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