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Recommending that Ramsey County implement bicycle lanes on Front Avenue between Lexington Parkway and Dale Street.
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WHEREAS, Ramsey County is planning a mill and overlay of Front Avenue between Lexington Parkway and Dale Street in the summer of 2015; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul Department of Public Works is proposing that Ramsey County implement bicycle lanes on Front Avenue from Lexington Parkway to Dale Street within the project limits of the County's mill and overlay; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Saint Paul approved the Saint Paul Bicycle Plan (RES 15-476) on 3/18/2015; and
WHEREAS, the elements proposed for implementation are referred to and listed in the Front Avenue Project Summary of Engineering Recommendations dated 6/1/2015; and
WHEREAS, the elements proposed for implementation listed in the Front Avenue Summary of Engineering Recommendations includes removal of on-street parking on the south side of Front between Churchill Avenue and Dale Street; and
WHEREAS, parking occupancy counts, included in the Front Avenue Summary of Engineering Recommendations, were performed at representative time periods to measure parking utilization on Front Avenue between Lexington Parkway and Dale Street; and
WHEREAS, a public open house was held on 5/6/2015 to present information and receive feedback on the project as proposed; and
WHEREAS, The Transportation Committee of the Planning Commission considered the proposal for bicycle lanes on Front Avenue on 5/11/2015, and offered comments and recommendations about the design as proposed; and
WHEREAS, the written record was left open until 4:30 PM on June 1, 2015; and
WHEREAS, Front Avenue is a County State Aid Highway under the Jurisdiction of Ramsey County; and
WHEREAS, the implementation of bicycle lanes on Front Avenue between Lexington Parkway and Dale Street will not proceed without Ramsey County approval; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul does ...
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