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comin down Eldridge from Hamline know where to turn next and don't have to do U turns or turnaround people g g ( in driveways). Overflow parking and pedestrians in surrounding streets: • There is a large volume of pedestrian traffic and street car parking that occurs when the lot is full and fair goers turn to parking on the street. Fair goers often walk up Eldridge to get to the parking lot or the front of the church to catch the bus on Hamline, and then walk back the same way to get back to their cars,the extra foot and car traffic is especially noticeable when the buses drop off a bus load of people and they are all going back to their cars in the lot or on the street and then driving back the route they came, which often is back up Eldridge to Hamline.The sound levels of the pedestrians coming and going from their cars can be loud. So they may have been on our block of Eldridge Ave up to four times between driving in and out, and/or walking to and from their car to the bus on Hamline. • There is no parking allowed year round on the north side of our block of Eldridge between Hamline and Dellwood (mostly abided by), and the church puts up a "no state fair parking" sign on the south side of Eldridge between Hamline and Dellwood. Fair goers can park on both sides of Eldridge from Dellwood to Fernwood, and on both sides of Dellwood from Cty Rd B to Eldridge (as well as on other blocks, but they are not the focus here). Fair goers often park all the way up to the stop sign on the west side of Dellwood on our property at the corner of Eldridge and often park to close to corners or driveways. Occasionally it seems that fair parking ends up on our block of Eldridge between Hamline and Dellwood, on either or both sides, but tickets don't seem to be issued to those who park on the south side of Eldridge where it is prohibited year round and there are permanent no parking signs. Suggestions: I appreciate that the church usually puts up "no state fair parking" signs on the south side of our street of Eldridge between Hamline and Dellwood, but I do suspect it is because it is the street that the car traffic is directed to drive down and then turn on to Dellwood from. What about considering no parking on one side of the street of Dellwood between Eldridge and Burke? Or no parking on one side of the street on Eldridge between Dellwood and Fernwood? There is not a four way stop sign (only a two way stop) at the corner of Eldridge and Dellwood and I have concerns about an accident at that corner when there are cars lining both sides of the street during the fair on Dellwood between Eldridge and Burke and lining both sides of the street on Eldridge between Dellwood and Fernwood. Cars sometime travel too quickly on Eldridge through the intersection with Dellwood, and only Dellwood traffic has to stop, and it can be harder to see when there are cars on both sides of both streets there, and no room for two direction of traffic to travel at once. Garbage left behind: • Another concern is garbage fair goers leave behind where they were parked, especially on Dellwood between Eldridge and Burke. I picked up garbage on Dellwood several times during the 2011 state fair period, including cups, bags, wrappers, and napkins or other similar fair related waste. Suggestions: • What about considering having the church volunteers pick up garbage in the first tier of streets where the overflow parking regularly occurs during the fair? I am aware of the church receives some financial compensation, and of the time and energy the volunteers put in watching the lot, and that the community ultimately benefits from serving as a MN state fair park& ride location. I am just asking that more attention to detail occur so as to not as noticeably impact the normally high quality of life for nearby residents due to the park& ride during the fair. Thanks for your time, Sarah S h rove r 1283 Eldridge Ave W Page 2 of 8