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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 abouf 100 - 125 adminrstrative employees that will be transferred to the Edina Realty site. Many of the necessary student frips 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 mifigation measure� to remove trees and berms limifing sight disfance at the College `entrance/Lydia Avenue/Lincoln Drive intersection will improve safety for pedestrians crossing Lydia to and from fhe Co//ege. All other traffic impacts are mit�gated through implementation of the traffic conditions imposed by the Planning C'orr�mission. 16. Comment: Another serious concern is the question�of access to the main area of the campus: ln fhe.case of a catastrophic event, there is no alternative entrance or exit other than on Lydia. Trying to utilize the second entrance on Lydia to acco p�odate College traffic would have a negative impact on the ,� ,: neig�borhoods to the,.�rvest of the College and would cast doubt on the modeling of traff'��on Lydia Avenue,,� Response �';Corriinents acknowl'edged. The west gate on Lydia Avenue is � ,,:�. currenfly the errtergency access gafe used only if the main access gate is blocked. Util�zing, the west gate for an emergency would be no more drsruptive to the neighborhood';than any existing emergency response by fire, police, or �.�:m�� ambulance. With respecf to traffic mode/ing, no emergency event scenarios were modeled as it would be an inappropriate use of the software designed to model future roadway capacity and traffic demand. TKDA Project No. 13529.002 Page 20 Draft Date: July 9, 2007