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. • Responsibility for new pathway (sidewalk) maintenance will be discussed. It <br />may be done by the city in combination with private and public property owners <br />and according to a snow removal policy adopted at the time the road is <br />reconstructed and the paths installed. <br />• Elimination of drainage ditches with the installation of stormwater drainage <br />facilities. <br />• New traffic signal at Gortner Street to be installed. <br />• Streetlights at Prior Avenue, in the commercial district and possibly elsewhere <br />after some further analysis. <br />• "Left turn on green" signals fnot just on a left-turn arrow) at Cleveland and <br />Fairview traffic signals. <br />• Emergency vehicle access signals at the Prior and Larpenteur intersection. <br />• Relocation of the access to the golf course driving ran4e to join Coffman Street <br />to the south. <br />• Consideration of an underpass for pedestrians and golf course users by the <br />• University of Minnesota Golf Course near Coffman Street. <br />• Driveways are planned to continue direct access to street. Left and right turn <br />access to the parking lot of the apartments on the west side of Fry Street is <br />proposed. <br />• On-street parking is still being studied. Plans currently include on-street parking <br />by some apartment buildings. Current plans eliminate most on-street parking. <br />KEY ELEMENTS IN THE PROPOSED STREETSCAPE PLAN <br />• Community identification, beautification and business district enhancements are <br />part of the proposed streetscape design. The project provides the city with an <br />opportunity not only to make necessary public safety, traffic and drainage <br />improvements along Larpenteur, but also to use urban design techniques to <br />enhance the community's identity and to improve the Snelling and Larpenteur <br />business district. <br />• Proposed streetscape design includes additions( trees along the street to <br />complement the current landscaping patterns including an emphasis on an <br />agrarian and horticultural theme. It proposes glass identification signs at city <br />• entrances and at the Snelling/Larpenteur business district that reflect the <br />history of florists/nurseries along Larpenteur. There are key identifying <br />