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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 23,2015 Page 10 • Questioned if the study looked at proposed modifications with one-direction turn lanes on some intersections if only for right-turns and if that was taken in- to account as a potential mitigation, as opposed to both right- and left-turns • Comments by Mr. Vaughn in follow-up that few regional trips were expected to use Twin Lakes Parkway; opining that it sounded like that was based on ex- isting data without development; and questioned how speculations could be accurate with any certainty if there was no development now and what future traffic would do. Tim Callaghan,3062 Shorewood Lane Mr. Callaghan noted that the study showed that Twin Lakes Parkway was needed to relieve congestion on County Road C. However, Mr. Callaghan opined that the study didn't look at the major problem for County Road C with constriction down to two lanes for a 3/4 mile section directly adjacent to the City Hall campus, which had been a four-lane road for some time,but suddenly constricted. Mr. Callaghan questioned if that had been done at the City's request, opining that it caused con- siderable congestion, and suggested it be expanded to its original four lanes. Mr. Callaghan agreed with the comments of Ms. McCormack kf inno npot making tngupasas- sumptions of six lanes on Snelling Avenue, as he wasaware e that corridor, and he was under a dearthe impressionthatwhent Snelling A venueowas n at cur- rent conditions. Mr. Callaghan opined recon- structed at 1-694, it had a major impact on Fairview Avenue; and suggested that be addressed in the study. At the request of Mayor Roe for clarification, Mr. Callaghan opined that during the two-year construction period, traffic from Lydia Avenue up Fairview Avenue increased by 50%; and the traffic measurement provided in this report was the lowest he'd seen in the last year, suggesting it was due to snowbirds being gone. Mr. Callaghan expressed curiosity in whether traffic measured on Fairview Ave- nue was consistent with Ramsey County study measurements done last fall, since there was no reference provided to that. Mr. Callaghan expressed further curiosi- ty with how this study matches up with that done by the University of Northwest- ern that should have been filed with the City as part of their required Planned Unit Development campus build-out. In proposing three lanes from Fairview Avenue to County Road D, Mr. Callaghan questioned if sufficient land was available, opining that traffic circles were huge and he didn't know where they'd get the land for it. Mr. Callaghan further opined that the Presbyterian Homes building at Fairview Avenue and County Road D impacts that intersection dramatically; and expressed his suspicion that there was not sufficient room for what is being proposed. Bartley Bloom, Bent Brewstillery , 1744 Terrace Drive