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Establishing Wabasha Street as the west corridor of the Capital City Bikeway downtown bike network.
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WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Saint Paul approved the Capital City Bikeway Network Study and Design Guide and adopted it into the Saint Paul Bicycle Plan on July 19, 2017 (RES 17-150); and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul Department of Public Works was directed to re-evaluate and determine the preferred route and conceptual design of the west corridor of the Capital City Bikeway downtown bike network as part of the Capital City Bikeway Interim Design Study; and
WHEREAS, improving the network of safe bikeways across the City of Saint Paul is consistent with the Transportation Chapter of the City’s Comprehensive Plan and the City’s Climate Action and Resilience Plan; and
WHEREAS, improving access for safe bicycling in downtown Saint Paul will make it easier and safer for people to choose to bicycle for transportation and recreation, which helps to promote a healthier community; and
WHEREAS, Public Works is planning a reconstruction of Wabasha Street between Kellogg Boulevard and 6th Street in 2022; and
WHEREAS, Public Works is planning a mill and overlay of Wabasha Street between 6th Street and 11th Street in 2022; and
WHEREAS, Public Works has gathered input, presented information, and received feedback on the Capital City Bikeway Interim Design Study project through three community meetings, a virtual presentation, online surveys, and small group meetings; and
WHEREAS, multiple interim and full build design concepts were developed for the west corridor of the Capital City Bikeway and presented to the community, and revised in response to community feedback; and
WHEREAS, the Wabasha Street corridor Summary of Engineering Recommendations dated May 5, 2021 provides documentation of the Capital City Bikeway Interim Design Study project process and recommendation; and
WHEREAS, Public Works has identified the west side of Wabasha Street b...
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