Approving installation of bicycle lanes on Water Street and Fillmore Avenue
from Plato Boulevard to Livingston Street.
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Items 15 and 16
Jimmy Shoemaker, Public Works, stated this will be for RES PH 21-135 and RES PH
21-134. One is a restriping project on Water Street to include bike lanes. The second
is a resurfacing between Robert Street and Lafayette Bridge. Parking will be
eliminated on the south side to make room for bike lanes. This is in the proposed
Saint Paul Bike Lane. They sent letters to notify property owners. They included a
feedback form. They responded to each of those. About 50 people signed up for
updates. They reached out directly to the Parks Department. Harriet Island Regional
Park is a big stakeholder. They spoke to 2 new developments along Water and
Filmore. One is still under construction. They spoke with All Incorporated, an
appliance retailer. They did 13 parking counts in Parks. They showed low demand.
They were taken during some construction and during the pandemic. They proposed
to remove parking on the south side. Water removed 56% of available parking. The
existing parking regulations are a bit cobbled together and do not permit overnight
parking. They knew that was important. They propose to change regulations on the
north side. Further east on Filmore, the existing parking is for bus staging, ‘no parking
buses exempt’ for buses that drop off Downtown. They are removing some of that
parking on the south side, but they are replacing it for the most part on the north side
where they are keeping parking. A net loss of 3 bus parking spaces will be the result.
Council President Brendmoen said this area is becoming a bike hub.
Councilmember Noecker moved to close the public hearing and approve.
7 in favor, none opposed
Public hearing is closed and the resolution is adopted
Adopted
7 -
0
Yea:
Nay:
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,
Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali
and Councilmember Yang
Approving installation of bicycle lanes on Fillmore Avenue from Robert Street
to East Lafayette Frontage Road.
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Council President Brendmoen said we got a staff report in combination with the
previous item (Item 15).
Councilmember Noecker moved to close the public hearing and approve.
7 in favor, none opposed
Public hearing is closed and resolution is adopted
Adopted
7 -
0
Yea:
Nay:
Councilmember Brendmoen, Councilmember Thao, Councilmember Tolbert,
Councilmember Noecker, Councilmember Prince, Councilmember Jalali
and Councilmember Yang