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Recommending that Ramsey County install bicycle lanes on Prosperity Avenue, Hazelwood Street, and Prosperity Road from Maryland Avenue to Larpenteur Avenue.
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WHEREAS, Ramsey County Public Works is planning a mill and overlay of Hazelwood Street and Prosperity Road between Arlington Avenue and Larpenteur Avenue in 2018; and
WHEREAS, Ramsey County Public Works is planning a chip seal of Prosperity Avenue between Maryland Avenue and Arlington Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul Department of Public Works, in coordination with Ramsey County, is proposing to implement bicycle lanes on Prosperity Avenue, Hazelwood Street, and Prosperity Road from Maryland Avenue to Larpenteur Avenue to improve safety and comfort for all users of the street; 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 Prosperity Avenue, Hazelwood Street, and Prosperity Road 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 Prosperity / Hazelwood Summary of Engineering Recommendations dated 4/12/2018; and
WHEREAS, parking removal is proposed for the east side of Prosperity Avenue, Hazelwood Street, and Prosperity Road from Maryland Avenue to Larpenteur Avenue to install bike lanes while maintaining appropriate travel lane widths; and
WHEREAS, parking occupancy counts, included in the Prosperity / Hazelwood Summary of Engineering Recommendations, were performed at representative time periods to measure parking utilization along the corridor; and
WHEREAS, staff has determined that sufficient parking capacity exists to accommodate existing parking demand on the west side of the street; and
WHEREAS, a community project meeting was held on 1/23/2018 to present information and receive feedback on the project as proposed; and
WHEREAS, The Transportation Committee of the Planning Commission has reviewed the proposed project and has recommended approval; and
WHEREAS, Prosperity Avenue, Hazelwood Street, and Prosperity Road are County State Aid Highways under the jurisdiction of Ramsey County; and
WHEREAS, the implementation of bicycle lanes on Prosperity Avenue, Hazelwood Street, and Prosperity Road will not proceed without Ramsey County approval; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul does herby recommend that Ramsey County Public Works implement bicycle lanes on Prosperity Avenue, Hazelwood Street, and Prosperity Road from Maryland Avenue to Larpenteur Avenue concurrent with the mill and overlay and chip seal scheduled for 2018.