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Ryan Streff December 23, 2014 <br />City of Arden Hills Page 3 <br /> <br /> <br />Site Plan Review <br />Site Access <br />• The proposed development site access is planned to create the north leg of the County <br />Road E2/New Brighton Road intersection. This access is ideally located from a traffic <br />operations perspective to limit potential conflicts with adjacent intersections or driveways. The <br />existing site access locations to library and church will be closed. <br />• The south approach of the County Road E2/New Brighton Road intersection should be <br />restriped to accommodate the proposed north approach, as well as any signing modifications. <br />o The south approach should be striped as a shared left-/through lane and a dedicated right- <br />turn lane. The north approach can be constructed as a single lane. <br />Pedestrian Facilities <br />• Review of the site plan indicates that no pedestrian facilities (i.e. sidewalks) are planned for the <br />proposed development. Given the relatively low volume and vehicular speeds anticipated within <br />the proposed development, the lack of sidewalks is not expected to pose a significant issue. <br />• It should be noted that there is a multi-use trail located along the south side of County Road E2, <br />east of New Brighton Road. <br />• To improve access to this pedestrian facility from the proposed development, an ADA <br />compliant crosswalk should be considered to provide a more defined crossing location of <br />County Road E2. <br />o Given the location of the current multi-use trail, the crosswalk should be located on the east <br />approach of the County Road E2/New Brighton Road intersection. <br />• A summary of the improvements offered for consideration is illustrated in Figure 2. <br />Conclusions <br />• Based on the existing ADT volumes and the proposed development trip generation, no <br />significant impacts to area traffic operations are expected. <br />• The south approach of the County Road E2/New Brighton Road intersection should be <br />restriped to accommodate the proposed north approach, as well as any signing modifications. <br />o The south approach should be striped as a shared left-/through lane and a dedicated right- <br />turn lane. The north approach can be constructed as a single lane. <br />• Consider installing an ADA compliant crosswalk along the east approach of the County <br />Road E2/New Brighton Road intersection. <br /> <br />H:\Projects\8723\8723_ArdenHills_ValentineCoveTrafficStudy_141223.docx