Resolution 7307 Approving Design Issues for the 2008 2009 Street Utility Project

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Streets and utilities Committee Recommendations July 7, 2008 Page 5 5. Hillview Road Non-Standard Street Width Hillview Road, from Long Lake Road to Fairchild Avenue, is presently 42 feet wide, consisting of two 13-foot wide driving lanes and 8-foot wide shoulders. Parking is currently allowed on both sides of the road. This segment of Hillview Road is designated as a Municipal State Aid road, and therefore, must be reconstructed to meet MnDOT State Aid standards in order to received State Aid funding. A feedback form was presented to the residents at the June 14, 2008 Neighborhood Meeting requesting feedback related to parking accommodations. Half of those who responded wanted parking on one side only. The other half wanted parking on both sides (see attached Feedback Form Summary Table). To accommodate parking on both sides, the road would be constructed to a width of 40 feet, which closely matches the existing width. Hillview Road is a bus route, so the wider width is currently working well for the neighborhood. The committee discussed options for Hillview at the June 16, 2008 meeting and came to the consensus that most residents wanted Hillview to continue as is, without changes. For these reasons, the Committee recommends (by a unanimous 6-0 vote) that Hillview Road be constructed to a width of 40-feet from face of curb to face of curb. This would allow two 12-foot wide driving lanes and an 8-foot wide parking lane on each side of the road, as recommended by State Aid. This closely matches the current configuration of Hillview Road. 6. Hillview Road Pedestrian Corridor Hillview Road has been designated as a potential pedestrian/bicycle corridor in the City’s Comprehensive Sidewalk/Trailway Plan. A feedback form was presented to the residents at the June 14, 2008 Neighborhood Meeting requesting feedback related to pedestrian accommodations. The majority of respondents were in favor of on-street shared use accommodations (see attached Feedback Form Summary Table), which is how it currently functions. For these reasons, the Committee recommends (by a unanimous 6-0 vote) that no separate on street designated lanes or boulevard sidewalks be provided for bicycle / pedestrian movements along Hillview Road. The Committee recommends that bicycle and pedestrian traffic continue to function essentially as it currently exists, using the parking lanes. 7. Hillview Park Potential Parking Areas Hillview Park is a City-owned park located north of Hillview Road between Greenwood Drive and Long Lake Road that contains multiple public use facilities (i.e. playground equipment, hockey and skating rink, softball field, and shelter). Currently, there are 15 on-street parallel parking stalls on the north side of Hillview Road adjacent to the park. Similarly, there are 11 parking stalls on the east side of Greenwood Drive. No parking is allowed on the south side of Hillview Road adjacent to the park and the west side of Greenwood Drive adjacent to the park.