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___ __ <br />. . ._. :._ . .. _ .9 . r . . ... _ <br />_ ._ . <br />..-,. _ � -�- �--- :. �t.€ . . <br />� <br />�' ` ar ,.... W : -+d - ' - - • , _�,- -' ° '�� ._.� � -�, _ _ . � ' ---- _ _ . . - '- - . ' <br />Mr. Robert Cunningham <br />-15- <br />January 27, 1998 <br />the eYpected vehicle activity at this access point, Mn/DOT staff have also indicated that a <br />right turn deceleration lane on T.H. 10 is not required. <br />Internal Circulation <br />The Walgreens development will have a two lane drive-through pick up area on the east <br />_ side of the building and a loading and receiving dock on the north side. The west and <br />south sides of the building will have customer parking. Employee parking is on the north <br />side. The site plan pemuts two way vehicle circulation throughout the site. The site will <br />be designed to accommodate truck delivery services. <br />As noted in Figure 4, the end of the cul-de-sac should have a pedestrian connection <br />between the neighborhood and Walgreens. It should have a strong visual barrier between <br />the street and the Walgreens parking lot. (e.g. landscaping or a fence) There is no vehicle <br />access between the Walgreens site and Eastwood Drive to the north. <br />CONCLUSIONS AND RECONIl�IEi�1DATIONS <br />From the information presented in this report, we have developed the following conclusions <br />and recommendations: <br />The proposed closure of Eastwood Drive at County Road I and the Walgreens <br />development are not expected to have a significant negative impact on traffic patterns <br />within the neighborhood. Residents on Eastwood Drive will experience some <br />inconvenience, but in return, they will gain further privacy because the only traffic in <br />the future on Eastwood Drive south of Hillview Road will be to and from the adjacent <br />homes. No street will e;�perience an excessive increase in traf�ic due to the proposed <br />development. Traffic volumes on Greenwood Drive will increase to 714 vehicles per <br />day and Sunnyside Road will increase to 210 vehicles per day. The volume on both of <br />these streets will be well under the 1,000 vehic(es per day guideline established by the <br />Metropolitan Council for local streets. <br />• Staff from both the Police department and the Fire department have been consulted <br />about the closing of Eastwood Drive at County Road I and have stated that this <br />proposal wiIl not impact their response time to this neighborhood. The cul-de-sac <br />should provide a radius of 50 feet to meet City requirements. � <br />• A School District staff person has indicated that they would not have any objections to <br />this proposed c(osure as long as the cul-de-sac at the south end of Eastwood Drive is <br />designed to accommodate a school bus. The 50 feet radius as required by the Ciry of <br />Mounds View is sufficient for schoo( bus turning requirements. <br />• The removal of the limited access intersection of Eastwood Drive at County Road I <br />will significantly improve safety on County Road I. The existing access is only 30 feet <br />