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some of the data in parenthesis may be a little higher in some cases. The majority <br />of the data on the 85"' percentile sheet was collected during normal operations. <br />Vice Chair Joyce thought there needed to be an accurate snap shot of what is going <br />on now for traffic in the City, post COVID. Another thing is on City streets the <br />carte blanche of one speed limit on all of them, just because the City owns them, <br />he wondered if there were other examples of other cities, besides the County and <br />State Aid roads, is there any thought about particular roads that the City owns that <br />would be posted otherwise. <br />Mr. Freihammer explained St. Paul did a study and does have an overall 20mph <br />speed limit; however, on collectors or as otherwise posted St. Paul does have these <br />posted at different speed limits. That could be an option for the City. <br />Vice Chair Joyce explained he did like the point that Mr. Culver made about the <br />uniformity in the region to make it seamless through each town a person drives <br />through. He thought the reason for uniformity makes a really good reason for <br />taking a look at it. <br />Member Misra thought since COVID, a lot of lifestyles have been affected and <br />what she has noticed is that people are out walking around a lot more now and <br />people are out with families more as well. There seems to be more pedestrian and <br />bicycle traffic and she thought those are things that Roseville has tried to promote. <br />She thought the speed limit issue seems to be related to that. If the City is seeing a <br />shift in lifestyles and how people are living in Roseville, then it seems to her that <br />looking at something like a speed limit change is completely appropriate. She <br />thought taking a look at it is a good idea. She asked, as the City blankets itself with <br />a standard speed limit, how does that affect the other streets that the City does not <br />control. She thought that would change the traffic patterns on the County and State <br />controlled streets. She thought that Roseville is unique in a sense that there are <br />many streets not governed by the City which could affect a lot of traffic. She would <br />like to know if the speed limit is decreased on streets that are controlled by the City <br />how will that will affect traffic on a number of streets that are still residential but <br />that Roseville does not have control over. She also wondered if there are ways that <br />Roseville can exercise control over those streets because she thought context is <br />everything and in Roseville those are residential streets with driveways. <br />Member Misra explained she would like the Commission to also look at <br />neighboring cities that have changed their overall standards that have bordering <br />streets to Roseville to take a look at those speed limits and be considerate of the <br />neighboring cities. She also thought it was important to look at the policing of the <br />streets but also understood that a lot of people are abusing the speed limits and by <br />reducing the speed limit the City would be indicating to the residents and <br />commuters to slow it down all over the place. This is more of a general indicator <br />that may bring down speed across the board. <br />Page 4 of 6 <br />