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14. Comment: The area not studied, south of Lydia, will also have traffic impacts due to the recent purchase of the Edina Realty building. This will increase traffic dramatically along Lincoln Drive. Increased traffic in this location will have a negative impact on the area as well as present a new safety risk. Response: There are only about 100 - 125 administrative employees that will be transferred to the Edina Realty site. Many of the necessary student trips from the north campus to the Administration Office can be accommodated by walking/biking or via the existing shuttle bus service. The shift in staff vehicle trips to the Edina site will likely result in a minor increase in vehicle delay at Snelling Avenue/County Road C-2 and a small decrease in vehicle delay at Snelling Avenue/Lydia Avenue. 15. Comment: The safety of the students as well as the residents in the area are impacted by the traffic increases. Address pedestrian safety and the removal from previous College master plans of the pedestrian overpass to cross Snelling. �Y�; . �� Response: The recommended m�figation measure"to remove trees and berms limiting sight distance at the College �ntrance/Lydia Avenue/Lincoln Drive intersection will improve safety for pede�trians crossing Lydia to and from the College. All other traffic impacts are mitigated #hrough implementation of the traffic conditions imposed by the Planning Cam,i�ission. 16. Comment: Another serious concern is the questior�� access to the main area of the campus. In th�;,case of a catastrophic event, there is no alternative entrance or exit other than ti;� ydia. Trying to utilize the second entrance on Lydia to accommodate Col(``` traffic would have a negative impact on the neighborhoods to t g est of the College and would cast doubt on the modeling of trafi� � � Lydia.,�� v�� Response: Comments acknaw��ed. The west gate on Lydia Avenue is currently the`emergency access gate used only if the main access gate is blocked. Utilizu�g,fh,., west gate for an emergency would be no more disruptive to the neighborhoo� = n any existing emergency response by fire, police, or ambulance. With res � t to traffic modeling, no emergency event scenarios were modeled as it would be an inappropriate use of the software designed to model fufure roadway capacity and traffic demand. TKDA Project No. 13529.002 Page 20 Draft Date: July 9, 2007