5F, Resolution 2012-01 - No Parking Resolution for Lake Johanna Boulevard

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Terry Maurer From: Thomas Trainor [t-trainor @bethel.edu] Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 4:53 PM To: Terry Maurer Cc: Meagan Beekman Subject: Re: Parking along Old Hwy 10 Attachments: Bethel University Traffic Study ICE-Existing Conditions 4-20-12 Draft.pdf Terry, Yes, we had tons of comments, sorry I let those drift to the bottom of my e-mail stack. In general we share the Cities concern with the road congestion that parking along that section causes. Our concern with potential signage and parking limitations relates to identifying the west side of the road as the desired no parking area. On one hand the west side is the chosen side for the eventual trail system which is in place in some select areas. Unfortunately that is also the side that visitors to the Orth complex use to gain access to the facilities. By forcing parking to the east side, we would have a significant issue with increased pedestrian crossings and all the hazards associated with that. Certainly limiting the parking to just one side will have safety advantages by itself regardless of which side is chosen, and with that in mind we would request the east side be designated as the no-parking side at least until significant portions of the trail system are completed in that area. The trade-off at this point relates directly to the safety of pedestrians and less to the activity related to the incomplete trail system in this location. So to clarify, Bethel does not support limitations on west side parking, but could support restrictions on the east side. I've also included a draft report of the traffic study for the Bethel west entrance we received just this week from SRF. It certainly will be useful in highlighting the volume of traffic in this area. We haven't processed through the findings ourselves internally,but thought it might be of value to you. Please let me know if you have any questions. Tom Tom Trainor VP for Facilities and Planning Bethel University 651-638-6200 On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 2:38 PM, Terry Maurer<terry.maurer( ei.arden-hills.mn.us>wrote: Tom, Any comments from your team yet; our Council will consider a Resolution banning park on the west side at Monday's council meeting and then the County will place the signs. 1