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Ms. Bloom advised that Mr. Schwartz had been working with Ramsey County on <br /> the neighborhood served east of Victoria and how to get them safely to their <br /> destinations. <br /> Member DeBenedet noted that there were a number of people biking to work on <br /> Victoria Avenue, and their reluctance to use Rice Street due to even worse traffic <br /> and safety concerns. Member DeBenedet concurred with Chair Vanderwall's <br /> comments about serving the greatest volume of people. Member DeBenedet <br /> advised that his previously-stated rationale was based on prior discussions about <br /> Hamline Avenue north of County Road C, with limited sidewalk at Hamline <br /> Center to County Road C-2 and to the City limits that could require partnership <br /> with the City of Arden Hills and/or MnDOT. <br /> Further discussion ensued on priority scoring, recognizing that staff had included <br /> traffic volumes where available (both directions, not broken into directions); and <br /> how to fashion the build-out plan to rank projects and spending recommendations <br /> on an annual basis to initiate the plan. <br /> Ms. Bloom offered that tonight's discussion focus on what was proposed to be <br /> built. Ms. Bloom opined that once it was determined what was being built; then <br /> the focus could shift to when it could/should be built. Ms. Bloom suggested that <br /> further refinement at the July PWETC meeting, once the priority list had had been <br /> further refined. <br /> Mr. Schwartz concurred with Ms. Bloom, noting that this would then allow for a <br /> more accurate picture of different costs to establish a 5-10 or 20 year plan, similar <br /> to the CIP. <br /> #11 Fairview Avenue (north of County Road C) <br /> Ms. Bloom noted that there was no plan by Ramsey County to rebuild Fairview <br /> Avenue in the near future. <br /> #5 County Road C Sidewalk <br /> Chair Vanderwall noted the previous discussion identifying the Acorn Park <br /> segment; with Member Gjerdingen noting the need for a pedestrian refuge or <br /> median treatments east of Lexington Avenue. <br /> Ms. Bloom advised that she would include that discussion with other on-road and <br /> sidewalk needs with Ramsey County. <br /> #26 Rosedale to Har Mar Connection <br /> Given the significant cost estimates on the table, Ms. Bloom opined that a larger <br /> discussion for the PWETC should be if there were any other areas in the Highway <br /> 36 area that would provide another crossing option; since this was currently the <br /> only remaining crossing of Highway 36 identified in the master plan. <br /> Page 9 of 14 <br />