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1 INTRODUCTION The City of Eagan encourages multimodal transportation to access destinations in daily life and recreate via the community’s many parks and trails. Eagan continues to receive high citizen survey satisfaction ratings for ease of walking and biking and for the availability of such infrastructure. Eagan strives to provide safe, accessible, and efficient travel for all modes of transportation, while prioritizing the transportation network’s most vulnerable users: people walking, rolling, and bicycling. As the City strives Toward Zero Deaths within the city’s transportation network, a consistent application of pedestrian crossing enhancements is critical to best serve all users. Dakota County began using a pedestrian crossing guidance process developed as a part of the County’s Pedestrian Crossing Safety Assessment in July 2022. As a partner jurisdiction in Dakota County, the City of Eagan has adopted Dakota County’s guidance to maintain a consistent application of crossing enhancements along all city and county roadways. The purpose of this policy is to leverage the County’s process to guide the City in evaluating and implementing a pedestrian crossing program that provides people walking, rolling, and bicycling a safe place to cross while providing motorists reasonable and consistent expectations for where and what that may look like. This consistent process and application are important for the safety of all as it sets reliable expectations while traveling throughout the transportation network. The intent is to ensure a mutual understanding between the City Council, Staff, and residents of Eagan when presented as part of a public improvement project, or by a citizen or City staff request. MINNESOTA STATE STATUTE Minnesota State Statute Chapter 169 defines a crosswalk and pedestrians, as well as the rights of pedestrians and motorists regarding when and where to yield right-of-way. The definitions and legal language detailed in this section provide a foundation for how pedestrian crossings are viewed in Minnesota and considered by this assessment. 169.011 Definitions Subdivision 20. Crosswalk. "Crosswalk" means (1) that portion of a roadway ordinarily included with the prolongation or connection of the lateral lines of sidewalks at intersections; (2) any portion of a roadway distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the surface. Subdivision 20. Pedestrian. "Pedestrian" means any person afoot or in a wheelchair. 169.21 Pedestrian Subdivision 2. Rights in absence of signal.