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AC <br />T <br />I <br />V <br />E <br /> <br />T <br />R <br />A <br />N <br />S <br />P <br />O <br />R <br />T <br />A <br />T <br />I <br />O <br />N <br /> <br />A <br />C <br />T <br />I <br />O <br />N <br /> <br />P <br />L <br />A <br />N <br />Sa <br />i <br />n <br />t <br /> <br />A <br />n <br />t <br />h <br />o <br />n <br />y <br /> <br />V <br />i <br />l <br />l <br />a <br />g <br />e <br />, <br /> <br />M <br />N <br />46 <br />Key Observations: Walk Audit <br />Saint Anthony Village has been working to improve safety for <br />people walking. The latest improvement is a crossing island and <br />Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) at 34th Ave NE & <br />Silver Lake Rd, a collaborative project with Hennepin County. <br />The City has multiple additional locations where improvements <br />could make walking safer and more comfortable. <br />Thirteen people attended the walk audit, including nine <br />members of the community and/or Local Planning Team and <br />four members of the MnDOT/consultant team. There was a <br />wheelchair available, and many participants took a turn using it <br />along the route. <br />In general, participants noted feeling more comfortable walking <br />on roadways with wider sidewalks, more buffer from vehicle <br />traffic, and/or lower traffic volumes. Participants felt the least <br />comfortable where traffic volumes were higher and sidewalks <br />were directly adjacent to the roadway. <br />WALK AUDIT 33rd Ave NE from Silver Lake Rd NE to Middle <br />School Entrance <br />Visibility is challenging at corners and people walking <br />do not always feel seen by drivers entering/exiting the <br />driveways for the school and park facilities The <br />participant using the wheelchair on/along this segment <br />of 33rd Ave NE noticed a significant cross slope on the <br />sidewalk that caused the wheelchair to veer toward <br />the street. <br />34th Ave NE & Silver Lake Rd NE <br />This is a popular crossing location on a busy roadway, <br />especially for students. With coordination from <br />Hennepin County, the City recently installed a <br />crosswalk, crossing island, and Rectangular Rapid <br />Flashing Beacon (RRFB). <br />Students coming from the middle and high schools <br />cross from the east sidewalk on Silver Lake Rd NE to <br />34th Ave NE. There are no sidewalks continuing along <br />34th Ave NE, so students often continue walking on the <br />north side of the street with traffic instead of the south <br />side facing traffic. <br />KEY FINDINGS <br />64