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Item No: 7J <br /> Meeting Date: October 26, 2009 <br /> MOUP-ODS <br /> jjIEW Type of Business: Council Business <br /> ♦ 11 .rV Administrator Review: <br /> City of Mounds View Staff Report <br /> i <br /> To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> From: Nick DeBar, Public Works Director <br /> Item Title/Subject: Resolution 7519 Adopting Enhanced Design Options for <br /> Edgewood Drive Reconstruction <br /> Background: <br /> Edgewood Drive (between County Road H and H2) is a Municipal State Aid System (MSAS) <br /> roadway in Area C of the Streets and Utilities Program (Program) and is scheduled for <br /> construction next year. The City Council adopted a design configuration for Edgewood Drive at <br /> their September 28, 2009 regular meeting. The adopted configuration is as follows: <br /> R CL R <br /> 1. t <br /> ' SIDEWALK <br /> DUAL-USE L-USE <br /> PARKING/BIKE LANE DRIVE LANE DRIVE LANE /BIKE LANE Gv i IT'I InL <br /> 12' 8' 6.5 <br /> NEW CURB <br /> - 1 <br /> C- 4"-CONCRETE SIDEWALK <br /> STANDARD TYPICAL PAVEMENT SECTION NEW CURB 6"-CLASS 5 GRAVEL BASE <br /> • Edgewood Drive will be reconstructed with a total street width of 40 feet, measured from face- <br /> to-face of vertical curbing, with 8-foot dual-use, parking/bicycle lanes on each side of the 12- <br /> foot travel lanes. <br /> • A 6-1/2 foot wide, off-street, concrete sidewalk will be constructed immediately behind the <br /> back of curb on the east side of Edgewood Drive between County Roads H and H2. <br /> Discussion: <br /> Since Edgewood is a unique street in next year's project, City staff and Bonestroo have <br /> investigated several design enhancements to better serve the varied users of the street. The <br /> following design enhancements were presented to the Streets and Utilities Committee at their <br /> October 19, 2009 regular meeting. The Committee recommendations follow each item. <br /> Chokers/Bump-outs: <br /> One potential design enhancement would be the use of chokers, which were utilized in Area A <br /> on Red Oak Drive. <br /> Advantages: <br /> • Slows traffic by funneling it through a narrower street opening (minimal reductions of 1-2 mph) <br /> • Slows vehicles making a right turn by reducing the curb radius <br /> • Protects parked vehicles <br /> • Prevents illegal parking close to intersections <br /> • Improves pedestrian visibility <br /> • Minimizes pedestrian crossing distances <br /> • Provide a safe refuge for pedestrians when crossing the road <br />