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Mr. VanWormer said the closing of Eastwood or one of the other streets would
have much less impact than the impact of the shopping center. The shopping
center will generate thousands.
Don Zappa, 5249 Jeffery, was concerned about traffic generated to Edgewood Dr.
and the affect it would have on Edgewood Jr. High with all the children walking
to school.
Mr. Shun asked if anyone had ever thought of a pedestrian bridge across Highway
#10.
Mr. VanWormer said one of the problems with a pedestrian bridge is trying to
get pedestrians to use it. Cost would be between $80,000 to $90,000,
Steve Thompson, 7190 Silver Lake Road, asked Mr. VanWormer if there were any
significant advantages in terms of planning and costs for his department by
installing medians and cut - de -sacs at the same time the semiphore is put in.
Mr. VanWormer said there is added cost but they probably would not be concerned
about added cost because they are astronomical. The single system itself will
cost $58,000 to $70,000 per signal.
Sharon McCarthy asked about the possibility of installing three -way stops
on all the corners at Eastwood, Greenwood, and Long Lake Road.
Mr. VanWormer did not feel it would be very effective.
Tim White, 5249 Greenfield Ave., asked if we couldn't do something similar to the
system on Rice Street and Vadnais.
Mr. VanWormer said in this instance there was nothing they could do with the
road because there was no other way of getting around. They were pressed
between the freeway and the lake and they had to accept this and provide an
additional phase for this traffic to come out. We had half the traffic volume
and did not have to worry about left turn lane.
Mr. Siemen asked what the Highway Department felt would be the best solution.
Mr. VanWormer said from an operational standpoint they could answer but from
an incult impact that's why they are here.
LaDean Norton, 5209 Jeffery Drive asked if because of the shopping center going
in if they were going to put a signal at Long Lake Road and Highway #10.
Mr. VanWormer said that they had looked at all of the intersections along Highway
#10 and had talked about the coordination concept - green light at all three
intersections at the same time.and they could not work it in on Long Lake Road.
Tom Shun asked if there was a possibility of setting up a stage of the proposed
program and hiring five cops and set up the system on a play basis. A dry
run without the investment getting a feel for how the people are going to use
the streets and a feel for what the flow will be.
Mr. Van Wormer said that duplicating traffic signal by means of having some
police patrolmen set up a stage would get an entirely different impact on the
driving.