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Curb and gutter is proposed along the entire length of the County Road B reconstruction segment — see stormwater section below. 2. Pathway An 8 foot wide bituminous pathway is proposed on the south side of County Road B east of Fulham and on the north side west of Fulham. Options discussed, since the second public engagement in 2021, crossed the trail from the north side to the south side of County Road B either at St. Croix or at Fulham. Residents preferred different options; residents on the corridor west of Fulham typically preferred having the path on the opposite side of the road from their property. The recommended layout proposes to have the path crossing on the west leg of the County Road B and Fulham intersection. A new four-way stop sign is proposed at Fulham to provide a safer crossing that an uncontrolled crossing would be at St. Croix. Additionally, by shifting the trail to the north side beginning west of Fulham St, there should be less pedestrian crossings needed, especially for residents walking to the new park. Overall, staff believes the recommended pathway location is the safest location. 3. Parking A parking survey was done August 24 through September 10, 2021. Staff mailed the survey to residents on County Road B and the adjacent neighborhoods to gauge the needs for parking. The desire for parking was fairly split between residents wanting one side of the street for parking (34%), some parking (32%) and fully eliminating parking on County Road B (34%). The parking bay proposed at the new park is designed to hold 6 cars, three other parking bays proposed along the corridor are each proposed to hold 3. While the survey indicated the parking is desired by over 60% of survey respondent, nobody seems to want it in front of their property. Since a reconstruction of a roadway is typically a 50 year decision and the design should not be completely driven by an individual property owner, staff has tried to balance feedback from residents, where parking is not allowed on side streets and/or the side street is further away from properties, and has proposed three locations along the corridor in addition to in front of the new park (at 2330/2322 County Road B, just west of Acorn Rd on the north side of County Road B, and between 2121/2101 County Road B). 4. Road Alignment The alignment of the proposed road and path were updated from prior layouts to better mitigate impacts to residents —the recommended layout has small shifts in the road centerline to attempt to keep the proposed road and path atop the existing 32-40 foot paved surface. Fulham south of County Road B is offset within the existing right-of-way and offset from Fulham north of County Road B. Realignment of the southern leg was considered to provide safety improvements as offset intersections are inherently Project 24-02 County Road B Reconstruction Feasibility Report 13 Page 39 of 82