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HUGO LIONS PARK MASTER PLAN Master Plan Summary Vehicular Circulation: • The Preliminary Master Plan illustrates a total of approximately 170 parking stalls. • The main parking lot adjacent to City Hall has been reconfigured to allow traffic along Fitzgerald to flow straight through but with a design that makes traffic have to slow down upon entering the parking lot. The lot serves both the City Hall as well as the park area and allows City Hall to become an extension of the park space. There are approximately 60 parking stalls shown with H.C. parking stalls placed closest to the building and park areas. • The City Hall parking lot has a large internal island that contains a walkway aligned to connect the City Hall building to the Memorial space and is also aligned with the main park building. Along Upper 146th Street North, there are approximately 50 parking stalls shown with a 90 degree pull -in parking design. Traffic studies should be done prior to any parking improvements along Upper 146th to determine the impacts and safety issues related to parking design. Smaller roads with low traffic counts may be eligible for this type of parking stall design, but backing up into a traffic route can be a safety issue and will need further study. Finale Avenue is shown with the new road configuration and a curvilinear parking lot with access from Finale and 147th Street is tucked up in the NW corner of the park site with approximately 60 parking stalls shown. Pedestrian Circulation: • There are two main pedestrian circulation routes illustrated. One is an external trail route meant for pedestrians traveling through/past the park site, rather than stopping at the park, with connections to the regional trail system. The secondary route is an internal loop trail system meant for providing access to the various recreational amenities within the site. • Further design may be done to determine if there are sections where the internal and external trail systems can be combined to reduce the cost of trail implementation while still meeting the goals for proper access and connections. • Entry plaza spaces are created at the three main corners of the park site to provide a visual cue of the park space for those entering the site. • The entry plaza on the NE corner of the site along 147th and Fitzgerald is designed to accommodate truck access into the park site from this location. Stormwater Management: • There are various areas shown on the master plan that could accommodate some stormwater storage, though it is the intent of the City to utilize off-site storage in partnership with the new Lavalle Fields development where feasible. 11 Page