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Approving installation of bike lanes on Forest Street between Maryland Avenue and Margaret Street.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul Department of Public Works is planning a mill and overlay of Forest Street between Maryland Avenue and East 7th Street in 2018; and
WHEREAS, Public Works is proposing to implement bicycle lanes on Forest Street from Maryland Avenue to Margaret Street 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 Forest Street between Maryland Avenue and Margaret 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 Forest Street Summary of Engineering Recommendations dated 7/25/2018; and
WHEREAS, parking removal is proposed for the east side of Forest Street from Maryland Avenue to East 7th Street, and on the west side of Forest Street for 100’ north of East 7th Street, to install bike lanes while maintaining appropriate lane widths; and
WHEREAS, creating new parking is proposed along the south side of Case Avenue between Duchess Street and Russell Street to create additional parking capacity near the intersection of Forest Street and Case Avenue; and
WHEREAS, parking occupancy counts, included in the Forest Street Summary of Engineering Recommendations, were performed at representative time periods to measure parking utilization along the corridor; and
WHEREAS, a community project meeting was held on 6/27/2018 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; now therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul does herby authorize Public Works to implement bicycle lanes on Fores...
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