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Section 9 Redevelopment Plan, Highway 10 Corridor SRF CONSULTING GROUP, INC. February 12, 1997 Transportation 41, o There need to be transit services that would serve seniors within the area. o There is terrible congestion during rush hour on Silver Lake Road at its intersection with Highway 10. o Several people noted that new access points along Highway 10 are not realistic in light of the traffic volumes and that this is accepted as a given. o Need to look at cul-de-sac design for terminus of Mounds View Drive near the wetland. o The speed limit is not enforced along Highway 10. o Highway 10 is perceived by some as a barrier (but a barrier that perhaps can be bridged or overcome by pedestrian elements that promote safety and logical circulation). Pedestrian/Bicycle Circulation o The pedestrian bridge may or may not happen at Long Lake Road near the library. People with children see that the bridge is necessary for safe crossing of Highway 10, and people • without children are not willing to support the bridge crossing. o Sidewalks along Highway 10 are not needed for access to businesses and services along that roadway, but are needed to make connections between the adjacent neighborhoods, area parks and the regional trail system. o Sidewalks are needed along Silver Lake Road to help access bus service. o The St. Paul utility easement is appropriate for pedestrian element that services the immediate neighborhood but cannot and should not play a role in the regional trail system. o Pedestrian connections to the neighborhoods are badly needed, and redevelopment of the corridor needs to address this. o Concept of a boardwalk overlook in the wetland received mixed reactions. o There need to be enhanced pedestrian crossings at the signalized intersections within Section 9. •