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ADEQUACY OF TRAFFIC OPERATIONS ON ENTRANCE TO/FROM SNELLING AVENUE In his letter dated February 19, Glen VanWormer expressed concerns about the effects of the Cub Foods traffic on this main entrance to/from Snelling Avenue. He commented on conditions during evening hours when both the theater and the Ground Round Restaurant are busy. We concur with the need expressed by Mr. VanWormer to preserve safe and efficient traffic operation on this major entrance roadway to/from Snelling Avenue. Through a careful review of this situation, we have developed the recommended plan shown in Figure 3. Major improvements included in this plan are: . Implement the following two changes at the major T intersection about 320 feet east of Snelling Ave., which serves the large parking area to the north: Close the traffic connection immediately south of the theater entrance. Install a stop sign for eastbound traffic entering from Snelling Avenue. With this stop sign, the T intersection will have all-way stop control, which will be more safe and understandable than the current two-way stop control. . Realign the entrance roadway as it proceeds east of this T intersection so that it is oriented with the western-most parking row in the south parking lot. This revised alignment will create several important benefits, including: Increase the parking supply immediately west of the Cub building for use by customers of the theater and other Har Mar businesses. The number of spaces would increase from 24 existing to 81. Creating aT intersection just southwest of the Cub building to safely accommodate motorists entering and exiting the south parking lot. . Provide two entering lanes on the driveway from Snelling Avenue the full distance to the T intersection near the southwest corner of the Cub Store. This recommendation will ensure sufficient entering capacity for customers arriving for the Cub Store, for Ground Round, for the theater, or for other Har Mar businesses. . Provide progressive increases in exiting capacity on this driveway, starting with one lane where the driveway leaves the south parking lot, expanding to two lanes prior to the next intersection, anq expanding to the current three lanes on the approach to Snelling Avenue. With the features shown in Figure 3, we are confident that the entrance to/from Snelling Avenue will more effectively serve existing users of the Har Mar Mall, and we believe that it also will provide safe and efficient access for the new Cub Food Store. 7