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09-28-98 PC Agenda AGENDA GOLDEN VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION Regular Meeting - Council Chambers Golden Valley City Hall, 7800 Golden Vall~y Road Monday, September 28, 1998 7pm I. Approval of Minutes.... August 24, 1998 II. Informal Public Hearing.... Amendment to the Transportation Element ()f the Golden Valley Compreh(msive Plan Purpose: The proposed amendment would provide for an extension of Xenia Avenl.le north of Glenwood Avenue, where the extended road would join with Turners Crossroad III. Reports on M.eetings ()f the Housing and Redevelopment Authority,City Council and aoard of Zoning Appeals IV. Other Business A. Upcoming Conferences V. Adjournment . . . Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission August 24, 1998 The regular meeting of the Planning Commission was held at the Golden Valley City Hall, Council Chambers, 7800 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, MN. The meeting was called to order by Chair Pentel at 7pm. Those present were Chair Pentel, Commissioners Groger, Johnson, Kapsner, Martens, McAleese, and Shaffer. Also present were Mark Grimes, Director of Planning and Development; Beth Knoblauch, City Planner, and Mary Dold, Administrative Secretary. I. Approval of Minutes MOVED by Kapsner, seconded by Martens and motion carried unanimously to approve the August 10, 1998 minutes as submitted with the correction that Commissioner Johnson did not attend the August 10 meeting. II. Informal Public Hearina -- Conditional Use Permit (CUP) (No. 74) Applicant: Tom Malik (Citgo Service Station) Address: 601 Boone Avenue North, Golden Valley, Minnesota Request: To allow for the upgrade of an existing service station in the Commercial Zoning District. The applicant is proposing to change the direction of the gas pumps and canopy from an east-west direction to a north-south direction. Director Grimes summarized the report noting that the existing gas station predates the current city code; therefore they must obtain a CUP in order to do any changes to the site. Grimes next reviewed a colored site plan noting where the setback lines are located and briefly noted that the applicant would be going before the Board of Zoning Appeals at its August 25 meeting to address needed variances. He next reviewed the 10 conditions as outlined in City Planner Knoblauch's memo dated August 20. He specifically reviewed item 4, noting increased traffic on Boone and Highway 55 due to traffic wanting to avoid 1-394. He reviewed the site plan noting the new driveway out to 7'h Street. Grimes briefly discussed the two driveways onto Boone, noting specifically the most southerly driveway being very close to Highway 55 and the problems that the service station encounters with backup due to cars not being able to get out onto Boone. Grimes told the Commission that the applicant needs this southerly driveway for bulk gasoline deliveries. Grimes said that staff is recommending approval of the CUP request and read the conditions upon approval. Chair Pentel asked about condition 5 concerning parking vehicles inside the building at night. She believes people like to have the opportunity to drop off their vehicles the night before at service stations and this condition may create a hardship by not allowing a certain number of cars to be parked outside. Grimes said this item could be discussed with Mr. Malik. He added Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission August 24, 1998 Page 2 service stations usually park its tow truck inside the building overnight. Pentel said that she does not have a problem with outside parking of customer cars overnight. . City Planner Knoblauch said that one concern is that this is not a residential area and there is a lot of movement because it intersects with Highway 55 and Boone Avenue. Grimes noted that there is available space on the site to add parking, and added that the applicant could address this issue. Commissioner Martens asked whether there had been any thought about the movement on the northerly driveway, on Boone, given the increase.in traffic with the new pumps, and would it become hazardous for vehicles to turn in and out of this driveway. Grimes said this is a problematic situation and has been created over the many years of operation. He added that the Engineering Department would like to see driveways a certain number of feet from any corner. Martens asked about the site plan showing the driveway going out to 7th Street as a one-way and could this be a two-way driveway. Malik told Grimes that this is indeed a two-way driveway and is unsure why it was marked as a one-way driveway on the plan. Commissioner Kapsner asked if there has been any talk from the State about updating this particular intersection. Grimes said that MnDOT has probably done the best job possible given the situation they had to work with. He believes the intersection of 7th and Boone is much better since the installation of the traffic lights. Pentel asked if the applicant would be moving its gas containers. Grimes said yes. . The applicant, Tom Malik, 601 Boone Avenue North, came forward. He told the Commission there should be an increase in traffic generation because there would be more fueling stations on each gas pump. Malik said the new design eliminates one pump so there would be three pumps with six pumping stations. He said the upgrade would make the station look more like a 1990's station than a 1960's service station. Malik commented on the conditions, specifically noting no. 6 which talks about putting the dumpsters in the service bays at night. He said the dumpsters are heavy and if they need to be stored inside at night, vehicles could not. Malik pointed out that the surrounding area is business in nature and other neighboring businesses have dumpsters outside. Pentel asked Malik about condition no. 5 and being able to park on the site. Malik said that customers do like to drop their vehicles off the night before. Commissioner Groger asked the height of the new canopy in relation to the existing one. Malik noted the existing one is 11.6 feet and the neW one would be 12 or 13 feet in height. He added that the height would accommodate semi-trucks. He also commented that the existing canopy is damaged and ugly. Groger asked the hours of operation. Malik said 6am-9pm. . Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission August 24, 1998 Page 3 . Pentel asked how the canopy would be lighted; Malik said from underneath, and there would be logo signage on the canopy. Grimes said that the signage would need to meet the standards of the sign code. Martens commented that the canopy lights could be troublesome to those driving by. Malik said that he sees the other side of the situation in that the older customers want lighting to feel safe. Martens asked if the lighting would be directed out. Malik said the lighting would be directed down and would be using new technology on the market. Shaffer suggested that there is space on his lot to create a trash enclosure so he would not have to put it into the building or use parking spaces. Malik asked if he was referring to placing the dumpster in the green area. Grimes stated that there is excess green space on the site. He reminded the Commission that it is the Board of Zoning Appeals who should address the dumpster, but the Commission could make a recommendation that the applicant provide an enclosed dumpster on the site. Shaffer asked about the storage of tires. Malik said they are removed monthly. Shaffer noted that if there were a dumpster enclosure it could be used for recycling and garbage. Malik asked what kind of fencing is required. Knoblauch said code states that it must be a solid building. Martens asked if it would need to have footings. Knoblauch commented that code sates that it has to be a permanent structure. Knoblauch then read from city code, section 11.30, subd. 5. Shaffer asked if it needed a roof. Knoblauch said yes per code requirements. . Commissioner Johnson said she could understand the applicant's frustration in that the service station across Boone is in violation of the code concerning the trash enclosure. Staff had commented the City does not have the manpower to investigate all code violations and some go undetected. Grimes told the Commission that all new buildings require trash to be housed within the building. Kapsner noted that not all buildings are located in the Commercial Zoning District, so there may be different requirements for different businesses. Malik told the Commission that all he is doing is upgrading the canopy and not touching the building. He said to add a dumpster building would be very expensive. Kapsner suggested leaving the requirement the way it is and putting the dumpster in the bay. Malik said then customer vehicles would be left outside. Grimes said the applicant would be appearing before the BZA and he could then request not to have a roof over the structure or even do without a structure at all. Pentel agreed that this was a reasonable option. Grimes asked if the Commission would like staff to investigate how other cities handle this situation. Shaffer said this would be a good idea. . Martens was concerned about the request going forward without the Commission seeing a drawing of how the new canopy would look. Knoblauch commented that staff believed that because this request was not near a residential area and because of the location, a drawing was not essential. Martens commented that lighting is an issue and should be reviewed. Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission August 24, 1998 Page 4 Pentel agreed with staff, because it was not near a residential area there is little concern about lighting. . John Dazurski, representative for Malik, commented that in Bloomington and other areas, trash is put behind wooded fences and gated. Mr. Dazurski talked about the new lighting techniques on the market and noted the one put in a Roseville service station. Grimes said he is familiar with the Roseville service station and the lights do not give out any glare and the lighting is not overwhelming in brightness. Pentel opened the informal public hearing; seeing and hearing no one Pentel closed the informal public hearing. Kapsner suggested that condition 5 be eliminated on the need to bring vehicles inside overnight. Grimes asked the applicant if there have been any vandelism problems. Malik said there have been no major problems and that the station is responsible for any damage to cars by being left out overnight. Pentel agreed to dropping condition 5. Groger said to keep condition 6 concerning the trash enclosure and recommend to the BZA that the applicant have a trash enclosure but reduce the requirement, such as having some kind of screening, because of the location of the site. Johnson agreed. Pentel commented that a fenced-in trash area could help improve the site along with the new canopy. . Commissioner McAleese a variance is granted because of a hardship and that cost is not justified as a hardship. He believes in this case, cost is a reasonable hardship. He suggested that the Commission may want to review the code to address the two different circumstances of old and new. McAleese suggested that the applicant construct a brick structure but be given a longer time frame to complete it. Dazurski talked about the loading and unloading of the dumpster itself in that some trucks have difficulty maneuvering the dumpster resulting in a damaged roof or building. MOVED by McAleese, seconded by Groger and motion carried unanimously to recommend to the City Council approval for a Conditional Use Permit for the site at 601 Boone Avenue North with the conditions stated below, excluding condition 5 as noted in the staff memo and that an amended site plan show a two-way driveway out onto 7th Street. 1. The Board of Zoning Appeals shall approve any necessary variances, or the owner shall agree to any remedies required by the BZA, before final approval is granted by the City Council. 2. The site plan dated 7/28/98 shall be made part of the CUP as approved, or any changes that may be required by the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) shall be incorporated into an amended plan submitted by the applicant for permit attachment. 3. All servicing and repair work shall be done either at the gas pumps or within the service . bays, as appropriate. . . . Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission August 24, 1998 Page 5 4. There shall be no change in the basic use of any areas within the building except for company administrative or storage uses, without first formally amending the conditional use permit. 5. As required by the BZA on August 25, 1998, an uncovered trash enclosure, with a door, shall be constructed. The trash enclosure must be located on the site, which does not require a variance. The trash enclosure must be completed by June 1, 1999. 6. Failure to comply with any of the terms of this permit shall constitute grounds for revocation. 7. The building elevations prepared by Wirtanen Clark Larsen Architects Inc. shall become a part of this permit. III. Meetinas of the City Council. Housina and Redevelopment Authoritv. and Board of Zonina Appeals Groger commented on the City Council meeting he attended regarding Taco Bell, the Golden Hills West 4th Addition Subdivision and the Preliminary Design Plan for PUD 78. Knoblauch also made comments about this meeting which she attended. IV. Other Business No other business was addressed. V. Adiournment Pentel adjourned the meeting at 7:45pm. Emilie Johnson, Secretary . MEMORANDUM DATE: TO: FROM: RE: September 22, 1998 Golden Valley Planning Commission Elizabeth A. Knoblauch, City Planner Informal Public Hearing - Amendment to the Transportation Element of the Golden Valley Comprehensive Plan . As part of its ongoing redevelopment efforts in the Golden Hills area, the City's Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) is looking at a new street link to provide a better traffic route between the Xenia Avenue/I-394 interchange and Glenwood Avenue or other points north. The current route follows Xenia Avenue to Golden Hills Drive, then jogs east to Turner's Crossroad, and then north again. The proposal would extend Xenia Avenue north and then northeasterly from its current endpoint at Laurel Avenue to a direct connection with Turner's Crossroad at the north end of the Meadowbrook School site (see Exhibit A, attached). The extended road would make as much use as possible of excess railroad right-of-way in the area, but would require some other acquisitions as well. The City has hired SHE Consulting Engineers to design the road extension. SEH has done a substantial amount of traffic analysis along both this north/south corridor and the east/west Laurel Avenue and frontage road corridors. Final street plans have not yet been completed, but a number of design options have been explored. HRA staff and SEH have begun meeting with potentially affected property owners. The H RA has initiated an amendment to the Golden Hills Redevelopment Plan, establishing a new redevelopment sub-area around the proposed road corridor. The Planning Commission and City Council will be seeing that amendment shortly. The redevelopment plan should be kept in conformity with the City's basic Comprehensive Plan. As required by law and Metro Council guidelines, the plan's current transportation element highlights streets intended to serve as collector, minor arterial, or principal arterial routes (see Exhibit B, attached); any other streets are considered "local access", and are not of particular concern to the Metro Council. All of Turner's Crossroad is now designated as a collector street. With the completion of 1-394 and closing of direct access to Turner's, part of the collector function has already shifted over to Xenia Avenue. The HRA's proposal would result in a complete shift of the collector street function off of Turner's Crossroad and onto Xenia Avenue. . . With the state mandate for all cities to fully update their Comprehensive Plans, staff had hoped to incorporate this and other redevelopment-related amendments into the broader updating effort. However, it is now clear that the new transportation element will not be ready for public hearings before the end of the year. After some discussion, staff at the Metro Council have agreed to process an interim amendment in the form of an addendum, identifying the location and extent of the planned street segment and declaring that, when built, it will be designated as a collector street instead of Turner's Crossroad. ACTION REQUESTED AT THIS TIME Staff request that the Planning Commission forward to the City Council a favorable recommendation on the proposed amendment to the transportation element of the Comprehensive Plan, reflecting the future construction of an extension to Xenia A venue and designating that street as a collector route to replace Turner's Crossroad. The Comprehensive Plan has a much longer time range than the Golden Hills Redevelopment Plan. In the long run it appears inevitable that the City will have to provide an alternative north/south traffic route in the vicinity of the Xenia A venue/I- 394 interchange, whether or not the HRA is able to proceed with the current proposal as part of its work in Golden Hills. . Attachments: . Exhibit A: Xenia Avenue Extension Detail . Exhibit B: Current Functional Classifications of Golden Valley Streets (contained in the transportation element as "Exhibit 4") . 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Table of Contents Certification Page Table of Contents Section I - Summary Section II - Background Land Use Changes Traffic Issues and Roadway System Development Proposed Alternatives Section III - Study Process Data Collection Public Involvement Section IV - Existing Conditions Land Use Existing Traffic Patterns Modeling Existing Conditions Operational Comments Section V - Future Conditions Land Use Modeling Future Conditions Operational Comments Section VI - Future Road Considerations Golden Hills Drive/Ice Arena Area Access Laurel Avenue (commercial area) Market Street/Laurel Avenue (residential area) Turner's Crossroad / Glenwood Avenue / Xenia Avenue Extension Addendum No.1 Recommendations Adoption Page 1 2 2 2 3 5 5 6 8 8 9 11 12 14 14 15 15 18 18 19 19 21 23 23 27 Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Golden Valley, Minnesota A-GOLDV9506.01 Pagei List of Figures . Figure 1 General Area Map Figure 2 Project Location Map Figure 3 Travel Patterns Figure 4 Average Daily Traffic Volumes Figure 5A Golden Hills Drive Extension Figure 58 Golden Hills Drive Extension - Commercial Access Figure 6A Laurel Avenue - Market Street Extension . Figure 68 Laurel Avenue - Diverter Figure 6C Laurel Avenue - Reconstruction Figure 60 Laurel Avenue - Limited Residential Access Figure 7A Xenia Avenue Extension to Glenwood Avenue Figure 78 Xenia Avenue Extension to Lilac Drive . Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Golden Valley, Minnesota A-GOLDV9506.01 Page ii . . . List of Tables Page Table 1 Existing Land Uses 8 Table 2 P.M. P~ak Hour Trip Generation for Existing Land Uses 9 Table 3 Comparison of Future Land Uses 14 Table 4 Comparison of P.M. Peak Hour Trip Generation for Future Land Uses 15 Appendix Public Involvement Questionnaires: Questionnaire for Business Owners and Operators Questionnaire for Affected Residents of Laurel Avenue Area Comment Form for Proposed Alternatives Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Golden Valley, Minnesota A-GOLDV9506.01 Pageiii . . . February 10, 1997 Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Golden Valley, Minnesota Section I - Summary This traffic study for the City of Golden Valley (the City) focuses on the Golden Hills Redevelopment Area and includes a section bounded by Highway 100 on the east, 1-394 on the south, Winnetka Avenue on the west, and Glenwood A venue on the north. The purpose of the study is to consider the impact of proposed redevelopment on the area traffic patterns. The study looks at the routes traffic currently utilizes in the study area. As businesses and residents in the area know, some of these routes are on local streets through residential areas. Based on these traffic patterns, the study reviews options to improve access to the commerciaVindustrial area and mitigate routes through residential areas. As the study area redevelops, traffic patterns and access needs will change. The study helps to determine the amount of change in traffic volumes that can be expected on surrounding roadways and suggests roadway improvements to reflect the traffic volume change. In studying these possible changes to the street system, some were found to be feasible and others infeasible. From discussion with the City staff, variations and other alternatives were examined. All of the ideas reviewed are presented in this report. Details on the various options explored are found in Sections V and VI. lt should be noted that the redevelopment assumptions used in the study were for the most intense possible development and can be considered a "probable worst-case" scenario. As specific developments become known, the traffic impacts of any proposed plan should be reviewed and compared to this study to maintain the assurance of adequate traffic operations. A-GOLDV9506.01 Page 1 . Section II - Background The intent of this study is to analyze existing traffic conditions in the Golden Hills Redevelopment Area of Golden Valley (Figure 1) and to estimate the traffic impacts from redevelopment. The study area including the Golden Hills Redevelopment Area is bounded by Highway 100, 1-394, Winnetka Avenue, and Glenwood Avenue (Figure 2).. There have been a great number of changes in the road system surrounding and within the study area in recent years. Routes in and out of the area are now relatively indirect. However, there are still high volumes on many of the roadways adjacent to 1-394. The study provides the existing traffic patterns, including the traffic generated by the existing businesses. The changes to traffic demand because of redevelopment are furnished also. The options available for modifications to the existing road system are presented for evaluation. . Land Use Changes The study area is composed of commercial, residential, industrial, and institutional land uses. As redevelopment occurs in the area, the land uses will change from roadway and convenience type businesses to destination type businesses. If traffic from redevelopment has an adverse impact on the roadway system, some restraints in development may need to be considered. The proposals for redevelopment will need to be closely monitored for their impact to the traffic system. Traffic Issues and Roadway System Development The road system serving the Golden Hills Redevelopment Area is a hybrid mixture of streets, former frontage roads, and high volume interchanges. Access into this area is limited by 1-394, Highway 100, Highway 169, and Highway 55. Highway 55 is a limited access expressway, and the other three roadways are limited access freeways. In the 1940s and 1950s, the concept for high volume roadways was to develop a four-lane expressway with limited access and frontage roads on either side. Highway 12, which was the original access into the study area, is an example of this concept. The concept worked well except for the intersections of the frontage roads and cross streets. Commercial establishments generally developed along the frontage road, with their access via the frontage road and the major cross streets. With high traffic being generated from these commercial uses, the intersections of the frontage road and the cross street generally became congested. . Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Golden Valley, Minnesota A-GOLDV9506.01 . The immediate solution to this congestion was to bend back the frontage road as far as possible within the same conceptual alignment. This generally resulted in only a 50-foot to ISO-foot setback from the highway that still had problems of delays and congestion. Traffic signals at the frontage road created complex signal phasing and clearance problems. The next solution was to create remote frontage roads with access to the cross street from behind the first or second businesses on the cross street. These frontage roads were then bent along property lines back to the initial frontage road. These "around the block" frontage roads worked better because the distance from the highway was greater and the access was still readily apparent. However, there were still closely-spaced major intersections along the cross street creating some congestion. The next efforts were to create completely remote frontage roads or to develop "back access" or dual-sided access from an entire street system adjacent to the expressway. In newly-constructed areas, this worked quite well. Retrofitting it to an existing system generally created a circulation system with some unusual features and/or confusion to unfamiliar motorists. . When expressways were upgraded to freeways, the closing of intermediate intersections and the development of interchanges forced further setback of the frontage road and further complicated circulation along the old expressways. Again, the replacement of Highway 12 with 1-394 is an excellent example of some of the complications a circulation system can develop. At the same time that changes were taking place along many of the highways, low volume streets with direct residential access were faced with higher traffic volumes from the adjacent commercial areas. Often, the streets were made discontinuous in an effort to reduce traffic volumes past these residential neighborhoods. Streets also were made discontinuous because of development of specific facilities, natural features such as wetlands, or discontinuous planning between adjacent communities. Proposed Alternatives Five proposed alternatives based on the impact of additional traffic from redevelopment were suggested by the City for analysis. A brief description of each is provided as follows: 1. No changes to the existing street system. Analyze the proposed traffic patterns within the study area following redevelopment, assuming no major changes occur with the street system. . Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Golden Valley, Minnesota A-GOLDV9506.01 Page 3 . . . 2. Second railroad crossing west of Xenia A venue. Evaluate the impact of creating a new major crossing just west of Xenia Avenue between Laurel Avenue and the I-394 frontage road. 3. Discourage use of Laurel Avenue. Study ways to emphasize use of the frontage road for access to the I-394 commercial area and discourage the use of Laurel A venue. 4. Improved access onto Turner's Crossroad. Investigate means for improving access onto Turner's Crossroad from the Xenia A venue area, and investigate traffic congestion at Glenwood Avenue. 5. Extension of Market Street. Examine mechanisms for the intersections of Louisiana A venue and Market Street, and Louisiana A venue and Laurel A venue, to emphasize use of the I-394 frontage road between Market Street and Xenia Avenue. Prior to the analysis of the proposed alternatives, existing traffic patterns were determined. Traffic count data and trip generation volumes were correlated to ascertain which traffic was passing through the area from the adjacent residential areas. This provided a clear understanding of existing traffic patterns and desires. Each proposed alternative was then compared to the analysis of the existing conditions in order to evaluate changes to the circulation patterns. Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Golden Valley, Minnesota A-GOLDV9506.01 Page 4 . Section III - Study Process The study process determined existing traffic patterns, redevelopment traffic impacts. and potential modifications to the circulation system. Data was collected on existing traffic patterns and served as a base to evaluate proposed changes. To evaluate the impacts from development and roadway modifications, traffic forecast methodology is used. This included determination of existing and projected redevelopment land use types and densities, generation of vehicle trips for each land use, distribution of vehicle trips between traffic analysis zones (TAZs), assignment of vehicle trips to individual roadways, calibration of modeled traffic assignments, intersection capacity analysis, and operational analysis. . Data Collection Although some information on traffic patterns in the area already existed, much of it was of limited value because of the continual changes in accessibility of the area. Studies of the proposed auto mall, the Market Street reconstruction, and the Louisiana Avenue traffic signals provided some data. Historical data was available from MnlDOT, Hennepin County, and Golden Valley. To supplement the information, turning movement counts were taken for both the a.m. and p.m. peak periods (6:00 to 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 to 6:00 p.m., respectively) at five key intersections: · Louisiana A venue and Market Street, · Laurel Avenue and Louisiana A venue, · Xenia A venue and the frontage road, · Xenia Avenue and Laurel A venue, and · Turner's Crossroad and Glenwood Avenue. One hour turning movement counts during both the a.m. and p.m. peak periods were taken at another six intersections: · Winnetka Avenue and the frontage road south of 1-394, · Winnetka A venue and the frontage road north of 1-394, · Winnetka A venue and Laurel A venue, · Laurel A venue and Pennsylvania Avenue, · Laurel Avenue and Turner's Crossroad, and · Turner's Crossroad and the frontage road north of 1-394. . In addition to turning movement counts, tube counts were taken at 31 locations. These included directional counts along Winnetka Avenue, Laurel A venue, Market Street, Xenia A venue, Turner's Crossroad, the frontage road between Market Street and Xenia Avenue, and several cross streets. Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Golden Valley, Minnesota A-GOLDV9506.01 Page 5 . The above information was used to establish existing traffic patterns as well as to gain understanding of the changes made as a result of the past modifications in the road system. To establish a base for traffic generation, 'existing land uses in the study area were determined. Land uses for the study area were obtained through a variety of sources. A comprehensive list of the area businesses and their respective locations was obtained from a hand delivered traffic questionnaire to each business in the study area. (The questionnaire asked for information on employees, shift change times, hours of operation, customers, commercial traffic, as well as concerns regarding access to and from the area.) Aerials of the study area were obtained by Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH). The aerial was used to verify the location of each business and estimate the building sizes. SEH staff called businesses to verify data that seemed unusual or inconsistent. The City staff provided redevelopment plans and proposals (Golden Hills Redevelopment Plan, Golden Hills West Area redevelopment proposal) and other likely development types and their estimated intensities. The land use data gathered by SEH was reviewed by the City staff to verify type, intensity, and location. . Public Involvement A public involvement program has been included as part of the. study. It was assumed that business owners would be extremely interested in this traffic study because land use changes were being proposed, and land use restrictions might be a possibility. As noted previously, a questionnaire was developed and hand-distributed by SEH to the area businesses. The questionnaire asked for information regarding employees, customers, and truck trips in order to gain understanding of the commercial and industrial traffic volumes and patterns of the study area. The questionnaire also served to determine concerns and interests of the business owners, thereby establishing a communication network and letting them know they are part of the planning process. An open house was held in late January 1996 as a follow up to the questionnaire. This gave the City an opportunity to present some of the redevelopment concepts and solicit input from the businesses. Another questionnaire was created and sent to affected residents. (A copy of each questionnaire can be found in the Appendix.) The information requested included their concerns regarding traffic in the area and what actions should be taken to change traffic circulation in the area. An open house, separate from the one for the business owners, was held for the residents, also in late January 1996. The "open house" format for public . Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Golden Valley, Minnesota A-GOLDV9506.01 Page 6 . . . involvement allowed for a more informal atmosphere and more "one-on- one" contact between the public and the City staff. The two meetings were separated because there are two distinct audiences. The businesses are primarily traffic generators and the residents are primarily recipients of traffic volumes. Each has a significantly different outlook on goals for traffic in the area. Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Golden Valley, Minnesota A-GOLDV9506.01 Page 7 . Section IV - Existing Conditions Land Use Land use data is collected and used to identify existing characteristics in the study area that influence traffic patterns. These characteristics include: · size and type of development, · location within the St. Paul/Minneapolis metropolitan area, · specific tenants, · trip distribution characteristics, · multi-use and site interactions, and · "pass-by" traffic characteristics. The predominant land uses in the study area are commercial and industrial bordering on residential areas. Table 1 show the uses, sizes or p.m. peak hour trips for general land use categories. . Table 1 Existing Land Uses. Commercial: Commercial 572 ksf Office 357 ksf Other 202 trips Industrial: Industrial/Office/W arehouse 570 ksf Warehouse/Office 267 ksf Manufacturing 25 ksf Residential: Single Family 208 DU Multi-Family 200 DU Other: Schools 469 students Churches 89 ksf Public 48 trips Other 171 trips * ksf= thousand square feet DU = dwelling units The land use types are used to determine the potential vehicle trips generated by each use. Land use trip generation is used because it has the ability to track accumulative site impacts. The vehicle trips are calculated by using trip generation rates from the Fifth Edition of the ITE Trip . Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Golden Valley, Minnesota A-GOLDV9506.01 Page 8 . Generation Manual (and local rates, if known) for a specific land use and intensity. The generated trips shown in Table 2 are for the p.m. peak hour. The p.m. peak hour is typically used for the design and sizing of roadways, since it is usually the period of the highest recurring traffic volumes on an average daily basis. The traffic volume information provided by the City and the vehicle counts taken by SEH were used to determine that the p.m. peak hour generates a recurring highest volume of traffic on an average daily basis in the study area. Table 2 P.M. Peak Hour Trip Generation for Existing Land Uses Existing Commercial 3271 Industrial 953 Residential 335 Other 474 Total 5033 . Although the industrial uses occupy roughly the same amount of space as the commercial uses, the commercial uses generate 65 percent of the existing vehicle trips from the study area. Industrial uses generate 19 percent of the vehicle trips, with the remaining coming from residential and other uses. Because of the variety of commercial uses and the mix of office and industry in the area, it is assumed a portion of the trips will be dual-purpose trips. An example of a dual-purpose trip is: a commuter who needs gas leaves from the office and stops at a gas station before heading home rather than going from the office to home, home to the gas station, and then back home again. We assumed that 15 percent of the generated trips will be dual-purpose trips. . Existing Traffic Patterns Traffic trying to travel a north/south route through (and, in some cases, to and from) the study area cannot do so directly because of the discontinuous or terminating streets as shown in Figure 3. Major access from the north into the area is Winnetka A venue, which is a major north/south roadway in New Hope, generally carrying 13,000 to 15,000 vehicles per day. However, when it enters the area south of Highway 55, Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Golden Valley, Minnesota A-GOLDV9506.01 Page 9 . the character changes to residential and it terminates at the south frontage road ofI-394 and has no remaining direct access to 1-394. Similarly, Louisiana Avenue is a major north/south street in St. Louis Park beginning at Excelsior Boulevard. It has a number of major intersections and full interchange at 1-394 and becomes discontinuous two blocks north of 1-394. Park Place in St. Louis Park and Turner's Crossroad in Golden Valley were once connected to a major intersection on Highway 12. Development of the 1-394 interchange relocated the access in Golden Valley to Xenia Avenue, which is terminated two blocks north of 1-394. The Golden Hills Redevelopment Area, which was once served by several intersections directly accessing Highway 12 and a close frontage road, now has very mixed, limited, and somewhat unknown access. Traffic, instead of being able to turn at intersections of Highway 12 with Colorado A venue, Louisiana A venue, and other intersections, must instead exit at an interchange and travel along a series of streets to reach the same destination. . One pattern of through traffic is the use of Laurel A venue as a connection between Winnetka Avenue and Louisiana A venue. This is confirmed by noting the Average Daily Traffic (ADT) volumes in Figure 4 around the intersection of Winnetka A venue and Laurel A venue. (ADT volumes give a measure of the present demand for service on the roadways and serve to establish patterns of use by traffic in the study area. This permits the evaluation of the present traffic flow with respect to the existing road system.) The ADT on Winnetka A venue north of Laurel A venue is 8,000 vehicles per day. South of Laurel Avenue, however, the ADT on Winnetka A venue drops to 4,600 vehicles per day. The remaining traffic is diverting to Laurel A venue. The ADT volumes in Figure 4 indicate that there is also a pattern of traffic using Laurel Avenue to connect between Louisiana A venue and Jersey Avenue. This would indicate traffic from the north is gaining access to the study area via Jersey A venue as well as Winnetka A venue. A critical roadway of the study area is Louisiana A venue, especially from the intersection of Louisiana Avenue and Market Street to 1-394. As Figure 4 shows, this section of the study area has the highest existing ADT volumes. In addition to the north/south traffic passing through this intersection, it is the main access for traffic accessing the commercial establishments east of Louisiana Avenue along Market Street and the 1-394 frontage road. The businesses consist of high traffic-generating destination-type land uses including a gas/convenience station, family restaurants, and fast food restaurants. The intersection of Louisiana A venue and Market Street should be monitored as existing businesses reach their full trip-generating potential and new businesses area added. . Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Golden Valley, Minnesota A-GOLDV9506.01 Page 10 . On the eastern side of the study area, Turner's Crossroad is an area of concern. A traffic pattern has emerged whereby Turner's Crossroad is used as the route to get to and from Highway 100. Similar to the west . end of Laurel A venue, the concern is that a great deal of traffic is passing through a residential area. Additionally,' this traffic passes through the intersection of Turner's Crossroad and Glenwood Avenue. The Meadow Brook Elementary School is in the northeast corner of the intersection and the Golden Valley Lutheran Church day care facility is in the southwest corner. Safety is of great concern because of the proximity of high volume of traffic to the young children. Modeling Existing Conditions A computerized transportation model was developed to derive the necessary peak hour intersection turning movements for the potential redevelopment in the study area. The model was developed using the PathPro software package. The first step in the modeling process was to calculate the vehicle trips that are generated within the study area as well as through trips that do not have an origin or destination in the study area. . The pattern for how the traffic leaves and enters the study area is known as the distribution. The access points into the study area include interchanges with 1-394 at Louisiana Avenue and Xenia Avenue to the south. Glenwood Avenue provides access through an interchange at Highway 100 to the east and by intersecting with Highway 55 to the north. Winnetka A venue at the western border of the study area provides access to the north, also by intersecting Highway 55, and to the south by intersecting with the south frontage road along 1-394. The ADT volumes in Figure 4 helped determine the distribution pattern of the traffic accessing the study area. Louisiana A venue currently carries the most traffic in the study area. About 45 percent of the traffic currently accesses the study area via Louisiana A venue and Xenia Avenue. Another 30 percent of the traffic uses Glenwood A venue as an access route, with the remaining 25 percent using Winnetka A venue. Vehicle trips generated for this study were assigned to routes based on the above trip distribution using PathPro. The assumption for determining a route is based on the theory that people select the travel path which gives them the shortest overall travel time. The computer output provides traffic volumes for roadways and for turning movements at intersections based on these assigned routes. . When the vehicle trips had been distributed, the model was checked to make sure the volumes on any given roadway in the study matched the Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Golden Valley, Minnesota A-GOLDV9506.01 Page 11 . respective ADT volumes and distribution. The volumes from the computer model were checked against the existing volumes obtained from traffic data and traffic counts to test the reasonableness of the computer assignment and to give some assurance that it represents existing conditions. The model was then calibrated to the existing p.m. peak hour volumes. This means it was fined-tuned until the directional flow and the turning movements approximate the existing p.m. peak hour conditions. The resulting volumes generated by the calibrated model for this study were somewhat higher than the volumes from the actual traffic counts. It was determined that the traffic counts were lower than expected, probably for two reasons. Since some of the businesses are rather new, they may not be generating their full potential of vehicle trips. Also, there had been recent road work in the study area when the traffic counts were taken. This likely impacted the traffic patterns and, therefore, the traffic counts. The higher vol limes from the model were used for operational analysis since they indicate the full trip generation potential of the land uses in the study area. . Operational Comments Operational analysis of the key intersections using existing traffic counts shows the signalized intersections to be operating well. These intersections are: · Louisiana A venue and Market Street, · Xenia A venue and Wayzata Boulevard, and · Glenwood A venue and Turner's Crossroad. However, it is perceived by drivers that these intersections do not operate as well as indicated by the operational analysis from existing counts. As stated previously, there had been recent road work in the study area when traffic counts were taken, and this may have impacted the traffic counts. Using the slightly higher volumes generated from the computer model, the operational analysis results are closer to the perceived conditions. Operational analysis of the key unsignalized intersections using traffic counts shows most to be operating well. The intersections analyzed include: . · Winnetka Avenue and the south frontage road ofl-394, · Winnetka Avenue and the north frontage road ofl-394, · Winnetka A venue and Laurel Avenue, · Laurel A venue and Pennsylvania Avenue, · Laurel A venue and Xenia Avenue, · Laurel A venue and Turner's Crossroad, and Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Golden Valley, Minnesota A-GOLDV9506.01 Page 12 . . . · Turner's Crossroad and the frontage road north ofI-394. The analysis shows that drivers are experiencing significant delay on several of the approaches of the intersection of Laurel A venue and Pennsylvania A venue. The intersection of Turner's Crossroad and the frontage road north of 1-394 also shows significant delay on several approaches. Another intersection showing delay on at least one approach is the intersection of Winnetka A venue and the south frontage road. As with the signalized intersections, it is perceived by drivers that the unsignalized intersections do not operate as well as indicated by the operational analysis from existing counts. Using the slightly higher volumes generated from the computer model, the operational analysis show results for the unsignalized intersections that are closer to the perceived conditions. For purposes of having base analyses to compare against future alternatives, both sets of operational analysis. 0 (from counts and from model volumes) will be used for both the signalized and unsignalized intersections. Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Golden Valley, Minnesota A-GOLDV9506.01 Page 13 . Section V - Future Conditions Land Use Redevelopment information provided by the City staff served as the basis for trip generation projections. The conceptual plans show that most of the new development and redevelopment will occur in the eastern part of the study area. Specifically, there are plans for a three-phase office/warehouse development west of Xenia A venue and south of Laurel Avenue. Just to the south are redevelopment plans which could include a hotel, restaurant, and general office building. An additional general office building is planned for the Colonnade area east of Xenia A venue. On the western end of the study area, Lupient Properties recently expanded, Menards has discussed plans to expand into the Zeos Computer space, and a Mermaid Car Wash has opened. It should be noted that the developments and redevelopments listed above are only conceptual in nature. Actual decisions regarding uses, intensities, and approval to build will be determined by the City. Table 3 shows the changes in land use by comparing the existing and proposed redevelopment uses: . Table 3 Comparison of Future Land Uses. Existing Redevelopment Change Commercial: Commercial 572 ksf 620 ksf 48 ksf Office 357 ksf 543 ksf 186 ksf Other 202 trips 320 trips 118 trips Industrial: IndusbiaVOfficelVVarehouse 570 ksf 570 ksf --- Warehouse/Office 267 ksf 542 ksf 275 ksf Manufacturing 25 ksf 25 ksf --- Residential: Single Family 208 DU 218 DU IODU Multi-Family 200 DU 200 DU --- Other: Schools 469 students 469 students --- Churches 89 ksf 89 ksf --- Public 48 trips 48 trips --- Other 171 trips 148 trips - 23 trips * ksf = thousand square feet DU = dwelling units . Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Golden Valley, Minnesota A-GOLDV9506.01 Page 14 . Nearly all of the proposed changes are commercial and industrial. If the redevelopment plans are implemented as proposed, the predominant land uses in the study area will remain commercial and industrial. Table 4 shows the change in generated trips by comparing the p.m. peak hour trips for the existing and redevelopment uses: Table 4 Comparison of P.M. Peak Hour Trip Generation for Future Land Uses Existing Redevelopment Change Commercial 3271 3857 586 Industrial 953 1367 414 Residential 335 345 10 Other 474 451 (23) Total 5033 6020 987 . The redevelopment land uses are projected to generate an additional 987 vehicle trips in the p.m. peak hour. The projected proportion of uses will remain roughly the same as under the existing land use trip generation. The commercial uses will continue to generate the most traffic (64 percent). Industrial uses are projected to generate 23 percent of the vehicle trips, with the remaining 13 percent coming from residential and other uses. Modeling Future Conditions The trips generated by the redevelopment plans were added to the computer model and assigned to the existing roadway system. This initial model of redevelopment changes assumed there were no physical changes to the roadways (such as wider streets or more lanes). This provided information relative to the ability of the street system to handle the additional traffic, given its existing configuration. . . Operational Comments The signalized intersection of Glenwood A venue and Turner's Crossroad is the most affected by the proposed increase in traffic. Three of the four approaches would operate poorly. To improve the operation of the intersection, the northbound approach would need to be changed from one lane to two lanes. This change facilitates the large number of vehicles turning right from the northbound approach to go eastbound to Highway 100. (Even without the future traffic, it may be necessary to add Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Golden Valley, Minnesota A-GOLOV9506.01 Page 15 . the lane to the northbound approach since there are reports of vehicles currently using the shoulder for a driving lane.) A right-turn-on-red (RTOR) could also be allowed for the northbound approach with the additional lane. The existing restriction ~as placed at the request of the school district for the school crossing. The westbound approach of the signalized intersection of Xenia A venue and the frontage road north of 1-394 would operate poorly due to the traffic from the proposed addition to the Colonnade complex. By adding another left turn lane (there is currently one westbound left turn lane), drivers at the intersection would experience only slightly more delay than under existing conditions. With the addition of redevelopment traffic, operations at the signalized intersection of Louisiana A venue and Market Street experience only a slight increase in delay. The unsignalized intersections of Winnetka Avenue and the 1-394 south frontage road, Laurel Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue, and Turner's Crossroad and the frontage road north of 1-394 would have increased delay. These intersections are not only affected by the increase in traffic but also by the fact that the traffic has a sharp peak. This means that instead of the traffic arriving at an intersection at an even rate over an hour, a good portion of the traffic arrives in a short period, such as fifteen minutes. Traffic backs up at the intersection during the peak period, causing extra delay for each driver. The unsignalized intersection of Laurel A venue and Winnetka Avenue will experience more delay on some approaches. The intersections of Laurel Avenue and Xenia A vem~e, and Laurel A venue and Turner's Crossroad, will have at least one approach that experiences increased delay. Signalization may be a consideration to improve operations at some of the unsignalized intersections, such as the intersection of Laurel A venue and Louisiana A venue. Signalization for the intersection has already been approved by the City and has been implemented. The intersection of Laurel A venue and Pennsylvania A venue may also improve with signalization. However, the signalization of the intersection of Laurel A venue and Louisiana A venue may impact the intersection of Laurel Avenue and Pennsylvania A venue. This intersection should be reviewed periodically after the intersection of Laurel A v~nue and Louisiana A venue is signalized and as redevelopment begins to occur. In summary, the additional traffic generated by redevelopment will increase delay at most of the key intersections in the study area. The addition of one lane to the intersection of Turner's Crossroad and . . Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Golden Valley, Minnesota A.GOLDV9506.01 Page 16 . . . Glenwood A venue, and one lane to the intersection of Xenia A venue and the frontage road north of 1-394, will be required at a minimum to keep the intersections operating adequately. Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Golden Valley, Minnesota A-GOLDV9506.01 Page 17 . Section VI - Future Road Considerations As summarized at the beginning of the report, five proposed alternatives were requested for evaluation. Analysis of the first scenario, redevelopment with no changes to the existing street system, was presented in the previous section. The remaining scenarios, with some added variations, are presented in this section. Each of these four alternatives is evaluated against the results of the first proposed alternative detailed in the previous section. . Golden Hills Drivellce Arena Area Access As part of the redevelopment of the Golden Hills Area, a second railroad crossing was proposed across the c.P. Railroad just west of Xenia Avenue between Laurel Avenue and the frontage road north of 1-394. (Please note that the railroad crossing has been implemented.) The purpose of this alternative is to emphasize traffic flows on the frontage road north of 1-394 and de-emphasize the use of Laurel Avenue to access businesses in the study area. This alternative started with the base future computer model described in Section V. The model network was modified to extend the frontage road north of 1-394 westward from Xenia A venue, over the railroad tracks, and to Colorado Avenue (Figure 5A). Operations for this alternative are the same or slightly improved from the future base scenario for both signalized and un signalized intersections. The minimum required changes because of increased traffic from redevelopment are the same as the base future scenario: 1. One westbound left turn lane (for a total of two) would need to be added to the signalized intersection of Xenia A venue and the frontage road north of 1-394. 2. One northbound lane (with allowance for RTOR) would need to be added to the signalized intersection of Glenwood A venue and Turner's Crossroad. The change specific to this alternative is the extension of the frontage road north of 1-394 westward over the railroad tracks to connect with Colorado Avenue. (The designated name for this extension is Golden Hills Drive.) Golden Hills Drive and Xenia Avenue would serve as primary routes to the freeway (to the south and east) rather than using Laurel Avenue. . Provisions for access to the parcels of land in the area of the Breck Ice Arena needs to be addressed. To provide room for this access, the current transition of curves on the frontage road could be shifted back to Colorado Avenue and connected to Golden Hills Drive (Figure 5A). Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Golden Valley, Minnesota A-GOLDV9506.01 Page 18 . Laurel Avenue (commercial area) Several methods were reviewed for the area bounded by Laurel A venue, Xenia A venue. and the frontage road north of 1-394, including street realignment, signing, signalization, etc., that would serve to emphasize use of the frontage road for access to the 1-394 commercial area and discourage the use of Laurel A venue. The preceding alternative (extension of the frontage road) helps to achieve the goal of discouraging use of Laurel Avenue. With the addition of the extension of the frontage road, traffic will tend to use the frontage road to access Turner's Crossroad rather than using Laurel A venue. Signs for the northbound and westbound traffic at the intersection of Xenia A venue and the frontage road north of 1-394 could indicate the use of the frontage road to reach the commercial area. Also, the "s" curve on the frontage road could be moved westward and connected to the proposed extension of the frontage road (Golden Hills Drive) to further encourage the use of this route to the commercial area (Figure 5B). . Market Street/Laurel Avenue (residential area) Strategies were reviewed for mitigating traffic using a route passing through the residential area of Laurel A venue, from Winnetka A venue to Louisiana A venue, as primary access into the commercial area. These strategies included: Option A: Connecting Market Street between Louisiana Avenue and Pennsylvania A venue (Figure 6A). Option B: Placing a diverter at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Laurel Avenue (Figure 6B). Option C: Reconstructing Laurel A venue between Pennsylvania A venue and Winnetka A venue (Figure 6C). Option D: Widening Laurel A venue between Louisiana A venue and Winnetka A venue and reducing access to residential areas from Laurel A venue by eliminating intersections (Figure 6D). . By connecting Market Street between Louisiana A venue and Pennsylvania A venue under Option A, volumes along Laurel A venue through the residential area decrease by only 160 vehicles in the p.m. peak hour (see Figure 6A). Since the Market Street extension route is rather indirect, it does not draw enough through traffic from Laurel A venue to decrease volumes significantly along Laurel A venue between Winnetka A venue and Pennsylvania A venue. What does change Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Golden Valley, Minnesota A-GOLDV9506.01 Page 19 . significantly are the volumes along Laurel A venue east of Pennsylvania A venue. Traffic from the businesses south of Laurel A venue between Pennsylvania. A venue and Louisiana A venue shift from using Laurel Avenue and Louisiana Avenue to using Market Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. So, while this option improves operations at the intersection of Laurel A venue and Louisiana A venue, it increases exposure to residents along the north frontage road and does not significantly decrease exposure for the residents already impacted along Laurel A venue. Extending Market Street may also cause on-site circulation problems for businesses west of Louisiana A venue. . The strategy of putting a diverter at the intersection of Pennsylvania A venue and Laurel A venue was explored under Option B. This would break the direct route along Laurel A venue and reduce the traffic significantly (see Figure 6B). Since the traffic could no longer use Laurel Avenue to access Winnetka Avenue, the traffic (440 to 550 p.m. peak hour trips) would change their route to use Jersey Avenue and Western A venue to access Winnetka Avenue. As with Laurel A venue, this traffic would impact residents along Jersey Avenue and Western Avenue. While this option reduces exposure for 28 residences along Laurel A venue and Winnetka Avenue, it increases exposure for at least 34 residences along Jersey Avenue and Western Avenue. Other residences may be affected as these diverted drivers choose to find other shortcuts through residential neighborhoods to reach Highway 55. The diverter at the intersection of Laurel A venue and Pennsylvania Avenue would also limit access for the residents who currently use that intersection. However, the diverter would also cause the elimination of Laurel Avenue from the Municipal State Aid Street System, which affects funding, and potentially requiring refunds to MnlDOT for past construction expenditures on Laurel A venue. Since the previous two options do not reduce the overall exposure to residential areas, another option (Option C) is to leave the route as it is and widen Laurel A venue to accommodate the anticipated increase in traffic due to redevelopment. Some residential yard sizes would be reduced due to right-of-way acquisition. Access to Laurel Avenue from the residential cross streets would remain intact (see Figure 6C). The final option (Option D) is a variation on the previous option. Laurel A venue would be widened but the residential cross streets would no longer have direct access to Laurel Avenue (see Figure 6D). Both residents and business employees along Laurel A venue would have to find alternate routes out of their neighborhoods and businesses. The p.m. peak hour vehicle trips affected by closing access at Rhode Island Avenue, Sumter Avenue, and Quebec A venue is 80 vehicle trips in the p.m. peak hour. For the affected residents and employees, access to Laurel A venue would be via Winnetka A venue or Louisiana A venue and . Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Golden Valley, Minnesota A-GOLDV9506.01 Page 20 . would require some routing through neighborhoods. Some residential houses would have to be removed due to right-of-way acquisition. Turner's Crossroad I Glenwood. Avenue I Xenia Avenue Extension A method for improving access onto Turner's Crossroad from the Xenia A venue area was reviewed. It included an analysis of volumes on Turner's Crossroad and a recommendation for a street section. Improving access for Turner's Crossroad from the Xenia Avenue area involves the route traffic takes to get to and from the Glenwood A venue interchange of Highway 100, so the proposed alternative of changing access to Turner's Crossroad was expanded to include the operations at the intersection of Glenwood A venue and Turner's Crossroad. Several scenarios for the treatment of the intersection of Glenwood A venue and Turner's Crossroad were reviewed: . Option A: No changes to any streets or intersections (Figure 11). Option B: Extend Xenia A venue from Laurel A venue to Glenwood Avenue (Figure 7A). Option C: Extend Xenia A venue from Laurel A venue through Glenwood A venue to the intersection of Turner's Crossroad and Lilac Drive, and allowing no access to Glenwood Avenue from Turner's Crossroad (Figure 7 A). As stated in the summary for the base future scenario, the minimum required change because of increased traffic from redevelopment is the addition of one northbound lane (with allowance for RTOR) to the signalized intersection of Glenwood Avenue and Turner's Crossroad. If Xenia Avenue is extended from Laurel A venue to Glenwood A venue, under Option B, some of the traffic from the Xenia Avenue area would use the new extension rather than Turner's Crossroad. The p.m. peak . hour traffic on Turner's Crossroad would drop by 585 vehicles per hour. As with the previous option, the operation of the intersection of Glenwood A venue and Turner's Crossroad would be improved by adding one extra lane. Under Option B, however, the eastbound approach should change by adding a left turn only lane. Option B would require the creation of a new intersection for the extension of Xenia A venue at Glenwood Avenue. Additionally, the intersection of Xenia Avenue and Laurel A venue would ne~d to be signalized. 1f, however, access from Turner's Crossroad to Glenwood Avenue is blocked and Xenia Avenue is extended from Laurel A venue through Glenwood Avenue to the intersection of Turner's Crossroad and Lilac Drive under Option C, nearly all traffic from the Xenia A venue area would be eliminated from Turner's Crossroad. The intersection of . Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Golden Valley, Minnesota A-GOLDV9506.01 Page 21 . . . Turner's Crossroad and Glenwood Avenue would no longer need to be signalized. The new intersection of Xenia Avenue and Glenwood A venue would required signalization, as would the intersection of Xenia Avenue and Laurel Avenue. Since only through traffic (thus eliminating conflicting traffic) would be allowed at the intersection of Turner's Crossroad and Glenwood A venue, safety should improve for the children of the elementary school and the day care facility. It should be noted that some provisions for pedestrian traffic to cross Glenwood A venue near the school would have to be added. Options Band C would require acquisition of the railroad right-of-way in order to extend Xenia Avenue. Some private properties would also need to be acquired. Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Golden Valley, Minnesota A-GOLDV9506.01 Page 22 . Addendum No.1 Recommendations Subsequent to publishing the draft Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study in September 1996, two public open house meetings were held in October 1996 to solicit input from residents and businesses that could be potentially affected by roadway changes. The public meetings were held after a draft report was ready but prior to the preparation of the final report. This ensured that enough information was available to answer questions and concerns of the public. This does not mean that all concerns will be resolved or that specific demands will be met, but it does allow their input to be considered, in the study process and final report. This addendum finalizes the draft traffic study report. The information is organized by the three sub-areas of the study. These include: · the Market Street/Laurel A venue area, · the Turner's CrossroadlGlenwood A venue/Xenia A venue area, and · the Golden Hills Redevelopment area. . For the first two sub-areas, a recap of the proposed alternatives is provided. For all three sub-areas, a summary of the comments from the public meetings is provided. Finally, conclusions and recommendations are given. MARKETSTREET~AURELAVENUE Proposed Alternatives Strategies were reviewed for mitigating traffic using a route from Winnetka to Louisiana Avenue, passing through the residential area of Laurel A venue, as the primary access into the commercial area. These strategies included: Option A: Connecting Market Street between Louisiana A venue and Pennsylvania A venue (Figure 6A). Option B: Placing a diverter at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Laurel Avenue (Figure 6B). Option C: Reconstruction of Laurel Avenue between Pennsylvania Avenue and Winnetka A venue (Figure 6C). , Option D: Widening Laurel A venue between Louisiana A venue and Winnetka Avenue and reducing residential access to Laurel Avenue (Figure 6D). . Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Golden Valley, Minnesota A-GOLDV9506.01 Page 23 . Analysis found that Option B significantly reduced traffic on Laurel A venue between Pennsylvania A venue and Winnetka A venue, while Option A only slightly reduced traffic. The purpose of Options C and D was to more effectively handle traffic thr~)Ugh the area rather than trying to reduce it. The major issue for these options is acquisition of right-of-way in order to make improvements. Public Involvement The proposed alternatives studied for Laurel A venue from Winnetka A venue to Pennsylvania A venue were presented at a public open house held on October 9, 1996. The public was invited to ask questions and comment on alternatives in both oral and written form. . There were only a few written comments on Options A, C, and D. The comments were evenly divided between 'pros' and 'cons' for these options. Option B, however, received the most comments with 90 percent of those comments in favor of placing a diverter at the intersection of Laurel Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue. In addition to comments relating to the specific options, many general comments were submitted. Suggestions for Laurel A venue included more restrictive weight limits and speed limits, narrowing the street width, and using signage to direct/divert traffic to appropriate alternative streets. Conclusions and Recommendations The recommendation for the residential portion of Laurel A venue (from Winnetka A venue to Pennsylvania A venue) is to lessen traffic volumes by use of the following traffic control measures. · Install signs to direct through traffic to use the south frontage road instead of Laurel A venue as the route to go to, or come from, the Louisiana Avenue interchange ofl-394. · Install signs to suggest a truck route via Winnetka A venue and the south frontage road. (However, it shall be noted that trucks cannot be prohibited from Laurel Avenue if it is on the State Aid Street System.) The aim of these traffic mitigation measures is to reduce heavy truck traffic, through traffic, and traffic that is not specifically accessing the commercial area. The advantage of these measures is. that they can be implemented quickly at low cost. . One area of concern is that the traffic control measures may not be enough to offset the familiarity and desirability of the existing route along Laurel A venue. It is recommended that the route be monitored periodically to determine if traffic has been reduced as a result of the traffic control measures. Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Golden Valley, Minnesota A-GOLDV9506.01 Page 24 . If traffic has not been reduced, the following option could be implemented to augment the earlier measures: · Install signs that indicate Laurel A venue from Pennsylvania A venue to Winnetka A venue is to be used for local traffic only. If the preceding measures do not reduce traffic or are not used, it is recommended that the feasibility of Options C and D be reviewed. Options C and D, while obviously less popular with residents than Option B, reduce direct conflicts through design, and/or right-of-way acquisition and relocation. TURNER'S CROSSROAD I GLENWOOD AVE I XENIA AVE Proposed Alternatives A method for improving access onto Turner's Crossroad from the Xenia A venue area was analyzed and included traffic operations at the intersection of Glenwood Avenue and Turner's Crossroad. Several scenarios for the treatment of the intersection of Glenwood A venue and Turner's Crossroad were reviewed: Option A: No changes to any streets and intersections. . Option Bo' Extend Xenia A venue from Laurel Avenue to Glenwood Avenue (Figure 7 A). Option C: Extend Xenia A venue from Laurel A venue through Glenwood A venue to the intersection of Turner's Crossroad and Lilac Drive, and allow no access to Glenwood Avenue from Turner's Crossroad (Figure 7B). . Option B draws significant traffic off Turner's Crossroad. Nearly all traffic currently using Turner's Crossroad would be eliminated under Option C. As development occurs, some modifications to increase capacity would be necessary even under Option A. Public Involvement The public open house held on October 10, 1996, presented the traffic mitigation alternatives studied for Turner's Crossroad as well as the Golden Hills Redevelopment Area. Comments from residents and business representatives were again taken in oral and written form. The comments were evenly divided between 'pros' and 'cons' for Options Band C. Specific comments regarding Option A were that Turner's Crossroad is in desperate need of improvement. However, residents preferred improvements that would make the street more Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Golden Valley, Minnesota A-GOLDV9506.01 Page 25 . residential rather than improvements that would make the street a preferred arterial route. Conclusions and Recommendations . Improving operations on Turner's Crossroad involves the route traffic uses between the Xenia Avenue area near the 1-394 frontage road and Laurel A venue, and the Glenwood A venue area near the Highway 100 interchange. The recommendation for improving operations on Turner's Crossroad is to extend Xenia A venue from Laurel A venue to Glenwood A venue (Option B, Figure 7 A). Since extension of Xenia Avenue provides a more direct route for traffic accessing the Glenwood A venue interchange of Highway 100, traffic volumes on Turner's Crossroad are greatly reduced. Another benefit is the reduction of the heavy turning movements at the intersection of Glenwood Avenue and Turner's Crossroad. Reduction of the conflicting traffic movements should improve safety for the children of the elementary school and the day care facility, assuming provisions for pedestrian traffic to cross Glenwood Avenue are retained. The right-of-way along the unused railroad track and adjacent private properties needs to be acquired by the City. If right-of-way for the extension of Xenia Avenue cannot be acquired, the capacity of the intersection of Turner's Crossroad and Glenwood A venue must be increased. The addition of one northbound lane (with allowance for RTOR) is required. However, this option retains volumes on Turner's Crossroad and continues the conflicts with pedestrians at Glenwood A venue. GOLDEN HILLS REDEVELOPMENT AREA As part of the redevelopment of the Golden Hills Area, a second railroad crossing (Golden Hills Drive) was added across the c.P. Railroad just west of Xenia A venue between Laurel A venue and the frontage road north of 1-394 (Figure 5A). The purpose of this extension is not only to provide access to new businesses but also to emphasize the use of the frontage road for access to the 1-394 commercial area and discourage the use of Laurel A venue. Comments from businesses in the area indicate that they are the most concerned with having good access to their business establishments. A secondary issue is pedestrian access in the area. . To further emphasize the use of the frontage road, it is recommended that the current transition of curves on the frontage road be shifted back to Colorado Avenue and connected to Golden Hills Drive (Figure 5B). (It is recommended that specific access points from the frontage road be discussed with property owners as redevelopment occurs.) Additionally, Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Golden Valley, Minnesota A-GOLDV9506.01 Page 26 . . . it is recommended that signs be added to indicate the use of the frontage road to reach the commercial area for the northbound and westbound traffic at the intersection of Xenia A venue and the frontage road/Golden Hills Drive. Adoption The next step in this process is for the City Council to review the final recommendations and consider their adoption. If adopted by the City Council, implementation will depend upon redevelopment and its effect on traffic growth, approval of changes by the necessary agencies, and funding. 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Ci) "0. - 0 ~B fCi) f2& 0- Xenia Avenue Extension laurel Avenue 41 :J C ~ <( .Q c 41 X Lilac Drive N (not to scale) Proposed Design Concept ~5eH GOLDEN HILLS Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Xenia A venue Extension To Uac Drive Figure 78 ENQNCDfS.AROIITE:C~PLANNERS .. Questionnaire Golden Hills Area Traffic Study Business Owners and Operators January, 1996 Name of business: Address: Name of contact person: Telephone number: FAX number: 1. How long have you occupied your business at this location? 2. How many employees work out of your Golden Hills Area operation? 3. How many shifts do you have and how many employees work each shift? 3. What are the regular starting and ending times of those shifts? 4. How many customers come to your business on an average day? . 5. How many customers come to your business on your busiest day? 6. What type of weekly, monthly, or seasonal variation do you have? 7. How many truck pick-ups and deliveries do you have on an average weekday? 8. If you are a retail or service business, where do most of your customers come from before stopping at your business? 9. Please describe your concerns about access to and from the area. Please use the back of this form or add sheets if necessary. If you have any questions regarding this questionnaire, please call either Jeff Oliver (593-8030) or Cindy Gray (490-2071). . . . . Your Comments About the Laurel A venue Area Please take this opportunity to let us know where you live and the specific concerns you have about traffic in the Laurel Avenue and Western Avenue area. We are also including the residential area between Turner's Crossroad and TIi 100 in our study area so we are interested in the concerns of residents in that area as well. . Your comments will help the City of Golden Valley better assess what actions should be taken to change traffic circulation in the area. 1. Please describe where you live. (Example: On Laurel Avenue between Sumter Ave. and Rhode Island Avenue) 2. What traffic circulation features do you like about your neighborhood? 3. What traffic circulation features do you dislike or have concerns with in your neighborhood? 4. Do you have any specific comments about the following items as they penain to your neighborhood? Traffic Volumes : Pedestrian Safety: Bicycling: Traffic Lights I Stop Signs: Road Widths: Bus Accessibility: Sidewalks: 5. Please describe any ideas for improving traffic circulation or explain any other traffic related concerns below: Please use the back of this form if you need more space. Thank you for completing this questionnaire. Please return this form to the "Return Survey" box in this room or mail your completed form to Jeff Oliver, Golden Valley Public Works Department. 7800 Golden Valley Road. Golden Valley, MN 55427. . . . Your Comments About the Golden Hills Area Please take this opportunity to let us know where you live and the specific' comments you have about the traffic study. We are also interested in your concerns regarding traffic in the area as well. Your comments will help the City of Golden Valley better assess what actions should be taken to change traffic circulation in the area. 1. Please describe where you live. (Example: On Laurel Avenue between Sumter A venue and Rhode Island A venue) 2. What are your general comments about the study program and process? 3. What traffic features do you like in your neighborhood alternatives? 4. Do you have any specific comments about the alternatives? Please use the back of this form if you need more space. Thank you for completing this questionnaire. Please return this form to the "Return Survey" box in this room or mail your completed form to Jeff Oliver, Golden Valley Public Works Department, 7800 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, MN 55427. . Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Tr~ffic Study Supplementary Data City of Golden Valley, Minnesota . SEH No. A-GOLDV9506.01 February 10, 1997 ~SeH . . . . Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Supplementary Data City of Golden Valley, Minnesota SEH No. A-GOLDV9506.01 February 10, 1997 I hereby certify that this Report was prepared by me or under my direct supervision, and that I am a duly Registered Professional Engineer under the laws of the State of Minnesota. ~t:J?~t/~ Date: Hb /() /997 Reg. No.: Reviewed by: ~. d f)~ Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. 3535 Vadnais Center Drive 200 SEH Center St. Paul, Minnesota 55110 (612) 490-2000 9089 ~~t/~ /9'7 '" Date . . . Table of Contents Public Involvement Comments (pre-study) Business Owners Comments Laurel Avenue Area Comments Level of Service Signalized Intersections Unsignalized Intersections Public Involvement Comments (post-study) Laurel Avenue Comments Turner's Crossroad Comments Golden Hills Redevelopment Area Traffic Study Supplementary Data Golden Valley, Minnesota A-GOLDV9506.01 Page i . . . Business Owners Comments 1. Left turn difficult from Xenia Avenue 2. Laurel A venue needs repair and widening - 3 3. Need access for semi trucks off Florida Ave. And Colorado 4. Access from 1-394 is bad 5. Traffic backups at WinnetkaffH 55 6. Too many large trucks using Laurel Ave. 7. No good access to Suburban Tire and Tires Plus from main roads 8. Laurel Avenue is very busy 9. Meters on 1-394 ramps back up traffic - 8 10. Signal at LouisianalMarket needs to be activated - 5 11 Finish work started on Laurel Ave. Five years ago 12. Lack of street parking and lights - 3 13. Highway 100 needs improvement due to congestion - 2 14. Turners Crossroad needs to be repaved 15. Laurel Avenue speed limit should be increased to at least 35-40 mph - 2 16. Turn lane needed off east bound 1-394 to frontage road 17. T.H. 55 entrances and exits are very dangerous 18. Laurel Ave./Hampshire intersection is very busy 19. Access to area is limited except from west 20. Please don't close Hampshire Ave. again . . . Laurel A venue Area Comments Laurel A venue 1. Laurel Avenue carries too much traffic - 21 2. Laurel Avenue needs repair and widening - 10 3. Too much bus and truck traffic on Laurel - 8 4. Commercial cars and trucks should be transferred to Market Street/frontage road - 7 5. Laurel should be closed to through traffic - 2 6. Existing traffic on Laurel is acceptable 7. Existing traffic is reasonably quiet 8. Laurel Avenue to Pennsylvania Avenue should be made a through street 9. If west Laurel A venue is closed, traffic will be routed down Pennsylvania and Ridgeway 10. The bend in Laurel A venue needs to be straightened 11. Traffic backs up on LaurellWinnetka and traffic uses Sumter to Ridgeway Road as an alternative 12. LaurellWinnetka Avenue intersection is a problem 13. Busses should use Laurel Avenue 14. Laurel Avenue will be satisfactory if extended from Florida to Winnetka Avenue 15. Laurel Avenue should be considered a residential access road not an expressway Winnetka A venue 1. Too much traffic on Winnetka Avenue 2. Reroute traffic to preclude access to Winnetka Avenue from Laurel Avenue 3. Route traffic on frontage roads to Winnetka Avenue Louisiana A venue 1. Louisiana Avenue is too narrow between Market Street and Laurel Avenue Turners Crossroad 1. Too much traffic on Turners Crossroad-2 2. Too much truck and bus traffic on Turners Crossroad - 2 3. SE comer of Glenwoodffurners Crossroad is unsightly and dangerous 4. Turners Crossroad is in terrible shape from 1-394 and 1H 100 construction 5. Shoulders of Tuners Crossroad is used for a driving lane 6. Repair Turners Crossroadffurnpike intersection 7. Don't change traffic pattern in Glenwoodffurners Crossroad area . . . Traffic Control 1. Vehicles are speeding - 6 2. A traffic light is needed at Laurel/Winnetka Avenue - 3 3. More stop signs are needed between Pennsylvania and Turners Crossroad - 3 4. More signal lights needed along Laurel - 2 5. A stoplight at Louisiana/Laurel is needed - 2 6. A weight limit sign is needed at Winnetka AvenuelLaurel and PennsylvanialLaurel to keep heavy trucks and busses off Laurel - 2 7. Why isn't light finished at LouisianaIMarket - 2 8. Signal light needed on Laurel between Penn and Winnetka Avenue 9. A stoplight at XenialLaurel Avenue is needed 10. A stoplight at Colorado !Laurel is needed 11. Traffic signals will not help 12. Install "Local Traffic Only" sign at PennsylvanialLaurel for westbound traffic on Laurel 13 A "No Left Turn 7am to 9am" sign is needed at Winnetka AvenuelLaurel for southbound Winnetka Avenue 14. A frontage road directional sign is needed at Pennsylvania A venuelLaurel pointing south for west bound Laurel A venue traffic 15. Traffic will backup from lights at LouisianalLaurel 16. Lights should be timed with lights at I-3941Louisiana 17. A ''To Pennsylvania" sign is needed at Ridgeway Road /Western 18. A ''To Louisiana Avenue" sign is needed at G1enwoodlHaro1d 19. Traffic is speeding through stop signs on Harold 20. The stop sign at Jersey/Western is a hazard and should be replaced with just a stop signs on Western. Yellow flashers should be kept in working condition 21. Stop sign needed at LaureVLouisiana with left turn arrow from east 22. Traffic lights may be needed at Radissonrrurnpike 23. Signal needed north of Laurel/Winnetka Avenue intersection 24. Signals needed at railroad crossing at Colorado Parkin!! 1. Too many cars parked on Xenia, south of Laurel 2. Speak of the Word Church parks on residential streets even though overflow parking is available Accessibilitv 1. Bus accessibility is poor 2. It's hard to get to east 1-394 from Turners CrossroadfTurnpike intersection 3. Hard to get onto 1-394 because of ramp delays . . . Safety I. Better visibility is needed at LaurellWinnetka Avenue intersection - 3 2. Street light needed at Laurel and Louisiana 3. More street lights needed on Laurel 4. Dislike rail crossing 5. The railroad lights are not working properly Aesthetics I. Glare of headlights from Laurel to Winnetka Avenue is annoying - 2 2. Trees needed on south side of Laurel to beautify the area 3. Train whistles are too loud 4. Area was peaceful before the new construction 5. There are ugly sand piles on north side of Laurel 6. Loud noise from 1-394 7. Menards needs to shut off its outside pager system 8. Creek should be uncovered to improve drainage and aesthetics. PedestrianIBicvcle 1. Traffic is affecting pedestrianlbicyc1e safety along Laurel - 8 2. More sidewalks needed -8 3. A shoulder or sidewalk is needed on Laurel -5 4. More bicycle lanes are needed - 2 5. Groomed trails are needed for wintertime use 6. Curbs are needed by the sidewalks for safety 7. A sidewalk is needed on Turnpike 8. Sidewalk should be extended west of church on Laurel New Construction I. New businesses are increasing traffic - 7 2. Too many businesses coming into the area 3. Construction creating dust and mud on Laurel 4. New warehouse will bring many large trailers to area 5. New construction traffic should not be allowed to access onto Laurel; should be directed east to Xenia Roadwav Desil!n I. Road widths in area are satisfactory . . . 2. Too much short cut traffic fro RadissonfTurnpike/Lawn Terrace from Turners Crossroad to Glenwood 3. A barrier is needed at PennlLaurel to divert traffic south to frontage road or north to Penn. 4. Xenia should not be extended to Glen wood Ave . . . GOLDEN HILLS REDEVELOPMENT Signalized Intersections 1995 1995 With Future Count Model Land Uses Golden Hills Drive Louisiana/Market Turner's Crossroad Volumes Volumes (Base) (Future) (Future) (Future) --------.....--- -........--.....--.... ---........-....-.......-...-----.....-----. ----..-..............------.........------.... --.....---- --- -------..-........-............. ---------------------- -- ---. Louisiana & Market Cycle (in secs) 70 " 90 " 90 " 90 " 90 " 90 " Intersection LOS B C C C C C Intersection Delay 12.0" 19.5 " 21.8" 18.4 " 16.2 " 22.4 " Movement LOS (E or F) Geometric Changes ... (restripe EB) ... Xenia & WayzatalFrontage Road Cycle (in secs) Intersection LOS Intersection Delay Movement LOS (E or F) Geometric Changes 70 " B 8.4 " 80 " C 11.6 " 80 " C 18.2 " 80 " C 16.3 " 80 " C 17.1 " 80 " C 20.9 " WB L - add one lane WB L - add one lane WB L - add one lane WB L - add one lane Glenwood & Turner's Crossroads Cycle (in secs) 80 " 80 " 90 " 90 " 90 " 90" Intersection LOS C E C C C C Intersection Delay 18.2 46.6 21.6 " 21.6" 22.5 " 19.3" Movement LOS (E or F) WB-E NB-E EB- E Geometric Changes NB - add one lane NB - add one lane NB - add one lane EB - add one lane Prior to geometric changes Cycle (in secs) 90 " 90 " 90 " 90" Intersection LOS D E E D Intersection Delay 49.2 " 41.5 " 41.5 " 30.9 " Movement LOS (E or F) WB-E WB-E WB-E NB-E NB-E NB-E EB- E . . . GOLDEN HILLS REDEVELOPMENT Unsignalized Intersections 1995 1995 With Future Count Model Land Uses Golden Hills Drive Louisiana/Market Turner's Crossroad Volumes Volumes (Base) (Future) (Future) (Future) ----...-------- ------------- --------------. ------------------------- ----------------------- ------- ...-----..-.. --_............._- Winnetka & South Frontage Intersection Delay 36.40 " ** ** ** ** ** Major Street SB Left C * * * * * Minor Street EB C * * * * * WB F * * * * * Winnetka & North Frontage Intersection Delay 1.00 " 2.70" 2.90" 2.90 " 281.10 " 2.90 " Major Street NB Left A A A A A A SB Left A A A A A A Minor Street EB A B B B B B WB &3 C -0 0 F 0 Laurel & Winnetka Intersection Delay 7.30" ** ** ** ** ** Major Street SB Left A B B B B B Minor Street WB C F F F F F * Movement delay> 999.99" ** Intersection delay exceeds maximum . . . GOLDEN HILLS REDEVELOPMENT Unsignalized Intersections 1995 1995 With Future Count Model Land Uses Golden Hills Drive Louisiana/Market Turner's Crossroad Volumes Volumes (Base) (Future) (Future) (Future) ------------. ------------. -------------_. ------------------------- ----------------------- ----------.. ---...... --- --- -... --- Laurel & Pennsylvania Intersection Delay ** ** ** ** ** ** Major Street EB * * * * * * WB A * * * * * Minor Street NB A * * * * * SB C * * * * * Laurel & Louisiana Intersection Delay 30.10 " ** ** ** 154.10 " ** Major Street WB Left A B F F A F Minor Street NB F F F F F F Laurel & Xenia Intersection Delay 8.80" 508.30 " 915.80 " 339.90 " 738.10" Major Street WB Left A A A A A Minor Street NB D F F F F * Movement delay> 999.99" ** Intersection delay exceeds maximum * Movement delay> 999.99 " ** Intersection delay exceeds maximum . LAUREL A VENUE. COMMENTS Laurel Avenue. Market Street Extension (6A) Pl. Like extension of Market St. P2. The extension of Market makes a lot of sense. CI. The Market Street extension alternative is more of an overall detriment. C2. Looks pretty ineffective. Laurel Avenue. Diverter (6B) PI. n. P3. P4. P5. P6. P7. . P8. CI. Would like to see a diverter on Pennsylvania. In favor of diverter option. I would like the diverter at Pennsylvania. Put up "no left turn" at Western during high traffic periods. Like diverter to south (to frontage road). Prefer diverter approach (of those discussed). Would prefer control of truck (heavy vehicle) traffic to divert away from residential areas. Western is a much wider road and better suited to high traffic volume than Laurel. In favor of the diverter option. Concerned about the acceleration and turning at the comer of Winnetka and Laurel - to divert the traffic would minimize the problem. Like diverter at Pennsylvania. The diverter alternative is more of an overall detriment. Laurel Avenue. Reconstruction (6C) Pl. Resurface only and leave the street width the same as present. This may discourage some traffic. CI. Disagree with widening Laurel, it would only encourage more traffic. Laurel Avenue - Limited Residential Access (6D) . PI. Buy up the residences and create cul-de-sacs. . LAUREL A VENUE - COMMENTS Other PI. P2. P3. P4. P5. P6. P7. P8. P9. PlO. P/Cl. P/C2. Cl. C2. Gl. . G2. G3. G4. G5. G6. G7. G8. G9. GlO. Gll. G12. G13. G14. . Open and honest. Good program. It is good to get the process moving. It is good to see all the alternatives studied. General comments => good - citizens are very concerned. Good idea - we need to change something! Thorough and complete. Good process. Good. Seems every alternative has been studied. [Process/study] worthwhile but [results] disappointing. Lots of ideas - seems very preliminary. Not exactly sure how a decision will be made. Since none of the alternatives appear viable, do nothing. Probably fewer residents affected with what we have than with any other alternative. Put Laurel A v back where it was. Was trafffic on Laurel Ave heavy before 394 was being constructed? Keep the volumes off of Winnetka. Whatever it takes to divert traffic from [the intersection of] Laurel and Winnetka. Add trees and other landscaping to make Laurel appear more like a residential street than a short -cut - 2 Narrow the width of Laurel- 2 In favor of speed limits on Laurel -2 In favor of weight limits on Laurel - 3 Put signs westbound Laurel at Pennsylvania directing traffic to "Frontage Road". Signs at Laurel and Pennsylvania recommending the frontage road and declaring "Local Traffic Only". Use signage to divert/direct traffic to appropriate alternative streets. Make a natural flow to Laurel and frontage road with less sharp curves at Pennsylvania and Laurel and at Pennsylvania and Frontage Road. Ease the comer going south around Suburban Tire. A better frontage road is what is needed. . . . TURNER'S CROSSROAD - COMMENTS Golden Hills Drive Extension (SA) No specific comments. Golden Hills Drive Extension - Commercial Access (SB) C 1. The importance of people walking in the area seems to be neglected. G 1. Open up service road from 394 exit. G2. Redesign intersection at 394 and Xenia to access street in front of Tires Plus and Ice Arena. Xenia A venue Extension to Glenwood Avenue (7 A) PI. Put Xenia thru to Glenwood Av. P2. Using railroad right-of-way a good idea. PIC. It would be too bad to extend Xenia by acquiring the Miller and raspberry properties. CI. Strongly anti-Xenia Avenue extension - cuts thru volleyball court in yard. C2. This alternative takes my raspberry patch and does not leave enough land to develop anything. Xenia Avenue Extension to Lilac Drive (7B) PI. Like cul-de-sac on Turner's Crossroad. CI. Do not like the idea of turning Turner's Crossroad into a cul-de-sac. C2. Closing Turner's Crossroad is not good. . . . TURNER'S CROSSROAD - COMMENTS Other Pl. Evaluation was needed. P2. Good planning input. P3. Admirable. Glad to have had the opportunity of hear options and be allowed input. G 1. Turner's Crossroad in desperate need of improvement. G2. Do not upgrade Turner's Crossroad into a freeway. G3. Add curbs, sidewaiks and trees to make Turner's Crossroad more residential. G4. No issue as long as we're not increasing traffic on Laurel between Xenia and Jersey nor widening Laurel between Xenia and Jersey. G5. Hoping for more relief from rush hour traffic on Laurel. G6. How about a frontage road on Hwy 100 (east side leading to Glenwood)? G7. Do not see how traffic can get to Hwy 55. (now they go down Meadow from Glenwood) G8. No way to go west on 394 from Glenwood except to go to Xenia. . MEMORANDUM RE: September 4, 1998 Golden Valley Planning Commission Mary Dold Administrative Secretary, Planning and Development 15t Planning Commission Meeting in September and Updated Section 11 and 12 of City Code. DATE: TO: FROM: Please be advised that there will be no Planning Commission meeting the week of August 14, 1998 due to the lack of an agenda. Be prepared to meet on the 28th. e Enclosed are updated sections of City Code. Please replace these pages with your old pages. Also, Beth would like to know if new larger binders would be helpful to keep the code in and also to have a place to put the comprehensive plan update materials in. Let me know! Ene!. e "