2A, Guiding Plan for the B2 District - Update

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official mailing addresses. In order to be effective, the name would need to be officially changed to Lake Johanna Boulevard. Streetscane Planning and Design The current Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)programs $270,000 in 2011 to "Prepare a specific plan and improvement for traffic, landscaping, lighting, and pedestrian movements along both sides of County Road E from the eastern ramp terminals of Highway 51 to and including the Lexington Avenue intersection." According to the Guiding Plan,the preliminary list of improvements planned for County Road E include: • A traffic signal system at the future intersection located between Pine Tree Drive and Lexington Avenue; • Replace signals, arms, and poles for the existing signal systems, if necessary, at the eastern ramp terminals of Highway 51, Pine Tree Drive, and Lexington Avenue; • Boulevard trees spaced at an average of 40 feet; • A planted median that may include trees, shrubs,tall grasses and annual flowers; • Decorative lighting with contemporary styling at the automobile scale (on the existing bases, located 200 feet apart); • Optional decorative lighting at the pedestrian scale located approximately 50 to 70 feet apart; • Benches and trash receptacles; • A pair of new continuous concrete sidewalks (b feet wide) with connections to adjacent businesses; • Bollards; _ • Annual flowers (in beds or raised planters); • Seasonal banners on the light poles; • Striped or colored pedestrian crossings; • Bus waiting shelters; • Relocating the electrical boxes to a less visible location or screening where feasible; and/or • Underground utility repair/replacement(water, sewer, stormwater). The CIP programs $2.2 million for County Road E improvements in 2012. The schedule for construction of improvements may be phased or modified depending on the timing of the bridge reconstruction. Si realized Intersection between Pine Tree Drive and Lcxin ton Avenue A traffic impact study was prepared for the Guiding Plan. According to that traffic study, the roadways and intersections within the B2 District currently operate acceptably at Level of Service City of Arden Hills City Council and Planning Commission Joint Work Session—February 22, 2011 llMetro-inet.uslardenhillslAdminlCouncilUgendas&Packet InformatioW201112-22-11 Worksession Packet InformationW2-22-11-PC and CCJoint Work Session-Guiding Planfor the B2 District Update.doc page 3 of 5