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Mr. Steve Gatlin <br />February 14, 1991 <br />Page #4 <br />Advantages <br />Disadvantages <br />o Median plantings require <br />irrigation to leech salts <br />out of soil. <br />o Planting area covers only <br />a portion of the median <br />due to tapers in median and <br />sight distance consider- <br />ations. <br />o Generally median plantings <br />require more maintenance <br />than boulevard landscaping. <br />o Since the raised medians <br />are not functionally needed <br />for channelization, it will <br />be more difficult to get <br />MSA approval, especially <br />since Mn /DOT does not have <br />an established standard for <br />a two lane divided roadway. <br />o Costs more than Alternate I <br />Advantages Disadvantage <br />o Same as Alternate I. <br />o Sets up the street with <br />median plantings, assuming <br />additional right -o£ -way for <br />boulevard plantings could <br />be obtained when sites west <br />of the ditch are redeveloped <br />The median may be viewed <br />as an attractive means of <br />extending the entry state- <br />ment farther into the Twin <br />Lakes area. <br />o Same as Alternate I <br />o Provides no opportunity for <br />screening of southerly <br />parking lot west of County <br />Ditch No. 4. <br />o The closeness of the park- <br />ing lot to the south side <br />of the street (61) will <br />resemble more of a drive <br />aisle in a parking <br />lot „ rather than a parkway <br />into an attractive <br />development. <br />