertise and display 'Fit City' designation." The goals of the Fit City program and the City's resolution supporting an activity-friendly community provide support for a Living Streets Plan. 2008 Comprehensive Plan The Edina City Council adopted an updated Comprehensive Plan in 2007. The Plan promotes a vision for our city that is pedestrian, bicycle and transit friendly and inclusive of all users. The following Principles from Chapter 4 provide support for a Living Streets Plan: 1. Design public open and green linkages that bring both amenity and positive image to neighborhoods, corridors, and business precincts. 2. Design public streets to serve not only vehicles but also pedestrians, people with mobility disadvantages and bicycles, balancing the spatial needs of existing and future users within the right-of-way. Address both mobility and recreational needs and opportunities. 3. Create walkable streets that foster an active public life; 2 Draft 5/13/11 Storm water capture and use Trees Pedestrians movement Pedestrian safety Bikes Community Aesthetic character Traffic Speed Sewers Gas Electric Telecom Storm water drainage 4. Protect and improve the urban forest, including street trees and related landscaping, in order to provide shade and shelter for pedestrians and screening for parking and service uses. 5. Create and promote environments that make it safe and convenient for people to integrate physical activity into their daily routines. 6. Recognize and integrate Edina's historic landscape features, such as its stone walls and gateways, into the design and redesign of streets, paths and pedestrian ways. 7. Promote a clear hierarchy of street types of distinctive and differentiated character that are defined by landscape and pedestrian amenities as well as adjacent buildings. Within larger redevelopment sites, promote a fine-grained and interconnected network of local streets and paths, encouraging pedestrian circulation and providing a choice of access points (p. 4-36. See also Guidelines of 4-37-39). Additional support for Living Streets can be found throughout the 2008 Comprehensive Plan. Please see the attached "Excerpts from the 2008 Comprehensive Plan" for more. DISCUSSION Living Streets1 Living Streets pulls together the concepts of Complete Streets and Green Streets, and puts additional focus on quality of life aspects for city residents. Figure 1 below shows the components of Living Streets. The model balances the "green" components (environment and social factors) and the "grey" components (transportation and utilities) of the system. All too many times in the past, the "green" factors have not been highly prioritized for agencies. This mentality is starting to change in many agencies statewide. FIGURE 1 - RWMWD/BARR REPORT A Living Streets policy should: 1 Landscape Architect Fred Rozumalski from Barr Engineering and Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District (RWMWD) administrator Cliff Aichinger has championed the Living Streets concepts they developed for North St. Paul. The RWMWD administrator has stated that the North Saint Paul Living Streets policy is in the public domain and can be used as a template for others with credit giving for photos. To read the complete policy, please see http://www.ci.north-saint- paulmn.us/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B13DF596B-ED60-4D35-B13A-6EE928B643AB%7D. 3 Draft 5/13/11 1) Improve stormwater quality through reducing the impervious footprint of streets, meeting or exceeding city and watershed rules through best management practices (OMP) such as rain gardens and swales. 2) Implement traffic calming measures through the use of techniques best suited for site conditions. 3) Improve biking and walking conditions along natural connector routes and collector streets through designation of bike lanes, sidewalks, or multi-purpose trails, 4) Create boulevard tree standards that provide environmental benefits (stormwater management, shade to reduce heating and cooling costs, filtering air pollutants, reduce urban heat island effect), enhance quality of life, and are practical and affordable. As seen in Figure 2, a street section of 22' can accommodate parking on one side of the street with two cars passing one another on a residential street. A 22' street section with parking on one side can also accommodate larger vehicles but there may be some yielding when vehicles must pass one another near a parked vehicle. Narrowed streets could reduce costs and also provide room for sidewalk on one side that is no closer than the previous street edge once was located. FIGURE 2- RWMWD/BARR REPORT 4 Draft 5/13/11 FIGURE 3 — RESIDENTIAL -,TF<EET RVVIVIIND/EsARR RI-PORT 5 Draft 5/13/11 RIght.01-Wa Sidewalk . — Bituminous Roadway Alley Concr4te Curb — arta Gutter Righ t•of-Way basting Street Edge Existing Street Edge Rainwater Garden Public Art Component Dumpout Parking Street Tree:: Active Living Opportunities — Providing a designated system of sidewalks, trails, and bike lanes increases the likelihood for walking and biking. Figure 4 depicts a typical layout of a collector street with biking and pedestrian facilities which could be standardized through ordinance language. FIGURE 4— COLLECTOR STREET - RWMWD/BARR REPORT RECOMMENDATION That the ETC discuss a Living Street Policy/Plan and develop a framework for working collaboratively with staff, other boards and commissions, and the City Council, with the intent to ultimately recommend a Living Street Policy/Plan to be implemented as the new vision for neighborhoods and collector streets in Edina. This Living Street Policy/Plan is important considering the large capital investment that will be occurring throughout the city to local neighborhoods over the next decade and beyond. Attachments: 1) Sample Resolution 2) Excerpts from 2008 Comprehensive Plan 6 Draft 3/10/11 DRAFT RESOLUTION DECLARING SUPPORT FOR ESTABLISHING A LIVING STREETS POLICY FOR THE CITY OF EDINA, MINNESOTA WHEREAS, the Living Streets concept is designed to assure safety and accessibility for all the users of our roads, trails and transit systems, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, motorists, commercial and emergency vehicles, and for people of all ages and of all abilities; and WHEREAS, Living Streets reduce congestion by providing safe travel choices that encourage non-motorized transportation options, increasing the overall capacity of the transportation network; and WHEREAS, Living Streets will help the City of Edina reduce greenhouse gas emissions as more people choose an alternative to the single occupant vehicle; and Living Streets is consistent with the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement and the City's participation in the Green Steps Cities program; and WHEREAS, Living Streets support economic growth and community stability by providing accessible and efficient connections between home, school, work, recreation and retail destinations by improving the pedestrian and vehicular environments throughout communities; and WHEREAS, Living Streets enhance safe walking and bicycling options for school age children, in recognition of the objectives of the national Safe Routes to School program; and WHEREAS, Living Streets provide environmental and social benefits including but not limited to: 1) Improving stormwater quality 2) Providing traffic calming measures 3) Enhancing community feel 4) Promoting active living 5) Improving biking and walking conditions 6) Protecting and enhancing the urban forest THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that in order to develop and maintain a safe, efficient, balanced and environmentally sound city transportation system for people of all ages and abilities, transportation and development projects shall incorporate a philosophy that expands transportation choices and further incorporates the Living Streets theme and key concepts listed above; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the ETC in collaboration with staff shall prepare a Living Streets Policy/Plan and staff shall concurrently review city ordinances, engineering standards, policies, and guidelines in order to make recommendations ultimately to the City Council on a Living Street Policy/Plan that will reduce impacts to the environment, be practical and economical, while also meeting community and stakeholder needs consistent with Living Streets concepts. 7 Draft 5/13/11 Excerpts from 2008 Comprehensive Plan Chapter 4: Land Use Goals- 1, Protect and preserve the essential character of existing residential neighborhoods (p. 4-21) 6. Increase mixed use development where supported by adequate infrastructure to minimize traffic congestion, support transit, and diversity tax base (p. 4-22) 7. Increase pedestrian and bicycling opportunities and connections between neighborhoods, and with other communities, to improve transportation infrastructure and reduce dependence on the car (p. 4-22) 8. Ensure that public realm corridor design is contextual, respectful of adjacent neighborhood character supportive of adjacent commercial and/or mixed use development, promotes community identify and orientation, and creates the highest quality experience for pedestrians, cyclists, and transit users (p. 4-22) Land Use and Transportation Interface There is a fundamental link between land use planning and transportation planning. The transportations system must function as a network that links a diversity of uses in a manner that promotes efficient multi-modal travel (motor vehicles, bicycle, transit and pedestrian). ... Chapter 7 of this Comprehensive Plan deals with transportation, and responds to and supports the land use and community design policies presented in this chapter. (p. 4-22) Land Use Policies- 3. Edina has evolved to a large degree into a community defined by roads. The City's roads should continue to evolve to act as connectors, rather than as barriers. The city will incorporate amenities and infrastructure into its public corridors to make them beautiful, efficient, multi-modal public spaces. 5. In reviewing developing proposals, the City will examine how land use and transportation are integrated to ensure that new development and redevelopment expands non-motorized travel options. 6. The City will maintain the current open space and wetlands acreage and seek to expand it whenever possible. 8. The City will grow and develop in a sustainable manner that will protect its high quality natural environment, promote energy efficiency and conservation of natural resources, and minimize the impacts of buildings on the environment over the lifetime of each building. (p. 4-34) Staging Development: Small Area Plans— These Small Area Plans may include planning principles such as: 1) Area or neighborhood land use pattern and design that encourages walking and transit use 2) High degree of connectivity to existing and new public (and active private) spaces to encourage physical activity, social interaction, and optimal land use 3)Smaller parking footprints 4) Reduction in impervious surfaces and associated storm water runoff (p. 4-35). Citywide Movement Patterns and Public Spaces— Principles: 8. Design public open and green linkages that bring both amenity and positive image to neighborhoods, corridors, and business precincts. 9. Design public streets to serve not only vehicles but also pedestrians, people with mobility disadvantages and bicycles, balancing the spatial needs of existing and future users within the right-of-way. Address both mobility and recreational needs and opportunities. 10. Create walkable streets that foster an active public life; 11. Protect and improve the urban forest, including street trees and related landscaping, in order to provide shade and shelter for pedestrians and screening for parking and service uses. 12. Create and promote environments that make it safe and convenient for people to integrate physical activity into their daily routines. 8 Draft 5/13/11 13. Recognize and integrate Edina's historic landscape features, such as its stone walls and gateways, into the design and redesign of streets, paths and pedestrian ways. 14. Promote a clear hierarchy of street types of distinctive and differentiated character that are defined by landscape and pedestrian amenities as well as adjacent buildings. Within larger redevelopment sites, promote a fine-grained and interconnected network of local streets and paths, encouraging pedestrian circulation and providing a choice of access points (p. 4-36. See also Guidelines of 4-37-39). Guidelines: Medium- and High-Density Design (All Uses)— A Pedestrian-Friendly Environment: Improving the auto-oriented design pattern discussed above under "Issues" will call for guidelines that change the relationship between parking, pedestrian movement and building placement. Landscaping: Provide visual screening and privacy to buffer cars from people, provide visual relief and allow storm water infiltration in parking lots. Permeable hardscape, where appropriate, is preferred over blacktop or traditional paving. Parking: Evaluate current parking standards in order to encourage shared parking and minimize the visual impact of surface parking. • Design surface parking to maximize stormwater infiltration and allow for groundwater recharge, using infiltration swales, pervious pavement or similar techniques • Where vehicle parking requirements exist, implement minimum bicycle parking standards as well (p. 4-45). Movement Patterns: • Provide sidewalks along primary streets and connections to adjacent neighborhoods along secondary streets or walkways. • Limit driveway access from primary streets while encouraging access from secondary streets. • Encourage enhanced transit stops, including shelters, shade and seating where feasible. • Provide pedestrian amenities, such as wide sidewalks, street trees, pedestrian-scale lighting, and street furnishings (benches, trash receptacles, etc) (p. 4-47). Implementation— Provision for urban forest protection and improvement consistent with Plan guidance for creating a pleasant pedestrian environment, screening parking areas, providing the benefits of landscaping, and restoring environmental processes that a tree canopy provides the biological community. These provisions may include at tree preservation ordinance. Other measures may also be considered to ensure appropriate tree replacement and management of our urban forest (4-56). Chapter 7: Transportation Goals and Policies: Transportation— Goals: 1. Maintain and enhance mobility for residents and businesses through creation and maintenance of a balanced system of transportation alternatives. 2. Implement a fully multi-modal transportations system that supports the land use vision and future land use plan for managing and shaping future growth. 3. Minimize the impacts of the transportation system on Edina's environment and neighborhood quality of life. 4. Reduce the overall dependence on the use of single-occupant vehicles by promoting land use patterns that allow for shorter vehicular trips ad the use of alternative travel options. 5. Ensure that all Edina's residents, workers, and visitors, including those with transportation disadvantages, have viable travel options. 6. Promote a travel demand management program through a coordinated program of regulations, marketing, and provisions of alternative travel options. 9 Draft 5/13/11 7. Provide multiple travel options for transit users, pedestrians, bicyclists, and rideshare users, as well as for drivers of private automobiles. 8. Support attractive and high performance transit service connections. 9. Manage parking provision to encourage joint and shared use of facilities, ride-sharing (car pools and van pools), bicycle parking, and increased transit use (p. 7-38-39). Policies Roadway Design: 5. Design/enhance collector and arterial roadways to minimize through traffic on local streets in the functional classification system, and to be compatible with other transportation modes including transit, bicycle and pedestrian. 6. Use adequate transitions and buffers including, but not limited to, earth berms, walls, landscaping and distance to mitigate the undesirable impact of high volume roadways. 8. Encourage beautification of local roadways, where appropriate, with amenities such as boulevard streets, decorative street lighting, and monuments. 9. Monitor and address transportation requirements associated with demographic trends, such as an aging population (p. 7-39-40). Parking: 2. Continue to limit on-street parking in and near congested commercial areas. Pedestrian/Bicycle: 1. Provide accessibility to pedestrians and bicycles at major activity centers, including necessary storage facilities. 2. Create pedestrian and bicycle interconnections among major generators, with continuity across major roadways and other barriers. 3. Review and recommend construction of pedestrian and bike paths throughout Edina cooperatively with the Three Rivers Park District and Hennepin County. 4. Promote safe walking, bicycling and driving. Promote vehicle drivers respect for bicycles and pedestrians along with bicyclists and pedestrian observation of signs and sue of designed paths for travel. 5. Support inclusion of pedestrian and bicycle access planning when upgrading roadways, bridges and redevelopment projects. 6. Provide sidewalks and safe crossings for areas of potential pedestrian/vehicle conflicts, including high-traffic streets, commercial areas, areas with transit access, and in high-density residential locations. 7. Provide appropriate signage in areas of potential conflict between pedestrians and automobile traffic. 8. Separate pedestrian traffic from bicycle traffic to ensure desired safety conditions. When a bicycle facility is provided, considerations should also be given to providing a corresponding pedestrian way where possible. This could be as a separate facility or through striping. 9. Support recommendations of the Comprehensive Bicycle Transportation Plan for implementation (7-43-44) Comprehensive Bicycle Transportation Plan— Vision: The guiding vision for this document is to support the gradual transportation of the City of Edina into a "progressive bicycle-friendly community where citizens can easily integrate cycling into their daily lives" (p. 8). Guiding Principles The following goals and principles guide the recommendations included in this Plan: 10 Draft 5/13/11 Improving Safety: proactively addressing existing hazardous conditions, assigning dedicated road space to cyclists, and alerting motorists of their presence will help improve safety and convenience for all users of Edina's streets and sidewalks. Connecting to Local and Regional Destinations: Providing safe and convenient connections to destinations in Edina and neighboring communities will increase bicycle use and help lower demand on Edina's overall automobile transportation system. Connecting to the growing network of regional trails will expand the number of potential destinations available to Edina citizens and provide increased access to our region's recreational and transportation assets. Safe Routes for All: Bicycling can serve the mobility needs of people over a wide range of ages and abilities. Providing a network of safe and comfortable bicycle routes to schools and parks will be an important builder of healthy life-long habits of actives living and independence for children, seniors and other adults. Bicycling As A Base For Community Health: A safe and inviting bicycle transportation network will help improve community health by increasing opportunities for active transportation and active living for all of Edina's citizens. Bicycling As A Useful Transportation Option In Edina: A high quality bicycle network will make it easy and convenient for people in Edina to choose cycling as a way to meet at least some of their transportation and mobility needs. A network of safe, convenient and easily accessible routes will expand and use of the bicycling as a useful transportation option in Edina (p. 8-9). Chapter 9: Parks, Open Space, and Natural Resources Natural Resources Conservation and Management Goals: 4. Conserve, and replace as necessary, Edina's urban forest to ensure the long-term vitality and viability of this integral part of Edina's overall identity and attractiveness (9-21) Policies: 5. Create a program for maintaining trees throughout the City, and replacing them as necessary (p. 9-22). Walking and Biking Trails Pathways Plan Policies: 2. Continue to work with the Bike Edina Taskforce and Public Works staff to implement the new bike pathway master plan for the Cit of Edina. The objective is to identify the best routes for connecting existing and future internal park trail systems, as well as to identify the most appropriate routes for links to regional systems, as well as to identify the most appropriate routes for links to regional trails that will connect to neighboring community trails (p. 9-26). Chapter 10: Energy and Environment Goals and Policies—Air 4. Encourage property owners to plant trees along roadways where possible to help reduce traffic noise and absorb carbon dioxide Chapter 11: Community Services and Facilities Environmental Health/Public Health Goals and Policies: 1. Ensure an Effective Local Government Public Health System. 11 Draft 5/13/11 • Inform, educate and empower people about health issues • Mobilize community partnerships and action to identify and solve health problems • Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts 2. Reduce Behavioral Risks that are Primary Contributors to Morbidity/Mortality. Behavioral risks that contribute to morbidity and mortality include tobacco use, alcohol and other drug use, physical activity/inactivity, nutrition, and weight management. A strategy for reducing these behavioral risk factors is: • Health education and promotion of health lifestyles and healthy living. 3. Promote Health for All Children, Adolescents, and their Families. • Work with the Park and Recreation Department to implement the requirements of the "Fit City" program. 4. Promote Well-Being of the Elderly, Those with Disability, Disease or Chronic Illness. • Fostering healthful behaviors such as good nutrition, physical exercise, medication management, obtaining flu shots, efforts to reduce isolation and promote mental health (p. 11-12-13). 12 Draft 5/13/11 MINUTES OF THE Edina Transportation Commission Thursday, March 17, 2011 Edina City Hall 4801 West 50th Street Council Chambers MEMBERS PRESENT: Katherine Bass, Thomas Bonneville, Ann Braden, Sarah Engbretson, Nathan Franzen, Jennifer Janovy, Paul Nelson, Bodhe Scheerer, Elin Schold Davis, Michael Thompson MEMBERS ABSENT: STAFF PRESENT: Jack Sullivan, Sharon Allison I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by chair Janovy. II. Approval of Minutes a. Regular Meeting of February 17, 2011 The minutes were changed to include 'All voted aye. Motion carried' at the end of Items III.a and III.b where motions were made. Commissioner Bonneville motioned to approve the corrected minutes and the motion was seconded by Commissioner Franzen. All voted aye. Motion carried. Ill. Traffic Safety Report a. Traffic Safety Report for March 2, 2011 Traffic issues around the high school was discussed including difficulty exiting the parking lot with no real solution; parking lot orientation was changed but no real improvement visible with exiting; school buses get priority exiting parking lot and then students make a mad dash; someone directs traffic in the mornings and afternoons. Suggested solutions were time- controlled stop sign and more students biking and riding school buses. IV. Community Comment None. V. Old Business a. Edina Transportation Commission Ordinance The following is a summary of discussion regarding revising the Edina Transportation Commission Ordinance and Purpose and Duties. Transportation Commission • Definition of words such as multi-modal, etc. would be helpful. • Exploration of discoveries in technical advances by other cities such as half signals used in Florida. • Expanding too quickly could cause them to lose focus. • This is an early draft to be modified as they see fit. • Land Use Plan is all about transportation which makes it clear that the City has a plan for transportation and this point to the vision in the Comp Plan. • Edina has one of the best Comp Plan and is hoping that the plan is not to reinvent things and new policies but work towards carrying out vision that is already in place. • Goal is to redefine the ETC as the body to help bring vision to life. • Struggles with projects being approved that are not in the Comp Plan; should become watchdog and voice for Transportation Plan and point out when it misses the mark. • Watchdog has negative connotation; City has many roles; likes what is in draft policy, seems consistent to what was discussed at work session. Purpose and Duties Item No. 1 • Grouping together 1 & 6, 5, 8 & 10 and 7 & 11 was suggested. • Discussion on what is local. • Ability to comment on function of county road. • Operation was defined as `state of functioning.' • Ability to comment on bus routes, light rail. Item No. 2 • All-inclusive includes everything. • Keep definition broad rather than narrow. Item No. 3 • Whose plan - City's plan, Planning Commission's or both? • More long term plans, filling in gaps and prioritizing what is in the Comp Plan. • Use `strategies' instead of 'plan.' • Transportation Plan in place that is well done; suggested developing strategies to implement the City's multimodal transportation plan. • A plan for bike in place but none for pedestrians — include a statement to include pedestrians. • Bike plan does not include implementation plans. • Suggestion to reword Item No. 1 as `..the operation and planning of the'.. and eliminate Item No. 3. Item No. 4 • Making sure the vision is being implemented. Item No. 5 • Planning Commission is taking over other plan reviews; the ETC will continue to review these items. • Make this broader and not use specific definitions or terms. • Mr. Sullivan will work on rewording. Item No. 6 • Have done this in the past (Metro Transit route 6, Bren Rd, 169, etc.) 2 Item No. 7 • Remove 'on as needed basis." Item No. 8 • This can have a variety of meanings. • Change "traffic" to "transportation" to make it all inclusive. • Receive aggregate data and mapping to see how to prioritize. • Related to Item No. 7; identify opportunity for encouragement e.g. nothing can be done to change the high school area so incent students to bike to schools. Item No. 9 • Add "opportunities" to end of sentence. • Staff can handle this. • Big task for ETC. • This was meant to be more in the future for things such as Living Streets. • Funding sources are state/federal/private grants. • Change "related to" to "supporting." Item No, 10 • Leave as is. Membership No change to membership b. Videotaping of ETC meetings Commissions that are televised are Planning, Parks and the ETC. Some noted disadvantages to televising were set-up of room, operation of microphones, appears more formal, conversation not flowing freely and costs. Some noted advantages were everything discussed is in public's interest but some topics they may not find interesting. This information will be forwarded to Council along with the motion from the previous meeting. VI. New Business a. Living Streets Resolution Chair Janovy suggested reading No. St. Paul's Living Street document that is online. She said excerpts from the Transportation Plan shows that it includes Living Streets. After discussion, it was decided that arrangements will be made to invite a representative to No. St. Paul to attend an ETC meeting to explain how they developed their plan. VII. Bike Edina Task Force Update (Commissioner Janovy) Bike Rodeo is scheduled for April 30, 10 a.m. Volunteers are needed. VIII. Chair Comments a. Chair and Vice Chair at April Meeting Chair Janovy said new chair and vice chair will be elected at the next meeting. Commissioner Braden volunteered to review the Energy and Environment's bylaws which was provided as a model for other commissions to use. 3 Commissioner Nelson volunteered to serve on the CAT group for the old public works building site. Commissioner White has resigned and new member Bob McKlyeen was appointed. Boards and commissions reception is scheduled for March 21 at Hughes Pavilion. Consensus was reached to inform the Planning Commission via email of what worked well and what didn't regarding traffic reviews. Highways 101 and 42 are shut down due to flooding. Locally, sand bags are being filled in preparation. IX. Staff Comments a. Sensible Land Use Coalition Meeting Commissioner Franzen volunteered to attend Sensible Land Use luncheon; Commissioner Braden will also attend through work. X. Commissioner Comments Commissioner Bass inquired about the study that was done to build a pedestrian overpass at France Avenue. This will be on the next meeting's agenda. Xl. Adjournment Meeting adjourned. 4 MINUTES OF THE Edina Transportation Commission Thursday, April 21, 2011 Edina City Hall 4801 West 50th Street Council Chambers MEMBERS PRESENT: Katherine Bass, Thomas Bonneville, Ann Braden, Nathan F.refiZen, Jennifer Janovy, Paul Nelson, Elin Schold Davis, Michael Thompson, Robert McKlve MEMBERS ABSENT: Sarah Engbretson, Bodhe Scheerer STAFF PRESENT: Jack Sullivan, Sharon Allison I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by chair Janovy She :4 :ained to viewers that the ETC had been meeting off-camera in work s6.6.06 . dcussing or. loence, purpose and duties. Chair Janovy welcomed new member Bob klveeribhe commissipp. II. Election of Chair anclyice Chair Chair Janovy explained t air serve a term limit. She exple0 urt ek:t et the vi leads special meetin * Oiriof 2yealkwhile vice-chair does not have air fills in in (he absence of the chair and also Commissioner Bonneft,nom.i.O. .ir Jano L.,to continue on as the chair and this was seconded by 9ornmissioner thompsonanovy accepted the nomination. There being no furthe.r.;n6miatiøn, CofnitiSSioner Franzen motioned to close the nomination and this was second yommisstener N elson All voted aye. Motion carried. Chair Janovy nominated pimis§10,4er Franzen to be vice-chair and this was seconded by Commi.SSiOner Thompson: Commissioner Franzen accepted the nomination. Commissioner Bonneville.. minated Coniftsioner Nelson and he respectfully declined. There being no further nominton, .Commi•ner Braden motioned to close the nomination and this was seconded by Copffnnsiopr Nelson. All voted aye. Motion carried. III. Community Coqhient Mr. Carlin Strucknnan, 4480 Parklawn Ave. So., #307, Edina, spoke to the ETC regarding traffic enforcement on W. 77th Street between Parklawn Avenue and TH-100. At least once weekly, he said, he has observed drivers being pulled over for no apparent reason and gave an example of a co-worker who was pulled over for excessive tinting on her car that came standard with the car. Mr. Struckman said enforcement should be concentrated in areas where needed like France Avenue. He asked that the ETC "consider issuing a directive to the Edina Police Department that they move their rigorous enforcement of traffic laws to roads with much higher rates of collisions, such as France Ave." IV. Approval of Minutes a. Regular Meeting of March 17, 2011 The following change was made: page 3, New Business, 3rd line, delete 'to' and replace with 'of' to read "...invite a representative of„." Commissioner Thompson motioned to approve the minutes and the motion was seconded by Commissioner Franzen. All voted aye. Motion carried. V. Traffic Safety Report a. Traffic Safety Report for March 2, 2011 Regarding the high school issue, Commissioner Bonneville askd.W)f they had come to a conclusion regarding a resolution. Chair Janovy said this couId b an issue for the student members to look into Commissioner McKlveen said parking!aeS::will be increasing next year so this may decrease the number of students driving to school Other deas were to encourage students to use other modes of transportation; see if theiidiSia transportation coordinator at the high school who could encourage getting kids to s6 in a vane. of ways; promoting bicycles for health benefits; creating safe, adequate prking to encourage. t3iking and walking; and the city is getting a $5,000 grant for bike racs/ Commissioner Bass saldAhe works with an organization called Catalis, a youth organizpOn, and was planning on tallft,•to students regarding the organization and would be willing ti6<liiiblude this Regarding item 12 of the report, Cormissioner Bonneville asked if traffic counts are usually given to developers. Mr. Sullivan said i1re is a data661,6a?‘f traffic counts that is available upon request; however, not all stre4sk tinted Commissioner Bonneville asked if a session with staff to understand traffic diva timipuld be helpful Mr. Sullivan said reports for various streets could be Own to the E Regarding pedestrian,op'on W 42 ' Street and feasibility studies requested by CM Bennett, Mr. Sullivan said theV areforthcorrilb VI S. Presentation ing tree (Cliff Aichinger Mr. AIchinØbs and devøloped by BAFR Erpeering. The watershed district proposed to work with North St. Paul because they áw signihqai1t. benefits for water quality improvement and all of their streets nd utilities are as useful :Me but they do not have a pavement replacement plan. Knowi?g that the city would need t`olYull permits from them, the watershed district offered to help design streets that wog' reduce impervious surface and provides for handling of storm water as a natural function otthe streets and the City agreed. He said the conclusion was that in order to confilgissolv Osphorus in ponds they need to control storm water volumes. Mr. Aichinger said gyms from the City's Comp Plan includes active healthy living through increased biking and lking, greater connection between the neighborhoods, downtown and commercial areas, and improving the aesthetics of the neighborhoods which fits with Living Streets. To develop the plan, he said they had a taskforce of staff and residents, approximately 15-20 participants that met monthly for one year and went on field trips to see narrow streets and rain gardens and developed goals. He said much attention is given to traffic movements and placement of underground utilities but not much attention is given to pedestrian movement, arnsey-WaSpington Metro Watershed District was sponsored by kamsey-Washington Metro Watershed District 2 podou r-00 campaign that approximately tft there are" maintenance concerns such as ssion for another year to engage residents. Mr. Aichinger said they 80% of residents are shoveling snow. Hesg. storm water capture, re-infiltration, biking and aesthetic characters, and the idea is to create a balance of all of these. He said they developed the following goals: 1. To improve storm water quality run-off from impervious surfaces; 2. Reduce impervious surfaces (can reduce street width because not much parking needed); 3. Calm traffic (using various techniques to slow traffic); 4. Improve bike and pedestrians connectivity (create bike lanes, add sidewalks where necessary); 5. Protect and enhance urban forest (create and retain existin Oes; meander sidewalks around, if necessary); 6. Street construction cost should be equal to or less thn frditional street construction (this is feasible because using less asphalt and less,rrikiitenance); 7. Minimize long term maintenance cost. Mr. Aichinger said all streets were examined and t are proposing to trtwith 15th Avenue using a Clean Water Fund grant of $500,000, mate Eng funds from the wat*Shed district and utility funds from the City. He said the propos0.4;;;to narrow je street by 6 1e>provide one parking lane, two traffic lanes, rain garden and pubc art QKllector streets held they are proposing to eliminate one parking lane, add two bile 1nes and bump-outs. Regarding snowplowing and maintenance of ra,fl grdens, Mr AiatInger said public works staff did not foresee a problem with plowing except . ill be a littlkOiRwer, and they are cautious about maintenance of rain gardens. Currently as apprd,Ktely 500 rain gardens and they have cooperative agreement with residefsfor maintenance. In reference to fund r m P:at1hi1d, Mr. Aichinger said it is unique to be funding streetsseconstiAtj 'S-81 .§::, t he 'first watershed district to approve this type of grant whiolrsjja done' 40.0 on improving ?water quality and the approach is catching on across -0Aoun said ' on Property Group that owns Southdale Mall is in discussion with.#0atershed diStigts in E. lia'A„as they were involved because of Maplewood Mall. Resolution k the resolution is a good concept the next step would be to "ey approve, ask for their direction in creating a process that may 'thmissions, staff and residents. Discussion Commissioner Bonneville said South Harriett Park neighborhood, for example, is a tight knit neighborhood that does not want sidewalk so this might be tough sell. Chair Janovy said it is does not mean every neighborhood would have sidewalks. She said they had previously talked about developing a pedestrian plan by reviewing the Comp Plan to identify missing links of sidewalks. She said CM Bennett did research recently on sidewalks with the idea of mapping where there are sidewalks and missing links identified in the Comp Plan. Mr. Sullivan said most of this is already done. VII. 0 usiness a. Lviflj Streets PI Chair Janov S` id if they present it to COttgbil and ,if include other boar 3 Commissioner Braden said it was berleficial to have t be done to educate residents. resenter tonight and the same could Commissioner Nelson said he is in favoriend tha needs to be done where and what is mos eneficia ere is a e done in determining what Commissioner McKlvee the motion was seco4 b. ETC Ordinal Chair Janovy said a colf in #8 to ftroju Otletion.' was handedout torn forward the resolutiori'fo Council for consideration and ,sioner Fflzen. All voted aye. Motion carried. fnitiorls wer addedince last seen, including changing 'traffic' e:',Seld the city manager commented on the draft also and his email Commissioner Thompson suggested moving forward with a recommendation and creating a taskforce to work on what the City should like over the next 40-50 years. He said this may take 1-2 years of planning. Commissioner McKlveen concurred and said he joined the ETC because there is a lot of work to be done and a comprehensive approach would serve the city, residents and staff. He said in his neighborhood that was recently reconstructed, staff had a good plan that would narrow some streets, add traffic calming and a sidewalk adjacent to a school and six residents were able to defeat the plan. He said if there was a city-wide statement supporting an overall goal and educating residents, staff would have had support going forwa rd Commissioner Bass said she liked the comprehensive approa'oh and believes that while there are concerns, there is evidence that after sidewalks have?:. been-.implemented neighbors do come around and enjoy them. Commissioner Davis agreed and said there are mOlgple stakeholders involved. 'would need to be Commissioner Franzen said this is an opportunity -0?explore*4ht can be done in*fe future. Regarding item #5, Mr. SO.liiyan set .0.fter discussion with staff, they've agreed that the original language was appropriate. Regarding 1 #8, chai, enovy said there are still some concerns with traffic vs• transportation Mr Sullivatt said staff feels the definitions are different and transportation works better. Staff will reVieW defuiltions and compare to Comp Plan and city codes for consistency. Commissioner Bass mbtioned to approve the revision of the ordinance and forward to Council and the motion was seconded by Commissioner Nelson. All voted aye. Motion carried. VIII. New Business a. ETC Bylaws-Draft Chair Janovy said they are required to have bylaws. Commissioner Bonneville asked about the term 'secretary' and how was it different from Sharon. Chair Janovy said the city manager can make staff available as is the case and if not, the bylaws provide for them to appoint one. 4 Commissioner Bonneville suggested changing it to say 'appoint a secretary if one is not provided' and move to section 11 where it talks about officers. Chair Janovy said communications between members is government data and that they may have to copy city hall on everything. She said she is waiting for clarification from the city manager. Mr. Sullivan said he will check to see if a place could be created to keep information that could be shared with everyone, otherwise continue to send information to staff for distribution. Chair Janovy said she will revise the bylaws and distribute to eve for review. IX. Bike Edina Task Force Update (Commissioner Janoy, Chair Janovy reported the following: • Bike rodeo is planned for Saturday, 10 a.m. at l)jhand school iid they are looking for volunteers. • The City received a grant for 40-60 singleplcement bike racks andplans are being developed. • The annual bike parade is being organizedb M Brix) • Discussing the role of BETF and how it workg:gri • Openings on the BEFT for thregimmbers, esri` Thursday of the month at 8 p.ritir-1 hour. X. Chair Comments Chair Janovy said council is meeting witFoards and O ' ssiaiiirchairs to consider taping of meetings. Commission ers're stlil,in agreement with cfuaftefl.y4aping of the ETC. XI. Staff Comm.%) Mr. Sullivan repot1 that con*Otion se41, has begun; load restriction is still on; construction on W 70th, begun Moni 1ayi,,:other AO:Op/neighborhoods that will be starting soon are W. 44th Avenue, Minpehaha Woods, KfflarneShores, McCauley Heights, Oscar Roberts, Interlache bhtffFrnce ..Ontie and ValleiViñ sidewalks. The traffic safety coordinator will be putting downtrafecountt ',.soon to fill in gaps in data and as requested. Residents in construction areas a'ie generail9notified by letter monthly and weekly by email using City Extr XII. Corium sion Comme4 Commissiorrk, ass said Bloomington Public Health Department is hosting a Safe Routes to School Confe*og. Augu 6-18 and is paying for one member of the ETC to attend. Commissioner Fzenolunteered to attend. Commissioner Bonnen fiffe said there may be several committees formed for the small area plan for Grandview with one being transportation. He suggested the ETC could become involved to share experience. Commissioner Nelson said he is involved. Commissioner Davis said she would like to gather information on transportation alternative volunteer driver program to share with the ETC to see if the City would be interested. Chair Janovy asked if she would like to give a formal presentation and she said yes. TC. y women. Meetings are 2 nd 5 Commissioner McKlveen thanked everyone for inclusion and said he is looking forward to serving. XIII. Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m. Commissioner Franzen said he would like to reinforce that many people are excited about Living Streets policy based on the Sensible Land Use Coalition meeting he and Commissioner Braden recently attended. Commissioner Thompson complimented staff on their public outreach for construction updates for the W. 70th Street project. He said he lives nearby and would encourage everyone to go the website for information on the detour route. 6 BARR HRGreen MEMO To: Wayne Houle, PE — Edina City Engineer Michael Thompson, PE — Edina Living Streets Committee Chair From: Dan Edgerton, AICP — HR Green Jack Broz, PE — HR Green Fred Rozumalski, RLA — Barr Engineering Co. Matt Metzger, PE — Barr Engineering Co. Subject: Edina Living Streets — Review of Existing Plans and Policies, Peer Review Lessons, and Draft Living Streets Policy Framework Date: August 13 , 2012 1.0 Introduction The City of Edina seeks to encourage the development of a more accessible and sustainable transportation system over time. To accomplish this goal, the city envisions redesigning its street network using a "complete streets" approach, guided by green streets and active living design principles. The result will be a "living streets" system which facilitates all modes of transportation, incorporates ecological services, and encourages walking and bicycling through safe and aesthetically attractive transportation corridors. The purpose of this memorandum is twofold: 1. To document the review of existing plans and policies relevant to living streets, and 2. To provide a framework for a Living Streets Policy and Plan. 2.0 Review of Existing Plans and Policies The City of Edina has implemented a number of planning and policy documents, ordinances, and other initiatives which have a bearing on transportation system investment decisions. Attachment 1 includes a draft livings streets policy background document, prepared by the city. This document summarizes the relevant plans and policies which lead to the undertaking of the current study, many of which provide the policy direction and guidance for the city's living streets efforts. In contrast, some existing policies and regulations could conflict with or create a barrier to the implementation of a living streets program. The following is a brief summary of the documents, regulations, and programs most relevant to living streets. As the city moves toward implementation of its Livings Streets Policy and Plan, each of these documents should be reviewed and policies and regulations with a direct connection to transportation design elements (i.e., right-of-way, sidewalks, trees, etc) should be amended in order to expressly support the city's living street goals. Plans and Studies - Edina Comprehensive Bicycle Transportation Plan (2007) The Edina City Council adopted a Comprehensive Bicycle Plan in 2007. The guiding vision for this document is to support the gradual transformation of the City of Edina into a "progressive Edina Living Streets Project Policy Development and Implementation bicycle-friendly community where citizens can easily integrate cycling into their daily lives." This document compliments living street by planning for a fully integrated, safe, and inviting bicycle network for a full range of users. - Edina Comprehensive Plan (2008) The Edina City Council adopted an updated Comprehensive Plan in 2008. The plan promotes a vision for a city that is pedestrian, bicycle and transit friendly and inclusive of all users. A number of chapters are relevant to living streets, including Chapter 2: Visions, Goals, and Objectives; Chapter 4: Land Use and Community Design; Chapter 7: Transportation Plan; and Chapter 10: Energy and the Environment. - Edina Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan Update (2009) The City of Edina developed a Comprehensive Water Resources Plan in 2009. This plan establishes the City's goals and policies for municipal drainage systems, design criteria, and rules for development and redevelopment. The plan supports the living streets goals to reduce street water runoff into watersheds. - Edina Capital Improvement Plan (2012) The purpose of the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) is to guide capital investment decisions based on a community's needs, taking into account the best use of limited resources while providing efficient and effective municipal services. As the Edina Living Streets Policy is implemented, the CIP should be revised to reflect prioritization of capital investments in accordance with the city's living streets goals. Programs and Initiatives Edina Fit City Program (Resolution 2006-70) In July 2006 the Edina City Council adopted a resolution expressing a commitment "to providing an activity-friendly community to its residents" and authorizing "the application for The Governor's 'Fit City' Program," which recognizes cities committed to creating and maintaining an environment supportive of active living. The goals of the Fit City program and the City's resolution supporting an activity-friendly community compliment living streets. Edina Green Steps Program (Resolution 2011-37) The City of Edina adopted a resolution to participate in the Minnesota Pollution Control Agencies (MPCA) Green Step Cities program in 2011. The Green Step Cities program aims to provide Minnesota cities a clear pathway to greater sustainability based on implementing best practices specific to Minnesota cities. Several of these best practices would be supported by a Living Streets Policy, including, #11: Complete Streets (requires "complete streets policy" or "living streets," which is inclusive of "complete streets" concepts); #12: Mobility Options (walking/biking, Safe Routes to School, etc.); #16: Urban Forest; #17: Efficient Stormwater Management; #18: Green Infrastructure (porous pavement, swales, etc.); and #19: Surface Water Quality (rain gardens, etc.). Bloomington Public Health Bloomington Public Health provides public health services to Bloomington, Edina, and Richfield. This includes Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP) and the Community Transformation Grant (CTG). SHIP is working with communities, schools, worksites, and healthcare to reduce the risk for chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and cancer. SHIP seeks to make healthy living easier where we live, work, learn, and play. CTG has similar goals and also supports the Living Streets Policy in Edina. A Living Streets Policy would complement these programs as it would promote active living and make it easier for community members to be physically active. Page 2 Edina Living Streets Project Policy Development and Implementation Edina do.town Program (2011) In September 2011, the City of Edina, in partnership with Bloomington and Richfield, launched an 18-month initiative to improve community health by making changes that support healthy eating and active living choices. The goal of do.town is to bring together community members and leaders to think and talk about ideas that would make the healthy choice the easy choice in Bloomington, Edina, and Richfield. Policies and Regulations Edina Assessment Policy (2010) The purpose of the Edina Assessment Policy is to provide regulations for assessments to properties for non-state aid street projects. This policy is relevant to Living Streets as it governs how traditional street improvements are funded. As the Edina Living Streets Policy is implemented, the city should seek new and innovative ways to provide additional funding for design elements related to livings streets and update its assessment policy to clearly define how each street design element will be funded. Municipal State Aid Special Assessment Policy (2010) The purpose of the Municipal State Aid (MSA) Assessment Policy is to establish assessment rules for MSA improvement projects. As the Edina Living Streets Policy moves forward, the city should collaborate with its partners (i.e., Hennepin County, MnDOT, etc.), to identify new ways to support the implementation of living streets in Edina. Edina City Code The Edina City Code is a comprehensive document which codifies the general ordinances of the City of Edina. Several elements of the City Code will have a direct bearing on the implementation of living streets within the city, whether through supporting policies, or in some cases policies that conflict with living streets principles. The following is a listing of some of the relevant chapters (not all inclusive). Upon implementation of a Living Streets Policy in Edina, these elements of the City Code should be reviewed and updated as necessary to expressly support the city's living streets goals. • Chapter 4: Buildings, Construction and Signs — Revise the following sections to support living streets principles such as creating livable neighborhoods. - Section 405: Landscaping, Screening and Erosion Control - Section 421:Right-of-way management • Chapter 7: Health — Consider linking this ordinance to the Living Streets Policy to support active living goals. • Chapter 8: Land Use Plats and Zoning (all sections) — Consider adopting form based zoning polices which emphasize size and position over use. This tool could be used to encourage living streets tenants such as mixed use development which promotes active living and helps to make the street a more attractive environment for non-motorized users. • Chapter 10: Misdemeanors and Nuisances — Revise the following sections to support living streets principles such as reducing the total amount of paved area through modified parking and vegetation ordinances. - Section 1046: Parking and Storage of Vehicles and Equipment - Section 1050: Maintenance of Vegetation • Chapter 11: Public Utilities (all sections) — Revise this chapter to support the stormwater efficiency goals of living streets. • Chapter 12: Streets and Parks (all sections) —This chapter should be thoroughly reviewed and revised to support living streets goals such as allowing flexibility in street Page 3 Edina Living Streets Project Policy Development and Implementation design to implement a full range of living streets design elements and to place greater emphasis on serving the needs of non-motorized users. • Chapter 14: Traffic Control and Vehicles — The following sections should be thoroughly reviewed and revised to both support living streets goals such as allowing flexibility in street design to implement a full range of living streets design elements, and to remove barriers such as excessive auto "clear zone" requirements as appropriate. - Section 140: Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Vehicular Traffic, Parking, Standing and Loading - Section 1405: Clear View Zone In addition, as living streets implementation moves forward, the city should adopt additional policies and ordinances in support of living streets, such as traffic calming and street design guidelines. These policies should be defined as part of the future living streets planning process. 3.0 Lessons Learned The following is a summary of key lessons learned during previous Living Streets efforts in other municipalities. Lessons Learned in Los Angeles County, CA (May 3, 2012 Discussion with Ryan Snyder of Ryan Snyder Associates) Lessons learned related to policy: • Build a policy from the ten policy elements delineated in Table 2.1 of the Los Angeles County Model Design Manual for Living Streets. • Exceptions should be rare. The process for design and review must be clear. • City procedures and standards need to be changed as appropriate to accommodate the new policy. For example it may be stipulated the a bike advisory committee reviews all street projects, or a pre-design check list is created for components of Living Streets (e.g. pedestrian circulation, stormwater management, street trees). • It is important to create implementation plans. It might include plans such as Safe Routes to School (SRTS), a sidewalk plan, or an urban forest plan. Lessons learned related to implementation: • For each street project Ryan recommends well facilitated workshops with property owners to first educate them on Living Streets, and then to have them participate in the selection of street elements appropriate for their street. • During the education process show lots of photographs and drawings of Living Streets as well as dysfunctional streets. Make it very visual. Explain all the benefits. Talk about the down side of keeping the street as it is. • It is important to have all voices (supporters as well as opponents) at the table during the facilitated workshops, and to encourage the quiet people to speak their mind. It helps to break into small groups and have a balance of opinions at each table. • In preparing for the workshops, understand any complaints about the project street beforehand in order to respond with a Living Streets solution. Create solutions from the complaints. Page 4 Edina Living Streets Project Policy Development and Implementation • Label this policy as a traffic calming and street beautification initiative rather than undefined term such as Bike Boulevard or Living Streets. This allows focus on the benefits, and prevents a target for opponents. • The most significant opposition to Living Streets stems from confusion about traffic congestion. When proposing a Living Street project, designers and staff should be well prepared with statistics from other projects and other cities that prove that congestion does not become an issue. Ryan suggests steering the conversation away from congestion and to the life style benefits of Living Streets. • Ryan has found that it is essential for city leadership to stand behind the plan. Staff must be fully supported in the process of implementing Living streets, and not be put in the middle of disputes between neighborhood factions. • It will be important to provide Living Streets training for city staff. Lessons Learned in Creating the North St. Paul, MN Living Streets Policy and Plan (Barr Engineering Staff) • Gather feedback about Living Streets concepts from residents prior to targeting specific neighborhood projects. Then, implement Living Street projects in areas where demographics or questionnaire feedback shows support. If there are residents who have a history of opposing proposed actions by the City, they are likely to oppose a new effort as well. • During the N. St. Paul community engagement process, public opinions showed correlations with demographics. Much support was seen from younger families, new to the area, some with children. Much dissent was received from older, senior residents who have resided in the neighborhood for a long time. • Every street and neighborhood is unique. The street reconstruction elements favored by residents are likely to vary. The complexity of design on different street types (state-aid vs. locally funded) will vary. Implementation should be flexible to accommodate the needs of each unique street segment. • A useful strategy may be to not name the effort "Living Streets", but to simply make changes to street reconstructions policies, design process and focus on safe routes to school. In North St. Paul the term became a target for residents opposed to the project. Reconstructing streets using Living Street design elements under the usual capital-improvement process may prove to be a good strategy. • In North St. Paul and Maplewood, it was vital to have a design process framework for the Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District to cooperate w/ the City Engineer(s). This cooperative effort facilitated design development and feedback exchange at key phases of concept and final design. The District and City worked together to develop design templates and final designs that addressed their various goals and the goals of other stakeholders. Developing a design process in Edina that engages various stakeholders early in the design process and throughout design and construction is recommended. Page 5 Figure 1: Living Streets Development Framework !stoning an Goal Setting Vision Statement Program Goals • In • IM• • • *End of Current Project Living Streets Plan Stakeholder Engagement Implementation Plan Edina Living Streets Project Policy Development and Implementation 4.0 Living Streets Development Framework In order to implement an effective living streets program in Edina, the city should develop a Living Streets Policy and Plan, which includes a clearly stated vision statement and goals, a set of supporting policies, and a process or plan for implementation. This development framework is illustrated in Figure 1. This document presents a draft living streets vision and a policy template developed based on the initial stakeholder engagement workshop described below. These represent the first two steps in the development framework. The third step, which includes a detailed plan for implementation of Living Streets in Edina, will be developed as part of a future effort. A Living Streets Policy will provide the regulatory framework for living streets and a Living Streets Plan will provide the details needed for implementation, such as prioritization of projects by mode, an implementation process, and design guidelines and templates. The purpose of this framework is to facilitate discussion in order to move the City toward adoption of an Edina Living Streets Vision and the development and implementation of a Living Streets Plan. This material should be continually updated and refined as the living streets implementation process moves forward. Visioning and Goal Setting 1. Wing Strad' s plampatvvrork In March of 2012 the City of Edina hosted a two part Living Streets Workshop, facilitated by a nationally recognized living streets expert (refer to fr Attachment 2 for a summary). The purpose was to introduce participants to the living streets concept and to initiate the process of developing a Living Streets Policy in Edina. A key result of this effort was the engagement of stakeholders in the visioning, goal setting, and policy making process. The results and proceedings from this workshop served as the basis for the development of the vision and policy framework presented below. Living Streets Vision The purpose of the vision statement is to set the philosophical framework for living streets in Edina. It should answer the question "why implement living streets?", creating a picture or vision of the community which Edina residents are striving toward. As part of the Living Streets workshop, attendees participated in a visioning exercise in which they were asked "What will be the vision behind a new living streets policy? (refer to Attachment 2)" Based on this visioning session a series of common themes emerged. These themes paint the vision for living streets in Edina. Page 6 Participants envisioned Edina as a place... ... where all modes of transportation are equally accessible i ... with a cohesive community identity ... where families regularly choose walking or bicycling instead of driving ... where biking and walking are not only safe and convenient, but also enjoyable 47,h A; Edina Living Streets Project Policy Development and Implementation Page 7 ... where public policy strives to promote sustainability through balanced infrastructure investment decisions. ... where environmental stewardship and reduced energy consumption are pursued in the public and private sectors alike. ... where the streets are a place you want to sit. Edina Living Streets Project Policy Development and Implementation ... where people choose physical activity for enjoyment Page 8 Edina Living Streets Project Policy Development and Implementation Based on the themes described above, the Edina Living Streets Committee developed the following draft vision statement for stakeholder consideration. Draft Edina Living Streets Vision Statement Living Streets balance 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 purpose of this draft statement is to facilitate discussion in order to move the City toward an approved Edina Living Streets Vision. This vision statement should be continually updated and refined as the living streets study process moves forward. Living Streets Goals In order to develop a policy which moves the city toward its vision for living streets, it is important to clearly articulate the goals and priorities of the living streets program. Goals should answer the question "what will living streets look like?", stating the broad, overriding outcomes the city wants to achieve. Typical goals for implementing living streets are listed below:1 Serve the land uses that are adjacent to the street; mobility is a means, not an end Encourage people to travel by walking, bicycling, and transit, and to drive less Provide transportation options for people of all ages, physical abilities, and income levels Enhance the safety and security of streets, from both a traffic and personal perspective Improve peoples' health Create livable neighborhoods Reduce the total amount of paved area Reduce stormwater runoff and capture/treat pollutants for improved watershed health Maximize infiltration and reuse of stormwater - Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollution Reduce energy consumption Promote the economic well-being of both businesses and residents Increase civic space and encourage human interaction Maintain and improve the urban forest With these goals presented as a basis, participants of the Edina Living Streets Workshop developed the following priorities for living streets in Edina: Living Street Priorities Safe and enjoyable access to all modes for all users and all abilities Streets will vary in character (context sensitive) The transportation network will enhance neighborhoods Streets will incorporate green management best practices Further, the following were identified as additional goals or attributes for the Edina Living Streets System: Secondary Goals - Foster income equity - Pedestrian-oriented design - Connect people, not just places 1 Los Angeles County. Model Design Manual for Living Streets. 2011. Page 9 Edina Living Streets Project Policy Development and Implementation Foster active lifestyles Be inviting - Support commerce - Be sustainable Living Streets Policy Development Development Framework Mina Struts The intent of a living streets policy is to provide policy direction in support of implementing the city's living street vision and goals. A livings streets policy should answer the question "how will we achieve living streets?" It should be broad enough to cover all aspects of the transportation system and should contain sufficient detail to guide the design process in support of living streets principles. The policy should not prescribe how to design every segment of every street; rather, it should clearly define what the city wants to accomplish with its streets and refer to specific design guidance developed as part of the planning process (i.e., modal balance, prioritization, checklists, design templates, etc.). • • Los Angeles County has developed a living streets policy model based on the 10 policy elements for complete streets established by the National Complete Streets Coalition, updated to incorporate living streets principles.' Any agency may adopt all or part of the Los Angeles model as is, or modify the model based on community goals, provided the Los Angeles Count Design Manual is acknowledged and credited as appropriate. The following is a draft Edina Living Streets Policy framework, which was developed using the Los Angeles County model described above as a template, and updated to reflect the values of Edina. This framework includes a range of policy elements and statements intended to provide comprehensive policy level support for living streets. The policy is intended to provide a regulatory framework for living streets and not a plan for implementation. The draft policy framework should be reviewed and refined by the Edina Living Streets Committee throughout the living streets process, based on comprehensive stakeholder engagement and continuous public outreach. Once the Edina Living Streets Policy has been finalized, the Living Streets Committee should present the policy to the full Edina Transportation Committee for final approval and recommendation to the City Council. Once a final policy is drafted and approved, the policy can be enacted by the City through a living streets ordinance or resolution enacting the policy. Draft Edina Living Streets Policy Vision Statement — Why? Living Streets balance 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. Goals (based on Edina Living Streets Workshop — March 2012) — What? The goal of the Edina Living Streets Policy is to ensure the following: - Safe and enjoyable access to all modes for all users and all abilities Streets will vary in character (context sensitive) - The transportation network will enhance neighborhoods - Streets will incorporate green management best practices Page 10 Edina Living Streets Project Policy Development and Implementation Policy Elements (guided by Los Angeles Co. model) — How? Living Street Element Policy Statements Vision The City will develop policies and practices that cause its transportation system to be designed in accordance with the Living Streets Vision and Goals described above. All Users and All Modes The City will incorporate the full range of appropriate living streets elements in accordance with its Living Streets Policy and Plan when planning for and designing the local transportation network and in regulatory approvals for private developments, such as conditional uses and PUD. The City will plan, design, and build high quality transportation facilities that prioritize the needs of the most vulnerable users (pedestrians, cyclists, children, elderly, and disabled) while enhancing safety and convenience for all users, and providing access and mobility for all modes. Connectivity The City will strive to enhance community cohesion by connecting places. This will include design, operation, and maintenance of a transportation system that provides a highly connected network of streets, paths, and trails. The street network will accommodate all modes of travel. The City will seek opportunities to overcome barriers to active transportation. This includes preserving and repurposing existing rights-of- way, and to adding new rights-of-way to enhance connectivity for pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit. The City will prioritize non-motorized connectivity improvements to services, schools, parks, civic uses, regional connections, and commercial uses. The City will require large, new developments to provide interconnected street networks with small blocks that connect to existing or planned streets on the perimeter of the development. Jurisdiction The City will seek to implement livings streets on all streets within Edina. The roadway network in Edina generally comprises state, county, and local routes. Policies and legislation supporting living streets implementation on state and county routes are in place. The State of Minnesota has passed legislation in support of complete streets on state routes and MnDOT is in the process of developing a Complete Streets Policy. Hennepin County has enacted a policy supporting complete streets implementation on County routes. While there are differences, Edina's living streets vision and the state and county complete streets efforts are complementary. The Edina Living Streets Policy applies to all roads within the City's jurisdiction (local, collector, and arterial). Page 11 Edina Living Streets Project Policy Development and Implementation The City will require all developers to obtain and comply with the standards and procedures of the Edina Living Streets Policy and Plan. The City will actively seek to coordinate its Living Streets Policy and Plan with partner agencies, in order to influence decisions on roads outside of its jurisdiction (i.e., MnDOT and Hennepin County). This will include providing a copy of the Edina Living Streets Policy to partner agencies, and seeking their input throughout the Living Streets Plan development process. At a minimum, this outreach to partner agencies will include MnDOT, Hennepin County, the Metropolitan Council, and the Minnehaha Creek and Nine Mile Creek Watershed Districts. Phases As living streets may be achieved through single projects or incrementally through a series of smaller improvements or maintenance activities over time, the City will apply the living streets policy document to all roadway 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 intended for public use. 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 roadway construction project, in order to ensure multimodal connectivity and continuity. The City will draw on all sources of transportation funding to implement living streets and actively pursue new funding sources as available. Exceptions Living streets implementation will be a required component of ALL street construction, reconstruction, repaving, rehabilitation, and maintenance projects. Exceptions to the guidelines set forth in the Edina Living Streets policy may be made, based on professional judgment. The City will develop an Living Streets exception request process to set the conditions by which a project could be exempted from part of all of the Edina Living Streets Policy Design The City will adopt new living streets design guidelines and procedures to guide the planning, funding, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of new and modified streets while remaining flexible to the unique circumstances of different streets where sound engineering and planning judgment will produce context-sensitive designs. The City will undertake a planning effort to define this process. The City will incorporate living street design principles of into all city plans, manuals, rules, regulations, and programs as appropriate, in accordance with the Living Streets Policy and Plan. As new and better practices evolve, these will be incorporate those as well. The City will provide well-designed pedestrian accommodations in the form Page 12 Edina Living Streets Project Policy Development and Implementation of sidewalks or shared-use pathways on all arterial and collector streets and on local streets. The City will 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. The City will provide bicycle accommodations along all avenues, boulevards, and connector streets. Bicycle accommodations could include but are not limited to bike lanes, trails, or other improvements. The City will keep street pavement widths to the minimum necessary. The City will allocate right-of-way for boulevards, plant trees, and treat stormwater associated with right-of-way harcover, including trails, transit, and pedestrian facilities as well as streets, whenever a street is constructed, reconstructed, or relocated where physical conditions warrant. The City will prioritize right-of-way space allocation for access and mobility (all modes) improvements and include on-street residential parking only when it is not in conflict with access and mobility (all modes) and achieving other living streets goals, such as managing stormwater runoff. Context Sensitivity The City will seek input from local stakeholders when designing their streets with input from local stakeholders. Street design will enhance the character of neighborhoods and be in keeping with existing land uses. When designing streets, the City will be mindful of preserving and protecting natural features, such as waterways, trees, slopes, and ravines. The City will design their streets with a strong sense of place. They will use architecture, landscaping, streetscaping, public art, signage, etc. to reflect the community, neighborhood, history, and natural setting. The City will coordinate with merchants along commercial corridors to develop vibrant retail districts. The City will inventory building and zoning codes to bring into agreement with Living Streets principals and minimum design guidelines as established by the Living Streets Policy and Plan. The City will develop a Living Streets Plan which includes a palette of design templates for street types and minimum design guidelines, from which developers can choose. Implementation The City will develop, adopt, and apply a Living Streets Plan for the implementation of living streets in Edina. At a minimum, the plan should include the development of street typologies based functional classification, Page 13 Edina Living Streets Project Policy Development and Implementation multimodal traffic volumes, and land use, which are correlated to a design "toolbox." The City will incorporate living streets concepts into the next circulation element of their general plans (i.e., Comprehensive Plan, Bicycle Plan, Safe Routes to School Plan, etc.). The City will update its storm management plan to include living streets principles which aim to capture streetwater runoff on site. The City will create an urban forest management plan to protect and expand the existing urban tree canopy. The City will review, modify, update, and delete out-dated policies included but not limited to the Assessment Policy and the City Code. The City will prioritize CIP-prioritize by mode; based on the Living Streets Policy and addressing safety, access, and convenience. The City will actively engage stakeholders in the street planning and design process, including property owners, residents, and other users of the transportation system. At a minimum, engagement efforts will entail extensive education campaigns, design input, public meetings, and other forms of on-going communication. The City will actively seek out and pursue funding and grant opportunities to implement the Living Streets Policy and Plan. Operations The City will update right-of-way maintenance standards and practices to support living streets. As an example, on-street bicycle lanes may require more upkeep (i.e., cleaning/debris removal, striping, etc.). The City will update its traffic enforcement practices to support living streets, such as citations for speed limit violations. Every city agency, including public works, planning, maintenance, and others will follow the Edina Living Streets Policy and will conduct ongoing coordination in support of living streets operations. The City will conduct on-going public engagement in order to provide public education on safe and efficient street operations and multimodal considerations. This could include targeted stakeholder education meetings (i.e., senior living facilities) a page on the city website and a living streets component at regularly scheduled public meetings and open houses. Page 14 Edina Living Streets Project Policy Development and Implementation 5.0 Next Steps The purpose of the living streets vision and goals, and policy framework presented herein is to facilitate stakeholder dialog in an effort to move toward the development and adoption of an Edina Living Streets Policy and a Living Streets Plan. The Living Streets Policy will provide the regulatory framework for living streets and the Living Streets Plan will provide the details needed for implementation, such as prioritization of projects by mode, an implementation process, and design guidelines and templates. Living Streets Policy The next step in this process is the continued refinement of the Living Streets Policy Framework based on stakeholder engagement efforts. The purpose of the next stakeholder engagement efforts should be to present and seek input on the Living Street Vision and Goals and Policy Framework, in order to build stakeholder support for the Living Streets Policy. The policy should be a dynamic document (i.e., continuously revised, modified, and updated), which clearly articulates and supports the city's vision and goals for living streets in Edina. Living Streets Plan Wing Streets Presented above are a draft living streets vision and a policy template, which Dsvolopment Framework represent the first two steps in the living streets development framework. The third step includes the development of a detailed plan for implementation of Living Streets in Edina. After completion of a Living Streets Policy, the city should undertake a planning process which includes robust stakeholder engagement, identification of priority streets, and areas (neighborhoods/districts) for the implementation of living streets policies. The plan should include the development of an implementation process which includes design guidance. The implementation process should not prescribe how to design every segment of every street; rather, after clearly defining what a community wants to accomplish with its streets, designers can apply this framework along with the specific guidance developed as part of the planning process (i.e., prioritization, checklists, etc.), to meet the community's goals. A key O S° o. element of the implementation process is the identification of the desired modal ..#1 balance for each element of the project. This process should recognize that the needs of all roadway segments and corridors within a project are not the same and • improvements should be designed to provide the level of functionality needed for each mode, given the context of a project. For example, the bicycle accommodation needs of a high speed urban arterial road would not be the same as a residential street. The plan should also include an examination of how aboveground stormwater management can be accommodated within the right- of-way of varying street types. Living streets harvest stormwater to recharge groundwater and water street trees. Accomplishing this in narrow right-of-ways requires forethought. In addition, urban forest expansion into the right-of-way should be addressed in the plan. At a minimum, the plan should include the development of street typologies based functional classification, multimodal traffic volumes, and land use, which are correlated to a design "toolbox." This should include an implementation process or check-list which is followed when a street project is initiated. The Edina Living Streets Committee developed the following as an example. The process would identify the functional classification and traffic volumes, such as: • Low volume local — under 300 vehicles per day (vpd) • Local — 300-1000 vpd • Higher volume Local — over 1000 vpd • Minor collector — under 3000 vpd • Collector — 3000-6000 vpd Page 15 Edina Living Streets Project Policy Development and Implementation • Major collector — over 6000 vpd The process should also include considerations for land use and other relevant issues, such as: • Business segment — that part of a street adjacent to and within a set distance from a business district • School segment — that part of a street adjacent to and within a set distance from a public or private K-12 school or public community center • Park segment — that part of a street adjacent to and within a set distance from a public park or regional trail • Flagged — streets or segments of streets for which a problem has been identified, such as speeding. In this example, a project on Elm Street might have the following considerations: Elm Street has 1300 vpd. The segment of Elm between 42nd Street and 44th Street is adjacent to the school. The school segment runs from 41st Street to 45th Street. A speeding issue has been noted on the 3900 block. Classification: Higher volume local with school segment, flagged for speeding and volume. This process would allow streets to be classified and correlated to an appropriate set of design tools, given the context of the street. The intent of this process is not to develop street typologies with strict design standards, but rather to facilitate an informed decision making process which will meet the needs of users while achieving the City's Living Streets goals. Two example design Templates are included as Attachment 3. An example work plan, budget, and schedule for the proposed Living Streets Planning process are included as Attachment 4. Page 16 Edina Living Streets Project Policy Development and Implementation Attachment 1: Living Streets Background Document Page 17 LIVING STREETS Background Complete Streets typically refers to street design that provides for multiple modes of transportation (auto, mass transit, pedestrian, bike). Green Streets typically refers to street design that reduces environmental impacts by reducing impervious surface, managing stormwater, and providing shade. Living Streets refers to streets that are not only Complete and Green but also designed to improve active living, community identity, and social connections. Cities such as Denver, Los Angeles and Tucson have Living Streets initiatives. In the Twin Cities, the Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District and North St. Paul have developed and are implementing a new Living Streets Plan. The City of Maplewood is also pursuing a process to adopt Living Streets. Complete Streets Legislation The State of Minnesota passed Complete Streets legislation in 2010. The Commissioner of Transportation has committed Mn/DOT to implement a complete street vision for the trunk highway system. In January 2010 the Edina City Council adopted a resolution expressing support for a statewide Complete Streets Policy. Inasmuch as the statewide policy will not apply to local roads, cities are encouraged to adopt policies to meet their unique needs; however this is not a mandate. According to Mn/DOT, Complete Streets does not mean "all modes on all roads"; rather, the goal of Complete Streets should be to: 1) Develop a balanced transportation system that integrates all modes via planning that is inclusive of each mode (i.e., transit, freight, automobile, bicycle and pedestrian); and 2) Include transportation users of all types, ages and abilities. Examples of Complete Streets goals and principles listed in the report to the legislature include: 1) Reduce crash rates and severity of crashes; 2) Improve mobility and accessibility of all individuals including those with disabilities in accordance with the legal requirements of the ADA; 3) Encourage mode shift to non-motorized transportation and transit; 4) Reduce air and water pollution and reduce noise impacts; 5) Increase transportation network connectivity; 6) Maximize the efficient use of existing facilities; 7) Strive for tax supported investments to provide maximum benefits to the community and all user groups; 8) Safely integrate intermodal connections across the transportation network; and 9) Promote safe and convenient access and travel for all users (pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders) and people of all abilities as well as freight and motor vehicle drivers. While City actions to date support the development of a Complete Streets policy for local streets, the City could go further in planning for and implementing its vision for a transportation system that also addresses environmental and active living goals and enhances community identity. The 1 Draft 5/13/11 Living Streets concept is the next step, Minnesota Green Step City The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has launched the Minnesota Green Step Cities program. Five cities—including Edina—were selected to pilot the program. The Edina City Council asked the Energy and Environment Commission (EEC) to evaluate whether the City should apply to become a Green Step city and, if yes, which of the 28 best practices related to sustainability Edina should undertake in order to become certified. In January 2011, the EEC recommended that Edina join the Green Step Cities program and outlined the 16 best practices Edina should undertake. The City Council adopted the EEC's recommendation. Six of the City's 16 best practices would be supported by a Living Streets Plan. These are: #11. Complete Streets (requires "complete streets policy" or "living streets," which is inclusive of "complete streets" concepts); #12. Mobility Options (walking/biking, Safe Routes to School, etc.); #16. Urban Forest; #17. Efficient Stormwater Management; #18. Green Infrastructure (porous pavement, swales, etc.); and #19. Surface Water Quality (rain gardens, etc.). For more information on the Green Steps Cities program, please see the January 18, 2011 City Council meeting. Edina Fit City Resolution In July 2006 the Edina City Council adopted a resolution expressing a commitment "to providing an activity-friendly community to its residents" and authorizing "the application for The Governor's 'Fit City' Program." The Fit City Program recognizes Minnesota cities committed to creating and maintaining an environment supportive of active living. The program requires participating cities to "adopt a resolution affirming activity-friendly commitments by City leaders and elected officials" and to "agree to advertise and display 'Fit City' designation." The goals of the Fit City program and the City's resolution supporting an activity-friendly community provide support for a Living Streets Plan. 2008 Comprehensive Plan The Edina City Council adopted an updated Comprehensive Plan in 2007. The Plan promotes a vision for our city that is pedestrian, bicycle and transit friendly and inclusive of all users. The following Principles from Chapter 4 provide support for a Living Streets Plan: 1. Design public open and green linkages that bring both amenity and positive image to neighborhoods, corridors, and business precincts. 2. Design public streets to serve not only vehicles but also pedestrians, people with mobility disadvantages and bicycles, balancing the spatial needs of existing and future users within the right-of-way. Address both mobility and recreational needs and opportunities. 3. Create walkable streets that foster an active public life; 2 Draft 5/13/11 4. Protect and improve the urban forest, including street trees and related landscaping, in order - to provide shade and shelter for pedestrians and screening for parking and service uses. 5. Create and promote environments that make it safe and convenient for people to Integrate physical activity into their doily routines. 6. Recognize and integrate Edina's historic landscape features, such as its stone walls and gateways, Into the design and redesign of streets, paths and pedestrian ways. 7. Promote a clear hierarchy of street types of distinctive and differentiated character that are defined by landscape and pedestrian amenities as well as adjacent buildings. Within larger redevelopment sites, promote a flne-gralned and Interconnected network of local streets and paths, encouraging pedestrian circulation and providing a choice of access points (p. 4-36. See also Guidelines o14-37-39). Additional support for Living Streets can be found throughout the 2008 Comprehensive Plan. Please see the attached "Excerpts from the 2008 Comprehensive Plan' for more, DISCUSSION Living Streets Living Streets pulls together the concepts of Complete Streets and Green Streets, and puts additional focus on quality of life aspects for city residents. Figure 1 below shows the components of Living Streets. The model balances the "green" components (environment and social factors) and the "grey" components (transportation and utilities) of the system. All too many times in the past, the "green" factors have not been highly prioritized for agencies. This mentality Is stalling to change in many agencies statewide. Stonn water capture and use Traffic Trues Speed Pedestrians movonlent Sowers Pedestrian safety Gas Bikes Electric Community Telecom Aestiratte charoaer Sfro-nt tor rlolnar 11181411.4.#010 FIGURE 1 - RWMWD/BARR REPORT A Living Streets policy should: 1 Landscape Architect Fred Rozemalski from Barr Engineering and fRamsey-Weshington Metro Watershed District (1311111M10) administrator Cliff AlchInger has championed the Living Streets concepts they developed for North SI. Paul. The RWMWD administrator has stated that the North Saint Paul Living Streets policy is in the public domain and can be used as a template for others with credit giving for photos. To read the complete policy, please see blip;//www,c1,norlh-saint. patal.mn ,usfIndex.asp7Type=13_BASICASEC=VB13DF696B-E000-4D15-1313A-6EE928B643ABit7D. 3 Draft 5/13/11 1) Improve stormwater quality through reducing the impervious footprint of streets, meeting or exceeding city and watershed rules through best management practices (BMP) such as rain gardens and swales. 2) Implement traffic calming measures through the use of techniques best suited for site conditions. 3) Improve biking and walking conditions along natural connector routes and collector streets through designation of bike lanes, sidewalks, or multi-purpose trails. 4) Create boulevard tree standards that provide environmental benefits (stormwater management, shade to reduce heating and cooling costs, filtering air pollutants, reduce urban heat island effect), enhance quality of life, and are practical and affordable. As seen in Figure 2, a street section of 22' can accommodate parking on one side of the street with two cars passing one another on a residential street. A 22' street section with parking on one side can also accommodate larger vehicles but there may be some yielding when vehicles must pass one another near a parked vehicle. Narrowed streets could reduce costs and also provide room for sidewalk on one side that is no closer than the previous street edge once was located. FIGURE 2- RWMVVD/BARR REPORT 4 Draft 5/13/11 FIGURE 3 — RESIDENTIAL STREET - PaNIVIVVD/BARR REPORT Draft 5/13/11 ilfght.01.1.Vay Itainninter Garden ; . • Public Art Component Sidewalk , , Alley Co ricrrite Curb rind Gutter Existing, Street Edge Uumpout PAtkinig Street Trees BiturnInatit Roadmiy Alley Right-WI/ay Existing Street Edge Active Living Opportunities — Providing a designated system of sidewalks, trails, and bike lanes increases the likelihood for walking and biking. Figure 4 depicts a typical layout of a collector street with biking and pedestrian facilities which could be standardized through ordinance language. FIGURE 4— COLLECTOR STREET - RWMWD/BARR REPORT RECOMMENDATION That the ETC discuss a Living Street Policy/Plan and develop a framework for working collaboratively with staff, other boards and commissions, and the City Council, with the intent to ultimately recommend a Living Street Policy/Plan to be Implemented as the new vision for neighborhoods and collector streets in Edina. This Living Street Policy/Plan is important considering the large capital investment that will be occurring throughout the city to local neighborhoods over the next decade and beyond. Attachments: Sample Resolution 2) Excerpts from 2008 Comprehensive Plan 6 Draft 3/10/11 DRAFT RESOLUTION DECLARING SUPPORT FOR ESTABLISHING A LIVING STREETS POLICY FOR THE CITY OF EDINA, MINNESOTA WHEREAS, the Living Streets concept is designed to assure safety and accessibility for all the users of our roads, trails and transit systems, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, motorists, commercial and emergency vehicles, and for people of all ages and of all abilities; and WHEREAS, Living Streets reduce congestion by providing safe travel choices that encourage non-motorized transportation options, increasing the overall capacity of the transportation network; and WHEREAS, Living Streets will help the City of Edina reduce greenhouse gas emissions as more people choose an alternative to the single occupant vehicle; and Living Streets is consistent with the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement and the City's participation in the Green Steps Cities program; and WHEREAS, Living Streets support economic growth and community stability by providing accessible and efficient connections between home, school, work, recreation and retail destinations by improving the pedestrian and vehicular environments throughout communities; and WHEREAS, Living Streets enhance safe walking and bicycling options for school age children, in recognition of the objectives of the national Safe Routes to School program; and WHEREAS, Living Streets provide environmental and social benefits including but not limited to: 1) Improving stormwater quality 2) Providing traffic calming measures 3) Enhancing community feel 4) Promoting active living 5) Improving biking and walking conditions 6) Protecting and enhancing the urban forest THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that in order to develop and maintain a safe, efficient, balanced and environmentally sound city transportation system for people of all ages and abilities, transportation and development projects shall incorporate a philosophy that expands transportation choices and further incorporates the Living Streets theme and key concepts listed above; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the ETC in collaboration with staff shall prepare a Living Streets Policy/Plan and staff shall concurrently review city ordinances, engineering standards, policies, and guidelines in order to make recommendations ultimately to the City Council on a Living Street Policy/Plan that will reduce impacts to the environment, be practical and economical, while also meeting community and stakeholder needs consistent with Living Streets concepts. 7 Draft 5/13/11 Excerpts from 2008 Comprehensive Plan Chapter 4: Land Use Goals- 1. Protect and preserve the essential character of existing residential neighborhoods (p. 4-21) 6. Increase mixed use development where supported by adequate infrastructure to minimize traffic congestion, support transit, and diversity tax base (p. 4-22) 7. Increase pedestrian and bicycling opportunities and connections between neighborhoods, and with other communities, to improve transportation infrastructure and reduce dependence on the car (p. 4-22) 8. Ensure that public realm corridor design is contextual, respectful of adjacent neighborhood character supportive of adjacent commercial and/or mixed use development, promotes community identify and orientation, and creates the highest quality experience for pedestrians, cyclists, and transit users (p. 4-22) Land Use and Transportation Interface There is a fundamental link between land use planning and transportation planning. The transportations system must function as a network that links a diversity of uses in a manner that promotes efficient multi-modal travel (motor vehicles, bicycle, transit and pedestrian). ... Chapter 7 of this Comprehensive Plan deals with transportation, and responds to and supports the land use and community design policies presented in this chapter. (p. 4-22) Land Use Policies- 3. Edina has evolved to a large degree into a community defined by roads. The City's roads should continue to evolve to act as connectors, rather than as barriers. The city will incorporate amenities and infrastructure into its public corridors to make them beautiful, efficient, multi-modal public spaces. 5. In reviewing developing proposals, the City will examine how land use and transportation are integrated to ensure that new development and redevelopment expands non-motorized travel options. 6. The City will maintain the current open space and wetlands acreage and seek to expand it whenever possible. 8. The City will grow and develop in a sustainable manner that will protect its high quality natural environment, promote energy efficiency and conservation of natural resources, and minimize the impacts of buildings on the environment over the lifetime of each building. (p. 4-34) Staging Development: Small Area Plans— These Small Area Plans may include planning principles such as: 1) Area or neighborhood land use pattern and design that encourages walking and transit use 2) High degree of connectivity to existing and new public (and active private) spaces to encourage physical activity, social interaction, and optimal land use 3)Smaller parking footprints 4) Reduction in impervious surfaces and associated storm water runoff (p. 4-35). Citywide Movement Patterns and Public Spaces— Principles: 8. Design public open and green linkages that bring both amenity and positive image to neighborhoods, corridors, and business precincts. 9. Design public streets to serve not only vehicles but also pedestrians, people with mobility disadvantages and bicycles, balancing the spatial needs of existing and future users within the right-of-way. Address both mobility and recreational needs and opportunities. 10. Create walkable streets that foster an active public life; 11 Protect and improve the urban forest, including street trees and related landscaping, in order to provide shade and shelter for pedestrians and screening for parking and service uses. 12. Create and promote environments that make it safe and convenient for people to integrate physical activity into their daily routines. 8 Draft 5/13/11 13. Recognize and integrate Edina's historic landscape features, such as its stone walls and gateways, into the design and redesign of streets, paths and pedestrian ways. 14. Promote a clear hierarchy of street types of distinctive and differentiated character that are defined by landscape and pedestrian amenities as well as adjacent buildings. Within larger redevelopment sites, promote a fine-grained and interconnected network of local streets and paths, encouraging pedestrian circulation and providing a choice of access points (p. 4-36. See also Guidelines of 4-37-39). Guidelines: Medium- and High-Density Design (All Uses)— A Pedestrian-Friendly Environment: Improving the auto-oriented design pattern discussed above under "Issues" will call for guidelines that change the relationship between parking, pedestrian movement and building placement. Landscaping: Provide visual screening and privacy to buffer cars from people, provide visual relief and allow storm water infiltration in parking lots. Permeable hardscape, where appropriate, is preferred over blacktop or traditional paving. Parking: Evaluate current parking standards in order to encourage shared parking and minimize the visual impact of surface parking. • Design surface parking to maximize stormwater infiltration and allow for groundwater recharge, using infiltration swales, pervious pavement or similar techniques • Where vehicle parking requirements exist, implement minimum bicycle parking standards as well (p. 4-45). Movement Patterns: • Provide sidewalks along primary streets and connections to adjacent neighborhoods along secondary streets or walkways. • Limit driveway access from primary streets while encouraging access from secondary streets. • Encourage enhanced transit stops, including shelters, shade and seating where feasible. • Provide pedestrian amenities, such as wide sidewalks, street trees, pedestrian-scale lighting, and street furnishings (benches, trash receptacles, etc) (p. 4-47). Implementation— Provision for urban forest protection and improvement consistent with Plan guidance for creating a pleasant pedestrian environment, screening parking areas, providing the benefits of landscaping, and restoring environmental processes that a tree canopy provides the biological community. These provisions may include at tree preservation ordinance. Other measures may also be considered to ensure appropriate tree replacement and management of our urban forest (4-56). Chapter 7: Transportation Goals and Policies: Transportation— Goals: 1. Maintain and enhance mobility for residents and businesses through creation and maintenance of a balanced system of transportation alternatives. 2. Implement a fully multi-modal transportations system that supports the land use vision and future land use plan for managing and shaping future growth. 3. Minimize the impacts of the transportation system on Edina's environment and neighborhood quality of life. 4. Reduce the overall dependence on the use of single-occupant vehicles by promoting land use patterns that allow for shorter vehicular trips ad the use of alternative travel options. 5. Ensure that all Edina's residents, workers, and visitors, including those with transportation disadvantages, have viable travel options. 6. Promote a travel demand management program through a coordinated program of regulations, marketing, and provisions of alternative travel options. 9 Draft 5/13/11 7. Provide multiple travel options for transit users, pedestrians, bicyclists, and ridesh are users, as well as for drivers of private automobiles. 8. Support attractive and high performance transit service connections. 9. Manage parking provision to encourage joint and shared use of facilities, ride-sharing (car pools and van pools), bicycle parking, and increased transit use (p. 7-38-39). Policies Roadway Design: 5. Design/enhance collector and arterial roadways to minimize through traffic on local streets in the functional classification system, and to be compatible with other transportation modes including transit, bicycle and pedestrian. 6. Use adequate transitions and buffers including, but not limited to, earth berms, walls, landscaping and distance to mitigate the undesirable impact of high volume roadways. 8. Encourage beautification of local roadways, where appropriate, with amenities such as boulevard streets, decorative street lighting, and monuments. 9. Monitor and address transportation requirements associated with demographic trends, such as an aging population (p. 7-39-40). Parking: 2. Continue to limit on-street parking in and near congested commercial areas. Pedestrian/Bicycle: 1. Provide accessibility to pedestrians and bicycles at major activity centers, including necessary storage facilities. 2. Create pedestrian and bicycle interconnections among major generators, with continuity across major roadways and other barriers. 3. Review and recommend construction of pedestrian and bike paths throughout Edina cooperatively with the Three Rivers Park District and Hennepin County. 4. Promote safe walking, bicycling and driving. Promote vehicle drivers respect for bicycles and pedestrians along with bicyclists and pedestrian observation of signs and sue of designed paths for travel. 5. Support inclusion of pedestrian and bicycle access planning when upgrading roadways, bridges and redevelopment projects. 6. Provide sidewalks and safe crossings for areas of potential pedestrian/vehicle conflicts, including high-traffic streets, commercial areas, areas with transit access, and in high-density residential locations. 7. Provide appropriate signage in areas of potential conflict between pedestrians and automobile traffic. 8. Separate pedestrian traffic from bicycle traffic to ensure desired safety conditions. When a bicycle facility Is provided, considerations should also be given to providing a corresponding pedestrian way where possible. This could be as a separate facility or through striping. 9. Support recommendations of the Comprehensive Bicycle Transportation Plan for implementation (7-43-44) Comprehensive Bicycle Transportation Plan— Vision: The guiding vision for this document is to support the gradual transportation of the City of Edina into a "progressive bicycle-friendly community where citizens can easily integrate cycling into their daily lives" (p. 8). Guiding Principles The following goals and principles guide the recommendations included in this Plan: 10 Draft 6/13/11 Improving Safety: proactively addressing existing hazardous conditions, assigning dedicated road space to cyclists, and alerting motorists of their presence will help improve safety and convenience for all users of Edina's streets and sidewalks. Connecting to Local and Regional Destinations: Providing safe and convenient connections to destinations in Edina and neighboring communities will increase bicycle use and help lower demand on Edina's overall automobile transportation system. Connecting to the growing network of regional trails will expand the number of potential destinations available to Edina citizens and provide increased access to our region's recreational and transportation assets. Safe Routes for All: Bicycling can serve the mobility needs of people over a wide range of ages and abilities. Providing a network of safe and comfortable bicycle routes to schools and parks will be an important builder of healthy life-long habits of actives living and independence for children, seniors and other adults. Bicycling As A Base For Community Health: A safe and inviting bicycle transportation network will help improve community health by increasing opportunities for active transportation and active living for all of Edina's citizens. Bicycling As A Useful Transportation Option In Edina: A high quality bicycle network will make it easy and convenient for people in Edina to choose cycling as a way to meet at least some of their transportation and mobility needs. A network of safe, convenient and easily accessible routes will expand and use of the bicycling as a useful transportation option in Edina (p. 8-9). Chapter 9: Parks, Open Space, and Natural Resources Natural Resources Conservation and Management Goals: 4. Conserve, and replace as necessary, Edina's urban forest to ensure the long-term vitality and viability of this integral part of Edina's overall identity and attractiveness (9-21) Policies: 5. Create a program for maintaining trees throughout the City, and replacing them as necessary (p. 9-22). Walking and Biking Trails Pathways Plan Policies: 2. Continue to work with the Bike Edina Taskforce and Public Works staff to implement the new bike pathway master plan for the Cit of Edina. The objective is to identify the best routes for connecting existing and future internal park trail systems, as well as to identify the most appropriate routes for links to regional systems, as well as to identify the most appropriate routes for links to regional trails that will connect to neighboring community trails (p. 9-26). Chapter 10: Energy and Environment Goals and Policies—Air 4. Encourage property owners to plant trees along roadways where possible to help reduce traffic noise and absorb carbon dioxide Chapter 11: Community Services and Facilities Environmental Health/Public Health Goals and Policies: 1. Ensure an Effective Local Government Public Health System. 11 Draft 5/13/11 9 Inform, educate and empower people about health issues • Mobilize community partnerships and action to identify and solve health problems • Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts 2. Reduce Behavioral Risks that are Primary Contributors to Morbidity/Mortality. Behavioral risks that contribute to morbidity and mortality include tobacco use, alcohol and other drug use, physical activity/inactivity, nutrition, and weight management. A strategy for reducing these behavioral risk factors is: • Health education and promotion of health lifestyles and healthy living. 3. Promote Health for All Children, Adolescents, and their Families. o Work with the Park and Recreation Department to implement the requirements of the "Fit City" program. 4. Promote Well-Being of the Elderly, Those with Disability, Disease or Chronic Illness. • Fostering healthful behaviors such as good nutrition, physical exercise, medication management, obtaining flu shots, efforts to reduce isolation and promote mental health (p. 11-12-13). 12 Draft 5/13/11 Edina Living Streets Project Policy Development and Implementation Attachment 2: Edina Living Streets Policy Development Workshop Page 18 To: Edina Transportation Commission From: Wayne D. Houle, PE City Engineer Agenda Item No.: VI.E. ACTION: I I Recommendation/Motion Date: March 15, 2012 Subject: Living Streets Workshop Recap Li Discussion IZ) information REGULAR TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MEETING REPORT/RECOMMENDATION Info/Background: This item was continued from the February 16, 2012 ETC Meeting. ETC Chair and ETC Members who attended the Living Streets Workshop will provide an update of the February 15 Living Streets Workshop. Attached are workshop notes compiled by ETC Chair Janovy. Also attached are the slides from the night-before workshop. Attachments: • Complete Street Workshop Notes • Complete Street Night-before Workshop Presentation G:\EngIneertrig\InfroltructureVireetsVratflc\TRANSP COMM\ Agendas \ 2012 R&R \ 20120315 V0120315 Ilern VI E Living Streets Workshop Recop.docx How would your community benefit from a Living Streets policy? • Safe access to parks, local and 9-mile trail • Interconnectiveness of trails to residents • Good for business, improve access to non- • Multi-use landscaping; environment and drivers beauty • Safety "free range kid" environment Redefining streets to include social. ▪ Age in place connections • Quality of life Community building • Good marketing and image Increased real estate values • Preserve and enhance natural assets Model for statewide efforts • Connectivity — social and physical Creating better destinations through more trans mode access • Creating places to gather • Improved access to other trails Healthier places and people • Safe routes to schools Reduce transportation costs for school district, less cost for roads • Creative community with competitive edge • Creating neighborhood meeting places • More value for assessment dollars • Decision making guidelines • Looking at street projects systematically • Better informed community • Equity of options • Serve all users in an increasingly diverse city 1 Exercise: decision-making process • What current documents are relevant to development of a living streets policy? — Comprehensive plan, transportation chapter — Ordinances CIP — Bike plan — Assessment policy — Green step cities — MN DOT standards — Local standards • What is the process used to make decisions now? — Start with a study — Each street has a different process - Notices in advance, neighborhood notices — Trans Commission and to council • What in this process is keeping you from creating living streets? — Design charettes — Public education campaign citywide — Walking tour — Development process preceding design — Vision exercise — Baseline policy and informing people — Using exceptions to guidelines — Identifying stakeholder 3/8/123/8/12 Edina Living Streets Policy Development Workshop Notes I. What will be the vision behind a new Living Streets policy? Living Streets balance the needs of motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit riders in a way that promotes safety and convenience and enhances community identity, economic vitality, and opportunities for active living, better health, and environmental sustainability. Living Streets: • Create space for community connections • Encourage children to walk and bike regularly • Makes Edina a place where friends and relatives want to visit or walk • Are tree lined • Make walking or biking an easy choice • Fit with land use policy and mixed use developments • Apply to new projects and reconstruction • Are a place where you want to walk • Eliminate barriers to key destinations • Provide infrastructure that encourages walking and biking in an attractive environment • Give people options It was noted that the vision statement should be something that residents aspire to; it should be inspirational; and it should be visual (so people can see it). 2. Which users and modes will be included? • All modes, all users, and all abilities • Four priorities: o Safe access for all 'users o Streets will vary in character (context sensitive) o Transportation network will enhance neighborhoods o Will incorporate green management • Additional attributes: o Foster income equity o Pedestrian-oriented design o Connect people, not just places o Foster active lifestyles o Be inviting places o Support healthy commerce o Be sustainable 3a. How will the policy address Living Streets needs in scoping, planning, design, construction, operations, and maintenance? Living Streets include consideration of all elements of complete Streets—all modes and users. Living Streets look to create more value for the investment. Process to include property owners/residents in the design. City provides information as a factual basis for decision making Residents should be asked for positive identification of wants and goals, not negative "problems." Funding for Living Streets should come from shared public funds, rather than special assessments. City should pursue budget alternatives to minimize direct costs to residents. 3b. To which types of projects will the policy apply (new construction, • reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation, operations, retrofits, and other maintenance)? All of the above. 4. What exceptions will the policy make, and how are the exceptions approved? Is there accountability? • Incorporate FHWA list for exceptions • Refer to Comp Plan and other approved documents • Have process that includes study and analysis, staff recommendation, ETC review and City Council approval 5. How will the policy address the needs to create a network for all users? How will it encourage connectivity? The policy will identify and then help to overcome barriers to active transportation. It was noted that the Crty should have a policy of not vacating transportation right of way. There was a discussion about identifying existing right of way easements that may not be obvious and considering whether these could be developed for pedestrian and/or bicycle paths, 6. Which roads would be covered by the proposed policy? How will it apply to roads under another agency's jurisdiction? All roads within the city's jurisdiction (local and colledor) will be covered. PUD will give city leverage over private roads. The city can seek to partner w'rth other agencies to influence decisions re: roads not within the city's control. 7. Will design guidelines be specified the policy? If so, which ones? How can it address the need for design flexibility in balancing the needs of all users? Policy should include a palette of design options for street types and should provide guidelines for minimum design. 8. How will the policy take adjoining land use/context into account? City will inventory building and zoning codes to bring into agreement with Living 2 Streets principals and minimum design guidelines. Policy will include a palette of design options for street types and minimum design guidelines, from which developers can choose. Form-based zoning, which has less detail about what uses. are permitted and more detail about size, shape, and features, 9. How will you know if the policy is working? What performance measures should be considered? • Percent of bicycle and pedestrian network completed • Measurement of mode shift • Surface water management plan—reduction in impervious pavement • Resident/community satisfaction • Traffic volumes and speeds 10. What implementation steps will be mentioned in the policy? • Modify City code • • Review, modify, delete out-dated policies • Review special assessment policy • Educate neighborhoods—communicate • Prioritize projects in CIP—prioritize by modes; prioritize by vulnerability (in other words, look at which users are most vulnerable and address their safety, access, convenience first) • Develop options for design palette • Design charrettes • Seek out add[tional funding/grants 3 Edina Living Streets Project Policy Development and Implementation Attachment 3: Example Living Streets Implementation Templates Page 19 split/ ,AA CORICASTE SUM j. AND GLIMIL WITH CURB COTS 11}1/1WATEP GARIX715 5-1. IMIRIIHNHAARIHRADsmoiRAL,...,„_-' REES TRESS REMIND WITHIN OR OUTSIDE RAINWATER GARDEN AS APINOPRIATE CONCRETE CUPS— AND GUMS CATCHRASIN OR- MANHOSE WITH POROUS WATER DENIM MIRE RAINWATER RAINWATER GARDEN GARDEN V BIKE 10.5 DRIVE 10.5 DRIVE V BIKE WALK LANE LANE LANE LANE BOULEVARD 30' ROAD WIDTH BOULEVARD R.OW. DRAFT INTERLACHEN BLVD, ALT. B (CHINA BICYCLE PLAN) COLLECTOR STREET TEMPLATE 1 ROW. rn BOULEVARD R.O.W. R.O.W. BOULEVARD 33' ROAD WIDTH TRACY AVE. (EDINA BICYLlE PLAN) COLLECTOR STREET TEMPLATE 2 EXAMIIMS OF STREET EDGE AUERNATNIS ARE SHOWN. EVERY STREET IS UNIQUE MID THE STREET EDGE TREATMENG MUST I E EVALUATED OH A PROIKTIMINIONST STREIT TREES MAMMY/DMA OR OUTSIDE RAINWATER GARIAN AS AMADRALME <URI INIET ADD MANHOLE wnH POROUS WATER QUALM RADII, °MELON TO ORLI SEWER OR MURFACE CONCRETE EURO INFILTRATION AND GUTTER MN MARCUM CorICRETE CURB AT RAINWATER AIM GUTTER GARDENS 1 1 1 IAINWATE WALK GARDEN 6 BIKE LANE 10' DRIVE LANE 10' DRIVE LANE V BIKE LANE DRAFT GARDEN BOULEVARD ROW. STREET TREES PLANTED WM1111 OR OUTSIDE RAINWATER GARCV1 AS APPROPRIATE ONE-SIDE PARKING ONCRETE CURB AND GUTTER CONCRETE CUM WITII CURB CUTS AIM GUTTER 1 15' MIN. YIELD LANE 22 10 24 ROAD WIDTH LOW VOLUME LOCAL ROAD 'CM INLET AND MA1115111 ror.ous WATER QUALITY BAFFLE, y • OPPORTUNDS To DIVERT FLOW TOSTORM SEWER OR SUBSURFACE INDURATION BOULEVARD ROW AA • PARK NG DEPRESSED WALK LAN BOULEVARD RAINWATER _ -H DRAFT LOW VOLUME LOCAL RESIDENTIAL STREET TEMPLATE 1 STREET TRUES PLANTED MIMI OR OUTSIDE -Ns. 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EVERY STREET 5 UNIQUE ANDERE STRUT EDGE TREATRIFDTS MUST BE WANT/tiff. 011A PROJECT-BY-PROJECT BASIS Edina Living Streets Project Policy Development and Implementation Attachment 4: Proposed Edina Living Streets Planning Process Page 20 1-f93 BARR HRGreen Edina Living Streets Project — Phase 2 Proposed Work Planning Process Work Plan As part of Phase 2 of the Edina Living Streets Project, HR Green and Barr Engineering will complete a process resulting in the development of a comprehensive Living Streets Plan for the City of Edina. As described in the Edina Livings Streets policy Technical Memorandum developed as part of Phase 1, our multi-tiered approach will focus on understanding the range of users, modes, routes, and destinations within the city, as well as environmental considerations such as stormwater management. Our unique stakeholder oriented process will result in the development of an implementation process which will support the City's Living Street goals. Task 1: Project Management The project manager will ensure the delivery of quality products on schedule and on budget, as well as foster a cooperative spirit through strong and continuous communications. Our approach to project management includes weekly staff meetings via conference call with the local project manager and/or the Living Streets Committee chair (as needed), as well as regular Project Management Team (PMT) meetings at critical decision points throughout the study process (see Task 2). Task 2: Stakeholder Engagement As ongoing stakeholder engagement is inherent to the success of the Edina Living Streets Plan and implementation of Living Streets in Edina, widespread and ongoing stakeholder engagement is necessary. The study will include a unique approach to public process which follows the same steps as a traditional process, but engages stakeholders differently. The stakeholder engagement process will follow three distinct phases: 1) stakeholder goal-setting, 2) stakeholder development of measures of effectiveness to meet the goals, and 3) stakeholder evaluation of project. The development of goals and measures of effectiveness (phases 1 and 2) will occur as part of the living streets planning process, while the project evaluation (phase 3) would take place as part of the implementation of individual projects and would be used to calibrate the designs to stakeholder expectations. Stakeholder meeting content and format will facilitate stakeholders through the plan development process, leading to the development of a Living Streets Plan calibrated to the unique viewpoint of each modal group and widely supported by stakeholders and users. The following list identifies the key stakeholder groups and public engagement activities proposed: • Project Management Team (PMT) - The Edina Living Streets Committee formed as part of phase 1 of the Edina Living Streets Project will serve as the Project Management Team (PMT) for the study. The PMT will meet regularly throughout the course of the study to review analysis, guide the overall study process, review input generated by public involvement activities, evaluate deliverables, and approve the Edina Living Streets Plan findings and recommendations. It is anticipated that the PMT will meet at Edina Public Works once per month through the duration of the study. • Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) — The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) will be composed of technical staff identified by the PMT. Membership is anticipated to include representatives from various City departments (i.e., public works, community development, etc.), MnDOT, Hennepin County, Three Rivers Park District, local watershed districts, as well as other agency representatives identified by the PMT. The TAC will meet three times at critical study milestones in order to provide technical input on issues and opportunities, review the study proposals and recommendations, and report back to their respective agencies. • Neighborhood Advisory Committee (NAC) — The Neighborhood Advisory Committee (NAC) will be composed of representatives from key community groups, including residents, local Edina Living Streets Project — Phase 2 Proposed Planning Process Work Plan businesses, community interests, schools, seniors, and members of the PMT. The NAC will meet three times at critical study milestones in order to advise on issues and opportunities, provide input, review the study proposals and recommendations, and report back to their respective groups. NAC meetings will be held at a central location to be determined by the PMT, such as the Edina Community Center. • Focus Groups — Individual meetings will be held with several important public/private stakeholders, including the business community, public safety (sheriff, police, and other emergency responders), environmental agencies (parks and watershed districts), school district representatives, and utility companies. The purpose of these meetings is to directly engage the key stakeholder groups early in the study process and solicit input on study issues and opportunities. • Edina Transportation Commission — The Edina Transportation Commission will be the policy- making body governing this study and will be responsible for consideration of study recommendations, approving study products, and implementing recommendations. The study team will conduct up to two (2) meetings with the Edina Transportation Commission, one early and one late in the study process. • Open House Public Meetings — Two public open houses will be help early and late in the process to provide opportunities for the general public to participate in the study process. • Project Website — A project website (hosted by the City) will be developed and updated periodically throughout the study process (three-updates) in order to inform stakeholders on upcoming public meetings, provide study updates, and advise the public on key study analyses and recommendations. Task 3: Existing System Assessment The intent of this task is to develop a comprehensive understanding of the existing roadway system and infrastructure within the City of Edina, in order to guide prioritization of future investments. The study team will study all relevant documents and materials including the Edina Comprehensive Bicycle Transportation Plan (2007), Edina Comprehensive Plan (2008), and the Edina Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan Update (2009). This information will be supplemented with additional data (as available), including the following: vehicle, pedestrian, and bicycle traffic volumes; existing and proposed roadways, trails, and sidewalks; existing and proposed transit routes and boardings and alightings data; pedestrian, bicycle, and transit system plans; community comprehensive and land use plans; and local development/redevelopment plans. This task initiates the stakeholder engagement process, including meetings with the PMT, TAC, NAC, and the general public. The information collected will be vetted and expanded through ongoing stakeholder engagement, leading to a comprehensive understanding of the existing infrastructure system by mode. This task will result in the mapping of the key corridors and the identification of existing gaps, barriers, and opportunities from multiple modal perspectives. As an example, from a pedestrian perspective the creation of an enhanced pedestrian corridor along France Avenue between the 70th Street and 66th Street would provide an opportunity to overcome the barrier created by France Avenue and the cross streets within the area. From a bicyclist perspective on the same corridor, there is a need to provide enhanced connections to the wider city and regional bicycle networks, such as the Edina Promenade and the proposed regional trail along 76th Street. From a modal perspective, project termini will vary (i.e., four blocks for a sidewalk and 0.5 miles for the bike trail). Task 4: Identification of Street Typologies The Living Streets Plan must seek to balance the need to move traffic, encourage non-motorized transportation, accommodate differences in neighborhood character, support land use type (residential, commercial, industrial), capture and treat stormwater, expand the urban forest. To balance these Page 2 Edina Living Streets Project— Phase 2 Proposed Planning Process Work Plan sometimes competing objectives it is important to understand the characteristics of the Edina street system. The information developed in Task 3 will be used to identify a range of street typologies within the city, based on common characteristics (i.e., traffic volumes, importance to the pedestrian and bicycle networks, land use, etc.). These street typologies will include categories for both roadway segment and intersection treatments. This process will expand upon the existing functional classification of the city's streets based on land use and context (i.e., commercial areas, schools, parks, etc.). The resulting street typologies will be used to guide the design of improvements. Task 5: Design Guidance The Edina Living Streets Plan will include a range of design guidelines and tools correlated to the Street Typologies described in Task 4. This task will include the development of a toolbox of best practices for pedestrian/bicycle facility improvements, stormwater management techniques, and active living practices, as well as illustrative design templates for the most common street typologies (assumes up to 12 templates). This design guidance will be used to inform the project evaluation process (see Task 6) and is intended to supplement and guide standing practices related to City of Edina streets. The living streets toolbox and templates are intended to provide design guidance and should be implemented in a flexible manner with specific design elements developed on a project-by-project basis. The goal of this design guidance is to encourage non-motorized transportation, achieve impervious surface reduction and stormwater treatment in the right-of-way, and to create less resource consumptive streets that serve the people of Edina. Task 6: Project Evaluation Process The Edina Livings Streets Vision sets the stage for a holistic re-invention of the City's street system. In order to implement this vision, the appropriate modal balance and functionality of each street must be evaluated prior to design of the project. In order to facilitate this understanding, the Edina Living Streets Plan will establish a unique project evaluation process. Using the street typologies (Task 4) and design guidance (Task 5) as a starting point, a process to evaluate the context, modal balance, and functionality of each project will be developed. This checklist style approach generally begins with defining the real problem (i.e., problem statement) being addressed in a given project and understanding the varying characteristics of the project area in terms of roadway segments and intersections. Targeted technical analysis is completed to build this understanding. Included are traditional traffic analyses such as highway level of service (LOS) and safety evaluation, as well as an additional level of analyses to define modal priorities such as multimodal LOS calculations, off-peak analysis, multimodal safety review, and modal travel shed delineation. A functional analysis is then completed to understand modal priorities and site specific issues such as land use and environmental considerations. This evaluation will allow the project to be calibrated to the unique context of a given location, rather than simply applying traditional design standards. As an example, both France Avenue and Vernon Avenue are functionally classified as A-Minor Arterial routes. As France Avenue provides vehicle access to region retail and job centers, its modal priorities would be very different than Vernon Avenue which serves neighborhood commercial and single family residential uses. Determining the appropriate modal emphasis will allow a project to be designed with the appropriate range of users in mind. A check list of other contextual considerations will be developed to further refine the project problem statement. Considerations such as jurisdiction, land use, overlapping initiatives (i.e., is the project identified in the Bike or Safe Routes to School Plan?), and stormwater concerns should also be explored in an effort to identify project synergies or "win-win" situations. . This process will culminate in the selection of design elements based on common street typologies (Task 4) and design guidance (Task 5), but also calibrated to the individual project site based on stakeholder expectations, jurisdictional requirements, modal balance, and the functionality. This task will result in the development of a work flow process and a series of checklists to guide project implementation. Page 3 Edina Living Streets Project — Phase 2 Proposed Planning Process Work Plan Task 7: Final Report By starting with the end product in mind, the project team will shape the final report throughout the study process. The final report is anticipated to include the following elements: • Introduction and background • Existing systems inventory • Street typologies • Design guidance • Project evaluation • Identification and prioritization of projects Page 4 Bike Edina Task Force: News & Meeting Outcomes December 13, 2012 Purpose: The Bike Edina Task Force (BETF) meets to serve citizens and partner with City staff and elected officials to promote bicycle improvements in Edina for education, encouragement, infrastructure, enforcement, and ongoing assessment. We support implementation of the approved City of Edina Comprehensive Bicycle Transportation Plan that serves all levels of bicyclists, connects key destinations including safe routes to schools, and integrates with the Twin Cities' regional bike network. Our vision is a progressive bicycle-friendly community where citizens can integrate cycling into their daily lives. Time & Location: BETF monthly on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 8 p.m. in the Mayor's Conference Room at Edina City Hall. For questions contact Peter Kelley, Chair. Guests are welcome. Distribution: BETF, guests, City Manager, City Engineer, Edina Police BETF Liaison Sgt. Timothy Olson, SHIP contact Robyn Wiesman, and Mayor & City Council. Also Dianne Plunkett Latham to post for the Edina Energy and Environment Commission and Ned Nelson of the Hennepin County Bicycle Advisory Committee • Present: Peter Kelley, Brad Schaeppi, Lori Richman, Sally Dunn, Donald Eyeberg, Tom Randall, Rob Erickson, Larry Olson. • Absent: Alex Johnson , Marty Mathis, Alice Hulbert, Ellen Jones, Kirk Johnson, Jennifer Janovy, Carl Follstad • Guests: Nate Richman, Simon Blenski • Recorded by: Peter Kelley I. Presentation by Simon Blenski of Mpls Public Works Dept. Simon outlined bike signage currently being used and evaluated by the city of Minneapolis. He explained that Mpls has a bike advisory committee that is appointed by city council. It consists of citizens and members from city departments, also county and state officials. It has around 30 members, meets monthly meeting with two sub committees (policy and engineering). Minneapolis street markings -- They initially generated lots of confusion, but drivers and cyclists seem to be getting used to them. The public works department recently put together a bike marking document outlining what the city is currently using. Simon shared the document with the BETF (see second attachment). Below is an outline of what Simon presented: a. Bike lane—they are starting to use just bike symbol in the lane rather than bike with rider - phasing out older options. (arrow only on one way streets or with advisory lane) b. Bike lanes are dashed when they approach intersections -starting 70 to 100 feet from intersections, also dashed when lane occurs at bus stops. c. Buffered bike lanes, are a new option—with hatched out space (4 feet wide) in between bike lane and car traffic lane. d. They do parking traffic studies before starting a project—don't just ask, they do actual car counts. e. Neighbors often like the buffering due to traffic calming effects. f. Green "conflict" areas used at intersections or merge areas where traffic needs to cross bike lane with heavy traffic. g. Bike symbols are not paint—more expensive, but they last longer. h. Cycle track—moves bike lane inside parking lane. Gone through a number of iterations, First avenue is an example. i. Traffic signals(lights)—experimental bike lights get a jump start on the traffic. j. Shared lane markings, sharrows-- bike with chevron intended to encourage bikers to ride away from parked cars. k. Enhanced shared lane -shorter sharrow with stripes on either side I. City is still evaluating things, particularly with shared lane markings. m. Bike boxes at busy intersections, allow bikes a safe place to wait for signals to change n. Signage: trying to reduce number of signs—adding bike symbol to street name sign. Putting them on bike blvds and some bike lane streets, but trying not use them everywhere so as not to dilute the impact. o. Wayfinding, major destinations and with distances (similar to wooddale and 54th location sign) REPORT / RECOMMENDATION To: Edina Transportation Commission From: Wayne D. Houle, PE, Director of Engineering Date: February 21, 2013 Subject: France Avenue Pedestrian Enhancement Project Update Agenda Item #: VI. C. Action El Discussion Information ci Action Requested: Review status of project and form France Avenue Urban Design Working Group. Information / Background: Attached you will find key construction drawing of the intersection enhancements along with the addition of sidewalks along the easterly side of France Avenue. WSB our consultant for this project will be presenting the status of the project. During the final design stage of the project the urban design firm — LHB brought to our attention that we might want to re-evaluate the urban design component of the project. Staff has met internally and with the Mayor and ETC Chair and would like to propose that the ETC form a working group that would review with the urban designer the urban design element. The addition of this review will not affect the required Metropolitan Council (federal) requirement of the project, since all federal requirements are included in the submitted plan set. Staff along with consultants of WSB and LHB will cover the proposed urban design review during our presentation. Attachments: France Avenue Pedestrian Enhancement Project Plan Sheets I, 60-66, and 106-111 GAEngineering \ Infrastructure \Streets\Traffic \TRANSP COMM \ Agendas \2013 R&R\20130221 \Item VI.C. France Avenue Pedestrian Enhancement Project Updaie.docx City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. Edina, MN 55424 GOVERNING SPECIFICATIONS THE 2005 EDITION OF THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION "STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION.". ALL TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AND SIGNING SHALL CONFORM TO THE MN MUTCD INCLUDING THE FIELD MANUAL FOR TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL ZONE LAYOUTS. SHEET NO. 1 2 3 - 4 5 - 6 7 - 8 9 10 - 11 12 - 24 25 - 35 36 - 42 43 - 44 45 - 50 51 - 59 60 - 66 67 - 72 73 - 76 77 - 86 87 - 89 90 - 103 104 - 115 116 - 158 159 - 164 165 - 213 INDEX DESCRIPTION TITLE SHEET GENERAL LAYOUT ESTIMATED OUANTITIES OUANTITY TABULATIONS EARTHWEIRK TABULATION & SUMMARY CONSTRUCTION NOTES & STANDARD PLATES -PUBLIC UTILITY TADULATION MISCELLANEOUS DETAILS. TYPICAL SECTIONS CONSTRUCTION STAGING & TRAFFIC CONTROL ALIGNMENT PLANS & TABULATIONS MISCELLANEOUS REMOVAL PLAN CONSTRUCTION PLAN & PROFILE INTERSECTION DETAILS CONCRETE PAVING PLAN RETAINING WALL PLAN DRAINAGE TABULATION LANDSCAPING PLAN TURF ESTABLISHMENT & EROSION CONTROL SIGNING & STRIPING PLANS SIGNAL PLAN LIGHTING PLAN CROSS SECTIONS * OMITTED FROM THIS SET. WILL BE INCLUDED ON THE NEXT SUBMITTAL THIS PLAN CONTAINS 213 SHEETS. SE SIZE x x- w x- CL, 011„ 8 0— , * • C8 t 0 - fg4— 14=== ====4== 75 ri -5 -F1 SCALES ALL APPLICABLE FEOERAL. STATE. AND LOCAL LAWS AND ORDINANCES WILL OE COMPLIED WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT. AB 701 Xenia Amu* South Ma 303 MinneapoEs, MN 65416 703,5414800 Fa( 763-641-1100 ww.mbsog corn INFRASTRUCTURE 1 ENGINEERING 1 PLANNING CONSTRUCTION SIGNATURE: IMO OR PRINTED NAVE: ANDREW PUMA% PE DESIGN ENGINEER: I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PLAN WAS PREPARED BY ME OR (INTER MY DIRECT SUPERVISION. AND THAT I AM A DULY LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER UNOER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. DATE: 2/06/13 LICENSE MISER 44200 DATE APPROVED: WAYNE YALE. EDINA CITY ENGINEER DATE HENNEPIN COUNTY: DIRECTOR. TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT N couNTy ENGINEER DATE DISTRICT STATE AID ENGINEER: REVIEWED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL AND STATE AID RULES/POLICY DATE STATE AID ENGINEER: APPROVED FOR STATE AIR AUG FEDERAL AID FUNDING END S.P. 120-020-037 CSAH 17 (FRANCE AVENUE) STA 172+72.00 PATTI CT. 69th ST. IIERRY-0 M5 W. RD JUDs OLY 0 [VIDERE j 4 CIR. 6115.5ORTH HIBISCUS I 0PPI. .pRE BEGIN S.P. 120-020-037 CSAH 17 (FRANCE AVENUE) STA 99+21.36 DR. 726N R24W 6 5 3132 727N - = .......... ---::::---- ,:::, 1 5 1 VIKING trfA a THE SUBSURFACE UTILITY INFORMATION IN THIS PLAN IS UTILITY QUALITY LEVEL THIS QUALITY LEVEL WAS DETERMINED ACCORDING TO THE GUIDELINES OF Cl/ASCE 38/02. ENTITLED "STANDARD GUIDELINES FOR THE COLLECTION AND DEPICTION OF EXISTING SUBSURFACE UTILITY DATA." CEVai 17 (FRANCE AVENUE) S.P. 120-020-037 GROSS LENGTH 7350.63 ff 1.392 miles ORIOGES-LENGTH 0.00 ft 0.000 miles EXCEPTIONS-LENGTH 0.00 ft 0.000 miles NET LENGTH 7350.63 ft 1.392 miles PROJECT LOCATION COUNTY: HENNEPIN DISTRICT: METRO PROJECT LOCATION 229H UT 21 HT N Fl 24V HENNEPIN COUNTY DESIGN DESIGNATION CSAH 17 (FRANCE AVENUE) S.P. 120-020-037 R VALUE = N/A ADT (Current Year) 2013 = 27800 ADT (Future Year) 2033 30600 (DIRECTIONAL DISTR./ - N/A HADT (Future Year) 2033 3.9% ESALS N/A DESIGN SPEED 40_MPH BASED ON STOPPING SIGHT DISTANCE HEIGHT OF EYE 3.5 HEIGHT OF OBJECT 2.0 DESIGN SPEED NOT ACHIEVED AT: FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL NO. OF TRAFFIC LANES 6-8 NO. OF PARKING LANES 0 SHOULDER WIDTH N/A TON DESIGN 10 PLAN REVISIONS DATE APPROVED BY SHEET NO. MINNESU IA I-1 KUJ. NU. IA L/1.3 (1W) PLAN SYMBOLS STATE LINE COUNTY LINE TOWNSHIP on RANGE LINE SECTION LINE OUARTER LINE SIXTEENTH LINE RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE SLOPE EASEMENT PRESENT RIGHT-OF-WAY CONTROL OF ACCESS LINE PROPERTY LINES (EXCEPT LAND LINES) VACATED PLATTED PROPERTY CORPORATE OR CITY LIMITS TRUNK HIGHWAY CENTER LINE RETAINING WALL RAILROAD RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY RIVER OR CREEK DRY RUN DRAINAGE DITCH DRAIN TILE CULVERT DROP INLET GUARD RAIL BARBED WIRE FENCE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CHAIN LINK FENCE RAILROAD SNOW FENCE STONE WALL OR FENCE HEDGE RAILROAD CROSSING SIGN RAILROAD CROSSING BELL ELECTRIC WARNING SIGN CROSSING GATE MEANDER CORNER SPRINGS MARSH TIMBER ORCHARD BRUSH NURSERY CATCH BASIN FIRE HYORANT CATTLE GUARD OVERPASS (HIGHWAY OVER) UNDERPASS (HIGHWAY UNDER) BRIDGE BUILDING (ONE STORY FRAME) F -FRAME C - CONCRETE S - STONE T - TILE 8 - BRICK ST- STUCCO IRON ROD OR PIPE MONUMENT (STONE. WOODEN HUD GRAVEL PIT SAND PIT BORROW PIT ROCK QUARRY UTILITY SYMBOLS POWER POLE LINE TELEPHONE DR TELEGRAPH POLE LINE JOINT TELEPHONE AND POWER ON POWER POLE ON TELEPHONE POLES ANCHOR STREET LIGHT PEDESTAL (TELEPHONE CABLE GAS MAIN WATER MAIN CONDUIT TELEPHONE CABLE IN CONDUIT ELECTRIC CABLE IN CONDUIT TELEPHONE MANHOLE ELECTRIC MANHOLE BURIED TELEPHONE CABLE BURIED ELECTRIC CABLE AERIAL TELEPHONE CABLE FIBER OPTICS SEWER (SANITARY OR STORM) SEWER MANHOLE INDEX MAP PLAN PROFILE HORIZ VERT CROSS SECTION MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CITY OF EDINA _ HENNEPIN COUNTY CONCRETE CURB & GUTTER, SIDEWALK, RETAINING WALLS, STORM SEWER CONSTRUCTION PLAN FOR LANDSCAPING, SIGNAL, STRIPING & SIGNING AND APPURTENANT WORK LOCATED ON CSAH 17 (FRANCE AVENUE) FROM 350' SOUTH OF 76TH STREET To 200' NORTH OF CSAH 53 (66TH STREET) 4 4 0 *1" T==== 94==p=== Li] — 1-OUR- -P-OUR--- -.-T-EE —> CONCRETE. OR METAL) 0 MONS. • aD OD OD OD TERMINAL ) MPEO. O 1000 2000 O TVS!n ? 50 100 O 50 100 O 5 to O lo 20 S.P. 120-020-037 CITY PROJ. NO. BA-404 I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FINAL FIELD REVISIONS. IF ANY. OF THE PLAN WERE MARE BY ME OR UNDER MY DIRECT SUPERVISION AND THAT I AM A DULY REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. DATE REG. NO. SHEET NO. 1 OF 213 SHEETS 116 0 15 FT 30 FT CSAH 17 (France Avenue) _L 40'R France Avenue Improvements City of Edina, Minnesota CITY OF EDINA, MINNESOTA FRANCE AVENUE AND 76TH STREET INTERSECTION DETAIL S.P. 120-020-037 / City Project No. BA-404 102+00 0 - NO. DATE BY CHK REVISIONS Design By: AJP I IERFOT CLAIIIT INAT NIS KAM. SFCCIFICATIOI, OA REM! WS PafYMEO ST NI LAVA iff DIFICI SUSAVISION ARAI I Ali A MAY LICEANO PROAASSICIM MAW MCA IRE LAYS OF INE STATE OF liINSSOIA. CORWIN] WI Plan By: CWK Checked By: CTR 1I0E0000 P60E1E51E64 E50100E0 - ANDREW 01011011. PE DATES 2/06/13 LIP. 1105 44200 Approved By: AJP NOTE: SIGNAL POLE AND PUSH BUTTON LOCATIONS TO BE DETERMINED BY THE ENGINEER IN THE FIELD. SHEET 60 OF 213 SHEETS tri 104+00 A . 701 Xenia Avenue South, Suite 300 Minneapolis, MN 65416 www.vesbeng.con AMMisim &As000Iige4Dx T0I0I1405-Fa07830114100 INFRASTRUCTURE:ENGINEERING :MMHG I CONSTRUCTIDR WSB GUTTER POINTS Point Number X Y ELEV. NE QUAD 101 514186.4361 127209.8280 839.05 102 514190.1455 127201.7399 838.96 103 514218.1289 127182.8540 838.59 104 514226.2319 127182.3518 838.50 SE QUAD 105 514186.9744 127031.6407 838.26 106 514187.8550 127039.7617 838.31 107 514217.7547 127076.4949 838.60 108 514225.8687 127079.0842 838.65 SW QUAD 109 514083.9449 127030.2554 838.69 110 514083.0015 127038.3800 838.59 111 514040.0827 127069.7360 837.87 112 514032.0827 127069.7525 837.67 NW QUAD 113 514068.5590 127208.2855 839.19 114 514065.4875 127200.1356 839.02 115 514040.5533 127176.0129 838.33 116 514032.4389 127173.2450 838.17 e HIE LEGEND c1:5. PROPOSED SIGNAL POLE PEDESTRIAN PUSH BUTTON STATION F- PEDESTRIAN PUSH BUTTON XXX -NI, CONTROL POINTS AT GUTTER FLOW LINE ELIJ TRUNCATED DOMES (SEE STANDARD PLATE 7038) CONSTRUCT CONCRETE CURB & GUTTER EZZEa LANDING AREA - 4'X 4'MIN.DIMENSIONS AND MAX 2.07. SLOPE IN ALL DIRECTIONS INDICATES PEDESTRIAN RAMP - SLOPE SHALL BE BETWEEN 5.0% MINIMUM AND 8.37. MAXIMUM IN THE DIRECTION SHOWN AND CROSS SLOPE SHALL NOT EXCEED 2.07. INDICATES PEDESTRIAN RAMP - SLOPE SHALL BE GREATER THAN 2.0% AND LESS THAN 5.0Z IN THE DIRECTION SHOWN AND CROSS SLOPE SHALL NOT EXCEED 2.07. n 41.- DRAINAGE FLOW ARROW MAX. 2.0% LONGITUDINAL SLOPE 0 EACH DIRECTION TO CENTER OF CUT THRU, CROSS SLOPE SHALL NOT EXCEED 2.07. (SEE MISCELLANEOUS DETAIL) INDICATES PEDESTRIAN RAMP - SLOPE SHALL BE BETWEEN 5.0% MINIMUM AND 8.3% MAXIMUM IN THE DIRECTION SHOWN AND CROSS SLOPE SHALL NOT EXCEED 2.0% INDICATES PEDESTRIAN RAMP - SLOPE SHALL BE GREATER THAN 2.0% AND LESS THAN 5.0% IN THE DIRECTION SHOWN AND CROSS SLOPE SHALL NOT EXCEED 2.0% DRAINAGE FLOW ARROW CSAH 17 (France Avenue) CSAH 17 (France Avenue) MEM 0 15 FT 30 FT 134+00 1 1 4 4 - 0 0 135+00 113+00 119 118 GUTTER POINTS Point Number X Y ELEV. SE OUAD 117 514178.8039 128063.0127 847.42 118 514186.7890 128072.1994 847.58 NE OUAD 119 514177.1871 128163.3292 850.43 120 514169.3080 128169.7424 850.57 110. DATE BY CHK nevisios Cosign By: AJP 1 00101 0011111 THAT NIS PUN. SFICIFICA1101, Di RTFOIT 03 REMO BY Di IN DIRECT SIFERY15101 5101001 1 AD A MY 0101110 I0ME3S1014 001111110 11000 THE AMS 50 1111 MAU Er IslINEDNA. 0101I1IE0 BY Piers By: CWK Checked By: CTR Approved By: AJP LICENSED PROFESSIONX 01011101 - ABER ROOM. PE 2/06/13 LIT..1101 44200 122 123 GUTTER POINTS Point Number X Y ELEV. SE QUAD 121 514170.4137 130192.0382 857.42 122 514178.5043 130198.1824 857.54 NE OUAD 123 514165.5452 130269.4615 857.82 124 514158.7777 130274.0161 858.00 pvou u o n az u H 713154040-Fa01200t,11(0 INFRASTRUCNRE ENGINEER/NG 1 NANNING CONSTRUC1100 A 701Xed;kenueSouth.Sufte300 WSB Minneapolis, MN 55418 www.wsbeng.com IHWMAINIM. &Asrorte,,, City of Edina, Minnesota France Avenue Improvements CITY OF EDINA, MINNESOTA FRANCE AVENUE AND PARKLAWN/HAZELTON INTERSECTION DETAIL S.P. 120-020-037/ City Project No. BA-404 SHEET 61 OF 213 SHEETS LEGEND ch,S' PROPOSED SIGNAL POLE PEDESTRIAN PUSH BUTTON STATION F- PEDESTRIAN PUSH BUTTON XXX CONTROL POINTS AT GUTTER FLOW LINE LIII TRUNCATED DOMES (SEE STANDARD PLATE 7038) CONSTRUCT CONCRETE CURB & GUTTER LANDING AREA - 4'X 4'MIN.DIMENSIONS AND MAX 2.0% SLOPE IN ALL DIRECTIONS MAX. 2.0% LONGITUDINAL SLOPE 0 EACH DIRECTION TO CENTER OF CUT THRU, CROSS SLOPE SHALL NOT EXCEED 2.0% (SEE MISCELLANEOUS DETAIL) alr A a zso 0 0 042 m c.`? C:0,0 :v•V •• o 0 4- con oo3 139+00 138+00 France Avenue Improvements City of Edina, Minnesota 139+00 Driveway 1 4 6 +0 0 H _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - GUTTER POINTS Point Number X ELEV. SE QUAD r 125 514152.1724 130641.5947 862.25 126 514161.7632 130649.1445 862.50 NE QUAD 127 514161.4946 130685.4729 862.64 128 514151.8456 130692.9482 862.55 GLITTER POINTS Point Number ELEV. SE QUAD X Y 129 514158.4582 131392.6041 869.63 130 514167.1903 131401.1491 869.51 CENTER/MEDIAN 133 514167.7849 131420.4373 869.71 134 514167.8259 131425.4373 869.80 135 514159.7852 131420.5029 869.83 136 514159.8262 131425.5029 869.92 NE QUAD 131 514167.6194 131443.0197 869.92 132 514160.0191 131449.8271 870.17 NO, DATE BY CHK REVISIONS Design By: AJP I MASSY CUITIFT THAT THIS RM, SPLCIFICAIICR IR INTUIT RS ROMEO RI IR tette WI RIAECT RCM/MICR OD TINT I AV A DULY LIDDISLO ik3FESSIOOL ORKIN UM Plan By: CWK DC LAYS OF DIE TRITE IT IMMSCOA, Checked By: RAMO) or CTR 1160110 PROPESSIENIL ENGINEER - MUER Rom. PE Approved By: Ogre 2 /06 /13 ',cc. NOT 44200 AJP A 701 Xenia Avenue South, Suite 300 WSB Minneapolis, MN 55416 www.wsbeng.com & Associates, ka 103041 I0304ETGOH INFRASTRUCTURE .ENGINEERING 1 PLANNING GONSIRUGTION CITY OF EDINA, MINNESOTA FRANCE AVENUE AND PARKLAWN/HAZELTON INTERSECTION DETAIL S.P. 120-020-037 / City Project No. BA-404 SHEET 62 OF 213 SHEETS NI= 0 15 FT 30 ET 146+60 Driveway TIP OUT 126 LEGEND PROPOSED SIGNAL POLE Fib PEDESTRIAN PUSH BUTTON STATION PEDESTRIAN PUSH BUTTON XXX-,), CONTROL POINTS AT GUTTER FLOW LINE TRUNCATED DOMES (SEE STANDARD PLATE 7038) CONSTRUCT CONCRETE CURB & GUTTER EZE] LANDING AREA - 4' X 4' MIN. DIMENSIONS AND MAX 2.0% SLOPE IN ALL DIRECTIONS INDICATES PEDESTRIAN RAMP - SLOPE SHALL T OR ®\1 BE BETWEEN 5.0% MINIMUM AND 8.3% MAXIMUM IN THE DIRECTION SHOWN AND CROSS SLOPE SHALL NOT EXCEED 2.0% INDICATES PEDESTRIAN RAMP - SLOPE SHALL T OR BE GREATER THAN 2.0% AND LESS THAN 5.0% IN THE DIRECTION SHOWN AND CROSS SLOPE SHALL NOT EXCEED 2.0% ...Om- DRAINAGE FLOW ARROW MAX. 2.0% LONGITUDINAL SLOPE 0 EACH DIRECTION TO CENTER OF CUT THRU, CROSS SLOPE SHALL NOT EXCEED 2.0% (SEE MISCELLANEOUS DETAIL) 144+00 142+00 INDICATES PEDESTRIAN RAMP - SLOPE SHALL BE BETWEEN 5.0% MINIMUM AND 8.3% MAXIMUM IN THE DIRECTION SHOWN AND CROSS SLOPE SHALL NOT EXCEED 2.0% INDICATES PEDESTRIAN RAMP - SLOPE SHALL BE GREATER THAN 2.0% AND LESS THAN 5.0% IN THE DIRECTION SHOWN AND CROSS SLOPE SHALL NOT EXCEED 2.0% rs3 CSAH 17 (France Avenue) 148 LEGEND PROPOSED SIGNAL POLE H. PEDESTRIAN PUSH BUTTON STATION PEDESTRIAN PUSH BUTTON X X X CONTROL POINTS AT GUTTER FLOW LINE 1=1:0 TRUNCATED DOMES (SEE STANDARD PLATE 7038) CONSTRUCT CONCRETE CURB & GUTTER LANDING AREA - 4'X 4'MIN.DIMENSIONS ELLLJ AND MAX 2.0% SLOPE IN ALL DIRECTIONS nn ••n - DRAINAGE FLOW ARROW MAX. 2.0% LONGITUDINAL SLOPE EACH DIRECTION TO CENTER OF CUT THRU, CROSS SLOPE SHALL NOT EXCEED 2.0% (SEE MISCELLANEOUS DETAIL) --f---_____--__________.--__________ e 137 138 50'R GUTTER POINTS Point Number X Y ELEV. SE OUAD 137 514144.9875 131002.4380 865.62 138 514146.0412 131010.5739 865.73 139 514181.3517 131048.2252 866.44 140 514189.4825 131049.8071 866.55 NE OUAD 141 514189.5690 131117.9543 866.58 142 514181.5690 131118.0356 866.54 143 514174.0115 131119.2778 866.50 144 514145.8661 131146.1222 866.97 149 514144.2596 131154.1206 867.07 NW OUAD 145 514046.4611 131154.0208 867.08 146 514044.6623 131146.0189 867.02 147 514017.8415 131113.4711 866.61 148 514009.8415 131110.0060 866.52 LOW POINT 11 192 NO. DATE BY CNN REVISIONs Design By: AJP I WHAT WITIFT MAT THIS KIN. STECIFIGT101, DI DEPOlf FAS REMO NT III OM 66 6)1066566611151(6 DO THAT I AD A MT LICENSED EREPEssioul DOMED IDDER THE 6111 66 IT! STATE 1661166011. NEATITIED IT A AM XeiZAvenue South, Sate SOD WSB Minneapolis, MN 55416 isimwsbeng.com Pion By: CWK Checked By: CTR AMENNIMML & Assoc Wm Ale. xv.......7834414i66.P4034414703 Approved By: AJP LICENSEO PROFESSIENAL ENGINEER - MOOD, norm. PE om, 2/06/13 LI, III, 44200 WRASTRUCTUREIENNEVUNG ,PLAHMNOICOHSTRUCT1ON France Avenue Improvements City of Edina, Minnesota CITY OF EDINA, MINNESOTA FRANCE AVENUE AND 70TH STREET INTERSECTION DETAIL S.P. 120-020-037 / City Project No. BA-404 SHEET 63 OF 213 SHEETS CITY OF EDINA, MINNESOTA SHEET - 64 OF 213 SHEETS 4111/.10 A 701 Xenia Avenue South, Sub 300 WSB Minneapolis, MN 05416 twisv.visbeng.com 4111•11111111n &Almada, lAc. .........=?B3S414XO-fgxlta.E4f-17td INFRASTRUCIURE :ENGINEERING :PLANNING :CONSTRUCTION France Avenue Improvements City of Edina, Minnesota FRANCE AVENUE AND 69TH STREET INTERSECTION DETAIL S.P. 120-020-037 / City Project No. BA-404 )-) GUTTER POINTS Pont Number X Y ELEV. SE QUAD 150 514201.2961 131690.7826 873.11 151 514209.2961 131690.7705 873.21 CENTER/MEDIAN 152 514196.5352 131724.9052 153 514204.5352 131724.4072 154 514183.1628 131751.9963 155 514191.1628 131752.0462 NE QUAD 156 514183.1628 131794.4842 874.09 157 514191.1628 131793.5808 874.19 158 514156.6455 131810.9753 873.70 NO. DATE BY CHK REVISIONS BOSINN By: AJP I WHY CERTIFY MAT DNS PlAV, MCI:ICA:1EN. Ca RENNT DAT MEMO BY CR DOER BY DIRECT 60061110100 TINT I JO A NAY LICENSED PM:EL:110Di 11411401 NUR DM EATS OF IRE 51ATE CP 11010021A. 001ITIO1 BY Plan By: CWK Checked By: CTR Approved By: AJP LICENSED PROFESSION/ ENGIRIOR - AROREV PLOIVAR. PE ,A„, 2/06/13 LIE RO. 44200 152 IL 153 INDICATES PEDESTRIAN RAMP - SLOPE SHALL BE BETWEEN 5.01 MINIMUM AND 8.31 MAXIMUM IN THE DIRECTION SHOWN AND CROSS SLOPE SHALL NOT EXCEED 2.01 INDICATES PEDESTRIAN RAMP - SLOPE SHALL BE GREATER THAN 2.01 AND LESS THAN 5.01 IN THE DIRECTION SHOWN AND CROSS SLOPE SHALL NOT EXCEED 2.01 154 155 IL LEGEND ()S. PROPOSED SIGNAL POLE FAD PEDESTRIAN PUSH BUTTON STATION PEDESTRIAN PUSH BUTTON XXX CONTROL POINTS AT GUTTER FLOW LINE =I TRUNCATED DOMES (SEE STANDARD PLATE 70313) CONSTRUCT CONCRETE CURB & GUTTER LANDING AREA - 4'X 4' MIN. DIMENSIONS AND MAX 2.01 SLOPE IN ALL DIRECTIONS n mor DRAINAGE FLOW ARROW MAX. 2.01 LONGITUDINAL SLOPE 0 EACH DIRECTION TO CENTER OF CUT THRU, CROSS SLOPE SHALL NOT EXCEED 2.01 (SEE MISCELLANEOUS DETAIL) CSAH 17 (France Avenue) 150+00 1 4 8 400 0 15 FT 30 FT France Avenue Improvements City of Edina, Minnesota GUTTER POINTS Point Number x r ELEV. SE QUAD 166 514153.6389 133118.0392 880.98 167 514161.6393 133118.0291 880.90 170 514169.4717 133115.9343 880.83 NE QUAD 168 514149.7816 133155.1256 881.04 169 514160.8140 133146.2047 880.94 171 514166.5323 133144.6024 880.90 No. DATE BY CHK REVISIONS Checked By: Approved By: Design By: Plan By: AJ P CTR AJP CWK CITY OF EDINA, MINNESOTA SOUTHDALE DRIVEWAYS INTERSECTION DETAIL S.P. 120-020-037 / City Project No. BA-404 SHEET 65 OF 213 SHEETS CSAH 17 (France Avenue) INDICATES PEDESTRIAN RAMP - SLOPE SHALL BE BETWEEN 5.0% MINIMUM AND 8.3% MAXIMUM IN THE DIRECTION SHOWN AND CROSS SLOPE SHALL NOT EXCEED 2.0% INDICATES PEDESTRIAN RAMP - SLOPE SHALL BE GREATER THAN 2.0% AND LESS THAN 5.0% IN THE DIRECTION SHOWN AND CROSS SLOPE SHALL NOT EXCEED 2.0% DRAINAGE FLOW ARROW GUTTER POINTS Point Number X Y ELEV. SE QUAD 159 514164.2931 132296.6032 878.61 160 514179.4013 132306.5540 878.87 NE QUAD 161 514172.2651 132350.1583 879.40 162 514169.2653 132350.2155 879.24 163 514148.9589 132376.9183 879.09 164 514148.9732 132384.9183 878.99 165 514148.6418 132362.1468 878.86 1554-00 156+00 LOW POINT 163 165 10'R 162 Southda1e outh Entrance LEGEND c1 =S PROPOSED SIGNAL POLE 'Fe PEDESTRIAN PUSH BUTTON STATION F- PEDESTRIAN PUSH BUTTON X XX -NI. CONTROL POINTS AT GUTTER FLOW LINE EED TRUNCATED DOMES (SEE STANDARD PLATE 7038) CONSTRUCT CONCRETE CURB & GUTTER LANDING AREA - 4 X 4' MIN. DIMENSIONS AND MAX 2.0% SLOPE IN ALL DIRECTIONS MAX. 2.0% LONGITUDINAL SLOPE 0 EACH DIRECTION TO CENTER OF CUT THRU, CROSS SLOPE SHALL NOT EXCEED 2.07. (SEE MISCELLANEOUS DETAIL) CSAH 17 (France Avenue) 164+00 168 41120°' LOW PO INT 171 30' R LOW POINT 163+00 NMII MII 1 I I I 1 I 0 15 FT 30 FT Southdale North Entrance IRMO c011101 TOY MIS 1150. STECITICATIEN. CR REMIT 1111 MOSE IT CO 11050 ITT OIFICT WARTIME( IV BUT I AV A RAT 11E01150 TREFESSIOu/ 5011(00 11050 DO LAYS CF DM STATE CF iniffSETA. C0011103 BY LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER - ANDREW FLORIDA. PE o.E. 2/06/13 Lit No. 44200 A 701 Xenta'Avenue South, Suite 300 WSB Minneapolis, MN 55416 wwwwsbeng.com All111111111•11k Agroctrar,ka ........7818114603413:7$15111ttO INFRASTRUCBIREIENGINEERINGIPLANNMB:CONSTRUCTION ® OR OR C31, INDICATES PEDESTRIAN RAMP - SLOPE SHALL BE BETWEEN 5.0% MINIMUM AND 8.3% MAXIMUM IN THE DIRECTION SHOWN AND CROSS SLOPE SHALL NOT EXCEED 2.0% INDICATES PEDESTRIAN RAMP - SLOPE SHALL BE GREATER THAN 2.0X AND LESS THAN 5.07. IN THE DIRECTION SHOWN AND CROSS SLOPE SHALL NOT EXCEED 2.0% NOTE: SIGNAL POLE AND PUSH BUTTON LOCATIONS TO BE DETERMINED BY THE ENGINEER IN THE FIELD.: GUTTER POINTS Point Number X Y ELEV. SE OUAD 172 514157.2624 133634.5338 878.82 173 514158.1479 133642.5321 878.78 174 514196.6746 133681.9195 878.51 175 514204.6677 133682.9823 878.47 NE QUAD 176 514204.0490 133775.1304 878.91 177 514196.0479 133775.2764 878.88 178 514145.8599 133813.6118 879.08 179 514145.7746 133821.6114 879.11 188 514173.5422 133777.3785 878.70 NW QUAD 180 514053.7766 133820.9938 879.24 181 514053.7551 133812.9935 879.13 182 514011.8468 133766.0499 878.21 183 514003.8473 133765.4002 878.10 SW QUAD 184 514054.2189 133634.7269 878.58 185 514053.1393 133642.7290 878.53 186 514012.3766 133673.4060 878.16 187 514004.3766 133673.4006 878.11 (1 - 00 4S 1119 9 ) E C T I V S 3 No. DATE BY CAD REVISIONS -Oesign By: AJP 1 MEAT MAURY ETAT MT KM. STEEIFICATIO1. Di REMIT WAS IIIPTAED IT1 01 Itt 016151 SI0EE111101 IAD PAT I AS A EAU LICESSED FISFESSICILU. FICINETA Mit ITO EATS IF 7111 STATE Cc Ii1111501A. LEATIFIED SE Plan Sy: CWK Checked By: CTR Approved BY: AJP 1I0E5110 PROFESSIMOL ERGIREEH ^ MOREY PLOWAH, PE OAAET 2/06/13 uc so, 44200 CITY OF EDINA, MINNESOTA FRANCE AVENUE AND 66TH STREET INTERSECTION DETAIL S.P. 120-020-037 / City Project No. BA-404 SHEET 66 OF 213 SHEETS CSAH 17 (France Avenue) 182 170+00 NMI 15 FT 30 FT France Avenue Improvements City of Edina, Minnesota 701XenlaAvenueSoulkSuite300 WSB ...n ........1t0511-40-Fe(74541.120 INFRASTRUCTURE • ENGINEEFUNO IPLANNING 1 CONSTRUCTION MmuNBAM55415 MWMIMWAM & Associate', lisc. LEGEND PROPOSED SIGNAL POLE - 11 PEDESTRIAN PUSH BUTTON STATION - PEDESTRIAN PUSH BUTTON XXX -. CONTROL POINTS AT GUTTER FLOW LINE CM TRUNCATED DOMES (SEE STANDARD PLATE 7038) CONSTRUCT CONCRETE CURB & GUTTER LANDING AREA - 4 X 4' MIN. DIMENSIONS AND MAX 2.0% SLOPE IN ALL DIRECTIONS nn •10.- DRAINAGE FLOW ARROW MAX. 2.0% LONGITUDINAL SLOPE C) EACH DIRECTION TO CENTER OF CUT THRU, CROSS SLOPE SHALL NOT EXCEED 2.0% (SEE MISCELLANEOUS DETAIL) allMIPIN= 0 50 FT 100 FT WSB 701 Xenia Avenue South, Suits 300 Minneapolis, MN 55410 twm.yabeng.com France Avenue Improvements City of Edina, Minnesota (DC-202 (DC-203 OC-4 (DC-207 01. .11=111/11n •- - 0 100+00 MA TC H L IN E S TA 11 0 +0 0 108+00 c:z> (DC-203 (DC-203 ®c-201 ®C-202 ®C-208 STRIPING KEY SYMBOLS & MATERIALS LEGEND I I gargEstlir" CROSSWALK MARKING SPECIAL -II-SEE DETAIL ON SHEETSSOT. 0 CIRCLE 1ST DIGIT WIDTH III) - EPDXY EPDXY 3RD DIGIT COLOR 1 PAVEMENT MESSAGE (BICYCLE) W EPDXY A PAVEMENT MESSAGE (RIGHT ARROW) ' EPDXY 4% PAVEMENT MESSAGE (LEFT ARROW) ‘1 EPDXY 4",8",ETC. 2ND DIGIT PATTERN W = WHITE Y = YELLOW B = BLACK S = SOLID B = BROKEN D = DOUBLE/DOTTED EXAMPLE: SOLID LINE WHITE - EPDXY NOTE: 4" BROKEN WHITE SHALL HAVE 10-30 SPACING. NOTES OFURNISH & INSTALL CI INPLACE @INSTALL SALVAGED SIGN C-XXX "C" TYPE SIGN 0-XXX "0" TYPE SIGN (DC-202 4i; /411 06) V I 000060 10010 FY NAT ISIS OA, 50E0I0I100IE0. Al 00(00005 00.E0/A10 ST DT IFONI LT DIRECT SLIYAVISION OUT I Ali A DAY 10001005 FSIFESSIDIAL 00010110100(0 Rot EITS IF ISE STATE IF 0I01E1011. 01011(100 8! 1I0E15E0 PROFE55111% ENGINEER - MONEY PLOTILIN, PE 00061 2/06/13 LIE Nw 44200 Ili1111111111111111111L &Assoclates,Ina 703-54140-Fea816114703 INFRASTRUCTURE: ENGINEERING PLANNING :CONSTRUCTION CITY OF EDINA, MINNESOTA STA 99+20 TO STA 110+00 SIGNING AND STRIPING PLAN S.P. 120-020-037 / City Project No. BA-404 NO. DATE BY CUE REVISIONS —Design By: Plon By: Checked By: CTR AJP CWK SHEET 106 OF 213 SHEETS ®C-205 ®C-204 ®C-202 (Dc-i dOIS ®C-206 (DC-3 ONLY ONLY C-2 z Approved By: AJP 120+00 122+00 France Avenue Improvements City of Edina, Minnesota CSAH 17 (France Avenue) LI{ 0 50F1 100 FT .44 ^ 118+00 -- __ ,r ....,_.-„:„..........._„.,...I.I.I.,..,...,................................, ................ . . .... . , ...- 020 =In 0 -trig 0C-210 11 64-00 -- I -- 1 14+00 I -- — ^ 11111 1111111 ( - - f K...d 0 1v) STRIPING KEY SYMBOLS & MATERIALS LEGEND I , -I-I- 4., I MagilsriCKI" CROSSWALK MARKING SPECIAL 0 II SEE DETAIL ON SHEET SSP. 1 PAVEMENT MESSAGE (BICYCLE) RI EPDXY A PAVEMENT MESSAGE (RIGHT ARROW) ' EPDXY PAVEMENT MESSAGE (LEFT ARROW) " EPDXY (:]) CIRCLE 1ST DIGIT WID H flO - EPDXY EPDXY 3RD DIGIT COLOR 4",(3"0 E C. 2ND DIGIT PATTERN W = WHIT Y = YELLOW 8 = BLACK S = SOLID 8 = BROKEN D = DOUBLE/DOTTED EXAMPLE: © = 4" SOLID LINE WHITE - EPDXY NOTE: 4" BROKEN WHITE SHALL HAVE 10-30 SPACING. NOTES ()FURNISH & INSTALL 0 INPLACE 0 INSTALL SALVAGED SIGN C-XXX "C" TYPE SIGN D-XXX "0" TYPE SIGN Lsa \ • 110. 1\IA DATE BY CHT REVISIONS Design By: AJP 100331 CERT FY INAT NIS DAL SKOIFICAIICH. 01 101010 110 PREMED SE CROW IN Mint strEgnsion 00 OUT I 111 MT LICEMO PECEESSIEWA 10011001 100,00 TEE ERIS Dolt 51510CR 0100010. 101110100 RE Es Plan By: CWK 4- ps Checked By: CTR LIWISEOPRCPESSIMALEHOIREDI - MORES PLOW% PE DATE, 2/06/13 110. 051 41205 Approved By: AJ P titT; A 701 Xenia Avenue South, Suite 300 WSB & Associates, Ina 76354140-EzakIE414703 INFRAVIRUCURE ENGINEERING 'NANNING IGONSTRUGlION SHEET 107 OF 213 SHEETS Minneapolis, MN 65418 Iseww.wsbeng.com CITY OF EDINA, MINNESOTA STA 110+00 TO STA 123+00 SIGNING AND STRIPING PLAN S.P. 120-020-037 / City Project No. BA-404 W 7 2 n d S TR E E T CSAH 17 (France Avenue) HAZ EL T ON R O A D - SOFT 100 FT 126+00 8 12+00 -- 130+00 — _ 132+00 — _ 134+00 — — 0 • aT occe Er. (DC-207 (DC-209 (DC-212 STRIPING KEY SYMBOLS & MATERIALS LEGEND -. EFanri2KING Rs IF MARKING SPECIAL SEE DETAIL ON SHEETSS07. (7) CIRCLE 1ST DIGIT WIDTH 0111 - EPDXY EPDXY 3RD DIGIT COLOR 1 PAVEMENT MESSAGE (BICYCLE) IN EPDXY A PAVEMENT MESSAGE (RIGHT ARROW) ' EPDXY 4. PAVEMENT MESSAGE (LEFT ARROW) '11 EPDXY 4",8",ETC. 2ND DIGIT PATTERN W = WHITE Y = YELLOW B = BLACK S = SOLID B = BROKEN D = DOUBLE/DOTTED EXAMPLE: 1:1) = 4° SOLID LINE WHITE - EPDXY NOTE: 4- BROKEN WHITE SHALL HAVE 10-30 SPACING. NOTES ()FURNISH & INSTALL OINPLACE °INSTALL SALVAGED SIGN C-XXX "C" TYPE SIGN D-XXX -0- TYPE SIGN AJP 111 DIFICV AM-VISION Po BUT I VA B GALT 1.10111305 MESSICK,/ E560001 WEN I IIERIBY TESTY MAT NIS -PLAN. SIECIf141101, IA ROW VAS FIUME) BY 01 1100 TIE LAIS OF NC STATE CF 111/145014, CWK Checked By: CTR MIMEO BY 1.10010E0 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER - MEV KOMI. PE DATES 2/06/13 Lie. No: . 44200 NO. DATE BY CHI( 000151010 Design By: Plan By: Approved By: AJP 783041410-Fat743b11.11S) INFRASTRUCTURE • ENGINEERING sf1001150 CONSTRUCTION &Assoclates,Irra WSB A 701 Xenia 'Avenue South, Suite 300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 wisw.wsbengcom France Avenue Improvements City of Edina, Minnesota CITY OF EDINA, MINNESOTA STA 123+00 TO STA 136+00 SIGNING AND STRIPING PLAN S.P. 120-020-037 / City Project No. BA-404 SHEET 108 OF 213 SHEETS 100 FT 0 SO FT 0 In .05 Chocked By: CTR CSAH 17 (France Avenue) ®C-202 ao; :II 00000 4 )®c-2I4 Et= /I 111111 kt474,1:11.-4.2rW Morn Ilin 1,1-1111111Xim muumuu „of C-214 0 to 103 ..:;%•,WV.IcaN•itifrAvivt V44111111kW•11.11.1ila - IMF le 0 < vi 2 C)C-209 ®C-209 (DC-213 C -2 03 .7v tit or ow e .7.C.ligt =11n A1111111111111111/ &12:WW,NWISMS=M224gsMW:p.s.t!tA kkAIWI4M4M144M4 • V BMW SI X - ®C-202 STRIPING KEY SYMBOLS & MATERIALS LEGEND I I CROSSWALK MARKING IF MARKING SPECIAL SEE DETAIL ON SHEETSS07. (]:) CIRCLE 1ST DIGIT WIDTH fill, - EPDXY EPDXY 3RD DIGIT COLOR 1 PAVEMENT MESSAGE (BICYCLE) W EPDXY PAVEMENT MESSAGE (RIGHT ARROW) EPDXY 4, PAVEMENT MESSAGE (LEFT ARROW) 1 EPDXY 4",6",ETC. 2ND DIGIT PATTERN W = WHITE Y = YELLOW 8 = BLACK S = SOLID B = BROKEN 0 = DOUBLE/DOTTED EXAMPLE: CD = 4" SOLID LINE WHITE - EPDXY NOTE: 4- BROKEN WHITE SHALL HAVE 10-30 SPACING. NOTES 0FuRNI5H & INSTALL 0 INPLACE °INSTALL SALVAGED SIGN C-XXX "C" TYPE SIGN D-XXX "D" TYPE SIGN 40C-7 01 —0+ 0 ET EDI slos To we CP VIDA TO BIM I MEET MT! 00111 1010 1601, spEcIFIcATICA. 01 0011111 VII FAPPAO0 BY m TAW DIACT APPAYISIOT 1111 TOOT I iv A OLT LIMED PAnsiloot 011110(1110560 110 0110 or 010 0101(10 110141014. 00110110 ST LICENSED PRO:155101W. ENGINEER - MEV PLOW% PE DATE! 2/06/13 ItO. 001 44200 701Xenia'AvenueSoulh,Suite300 WSB Minneapolis, MN 65416 www.ws be n g.com &Asrazialer,Inc. INFRASTRUCTURE. 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PE 031150 2/00/13 Ho, 44200 A 701 Xenia Avenue South, Suite 300 7600I-0124ax74541.10 INFRASTRUCTUITE ENGINEERING 1PLANNING 1 CONSTRUCTION France Avenue Improvements City of Edina, Minnesota SHEET 111 OF 213 SHEETS NO. RATE BY REVISIONS Pion By: CWK Checked By: CTR 0 SO FT 100 FT (21 OC-10 ®C-214 OP' \ Design By: AJP Approved By: AJP CITY OF EDINA, MINNESOTA STA 161+00 TO STA 147+00 SIGNING AND STRIPING PLAN S.P. 120-020-037 / City Project No. BA-404 REPORT / RECOMMENDATION Agenda Item #: VI. B. To: Edina Transportation Commission From: Byron Theis — Traffic Safety Coordinator Date: February 21, 2013 Subject: Traffic Safety Committee Report of February 6, 2013 Action Requested: None. Action Discussion 0 Information 101 Information / Background: The Traffic Safety Committee (TSC) did not receive any traffic safety matters for review; therefore, only Section D is included in this report. Section D shows traffic safety issues that were resolved over the phone or referred to others for resolution. Attachments: Traffic Safety Review for February 6, 2013. G:\ Engineering\ Infrastructure \Streets \Traffic \Traffic Safety Committee \Staff Review Summaries \ 13 TSAC & Min\ 02-06-13.docx City of Edina 4801 W. 50th St. Edina, MN 55424 TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT Wednesday, February 6, 2013 The Traffic Safety Committee (TSC) did not meet this month. The Committee did not receive any traffic safety matters for review; therefore, only Section D is included in this report. SECTION D: Other traffic safety issues handled. I. Residents with disabled child signs were contacted to see if the signs were still needed. It was determined that all disabled children signs are still needed. 2. Call from a resident concerned with speeds in the area of 60th Street West and Kellogg Avenue. Resident stated that vehicles are going "too fast" for the area. The resident was informed that a speed count would be conducted as soon as the weather permits the placement of traffic counters (in the spring) and the speed data would be sent to Edina Police Department for enforcement. Traffic Safety Committee Report Page I of I February 6, 2013 REPORT / RECOMMENDATION To: Edina Transportation Commission From: Wayne D. Houle, PE, Director of Engineering Date: February 21, 2013 Subject: Traffic Safety Committee Report of January 2, 2013 (Re-Review) Action Requested: Review and provide feedback. Agenda Item #: VI. A. Action Discussion information 0 Information / Background: The ETC recommended that the traffic safety report of January 2 be forwarded to the City Council. The ETC discussed Item B1 of the report. During this discussion it was asked if staff had contacted the requestor, which I thought we had. I have since learned that the requestor had not been notified and they would like an opportunity to talk with the ETC prior to the report being forwarded to the City Council. Attached you will find the Traffic Safety Report of January 2, 2013 along with correspondence from the requestor. Attachments: Traffic Safety Committee Report of January 2, 2013 Correspondence from requestor G: \ Engineering \ Infrastructure \Streets \Traffic \TRANSP COMM \ Agendas \ 2013 R&R \20130221 \ Item VIA. Traffic Safety Committee Report of January 2.2013 (Re- Review).docx City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424 REPORT / RECOMMENDATION To: Edina Transportation Commission From: Byron Theis — Traffic Safety Coordinator Date: January 11, 2013 Subject: Traffic Safety Committee Report of January 2, 2013 Agenda Item #: VI. B. Action Discussion El Information LI Action Requested: Review and recommend Traffic Safety Committee (TSC) Report of Wednesday January 2, 2013, be forwarded to City Council for approval. Information / Background: It is not anticipated that residents will be in attendance at the meeting regarding any of the attached issues. An overview of the comments from the Edina Transportation Commission (ETC) will be included in the staff report provided to Council for their February 19, 2013 meeting. Attachments: Traffic Safety Review for January 2, 2013. G:\ Engineering \ Infrastructure \Streets\Traffic \ Traffic Safety Committee \Staff Review Summaries\ 12 TSAC & Min\01-01-13.docx City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424 TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT Wednesday, January 2, 2013 The Traffic Safety Committee (TSC) review of traffic safety matters occurred on January 2. The Director of Engineering, Public Works Director, Police Traffic Supervisor, the Community Development Director, the Sign Coordinator, and Traffic Safety Coordinator were in attendance for this meeting. From these reviews, the recommendations below are provided. On each of the items, persons involved have been contacted and 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 be included on the January 17, Edina Transportation Commission and the February 19 City Council agenda. SECTION A: Requests on which the Committee recommends approval: At this time, there are no requests that are recommended for approval. SECTION B: Requests on which the Committee recommends denial: 1. This request was reviewed at the November 15th, 2012, ETC meeting. The ETC recommended the following: Motion was made by member Janovy and seconded by member Bass for staff to evaluate moving the yield sign to 61st Street and to also evaluate installing stop signs since the basket weave is already in place and the stop sign would complete the weave. All voted aye. Motion carried. The request is to install stop signs at the intersection of Kellogg Avenue and 61st Street West; the intersection currently has yield signs on Kellogg Avenue. This was a second request to install stop signs at this location. The first request occurred in July of 2012, which the City Council concurred. A crash at this location in October prompted a second request to install stop signs at this location. 61st Street West and Kellogg Avenue are both classified as local streets, see map. Sight lines are very good for all four directions into the intersection, see photos. Two recorded accidents have occurred at this location since 2001; these accidents occurred in 2012, see attached 2012 Traffic and Crash Data for Kellogg and 6Ist. Both accidents were caused by northbound vehicles that failed to yield to the east-west moving vehicles. Traffic Safety Committee Report Page 1 of 5 January 2, 2013 Map: 61st Street West and Kellogg Avenue Traffic Safety Committee Report Page 2 of 5 January 2, 2013 Photo 1: 61 St Street looking eastbound. Photo 2: Kellogg Ave looking northbound Photo 3: Kellogg Ave looking southbound The City of Edina has stop sign warrant polices that are based off of the Minnesota Manual for Uniform Traffic Control Devises (MNMUTCD); however, these policies have not been updated with the new MNMUTCD, therefore staff is using the new MNMUTCD for analysis of the intersection. The MNMUTCD describes guidance and standards that should be used for installation of regulatory signs such as stop signs. The MNMUTCD guidance states: At intersections where a full stop is not necessary at all times, consideration should first be given to using less restrictive measures such as YIELD signs (see Sections 28.8 and 28.9). The use of STOP signs on the minor-street approaches should be considered if engineering judgment indicates that a stop is always required because of one or more of the following conditions: A. The vehicular traffic volumes on the through street or highway exceed 6,000 vehicles per day; Traffic Safety Committee Report Page 3 of 5 January 2, 2013 B. A restricted view exists that requires road users to stop in order to adequately observe conflicting traffic on the through street or highway; and/or C. Crash records indicate that three or more crashes that are susceptible to correction by the installation of a STOP sign have been reported within a 12-month period, or that five or more such crashes have been reported within a 2-year period. Such crashes include right-angle collisions involving road users on the minor-street approach failing to yield the right-of-way to traffic on the through street or highway. In many low volume situations with no unusual history of intersection crashes, no control at the intersections is a cost effective strategy. Research suggests that at most locations, increasing the level of intersection control will not improve safety (see FHWA-RD-81-084 Stop, Yield and No Control at Intersections). Keep in mind that unwarranted placement of any sign can lead to negative consequences. Installing a stop sign without meeting the required warrants will reduce the effectiveness of all stop signs in the area. This reduced effectiveness is shown by an increase of vehicles, "rolling through" or entering the intersection at a higher rate of speed than the intersection is capable of handling. This increases the chance of crashes which will make the intersection more dangerous. Research has also shown that placing stop signs increases peak speed at the midblock of streets, because drivers will speed to regain lost time at stop signs. Yield signs have the benefit of assigning right-of-way only when needed. Stop signs will require vehicles to stop during non-peak times at the intersection. Other negative consequences include increased local pollution due to stopped vehicles, and an increase in noise due to vehicles accelerating after stopping. The total ADT entering the intersection equals 417 vehicles per day, which does not comply with the MNMUTCD. See attached traffic counts. Other warrants stated in the MNMUTCD for placing a Stop sign have also not been met. Staff also studied the turning movements of the intersection to see if the existing yield signs are placed on the correct street and also to be able to recommend which street a stop sign be placed if the ETC recommends to the City Council that stop signs be placed at this intersection, see attached turning movements. The turning movement conducted shows that a majority of afternoon peak travel traffic is travelling northbound and westbound at the intersection. This could indicate that traffic is using both streets as a cut-through to avoid other intersections in the area. Staff recommends denial of request for stop signs at the intersection of Kellogg Avenue and 61 St Street West. However, based on the intersection turning movements staff recommends that the Yield signs be moved to 61 St Street West. If the ETC and the City Council wish to install stop signs at this location staff recommends that they be installed on 61st Street West. SECTION C: Requests that are deferred to a later date or referred to others. At this time, there are no requests that require deferral to a later date. Traffic Safety Committee Report Page 4 of 5 January 2, 2013 SECTION D: Other traffic safety issues handled. I. Call from a resident inquiring about the plowing schedule for Edina streets. Call was forwarded to Public Works, who manages the schedule for street plowing. Traffic Safety Committee Report Page 5 of 5 January 2, 2013 201 Traffic and Crash Data for KoHogg and 3 s•Iil Fatal m Incapacitating Injury 0 Non-Incapacitating Injury ? Possible Injury VA Properly Damage •® Prior to 2005 Year 2009 ) ( o< o° 22222216 110000108 Cl 7 D 5 AA 2012 Traffic Data Location Description ADT Entering 85th Speed, Year ADT* Intersection MPH** 1 W. 61st Street west of Kellogg 2012 Fall Rebount 167 56 25.4 2012 Fall Count 106 12 23.6 2012 177 68 23.2 2 Kellogg Ave. north of W 61st Street 2012 Fall Count 261 106 29.7 2012 275 82 28.5 3 W. 61st Street east of Kellogg 2012 Fall Count 146 -84 23.5 2012 125 77 22.7 2001 2061 NA. 35.3 4 Kellogg Ave. south of 61st Street 2012 Fall Count 293 171 24.7 2012 352 205 25 2003 437 NA 27 *ADT Is the Average Daily Traffic on a typical Monday-Friday ** 85th percentile spped is the speed at which 85% of vehicles measured are travelling at or below Crash Data Location Severity Year Month Time A Property Damage - No Apparent Injury 2008 Oct. . 1605 Property Damage - No Apparent Injury 2008 Jan. 1505 Properly Damage - No Apparent Injury 2001 Aug. 1800 1 2012 Chowen Avenue South of 58th Street 2010 West Shore Dr. North of Wilford Way * ADT is the Average Daily Traffic on a typical Monday-Friday *"' 85 percentile speed is the speed at which 85% of vehicles measured are travelling at or below. Trafflr int3 for Che7wan --\\7\,, „nue • , • s n I 0 !Lu :< i< :0 t7 lz o5 0) c :z o .1- illi im 1 5 • — f WE 9 ; ADT Over 25 MPH NB SB ADT Over 30 MPH NB SB 85th Pe rcentile Speed ** NB SB ADT 1 241 60 313 67 61 15 11 29.3 28.6 29.0 29.6 Location Description Year Quadrant Total 5 LEG 2 1 24 19 Quadrant Total 2 Quadrant Total 32 Quadrant Total 5 Request No.: Job No.: Location: Date: Recorder: City of Edina Turning Counts Study - Field Sheet County: Town: Weather: NA NA Henn. 12/19-12/20 12/19-12/20 I Edina Clear Jrval (dd) : 15 (In Minutes) PEAK AM PERIOD 7:00- Start End Volume PM PERIOD 16:00- Start End Volume HOURS 10:00 07:00 10:00 0 19:00 16:00 19:00 0 AM Peak Hour : 41 26 15 LEG 1 Kellogg Avenue Quadrant Total 2 L U I t 3 Quadrant Total 2 23 1 0 15 r. m 0 61st S tree t W est A—, u _1 o A 2 t_ R 61 st Stre e t Wes t r Ill 0 11 4 L 1 0 9 T .4__. 4 6 0 .— L T—n. 7 — 1 0 U 9 43 PM Peak Hour : 109 25 84 LEG 1 Kellogg Avenue Quadrant Total 4 Rj L u I t 6 Quadrant Total 2 21 2 0 54 r- Ill 0 61 st Stre e t W es t _I o A 4 t_ R 61 st Stre e t W es t r- Ill 0 29 t 2 24 T 4-- • 4 ÷ 9 1 L T—* 15 15 R — 4 0 U 15 0 28 78 4 Tt u L R Kellogg Avenue LEG 2 26 110 136 22 0 2 4 13 L u it Kellogg Avenue 69 5011.1 <If IN ois Rt_ Docurn en' Path: alEnsirteeringlInftastructurelStreelsMatfictiliAFF STL/ DIES L2012tTraffic_Conlrol.rrod KF L L 4 C1 AV F '',HOOL RD ‘'1 City of Edina Traffic Control WE Engineering Dept January, 2013 z SOTH ST W ZIT HOP 5515 ST W I nn •.. WOODLAND RD PHILBROOK IN 59TH ST W Wayne Houle From: Wayne Houle <WHoule@EdinaMN.gov> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 2:35 PM To: 'Constance Fantin' Cc: Scott Neal; 'James Hovland', Byron Theis; Paul Nelson Subject: RE: Denial of request for stop sign on Kellogg Av. & 61st Street Constance and Eric Fantin: I have spoken to Paul Nelson — Chair of the Transportation Commission regarding 615t Street and Kellogg Avenue. Since you were not properly notified that this issue was before the Transportation Commission we will be bringing this issue back to them next Thursday, February 21. The Commission meets at 6 PM in the Community Room (2nd Floor) of City Hall. Let me know if you can make this meeting and if would like to talk prior to this meeting. Thank you for your patience on this issue. Wayne Houle, Director of Engineering 952-826-0443 I Fax 952-826-0392 WHoule@EdinaMN.gov I www.EdinaMN.gov ...For Living, Learning, Raising Families & Doing Business From: Constance Fantin [mailto:ccfantin@juno.corn] Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 8:14 PM To: jhovland@krausehovland.conn; swensonann1@gmail.com; jonibennett12@comcast.net; joshsprague@edinarealty.com; Mary Brindle; Byron Theis; Wayne Houle Subject: Denial of request for stop sign on Kellogg Av. & 61st Street Dear Mayor Hovland, City Council Members, Mr. Houle and Mr. Theis, We understand that the City of Edina has denied (again) the request for stop signs on Kellogg Avenue at 61st Street, based on the November traffic study, and that the City is currently recommending that existing yield signs be removed on Kellogg, making Kellogg a through street and placing yield signs on 61st Street. We vehemently object to this proposal! This will not make the intersection safer but actually more dangerous as it simply shifts the burden of yielding to 61st Street. More importantly, it will increase the speed of the traffic down Kellogg (all the people cutting through on Kellogg to avoid the congestion at Valleyview and Wooddale). We understand that the intersection doesn't "warrant" a stop sign because there are fewer than 6000 vehicles per day; the view is not restricted; and there have "ONLY" been two crashes in the last 12 months, which is one crash under the requisite 3 or more crashes in the intersection in a 12-month period or 5 or more crashes in a 2-year period. Two crashes in a few month period at an intersection that has already had numerous complaints should be sufficient. Do we have to wait until a third crash occurs, possibly a fatal crash? Earlier this week, a group of neighbors waiting at the school bus stop on Kellogg and 60th Street witnessed a speeding pickup truck going northbound on Kellogg Avenue. The pickup sped through the intersection on Kellogg at 61st Street, not slowing to yield to possible traffic, continued picking up speed all down Kellogg, and cruised through the stop sign on Kellogg at 60th Street. This pickup truck was inches away from a group of several adults and children. If we make Kellogg a through street (replacing the current yield sign with nothing) it will certainly increase this type of speeding. We completely disagree with Mr. Houle's contention that adding stop signs will make existing stop signs less effective. The vast majority of law-abiding citizens stop at stop signs. If Mr. Houle believes that stop signs are ineffective, why would yield signs be more effective? Yield signs are not properly understood in this country and are themselves completely ineffective because drivers apparently don't know what to do when faced with a yield sign. We have repeatedly witnessed drivers failing to yield in this intersection, and only because we are now ultra vigilant are we able to safely cross this intersection. (I have heard the same problems with the intersection at Oaklawn and 61st Street as well, due to the unobserved yield sign there.) As neighbors concerned for the safety of all, we beg you to reconsider the current proposal. Keeping the current situation is terrible, but making the changes you outline in the traffic study will make a bad situation worse. The science of traffic management doesn't fit every situation. You have the ability to rectify this by using your own good judgment and common sense to make this dangerous intersection safer. We are in the process of collecting signatures on a petition to add stop signs (in the place of the yield signs) on Kellogg Avenue at 61st Street. Please do the right thing and help us make our neighborhood safe. We would like to schedule a time to meet with Mayor Hovland and any city engineers necessary to this discussion. Please call either Eric Fantin at 612-245-8008 or Constance Fantin at 612-396-5525 to find a suitable time. We are thoroughly tired of having to follow up on this dangerous situation and seek to put it to rest quickly, with stop signs being placed on Kellogg. Sincerely, Constance and Eric Fantin 6033 Kellogg Avenue South ************************ Constance Fantin ccfantinjuno.com ************************ Original Message From: Eric Fantin <straigh8@gmai1.com> To: Constance Fantin <ccfantin@juno.com> Subject: stop Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:04:28 -0600 Mr. Fantin and Mayor Hovland: The Traffic Safety Committee along with the Edina Transportation Commission (ETC) has reviewed the stop sign request at Kellogg Avenue and 615t*Street West and it will be forwarded to the City Council for their review at their February 19 City Council Meeting.* I have attached the traffic safety committee report that went to the ETC.* The ETC is recommending that we move the yield signs from the current Kellogg Avenue location to 6e*Street West. The reason for not proposing stop signs is that they do not meet Warrants to install.* Warrants for traffic control devices, such as stop signs are set by the Minnesota Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, which is based on the national Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices. These manuals have been developed to provide guidance to traffic professionals, so that we recommend the most safest installation of a traffic 2 control device. When a traffic control device is installed where it does not meet warrants it then becomes a very insecure installation; meaning that some people will abide by the traffic control and some will not. The latter are typically people that live close by or travel through the area on a regular basis and do not see traffic, which eventually they start to coast through or run the stop sign. This creates a more dangerous situation., The yield signs provides the assigned right-of-way at the intersection and will be placed on the lesser traveled street, therefore creating a safer intersection., 0 Let me know if you have any questions regarding this recommendation. Thanks for your patience throughout this process. • 0 3 MINUTES OF CITY OF EDINA, MINNESOTA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION COUNCIL CHAMBERS JANUARY 17, 2013 6:00 P.M. ROLL CALL Answering roll call was members Braden, Franzen, Iyer, Janovy, LaForce, Nelson, Schweiger, Sierks, Thompson, and Whited. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES Motion was made by member Janovy and seconded by member lyer to approve the meeting agenda. All voted aye. Motion carried. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF DEC. 20, 2012 Motion was made by member Franzen and seconded by member LaForce to approve the minutes of Dec. 20, 2012. All voted aye. Motion carried. COMMUNITY COMMENT — None. REPORTS/RECOMMENDATIONS Traffic Safety Committee Report of Jan. 2, 2013 Section B.1. Director Houle stated that staff evaluated the request from the ETC to install stop signs to complete the basket weave and stop signs in general and they still did not meet warrants. He said staff does not recommend installing stop signs, but is recommending changing the direction of the yield sign from the north/south movement to east/west and, if the ETC recommends the stop sign, to install it on the east/west movement of traffic. Installation would be in February/March. Member Laforce asked what the rationale was for the east/west recommendation and director Houle explained that it is based on the flow of traffic which is more apt to continue flowing on the north/south movement and, there is less traffic on the east/west movement. He said they prefer to give the right-of-way to where there is more traffic. Member Janovy said the request for the stop sign was from a resident and asked if the requestor has been informed. Mr. Houle said it is customary for staff to call and inform requestors of the recommendation. Member Janovy said she appreciated the analysis and that she was comfortable keeping the yield sign. Motion was made by member Janovy and seconded by member LaForce to forward the Jan 2 Traffic Safety Committee Report to the City Council. All voted aye. Motion carried. Updates Student Members None. Bike Edina Task Force Received minutes of Dec. 13, 2012. Member Janovy said in addition to discussing their role at their January meeting, three residents who are interested in having a mountain bike trail at Braemar presented their idea. 1 Living Streets Working Group Received minutes of Jan. 8, 2013. Member Thompson said they reviewed and made changes to the draft Living Streets Policy. He said most of the work is completed and in February, they would like to present it to the ETC for review and discussion. He said they would also talk about the possibility of dissolving the working group and form a committee that would be responsible for shaping the policy and holding public meetings to gather feedback. The committee could include ETC members, Councilmembers, members from other boards and commissions, etc. Transportation Options Working Group a. Presentation on Senior Transportation Options for Edina — Courtney Whited and Hope Melton Member Whited introduced Ms. Hope Melton, a member of the working group. Member Whited said the working group's charge is: • To review current transportation options for Edina seniors aging in place; including volunteer driver services, public transportation, private commercial transportation, and non-motorized transportation, and identity the need for additional services as appropriate. • Review and make recommendations for additional services and infrastructure improvements to meet the transportation needs of Edina seniors aging in place. • To recommend partnerships and outside sources of funding to help meet the transportation needs of Edina seniors aging in place. • To identify other populations who may also be served by these measures. Member Whited and Ms. Melton said the group reviewed and evaluated five options for senior transportation in Edina. The following minimum guidelines were established to evaluate and rank each one on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being not acceptable and 5 being meets all expectation(s): 1. No eligibility guidelines (senior, disabled) 2. Rider to any destination, for any reason 3. Service hours 4. Service area at minimum covers Edina, can also serve VA Hospital in Minneapolis, Methodist/Park Nicollet Clinics, Tria Orthopedics, University of Minnesota Hospital and downtown Minneapolis clinics 5. Wheel chair equipped vehicles 6. Cost per ride, one-way fare, and commitment to serve low income people 7. Paid drivers and/or volunteer drivers background checked and fully trained 8. Willingness to grow with rider needs and to coordinate with other program The following companies were evaluated and their scores were: 1. PRISM Express (People Responding in Social Ministry) - 39 2. VEAP Transportation (Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People) — 32.5 3. ITN (Independent Transportation Network) — 20.5 (not established) 4. Metro Transit public transit BE Line — not scored because they felt it would inaccurately tabulate a perfect score. 5. Streetcar (reviewed but not scored — listed as a future wish, if funding could be secured) 2 They made the following recommendations: • Coordination of existing services models to serve the transportation needs of seniors in Edina. There is no set up fees or time needed. The programs are well established in the communities they currently serve. Additionally, potential funders embrace the fact that programs are coordinating and not duplicating services so that they are funding one entity for many needs versus many entities for individual needs. • Together, PRISM Express dial-a-ride and VEAP Volunteer driver transportation can provide the affordable, social services style of transportation that Edina seniors desire. PRISM Express can be set up to serve the general public in Edina and not just seniors like they have been doing in the City of St. Louis Park for the past one and a half year. • That the City charge a "transportation fee" of $3.28 per residency to housing developers, i.e., new housing being erected in the Southdale parking lot, similar to the Pedestrian and Cyclists franchise fee to help subsidize transportation options in Edina. Could also establish a "parking spot user fee" similar to City of Eden Prairie. Work on a City TDM. The City does need to put a line item in its budget for funds to pay for this service. Riders will be charged a suggested donation fee to ride, based on their stated monthly income. • Concerns were discussed if Edina was to go with a brand new transit option, i.e. ITN, that this would add another layer to an already fragmented transportation system. Additionally, because of the relatively high cost per trip, the ITN option appears to be set up to serve the financially advantaged population and not for the general public. • Consider competition for funding dollars & volunteers if establishing a brand new program(s) versus going with existing programs. Discussion Member Janovy asked what they learned about other volunteer services in Edina. Member Whited said there were a couple churches with driver volunteer programs but they have all frizzled out. She said they are hard programs to maintain. Member Janovy also asked about senior housing that have their own transportation. Member Whited said there are still a few but most are moving away from owning their own transportation because of costs and regulations and is contracting with existing services. She said they tend to be limited in their schedule to grocery shopping and eating out once weekly and this does not suit the needs. Member LaForce said he liked the criteria that was used and asked if they looked at the demand for the service, understanding that this was not part of their charge. They did not look at demand; however, member Whited said she works with the state's demographer and a report was just published about transportation needs of seniors and the disabled that she can provide later on. Additionally, she said there used to be a Dial-A-Ride in Edina that frizzled out and those riders are most likely relying on friends, neighbors, family, Metro Transit and Metro Mobility. She said the seniors are making do with these options and are getting by going to necessary appointments like doctor's visits. Ms. Melton added that they cannot volunteer in the community or socialize. Member Franzen asked if the fee would be used to fund the gap between $3.50 and $10.98. Member Whited said PRISM's average riders pay $3.50 or $4.50 but their true cost is $10.98. She said they have a funder that pays $5.00 per ride for those 60 and older and City of St. Louis Park pays $22,000 annually which is $5.00 per rider. 3 Student member Schweiger asked how does a financially advantaged senior citizen gets around Edina and member Whited said there are private programs with concierge services that they pay to transport them, help with cleaning, cooking, etc. He asked why would they stop using the concierge service and use the one being recommended. Ms. Melton said they would not necessarily need to stop using the concierge service; however, they are discussing transportation unlike the concierge services that also offers cleaning, cooking, etc. Member Whited added that transportation cost is $25 each way in these programs versus $10 roundtrip. Member lyer asked if riders would be able to schedule rides by calling a dispatch center and if the City would be involved with this. Member Whited said yes they would call to schedule rides but the City would not be involved except to the extent like St. Louis Park is in marketing the program. He also asked if there is a similar city that they could learn from and how they raised the funds. Member Whited said St. Louis Park would be a good example; she said it took five years for them to approve the program. Member Thompson asked about St. Louis Park's funding and member Whited said it is an amount that is set aside because the program is a priority for them. Member Braden asked how was 55 and 60 established as a senior age and member Whited said the senior age is established by their funders. Member Braden asked if it could be increased and Member Whited said it is currently being discussed. Communications Committee No update. CORRESPONDENCE AND PETITIONS A. Correspondence relating to transportation issues No comment. CHAIR AND COMMISSION MEMBER COMMENTS A. Chair report on 2012 Accomplishments The following are a list of the ETC's accomplishments for 2012: 1. Living Streets a. Created the Living Streets Policy Framework 2. Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety Fund a. Helped create ordinance for franchise fees and policy for implementing fund. 3. Safe Routes to Schools Comprehensive Plan a. Initiated study to be completed in 2013 4. Bike Projects a. TLC Bike Blvd Project b. Other miscellaneous bikeway projects 5. France Avenue Pedestrian Bridge Rescoping 6. Review of Capital Projects a. Tracy Avenue b. Neighborhood Reconstruction Projects c. Gallagher Drive and Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail Improvements 7. Review of Traffic Safety Committee Reports 4 8. ETC Bylaws 9. Formation of working group a. Communications Committee Member Franzen asked about the use of sod versus hydroseeding. Director Houle said staff is currently doing research and they are favoring hydroseeding. Director Houle will share more with the ETC at the February meeting. Member Thompson said his term will expire Feb. 1. He said it was a pleasure serving and getting to know everyone. Member Janovy said she emailed questions to Director Houle because there has been discussion in the community about construction traffic and the impacts on neighborhoods. She said the Planning Commission has a subcommittee looking at residential reconstruction and they've had two public meetings and she believes traffic will be one of the issues and the ETC should be aware of this. She requested a detail report on the France Avenue Pedestrian project. Chair Nelson thanked member Thompson for his service and made the following comments: • He attended a City of Richfield public works department meeting regarding W. 66th Street. He said the City received funding for reconstructing the roadway and have set up a series of meetings through March to gather feedback. He said he plans on attending the meetings. W. 66th Street connects to the Southdale area. • Requested adding the Southwest Light Rail Transit to a future agenda for discussion. • Construction of the Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail will begin in 2014 and he requested adding this to the agenda. STAFF COMMENTS A. 2011 Neighborhood Reconstruction Survey Results Director Houle said member lyer asked recently if staff had ever surveyed residents after projects were completed and the information that was handed out are the results of a 2011 survey of residents in the 2010 neighborhood reconstruction project areas. He said staff is planning on surveying residents in the 2011 neighborhood reconstruction project areas and would like feedback on the survey from the ETC and the communications committee. Member Franzen asked if staff has looked at using electronic surveys and Director Houle said he is open to this but would still need to send hard copies. Other feedback was observations made of residents' responses. Director Houle gave the following updates: • The 2013 neighborhood reconstruction projects will bid in February or March. • Final plans for the France Avenue Pedestrian project will be submitted to MnDOT Feb. 4 and distributed to the ETC at the February meeting. Plan review time by MnDOT is approximately six weeks. • The 2013 ETC Workplan will be emailed to everyone tomorrow. 5 • He attended a webinar hosted by Transit for Livable Communities on Best Practices on Pedestrian Wayfinding. He said staff is currently working on a wayfinding system for the 50th & France area and soon will be doing same for pedestrians and bikers. He will be attending another class and recommended that the ETC also consider attending. Chair Nelson said he has already signed up for the class. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned. ATTENDANCE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION Al I ENIJANUt - ZWI:5 Attendance % NAME TERM JF MA MJJ A S 0 ND Work Session # of Mtgs Meetings/Work Sessions 1 1 Bass, Katherine 2/1/2014 0 0% Braden, Ann 2/1/2014 1 1 100% Franzen, Nathan 2/1/2016 1 1 1 100% 100% lyer, Surya 2/1/2015 1 Janovy, Jennifer 2/1/2014 1 1 100% LaForce, Tom 2/1/2015 1 1 100% Nelson, Paul 2/1/2016 1 1 100% Schweiger, Steven student 1 1 100% Sierks, Caroline student 1 1 100% Thompson, Michael 2/1/2013 1 1 100% Whited, Courtney 2/1/2015 1 1 100% 6 Feedback on the Transportation Section of the City's Website The ETC communications committee was asked to give feedback on the Transportation section of the City's website. The following is a list of observations provided by committee members. The committee has not met to refine this list. In general, when residents think about transportation they do not think in terms of City departments. A resident looking for transportation information may not think to look in Engineering. The "For Residents" menu should include a link to the Transportation page and the Transportation page should link to: • The ETC • Current and future construction projects (NOTE: the link to projects from Engineering is different than the link provided in Resources) • Public Works streets and traffic divisions; report a problem form • Police Department Traffic Control The page should also include or link to: o Maps of sidewalks and trails. o A vision for an integrated multi-modal transportation system. Talk about why this matters. o An introduction to Living Streets. o Information for bicyclists, pedestrians and motorists. o Information on Safe Routes to School. o Information about the traffic safety committee and how it operates, place to submit concern o Information on transportation rights-of-way o FAQs, such as: • When will my street by redone? • What is the assessment policy? How will I be notified? • How can I report a traffic complaint? Who follows up on my traffic complaint — what can I expect? • What are those lines on Wooddale? What do they mean, why are they there? • Who's responsible for the transportation decisions in Edina? • What's the role of staff (not only engineering, but also Public Works, Police, and possibly Planning) the ETC, and the City Council? • What is the transportation right of way? Where is it? What is it for? • Who do I contact about a pothole, site line issue, to request no parking signs, etc.? • What can be done about construction traffic? Who do I contact? What are the rules? • How long can I park on the street? Any seasonal restrictions? • How is storm water managed in the right of way? How do rain gardens work? Other observations of the Transportation page: • The photo suggests a very one-dimensional story. Its not about asphalt. • The caption under the picture doesn't have much of a point. • The page is basically empty. • The one paragraph that is there has a typo, "cannon" for "cannot." • Advisory bike lane information is buried. • The Comprehensive Plan link should go to a page that links to the three sections of Chapter 7: Transportation Plan, Bike Plan, and Travel Forecasting. These documents should be searchable. Maps should be scalable. • The Freight & Passenger Rail link does not contain information. Consider, also, putting a Hot Links menu at the top (rather than bottom) and including Transportation under Hot Links.