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494 <br />Discussion ensued regarding various bike lanes, existing trails, areas identified <br />495 <br />off-road versus bike lanes on -road depending on the actual segment and based on <br />496 <br />previous feedback received to -date; criteria used in determining which is <br />497 <br />appropriate based on traffic volumes and/or conditions or limited rights-of-way <br />498 <br />available; differences in areas with a dedicated funding source and others worked <br />499 <br />into road projects as available. <br />500 <br />501 Chair Stenlund noted his difficulty in determining ranking based on whether there <br />502 was dedicated funding in place or anticipated; whether or not to take larger or <br />503 smaller segments; and how to rank them accordingly if tied to other projects with <br />504 a funding source. If revisiting his ranking, Chair Stenlund admitted that he may <br />505 not rank it the same again; and noted other individual PWETC members had <br />506 different agendas as well, making it difficult to come to a consensus on the <br />507 ranking. <br />508 <br />509 Mr. Culver encouraged individual members to go to the City's website and search <br />510 for the Master Plan, as adopted in 2008, to begin their review of what went into <br />511 the background of the Plan and how priorities were established. Mr. Culver noted <br />512 current development (e.g. motels being develped in the Twin Lakes area that will <br />513 incorporated a sidewalk along Cleveland Avenue) that will help the City achieve <br />514 its goals. <br />515 <br />516 9. Possible Items for Next Meeti —May 26, 2015 <br />517 • Chair Stenlund noted the annual NPDES/MS4 Report at the May meeting <br />518 • Solar Update (Cihacek) <br />519 • BRT Project (Cihacek) IT <br />520 • Parking Lot Paving (Cihacek) <br />521 Member Cihacek suggested this may be an appropriate topic for the PWETC's <br />522 joint work session with the City Council <br />523 • Transit Accessibility (Lenz) <br />524 <br />525 Member Lenz suggeste verview of this issue, citing Lexington Avenue <br />526 buses to the Central Corri r line, and current difficulties in getting from <br />527 Roseville to St. Paul, even though getting from Roseville to Minneapolis <br />528 wasn't problematiW Member Lenz noted this seemed to be a west versus east <br />529 metro issue for transit funding, and sought an update and general overview. <br />530 <br />531 Member Thurnau opined that this seemed to be more of a regional equity <br />532 issue related to density and service issues dictated by ridership numbers. <br />533 <br />534 Member Lenz opined that if routes was more convenient, there would be more <br />535 ridership, and reiterated her interest in hearing about that equity <br />536 <br />537 Member Cihacek opined that major road closures along transit routes also <br />538 were problematic and suggested having a conversation about Roseville and <br />539 how they intended to handle that issue. <br />Page 12 of 13 <br />