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in support of piggybacking on any planned Ramsey Construction on County Road <br /> C west of Cleveland Avenue and west to connect eventually to the NE Diagonal. <br /> At that point, Member DeBenedet suggested further needs could then be <br /> addressed. <br /> Member DeBenedet opined that his priority was to finish out the smaller <br /> segments, especially those areas without any off-road facilities. <br /> Chair Vanderwall advised that he had a different perspective. Based on <br /> comparisons for County Road C and Lexington Avenue, Chair Vanderwall opined <br /> that those were both big, high-volume roads and couldn't be compared to <br /> Hamline Avenue with much less happening. Chair Vanderwall opined that he <br /> would install something on the other side of Lexington Avenue before Hamline <br /> Avenue. While understanding the logic of completing the routes from a mapping <br /> perspective, Chair Vanderwall opined that there was more of a need to address the <br /> higher density areas first; and realistically consider the volume of people <br /> benefitting. <br /> Members Felice and Gjerdingen concurred with Chair Vanderwall. <br /> Mr. Schwartz opined that that approach also made more sense in major arteries; <br /> noting current challenges on Lexington Avenue south of County Road B without <br /> a safe intersection for crossing other than mid-block crosswalks, which Ramsey <br /> County continues to turn down. Given the number of arterial roadways coming <br /> into and crossing Lexington Avenue (Burke, Shryer, etc.), Mr. Schwartz opined <br /> that it made sense to get east side connections for those neighborhoods. <br /> Ms. Bloom advised that residents on Parker and Shryer Avenues having safety <br /> issues in accessing the park were thrilled with plans for Victoria Avenue; and also <br /> wanted something on Lexington from County Road B to Roselawn Avenue. <br /> Further discussion included Lexington Avenue from County Road C to County <br /> Road D consisting of mainly Ramsey County Open Space; stoplights at Woodhill <br /> but not at County Road C-2, the need to re-evaluate a good crossing on County <br /> Road C-2 with traffic changes in opening up that street; and criteria used for <br /> scoring. <br /> Ms. Bloom advised that, in the Pathway Master Plan, criteria weighting was <br /> detailed on pages 24-25; and suggested a more extensive review by the PWETC <br /> before their next meeting to be aware of the rationale for that ranking, since <br /> everyone had actually walked the areas. <br /> Member Felice noted that the bus stop at Lexington and Larpenteur Avenues <br /> currently required crossing from one side to another. <br /> Page 8 of 14 <br />