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<br />Victoria Street Roadway & Trail Conceptual Design Study | Study Report - DRAFT | PAGE 14 <br /> <br />Federal Highway Administration and MnDOT <br />The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and MnDOT publish guidance to assist agencies with the <br />process of selecting bicycle facilities that enhance safety and mobility for users in different roadway <br />contexts. Figure 8 depicts a tool that can be used to inform the selection of a bikeway facility based on <br />the amount of traffic and the speed of vehicles on a roadway. This tool is found in the FHWA Bikeway <br />Selection Guide as well as the MnDOT Bicycle Facility Design Manual. This guidance assumes that the <br />facility is being designed for someone who is interested in biking, but who experiences the same level of <br />stress and discomfort related to riding in proximity to motor vehicle traffic as the majority of the adult <br />population. Based on the traffic volumes and vehicle speeds present on Victoria Street in the study area, <br />a separated bike lane or sidepath/shared use path is recommended. <br />Figure 8: FHWA Bikeway Selection Guide – Victoria Street <br /> Source: Adapted from FHWA Bikeway Selection Guide <br /> <br />The MnDOT Bicycle Facility Design Manual discusses the types of bicyclists who are likely to use <br />roadways with different levels of traffic stress (LTS), a system that categorizes roadways based on their <br />suitability and comfort level for biking. To create an all ages and abilities network link along Victoria <br />Street, an LTS 1 facility is most appropriate (Figure 9). LTS 1 is the lowest level of traffic stress and <br />means that a facility is suitable for adults of all ages and levels of bicycle-riding experience as well as <br />unsupervised children. <br />State Aid Standards <br />As a County State Aid Highway (CSAH), Victoria Street falls under the jurisdiction of Ramsey County and <br />is subject to State Aid Standards for roadway and adjacent trail design. MnDOT State Aid design <br />standards that would be applicable the preliminary cross sections under consideration for Victoria Street <br />include: