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37 the January 6, 2025 council meeting. All residents between County Road B2 and County 38 Road C2, from Western Avenue to Rice Street, received the mailing. 39 40 Roseville Public Works staff supports the improvements as proposed. Below is some 41 additional information on the two elements petitioned to be removed from the project. 42 43 Pathway Improvements - Based on the existing Pathway Master Plan (Attachment 5) and 44 the preliminary bike plan, staff has been working with Ramsey County to add an eight-foot 45 bituminous pathway on the north side of County Road C between Western Avenue and 46 Rice Street. This segment (Segment 5) has been identified for pathway improvements for 47 over 20 years. The Pathway Master Plan indicates construction of a sidewalk but, based on 48 current practices, staff proposed changing this to a bituminous trail. A bituminous trail is 49 more user-friendly since it accommodates both pedestrians and bikers of all ages and 50 abilities and is easier to maintain long-term than a sidewalk. The Pathway Master Plan 51 identifies the rest of County Road C to have pathways on both sides, similar to County 52 Road C west of Lexington Avenue. Due to cost concerns, staff only proposed adding the 53 Western – Rice segment with this project, since it provides the best overall benefit and is 54 cost effective to install at this time. Segments between Victoria Street and Western Avenue 55 would require significant additional right-of-way which would add significant cost. Due to 56 other pathway commitments (Hamline Avenue, Lexington Avenue, Victoria Street), funding 57 is not available at this time. A future project could be completed at a later date if more 58 funding is available. The Western Avenue to Rice Street segment connects seven 59 north/south city streets and eliminates the need to cross the street unless that is desired. If 60 this pathway segment is installed it would allow crossings to be channelized to mid-block 61 locations. This, in turn, would also allow for pedestrian refuge islands to be installed which 62 provide additional safety. Pedestrian refuge islands cannot be installed at intersections as 63 that would eliminate left turn lanes. 64 65 Mid-Block Crossings/Pedestrian Refuge Islands - With the addition of the pathway on the 66 north side of County Road C, there is an opportunity to install mid-block crossings and 67 pedestrian refuge islands to address existing safety issues along this segment. The overall 68 goal of mid-block crossings and pedestrian refuge islands are to make crossing more 69 accessible and safer for non-motorized users. Moving the crosswalk from the intersection 70 does not prevent crossing at the intersections. Per State Statute § 169.21, all intersections 71 are crosswalks, regardless of whether they are marked or not. Moving the marked 72 pedestrian crossing from the intersection to midblock reduces many of the conflicting 73 turning movements and allows for a safer crossing (pedestrian refuge island) at a location 74 with a documented pedestrian crash history. Only one lane of traffic needs to be crossed at 75 a time, so the overall distance is greatly reduced. The pedestrian refuge island provides a 76 place to stop for those crossing, if needed. Additionally, refuge islands can provide a more 77 enhanced visual queue to motorists of the crossing and can provide traffic calming which 78 may reduce speeds. 79 80 The City of Roseville has two similar mid-block crossings. One is on Old Highway 8 near 81 Sandcastle Park. The second is on Terrace Drive between Fairview Avenue and Lincoln 82 Drive for the Twin Lakes Trail crossing. Ramsey County has existing mid-block crossings 83 on Rice Street just south of Lake McCarrons County Park for the Trout Creek Trail crossing 84 and three on Larpenteur Avenue between Dale Street and Rice Street. Additionally, the 85 County will be installing three of these on Dale Street in 2025. One will be near Sandhurst Page 2 of 3 Qbhf!6!pg!33: