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Recommending that Ramsey County implement bicycle lanes on Edgerton Street between Maryland Avenue and Wheelock Parkway.
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WHEREAS, Ramsey County is planning a mill and overlay of Edgerton Street between Maryland Avenue and Larpenteur Avenue in 2016; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul Department of Public Works, in coordination with Ramsey County, is proposing to implement bicycle lanes on Edgerton Street from Maryland Avenue to Wheelock Parkway 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 proposed bicycle lanes on Edgerton Street are found to be consistent with the recommendations of the Saint Paul Bicycle Plan; and
WHEREAS, the elements proposed for implementation are referred to and listed in the Edgerton Street Project Summary of Engineering Recommendations dated 5/9/2016; and
WHEREAS, the elements proposed for implementation listed in the Edgerton Street Summary of Engineering Recommendations includes removal of on-street parking on the west side of Edgerton between Maryland Avenue and Wheelock Parkway; and
WHEREAS, parking occupancy counts, included in the Edgerton Street Summary of Engineering Recommendations, were performed at representative time periods to measure parking utilization on Edgerton Street within the project limits; and
WHEREAS, a public open house was held on 4/21/2016 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 Edgerton Street on 3/7/2016, and 5/2/2016, and offered comments and recommendations about the design as proposed; and
WHEREAS, Edgerton Street is a County State Aid Highway under the Jurisdiction of Ramsey County; and
WHEREAS, the implementation of bicycle lanes on Edgerton Street between Maryland Avenue and Wheel...
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