City Council Meeting Date: February 20, 2024
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: David E. Bennett, P.E., Public Works Director/City Engineer
Subject:
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Consider Resolution approving of Recommendations for Lincoln Parkway Pedestrian Walking and Biking Study by Greenvale Elementary School.
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Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council approves Resolution for Lincoln Parkway Pedestrian Walking and Biking Study by Greenvale Elementary School recommendations.
Summary Report:
The City commissioned a study to look at improving the walking and biking to Greenvale Elementary School. The focus areas of the study are identified below:
1. Bikeway Design Concepts and Report
a. Evaluate Lincoln Parkway and recommend a typical cross section design for the corridor that will accommodates a bikeway within the existing curb-to-curb street width, or a modified street section.
2. Pedestrian Design Concepts
a. Review Lincoln Parkway and surrounding 3/4 mile Safe Routes to School walking area and identify barriers for pedestrians accessing Greenvale Elementary School and the NCEC, and provide recommendations for improvements.
3. Review and Identify recommendation to traffic operations at Greenvale Elementary School.
4. A demonstration project on Dresden Avenue was completed to improving biking to Greenvale Elementary. The City received a grant from Rice County/SHIP.
Three concepts were developed and shared with the public at the July 20, 2023 open house, from the open house an additional concept was developed. The concepts were shared online through an interactive website to gather additional information.
Upon reviewing the input from the public, a draft preferred concept was developed. The preferred concept was again shared with the public, and an open house held on November 30, 2023. From the final input from the public, a few minor adjustments were made to the proposed recommendations (those are out...
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