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Hoisin~ton Koegler Group Inc. ©® <br />®® <br />language regarding neighborhoods for the intro portion of the Housing and Neighborhoods <br />Chapter. <br />Bakeman expressed her concern that the words neighborhood, community and municipality are <br />being used somewhat interchangeably in the Comp Plan which works against establishing clear <br />goals and policies. There is a need for defining these words and using them appropriately. <br />Grefenberg responded that he believes that neighborhood is defined in his suggested language. <br />Bakeman clarified that she feels that neighborhoods should not be defined in geographic terms <br />but defined in more general terms. <br />The consultants and staff offered to clarify definition and language relating to neighborhoods and <br />will seek future SC feedback. <br />Doherty stated that he would also like to see the term community clearly defined within the Comp <br />Plan, since people can have very different definitions of this term. <br />Schaffer suggested that neighborhoods can be used to define housing areas. <br />Roe countered that he agrees with Bakeman that it is not necessary to precisely define <br />neighborhood geographic boundaries. <br />N. Draft Transportation Chapter <br />Jack Forslund, transportation engineer with WSB & Associates, presented the draft <br />Transportation Chapter. <br />Schaffer asked whether the traffic analysis was able to extract the impacts of current congestion <br />issues caused by major roadway construction projects and access limitations, e.g. I-35W bridge <br />and Highway 36. Forslund responded affirmatively. <br />Grefenberg expressed his belief that other non-freeway corridors are also experiencing <br />congestion issues, specifically South Snelling Avenue. <br />Goedeke stated that as the metro area expands outward, the traffic analysis should incorporate <br />the increased traffic projected from these outer ring suburban communities that are growing. <br />Doherty stated that his experience has been that the rush hour has increased and asked whether <br />the typical two hour timeframe in the morning and evening has increased. <br />Forslund responded that the rush hour has increased to approximately three hours both in the <br />morning and the evening. <br />Doherty suggested that developers, when considering redevelopment projects, may be hesitant <br />to pursue redevelopment projects located on very congested roadways. He is concerned that <br />transit improvements are not being planned adequa#ely to alleviate some of the growing <br />congestion issues on the community's major corridors. <br />