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south, Member DeBenedet suggested recommending something with two <br /> parallel routes (e.g. West Owasso Boulevard straight north, or Millwood <br /> Avenue west to Chatsworth, then at D at Emmett D. Woods School, since <br /> there wasn't as much traffic on that stretch of Millwood or Chatsworth. <br /> Member Gjerdingen concurred with that Option 1 as proposed. <br /> Mr. Schwartz noted that Option 2 was off-road only, with a bituminous trail <br /> on one side. <br /> Member DeBenedet noted that the combination would have added a minimal <br /> cost for striping. <br /> Members DeBenedet and Gjerdingen concurred that the Victoria Street <br /> Option 1, now ranked higher, remained on the Build-out Plan. <br /> Member DeBenedet noted the need to eliminate Victoria Street(Option 2: off- <br /> road), both sections north of County Road C) from the spreadsheet. <br /> Map #15: Lexington Avenue—Park Connection (from Shryer to County Road B) <br /> Member DeBenedet noted that the point of the first Lexington Avenue Park <br /> connection was to get a pathway on the east side of Lexington Avenue for <br /> pedestrians to safely walk to Lexington Park. <br /> Mr. Schwartz noted that staff fielded frequent complaints from residents about <br /> that particular segment as they attempted to get to the park. However, Mr. <br /> Schwartz advised that Ramsey County had repeatedly stated that they had no <br /> intention of supporting a mid-block crosswalk; so in order to get pedestrians to <br /> the nearest controlled intersection to access the park, it would require them to go <br /> to the intersection of Parker and Shryer Avenues. <br /> Map #21: Rice Street(McCarron Street to County Road B) <br /> Member Stenlund opined that he preferred to keep that segment off-road, but had <br /> no problem re-ranking it to a higher priority. Member Stenlund noted that he <br /> generally didn't like on-road options for any bikers or pedestrians. In this <br /> particular instance, Member Stenlund expressly felt any on-road options were <br /> wrong, as the roadway was too narrow to support them, and he didn't feel <br /> comfortable on any portion of it in a vehicle or otherwise. Member Stenlund <br /> noted that this had been his rationale for his individual low ranking as he <br /> preferred to make an investment elsewhere in the City; and advised that he had <br /> therefore ranked everything on Rice Street very low. Member Stenlund admitted <br /> that he recognized the pathway need there, but preferred to make an investment <br /> elsewhere in the community, and overall in his ranking rationale had placed a <br /> higher value for loop connections. <br /> Page 8 of 19 <br />