union park district council ayd mill road task force st. paul capital improvement budget proposal
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Union Park District Council Ayd Mill Road Task Force St. Paul Capital Improvement Budget Proposal 2013. Background. (Very) Brief History. 1965: Opened as I-35E to I94 connector, but NOT connected 1993: EIS process started 2002: Connection to I-35E opened - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Union Park District CouncilAyd Mill Road Task Force
St. Paul Capital Improvement Budget Proposal 2013
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Background
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1965: Opened as I-35E to I94 connector, but NOT
connected
1993: EIS process started
2002: Connection to I-35E opened
2005: EIS Completed, with Record of Decision issued for “4-lane Extended to St. Anthony.”
2005-present: No action.
2010: EIS expires. New action requires a Supplemental EIS.
(Very) Brief History
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Ayd Mill Road Today
Four lanes.
A speed limit of 45 mph.
A connection to I-35E on the south end.
A northern terminus on Selby between Pascal and Saratoga.
Several entrances/exits closed with temporary barricades.
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Ugly… but with
potential
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Temporary Barricades
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Current North-End
ConnectHamline to St.
AnthonySelby to Snelling
7 stoplights thru residential area and Concordia U
4 stoplights through bustling retail area
CongestionCongestion
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Shortage of Parks
No parks
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EIS-Proposed Extension
(2005) Roughly 1/3-
mile, in effect re-creating Albert Avenue between Selby and St. Anthony Aves.
Behind Concordia U athletic fields
Just west of Higher Ground Academy
Across I-94 on new bridge to St. Anthony Ave.
Just east of US Post Office
Through nonresidental area
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The Proposal
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Summary
This study uses a community process to
identify a preferred disposition of the north end
of Ayd Mill Road, prior to the legally-required
Supplemental Environmental Impact Study.
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Enhance livability in north end neighborhoods.
Improve car, bicycle and pedestrian connectivity.
Encourage pedestrian and bicycle activity.
Increase multi-modality and sustainability.
Move some traffic (and associated congestion, accidents and pollution) out of residential areas.
Why Change Ayd Mill Road?
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Support redevelopment at Selby and Snelling.
Support redevelopment near Snelling and I-94.
Foster use of the light rail system.
Correct the long-noted absence of parks in area.
Aesthetically improve the area.
Why Change… (Continued)
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Changes in 2002 made the north
end particularly unlivable.
Some of the trickiest resolution problems are in the north end.
Why Just the North End?
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It’s overdue: Since 2002 traffic at the north end
has become too congested, too dangerous to residents.
New development at Snelling and Selby.
Imminent opening of the Green Line LRT.
Likely new development near Snelling and I-94.
The reconstruction of the Hamline Avenue bridge.
Why Now?
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Directed by DPED with City Council and
DPW.
Including a Community Process, preceding data collection.
Including Data Collection and Analysis conducted by DPW and reviewed and approved by outside consultant.
Study Components
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Using “Context Sensitive Solutions” approach.
Facilitated by a nationally-recognized Consultant. Credible, engaging all stakeholders, including
representatives from the south end.
Investigating New Design Ideas as well as long-identified ones.
No preconceived outcome.
Community Process
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Reduce accidents, noise, congestion and
pollution at the north end.
Reduce cut-through traffic on north end residential streets.
Restrict truck traffic on Ayd Mill and in neighborhoods.
Provide a bicycle and pedestrian trail along Ayd Mill.
Add green space for neighborhood use.
The Preferred Solution MUST:
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Traffic calming on Ayd Mill Road and in
neighborhoods.
Alternatives to removal of the Pascal Avenue bridge.
Noise and pollution remediation along Ayd Mill Road.
Aesthetic and safety improvements in affected north end streets and intersections.
Increased transit options.
Bike and pedestrian connections to Light Rail.
Add’l Issues to Study
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Park Opportunity
2008 UPDC proposal
Expanded Community Garden space to include Hamline Ramp and “Ashland Park.”
Conceptual plan includes: Picnic space Playgrounds Open space for
recreation Walking paths Edible plants and trees
that attract wildlife.
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