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• If there is safe infrastructure for alternative transportation like bicycles and pedestrians, people will use it. Bike paths and lanes get used. This gets people out and recreating, which is healthy. • Many of Roseville's bike paths were designed a number of years ago and need a fresh look due to higher volumes and more commuter bicycling. They should be adjusted with a safety focus. Bike path on Lexington is somewhat dangerous. b. Corporate headquarters, engineering, lab, testing, sales, and accounting for manufacturing firm with 100+employees, located in the industrial park area. • 1-2 employees take the bus. There are quite a few bikes in our bike racks. Our CEO commutes from Highland Park. From a safety perspective, it's important to separate bikes from the street wherever possible. • Historically the area had a lot of Unisys employees who arrived in their cars. Now there's been a significant increase in warehousing in the industrial park, which is changing traffic patterns. The city should do a traffic study in the area. There are problems with the width of the street and the number of trucks at the corner of Terminal Road turning onto B2 and Walnut. The turning radius is a problem and trucks are running over the curb. When going west on Terminal Road and turning north onto Walnut, there's insufficient space for a right turn. Safety issues in that area. • Walnut and County Road C intersection is a great improvement. c. Home -based service business, consultant. • Care a lot about transportation infrastructure. MNDOT improvements to Hwy. 36 are needed. The water issue should be addressed at the underpass at Fairview. There is no transit service at Cleveland and CR B. • It would be better to have more internet options than just CenturyLink and Comcast. d. Service business in HarMar, small BIPOC-owned • Most customers come by car, some come by bus or Uber. • The mall is important for people walking especially in the winter. They will be closing the central part of the mall next year. I feel sad I won't be able to see my customers and seniors walking anymore. e. Contractor based in industrial park, 120 to 150 employees on -site. • Mostly office staff use their personal vehicles, there are some transit users. • Roseville's centrality and access to freeways is great for our business. Compared to downtown areas, there are no parking challenges for us here in Roseville. • Infrastructure for redevelopment areas is expensive, it's important to have the appropriate financing tools in place upfront to address infrastructure redevelopment. f. Roseville, resident with counseling business located in Roseville office building. • 1 like to walk from my home to my office, both are in Roseville. Walking over the bridge at Hamline or the underpass at Lexington are especially bad. More trails like the one that cuts through Willow Pond Park provide a peaceful way for people to move through Roseville. 5 Page 130 of 140