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are anticipated, yet additional stormwater improvements may be necessary such as draintile or other conveyance piping. This project would be exempt from Rice Creek Watershed District stormwater management standards since it is a pathway in right-of-way and under 10,000 square feet of impervious. ________________________________________ 8. Neighborhood and Community Impacts The Aldine Street corridor directly abuts several residential properties, and any change to the unimproved right-of-way will have seemingly significant implications for these homeowners. Some residents, particularly those with properties directly adjacent to the right-of-way, have voiced strong opposition to retaining public access. They express concerns about reduced privacy and increased pedestrian traffic behind their homes. Many prefer the vacation of the right-of-way, as it would expand their property lines and eliminate public access. Conversely, surrounding residents have advocated for the pathway, particularly those who currently use the informal walking path. They view the installation of a formal pathway as an improvement to pedestrian connectivity. Without the potential pathway, pedestrians and cyclists wishing to get to Roselawn Avenue would need to travel roughly a third of a mile (or 3.3 time further) via Fairview or a half mile (nearly 5 times further) via West Snelling Drive. It is understandable why there is currently a worn dirt pathway as the corridor does provide a direct connection to Roselawn Ave W, albeit does not currently direct people to a safe crossing as outlined as a one of the benefits per the Pathway Master Plan if people were trying to access the existing pathway on the southside of Roselawn Avenue. To illustrate the preference of a potential pathway installation within the Aldine Street right-of-way, staff calculated its score in accordance with the six criteria outlined under Section 6 of the 2021 Pathway Master Plan. The six criteria are: 1.!Connects to multiple destinations 2.!Volume of usage 3.!Connects to regional system 4.!Addresses a gap or barrier in the transportation network 5.!Connects to transit, and 6.!Connects high-density residential to transit or parks Based on these criteria and the applicable scoring, with a higher score giving higher preference to the installation, the Aldine Street pathway scored a total of 7 points. The current plan has pathways scoring in a range from 25 points to 5, therefore the proposed path would be a lower preference installation. While the score does not determine whether a pathway should or should not be installed in any right- of-way corridor, this evaluation simply provides the preference of installation between approved pathways within the plan. ________________________________________ !Qbhf!6! Qbhf!57!pg!464