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The scope of this project is still quite vague. If the council is interested in pursuing this project,staff recommends hiring BRw to complete an initial scoping study prior to submitting a TEA-21 application. 5. Truro Highway Landscaping_ within the last year,the council directed staff'to work with t to are landsca a master plans for the major state highway corridors in the community. Initially,we p p anticipated working with community volunteers and Mn/Dot's Landscape Partnership Program to install improvements over a multi-gear program. With a TEA-21 grant,it is possible to install much of the landscape improvements in one project utrling contract labor rather than volunteers. Community volunteers and is Landscape Partnership Program could then complement the project further. This project would be submitted under the Transportation Enhancements category which limits federal participation to$700,000. 6. bounty Road B-2 Trail. Based on the City's adopted trail plan,the next most important facility to construct is an off street trail along County Road B-2. This trail would be new from Lexington Avenue to lice Street and an upgrade to the existing trail from Lexington Avenue to Cleveland Avenue. 7.. Upgrade of lakgLon Avenue Trail. This project would upgrade the existing trail from County Road C to Larpenteur Avenue to current standards. The existing trial is in poor condition and is not wide.enough to accommodate multiple uses. Because this is not a new facility,it may not score very high when compared to other submittals. $. Pedestrian BrYd a over TH 36 near Rosedale. After the County load B-2 trail,the City's pathway plan calls for the construction of a pedestrian bridge across TH36 in the vicinity of Rosedale. Currently,pedestrians often cross TH 36 on Snelling Avenue or at grade on TH 36. 9, Dale Street Traffic Calming. Currently,Dale Street between County Road B and Larpentcur Avenue is a four-lane roadway. The hilly topography and reiatively few access points encourage speeds much higher than typically acceptable in residential areas. The high spy coupled with limited sight distances and the lack of left turn lanes have resulted in numerous accidents near Shrycr, Moundsview and Ryan Avenues. This project would restripe this segment of Dale Street to a Mane configuration and install a landscaped median for the majority of the roadway. Dedicated left turn lanes would be provided at all City stets. This project would encourage slower speeds and move left turning vehicles out of travel lanes. This project would likely be submitted under the Transportation Enhancement category and would be limited to$7002000 federal participation. Please schedule time at the March 15, 1999 City Council worksession to discuss these potential projects in more detail.