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165 Vice Chair Huiett asked how accessible is County Road B2 for pedestrians. Will 166 this create some isolated accessible improvements or will this really be a good 167 connector or the start of making this more accessible. 168 169 Mr. Sosa noted there is an existing trail on the south side of the project. An 170 additional trail is not being added and the crossing will stay the same. Pedestrian 171 accessibility is not a part of the project. The main purpose of the project is to 172 improve the intersection capacity and the shoulder is wide enough for bike access 173 as well. 174 175 Member Misra wondered how this will coordinate with the Highway 36 176 improvements. 177 178 Mr. Culver explained MNDot keeps pushing the Highway 36 project out so he 179 would need to check the current transportation plan to see where specifically it is 180 identified. He noted there currently are not any dollars identified to add a MNPASS 181 lane on Highway 36. 182 183 8. Public Works 2021 Work Plan 184 Mr. Freihammer presented the 2021 Work Plan to the Commission and asked for 185 feedback. 186 187 After a question from Chair Wozniak about the location of Brenner Pond, Mr. 188 Culver highlighted the water quality improvement features of the new iron 189 enhanced sand filter in this new storm water basin. 190 191 Member Misra wondered if anyone has looked at Hamline around County Road 192 C2. She thought that County Road C2 has become a heavily traveled east/west 193 corridor, but Hamline is a pretty unregulated intersection. 194 195 Mr. Freihammer noted that in response to some crash history at this intersection the 196 City had the County look at that a few years ago and the County upgraded the 197 signage at that intersection but there was not anything to warrant anything higher 198 at this time. 199 200 Mr. Culver added that part of the issue is sight distance especially looking north 201 where a large tree limits some of the sight distance. But currently there just isn't 202 enough traffic to warrant any additional control measures. 203 204 Mr. Culver pointed out all of the trail and sidewalk connections that the City has 205 filled in over the past few years. A highlight from 2020 is the trail connection to 206 the Northeast Diagonal Regional Trail that terminates at Walnut Street just south 207 of County Road C. With the roadway improvements along County Road C and 208 Walnut the City now has a multiuse trail connection from 35W to this trail head. 209 Looking ahead to 2021, as part of the County Road B2 resurfacing project, the City 210 is working with Ramsey County to pave a classic "goat trail" that many people Page 5 of 6