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Approving installation of bicycle facilities along Pelham Boulevard, Myrtle Avenue, and Raymond Avenue, and making a portion of Myrtle Avenue a one-way street.
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Saint Paul adopted resolution RES-PH 14-343 establishing the 8-80 Vitality Fund and allocating the funding to various projects, and
WHEREAS, that resolution allocated $13,200,000 for investments in the Grand Round, including bicycle improvements along Pelham Boulevard, and
WHEREAS, beginning in 2015, City Staff began the process of creating the Grand Round Design and Implementation Plan, and
WHEREAS, the city created a Community Advisory Committee with members appointed by the Mayor to participate in monthly meetings to guide the development of the Grand Round plan, and
WHEREAS, city staff held over 40 meetings with residents, businesses, and other stakeholders regarding the planning efforts for the Grand Round, and
WHEREAS, the Grand Round Design and Implementation Plan was completed in late 2016, and included a recommendation to implement “interim” protected bicycle lanes on Pelham Boulevard, Myrtle Avenue, and Raymond Avenue, filling a gap in the existing bicycle network between Mississippi River Boulevard and Raymond Avenue north of University Avenue, and
WHEREAS, installation of the “interim” improvements would implement traffic calming along Pelham Boluevard by narrowing travel lanes to slow traffic speeds, would improve safety and comfort for people using bicycles within the project area by providing protected bicycle lanes, and would improve safety and comfort for people walking within the project area by making Pelham Boulevard travel lanes narrower and easier to cross, and
WHEREAS, city staff held an Open House on 01/17/2017 for the purposes of obtaining feedback from neighborhood residents regarding the proposed “interim” bikeway implementation, and
WHEREAS, several aspects of the design have been revised in response to community feedback, an...
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