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minnesota <br />Department of Transportation <br />Transportation Building <br />St. Paul, Minnesota 55155 <br />Juli 13, 11 <br />Charles :'Lanch--m,11 <br />Roseville City -Engineer <br />LO <br />2660 Civic Cent-er Drive <br />Aosevillel Ki 55113 <br />Fie : Bi'-,.-eway Project <br />SAP 1'"0-090-02 <br />Lexinzton Avenue* <br />Dear Mr. Honchell, <br />From: Larpenteur Avenue <br />To** County Road D <br />gyp,,.. =��ti�.; w- 7/L <br />296-16o <br />Phone, ,- <br />Three ma ' Jor issues were discussed at our meeting of July 7th, <br />pe.taining to this project: bikeway standards (width and clearance),. <br />I I %_P <br />the 'mportance of the Lexington Avenue Wkeway and the currcknt <br />status of 114nDOT Bikeway funds* <br />The bikewali design standard that pertains to width and clebLrance <br />for bl"n-.n-ways is s one of the primary considerations of designs <br />The minimum dim-.e,,nsions are based on national and Minnesota) <br />acceptance through actual use and feedb;ack by cyclists. The <br />experience we have had in bikeway development (over 650 miles <br />built through this program since 1977) has borne out the currently <br />00 <br />used standardse For the safety of the individual cyclist and all <br />other T,-1-avelers within a particular corridor, the minimum dilmean- <br />sion-9 s".1-ioulf.11 include; adequate operational area for leteral <br />mcvca.ment between cyclists and pedestrians, lateral clearance to <br />stationary objects and 11azar-.1's. Under extenuating circumstances <br />1 9 - zits inspection <br />.9 -.1ification has been required. zi <br />b.oweve.r cl,3,sign racd <br />and fin---All plan review by the design engineer and the state is <br />necessary tc determine specific areas of compromise. <br />We recognize the difficulties in ri:-%trofittiag -a bikeway into a <br />current street loattern. In the past few years we hive been <br />develonin-rl� blikeway stanJPrV.1%.s and getting sufficien4, width <br />.& M %,.- <br />is cne of our significant problems We have drawn from exnerienc�s, <br />1 1 CL Minnego-u,--t and t1ne, experi other sr'.ates have had <br />.ie have ha' in 'o ifinces <br />to cofne up w ith. what we -0.onsider to be rein imum bikeway width and <br />clearances. <br />An Equal Opportunity Employer <br />(9 <br />