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<br />3/6/2009 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br /> EAST SIDE <br />PROS CONS <br />A voids boardwalk cost Very steep driveway conflicts <br />Aesthetically pleasing corridor Crossing Bethel Entrance - safety concerns <br />Less driveways to cross (entire corridor) More people are coming from west side - <br /> causing more people to cross a busy road, <br /> including Arden Hills children. <br />Bethel University is on this side - better More destinations on west side <br />accessibility for student users <br /> More trail connections on west side <br /> Retaining wall cost (entire corridor) <br /> <br />WEST SIDE <br />PROS CONS <br />More people live on west side and will be Boardwalk costs <br />accessing from that side. <br />More trail connections on west side Not as aesthetically pleasing - walking by the <br /> lake would be a beautiful backdrop <br />More destinations on west side More driveways to cross (entire corridor) <br /> causing safety concerns <br />A voids Bethel entrance crossing which is very Bethel University students will have to cross to <br />busy at certain times of day. utilize pathway <br />Avoids steep driveway conflict <br />If entire corridor goes on west side, the <br />retaining wall can be avoided, balancing out <br />the boardwalk cost <br />Serves Arden Hills children <br /> <br />A lengthy discussion took place regarding the possibility of a crossing at Bethel University (Ona <br />Orth complex). The group consensus was that if a crossing did occur at that location, the <br />existing crosswalk/crosswalk signal would need to be upgraded for added safety. <br /> <br />The PTRC considered recommending one side or two sides (meaning a crossing at some point) <br />for the entire corridor. However, the PTRC was uncomfortable recommending the west side for <br />the entire corridor at this time. The committee decided to focus on the corridor directly to the <br />north and south of the bridge, agreeing to discuss the remaining corridor in the future. <br />