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Victoria Street Pathway Questions: <br /> Why, after decades of telling Roseville that any type of pathway construction and <br /> maintenance is solely a city responsibility, does the county now have an interest in a 1.5 <br /> mile section of Victoria Street? <br /> Why did the county hire a national consulting firm to sell the construction of this 1.5 mile <br /> bikeway? <br /> Why is the city approving and funding the construction of a bikeway, when this type of <br /> large scale proposal has received no public hearings or input from any citizen advisory <br /> commission and is not city policy? <br /> Why is the city ignoring our 20 year old policy that states we construct pathways based <br /> upon scientific ranking instead of cronyism, or if an adjacent road is being <br /> reconstructed? <br /> Is the city aware that while the county claims that the maximum grant is $1 million, <br /> making the city's contribution $900,000, no grantee in 2021 (last numbers published) <br /> was awarded over$500,000 with the average grant in the metro area non-major city <br /> category being $319,768? <br /> Why is the city investing what will be over a million dollars into a bikeway project that <br /> does not even rank in the top 10 priorities of pathway construction for the city (as this <br /> project ranks 15th)? <br /> Why is the city spending a million dollars on constructing a bikeway where a pathway <br /> exits 1500 feet to the east and another pathway exists 2500 feet to the west? <br /> Why are we building an 8,000 foot bikeway on-Vic;ioria Street, when anyone can see <br /> from a map of existing city pathways that the only gap on Victoria Street north to <br /> Shoreview is from Woodhill Drive to North Owasso Blvd, a distance of 2100 feet or 25% <br /> of what is being proposed? <br /> If Victoria Street is such a dangerous road to walk on or ride a bicycle on, why don't the <br /> accident statistics support this claim? <br /> Why is the bikeway being proposed for the west side of the street that will result in <br /> higher construction costs due to driveway angle issues, retaining walls, and the closer <br /> proximity of homes to the street? <br />