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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—JULY 20, 2020 6 Ms. Simer explained other safety improvements that are being proposed at Lydia, Glenhill Road, County Road C and County Road C2. These improvements will include restricting east bound left turns from Glenhill Road to northbound Snelling Avenue. Ms. Simer stated that implementation of the cable median barrier project is planned for 2022. The design is still being finalized and some modifications may be considered, such as a break in the median to allow bicycles and pedestrians to cross. In addition, a resurfacing project is being planned for the same area. Ms. Simer explained there were public comments regarding the Snelling and Hamline Avenue intersection, Lydia Avenue, Glenhill Road, cable median barriers, and Snelling Avenue. Councilmember Holden was concerned that where it isn't safe for vehicles to cross two lanes of traffic why would it be safe for bikers and people to walk across Snelling? Ms. Simer said that according to legal definitions, that is a legal crossing because it is an intersection. Councilmember Holden replied that if the cable barrier is there it is no longer an intersection so why would they leave an opening for people to walk across four lanes of traffic? Ms. Simer responded that someone on bike or foot would be much more impacted by having to go to Lydia than someone in a vehicle. Councilmember Holden said one of the reasons they were concerned about this intersection was because of the fatality. She wondered if no work was done since 2017 and the fatality was a big concern why they hadn't done anything until now. Ms. Simer said it's hard to draw the line between being reactive and proactive. Typically crashes come into play in their planning to determine what is causing them. They do look at other factors such as residential areas and what destinations vehicles ultimately end at. Councilmember Holden asked why its safe for Glenhill to cross 2 lanes of traffic? Ms. Simer replied that they are looking at balancing safety and mobility. The Glenhill neighborhood doesn't have as many options in and out of it and there aren't as many cars using that intersection. Councilmember Holden said she was concerned about Lydia and making a left turn because the sidewalk ends and here is no sidewalk on the other side. She felt if MnDOT were closing the intersection of Hamline it was their responsibility to allow for people to cross safely at Lydia into the Ingerson neighborhood. Ms. Simer responded that MnDot is beginning to identify what they may be able to include in their 2025 project and one of the things would be making it safer to cross, but sidewalks would be up to the City of Roseville.