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Minneapolis Transportation & Public Works Committee Meeting
A
Any
council
member
can
pull
them
for
further
discussion
at
the
end
of
that
starting
with
item
one
sugar
creek
watershed
management,
commission
appointments,
the
appointments
are
listed
item
and
there
will
be
a
three
year
term
as
described
item
2
is
the
2017
downtown
minneapolis
transportation
manager
organization,
grant
agreements
in
a
series
of
actions
pertaining
to
that
item?
3
is
the
grant
from
the
minnesota
historical
society
for
conservation
of
the
sculpture,
clock,
nicollet
mall
item
4
is
the
change
order
to
contract
with
ram
construction
services,
ABC
parking
facilities,
repair
project
for
the
amounts
listed
item.
A
5
is
the
amendment
to
agreement
with
the
minnesota
sports
facility
authority
for
public
infrastructure
improvements;
item
6
of
the
amendment
to
contract
with
meyer
contract
incorporated
for
east
24
street
and
snelling
avenue
paving
project
item.
Seven
is
the
agreement
with
Cohen
partners
for
peavey
plaza
historic
landscape
preservation
and
architectural
services
item
8?
A
Is
the
agreement
of
Minnesota
Vikings
football
stadium
LLC
to
evaluate
the
feasibility
of
a
contraflow
crossover
between
3rd
Street
south
and
for
street
self
item
9
as
the
e
street
southeast
street
reconstruction
of
street
lighting
projects,
programmable
levy
of
the
assessments
to
2018
and
there's
a
series
of
actions
regarding
that
item?
10?
A
Item
13
is
the
seward
bicycle
boulevards
layout
approval
grant
acceptance
and
cooperative
agreement
with
Hennepin
County
item
14
is
the
broadway
street
northeast
reconstruction
project
between
Stinson
Boulevard
and
industrial
/,
layout
approval
and
easements
item
15
as
a
Samatar
crossing
layout
approval
and
easements
item
16
is
the
bid
for
rental
traffic
control
devices,
item
17
s
the
bid
room
for
removal
of
snow
and
ice
on
public
sidewalks
and
that's
accepting
the
low
response
of
it
for
stone.
Pros.
A
A
B
So
the
staff
direction
is
directing
Public
Works
staff
to
return
to
the
transportation
of
Public
Works
Committee
no
later
than
January
31st
2017,
with
the
design
options
for
the
intersection
of
twenty
ninth
avenue
south
in
the
midtown
greenway,
including
a
design
option
that
will
close
twenty
ninth
avenue
south.
Both
northbound
and
southbound
I
happy
to
answer
questions
about
this
at
definitely
discussed
it
with
Public,
Works
staff
and
I.
Think
the
the
timeline
fits
with
what
they
were
hoping
to
accomplish
anyway,.
A
Thank
you
for
that
I'm.
Seeing
no
questions
I
definitely
appreciate
the
work
you've
done
with
the
department
to
craft
this
language.
So
with
that
all
those
in
favor
of
item
13,
noting
the
staff
direction
from
councilmember
Gordon,
all
in
favor,
say
aye.
I
sent
a
name
that
carries.
That
concludes
our
consent
agenda,
and
now
we
can
move
into
our
discussion
items
and
we
have
first
is
actually
a
little
something
special.
We
have
here's
a
recognition.
E
D
Have
the
hardware
you
gotta?
Let
me
let
me
say
a
few
words
here
and
and
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
award
and
then
invite
some
of
our
staff
up
to
accept
it
in
that
regard.
So,
in
October
of
this
year,
the
Minnesota
chapter
of
the
intelligent
transportation
Society
presented
its
2016
local
agency
technology
initiative,
Achievement
Award
to
our
Public
Works
traffic
and
parking
services,
division
for
those
not
familiar
with
IPS
Minnesota.
D
It's
a
branch
of
the
intelligent
transportation
Society
of
America
really
focused
on
enhancing
safety,
increasing
mobility
and
sustaining
the
environment
through
technology
in
our
transportation
system.
In
that
regards
a
later
let
councilmember
Reich
read
the
award,
but
on
to
give
some
perspective
for
the
council
members
as
well
as
our
public.
Today,
several
initiatives
involved
around
that
award
include
the
upgrading
of
our
traffic
management
center,
which
includes
810
traffic
signals
throughout
the
city.
D
A
lot
of
that
involves
numerous
initiatives,
including
pedestrians,
where
weary
time
doll
810
signals
by
also
increasing
the
pedestrian
clearance
time
by
twelve
percent
at
each
intersection,
where
we've
also
increased
our
and
upgraded
our
countdown
timers
in
our
city
by
over
fifty
percent
of
our
intersections
and
locations.
Those
are
our
walk
and
don't
walk
indications
out.
There,
we've
also
implemented
accessible
pedestrian
signals
throughout
the
city
at
over
100
locations,
and
we've
got
another
100
to
1225
programs
and
plans
for
the
next
two
years.
D
In
addition
to
those
pedestrian
initiatives,
we've
got
bicycle
initiatives
as
well
that
that
were
part
of
this
award.
Minneapolis
was
the
first
city
in
Minnesota
to
implement
a
traffic
signal
for
bicycles.
In
that
regards,
we
now
have
seven
intersections
where
we've
got
signalized
of
bicycle
signals
and
we
continue
to
explore
and
pilot
those
techniques
across
the
city.
Likewise
to
buy
compat.
We've
got
transit
initiatives
out
there
on
the
light
rail
line
on
the
blue
line.
D
Specifically,
the
team
implemented
new
Hiawatha
corridor
traffic
control
system
out
there
along
Iowa
to
reduce
delays
for
all
users
on
the
green
line.
The
team
was
instrumental
in
its
success
and
it's
rollout
in
that
regards
for
operating
the
system
and
in
moving
trains
along
the
corridor
and
in
fact,
recent
upgrades
with
Metro
Transit
on
train
detection,
as
well
as
advanced
control
strategies
along
the
Green
Line
has
resulted
in
ninety-eight
percent
on-time
performance
through
the
West
Bank
and
East
Bank
locations
of
the
city.
D
In
addition
to
LRT,
we've
got
bus
transit
signal
priority
activities
out
there
with
technology.
We've
got
15
intersections
up
along
Central
Avenue
in
councilmembers
ward,
where
we're
using
that
technology
to
move
buses
along
in
a
more
efficient
and
improved
travel
time.
We've
also
got
locations
down
in
south
Minneapolis
along
the
new
ERT
line
on
forty-sixth
Street.
The
aprt
line
we're
implementing
these
transits
no
priority
and
initiatives
as
well,
and
we
continue
to
work
with
our
our
project
partners
on
the
future
brt
projects
that
are
coming
forth.
D
In
addition
to
that,
we've
also
got
85
dynamic
message
signs
out
in
the
city,
helping
our
our
users
get
around
town
for
parking
for
special
events
for
traffic
purposes
and
there's
also
a
numerous
as
referenced
in
the
award
kind
of
other.
I
TS
field
devices,
we've
got
video
cameras
out
there
and
we
got
video
detection
devices
out
in
the
field
to
help
us
collect
information,
but
also
be
our
eyes
on
the
street
as
we
particularly
use
our
resources,
our
staff
resources
effectively,
as
well
as
respond
to
emergencies
and
unplanned
events.
D
All
of
that
has
led
to
many
safety
benefits,
but
also
sustainability
benefits,
including
decrease
in
stocks
and
delays
ottimo
in
the
system,
as
well
as
a
reduced
fuel
usage
and
emissions
and
pollution.
So
today
we
are
commending
the
traffic
and
parking
services,
staff,
council,
member
and
their
global
approach
to
planning
design
and
implementing
and
operating
a
system
that
leverages
technology
for
all
users
in
that
regard.
So
with
us
today
to
represent
the
divisions,
excellent
work
and
I've
got
a
list
here
of
folks
who
are
going
to
come
on
up
and
I
think.
D
Maybe
what
we'll
do
is
just
kind
of
maybe
stand
up
here
and
we'll
get
a
good
photo
in
that
regard,
so
Scott
catch
me
come
on
up
and
up
here,
Ryan
Scott's
our
signal
operations,
engineer:
we've
got
Ryan
Anderson
system,
designer
Sam,
Lewis
systems,
integrator
Ryan,
Armstrong
signal,
electrician
Mary,
Shepherd
systems,
operator
and
Connie
we're
systems,
operator,
wires,
Kristen's
operator
and
Alan
Klugman
traffic
planning,
engineer
and
Steve
moseying
traffic,
engineer
and
manager.
So
this
is
a
broad-based
group
of
a
variety
of
tasks
involved
with
that
huge
project
and
so
they're
all
yours.
Mr.
chair.
A
Okay,
well
thank
you
committee
for
taking
the
extra
time
to
enjoy
that
recognition
for
the
department's
work
item
20.
Well,
actually,
we
will
have
do
a
receive
and
file
so
I'll
move
to
receive
and
file
the
minnesota
local
agency
technology
initiative
achievement
award
the
public
works,
traffic
and
parking
service
division,
minnesota
branch,
the
intelligent
transportation,
Society
of
America,
any
further
discussion,
all
in
favor,
say
aye
senting
may
write
that
carries
and
we
will
now
go
to
item
20,
the
glenwood
avenue
north
reconstruction
project
layout
and
approval
on
this
continuation
from
previous
meeting.
C
F
Morning
mr.
chair
and
Celts
members
were
here
today
to
talk
about
the
glenwood
avenue
north
reconstruction
project
and
before
I
turn
it
over
to
Christian
were
from
Hennepin
County.
Just
a
couple
of
brief
remarks.
This
was
a
lengthy
community
process
in
getting
to
this
point,
we
absolutely
looked
at
the
corridor
from
a
pedestrian
first
perspective.
We
looked
at
her
Complete
Streets
policy.
We
looked
at
the
county's
policy
and
in
meeting
with
the
communities
in
looking
at
what
their
community
values
were.
F
It
was
very
clear
that
that
was
the
top
priority
that
we
need
to
a
comedy
in
this
corridor.
So,
as
we
look
at
the
layout
here,
I
want
you
to
understand
that
we
looked
at
it
through
that
lens,
also
with
the
c
line
BTW
coming
through
this
alignment.
For
those
who
don't
know,
long-term
metro
transit
is
indicated
that
they
would
like
to
pursue.
F
Glenwood
avenue
is
the
permanent
route
for
the
c
line
brt,
so
that
project
is
slated
for
beyond
the
LRT
construction,
which
is
in
the
20
21
20
20,
20
21
period
so
long
term.
We
wanted
to
make
sure
that
this
layout
accommodated
those
future
stops.
So,
just
to
make
it
clear
in
the
interim,
while
bono
is
being
constructed,
the
c
line
will
basically
take
advantage
of
highway
55.
But
then
long
term
after
that,
we'll
go
to
glenwood
avenue
so
very
important.
F
Discussions
with
council
members
in
particular
and
Commissioner
Higgins
to
talk
about
how
to
make
the
best
bike
facility
possible
also
want
to
recognize
the
day
I
posed
by
coalition
in
the
North
Minneapolis
bike
advocacy
group
for
their
input.
In
this
process.
We
always
want
to
build
the
best
possible
product
and,
with
that
said,
I
will
turn
it
over
to
Christy
mortar
for
more
detail.
E
Thanks
Don
good
morning,
mr.
chair
and
council
members,
I'm
Christie
murder,
with
a
thumping
Tony
managing
the
Glenwood
Avenue
project,
so
the
limits
of
the
project
are
from
aldrich
Avenue
to
seventh
Street,
just
a
little
bit
of
background,
the
functionality
of
the
road,
it's
a
arterial
reliever
to
also
Memorial
Highway.
Currently
it's
two
lane
urban
roadway
with
on
road
bike
lanes
and
sidewalks
on
both
sides.
Those
sidewalks
are
narrow
and
there
are
many
obstructions
in
many
locations.
E
Posted
speed
limit
is
30
traffic
volumes
range
from
8,000
2400,
the
higher
volumes
actually
more
to
the
west.
As
you
head
east
into
the
downtown
area,
the
volumes
do
drop
a
little
bit.
Bike
volumes
are
in
the
300
range
pad
volumes
in
the
900
range
and
there
is
a
net
transit
bus
route.
They're
currently
in
plans
for
the
c
line
in
the
future.
E
So
some
of
the
needs
and
goals
identified
for
this
project
we're
really
what
can
we
do
to
improve
the
pad
and
bike
facilities
here
in
the
connections
that
we're
seeing
with
the
southwest
light
rail
project?
There's
going
to
be
a
station
in
the
vicinity?
So
really
this
project
stemmed
from
that
project
and
taking
advantage
of
of
the
construction
timeline
and
the
closure
of
the
bridge
that
that
project
will
be
implementing
to
to
rebuild
a
little
bit
larger
segment
that
that's
in
the
walk
said,
hopefully
to
improve
the
pet
flow
in
that
area.
E
E
E
E
Access
during
construction
was
very
important
for
the
adjacent
property
owners,
which
is
certainly
expected
and
we'll
be
maintaining
that
there
was
interest
in
extending
the
bike
lanes
to
seventh
Street.
Currently
they
end
at
ten
Street.
So
what
project
we're
looking
to
extend
them
from
10th
to
seventh
street?
Also
improvements
to
the
wayfinding
for
the
Cedar
Lake
Trail,
which
connects
up
at
the
intersection
of
Glenwood
and
royalston.
E
G
Thank
You
mr.,
we
probably
have
similar
questions
I'd
appreciate
more
technical
detail,
which
looks
like
you're
about
to
get
into
about
why
there
wasn't
space
for
a
protected,
fully
protected,
curb
separated
bicycle
lane,
like
we
have
on
Washington
Avenue,
for
example,
which
is
a
County
project.
Sure.
B
So
maybe
go
back
to
that
last
slide.
The
last
five
shows
that
the
two
bike,
the
bike
lanes.
So
why
wasn't
there?
Is
this
a
case
where
there
isn't
room
for
a
two-way
protected
bike
lane
and
where
isn't
the
room
or
why
isn't
there
room?
It
looks
like
it's
a
pretty
wide
road
to
me
and
we
could
take
away
bike
lane
on
one
side,
move
the
curve
out
on
the
other
and
have
a
two-way,
protected
bike.
Lane
and
you're,
saying
there's
not
room
here
so.
E
B
H
G
You
thank
you.
Mr.
chair.
It
sounds
like
you're
saying
that
there
needs
to
be
extra
space
for
cars
when
there's
a
curb
for
the
bike
lane.
Can
you
just
confirm
that
that's
what
you're
saying
you're
talking
about
like
a
reaction,
distance
or
an
extra
curb
space?
What
you're
saying
is
approximately
seven
extra
sheet
in
a
right-of-way
that
doesn't
sound
quite
right
to
me,
but
I
just
want
to
confirm.
Well.
E
F
Mr.
chair
councilmember
bender
what
a
protected
by
quaife
it
volume,
eight
thousand
EDT
sure
could
but
there's
a
difference
between
the
the
first
off
glenwood
avenue
is
considered
in
arterial,
and
the
interpretation
that
the
county
has
given
with
respect
to
the
MSA
rules
is
that
a
four
foot
is
needed
in
an
arterial
facility.
So
it's
classified
as
an
arterial.
This
is
one
of
more
lower
order,
arterioles
in
the
system.
So
it's
a
little
bit
of
an
anomaly
in
their
system.
F
Most
of
their
facility
or
most
of
their
corridors
have
ATT
is
much
higher
than
10,000,
but
this
is
their
roadway
to
be
frank,
and
it's
their
call
with
respect
to
how
they
interpret
the
codes
here.
So
you
know
in
a
lot
of
city
streets,
we
have
exercised
a
two-foot
clear
zone,
so
there
is
a
difference
between
the
practice
that
the
city
and
the
county
have
implemented
in
different
types
of
quarters,
with
similar
volumes.
G
E
C
Different
groups,
advocacy
groups
and
our
staff
has
been
there
to
assist.
It
is
our
understanding
that
there
are
I'd
like
to
answer
the
question
that
came
up
a
little
bit
ago.
There
are
two
main
reasons
why
the
county
feels
all
of
the
desired
facilities
will
not
fit
together.
One
three
main
reasons:
one
main
reason
is
an
emphasis
on
a
quality
pedestrian
environment.
C
Lack
of
interest
in
acquiring
property
in
order
to
make
it
all
fit
under
the
current
County
standards.
This
project
represents
the
inherent
trade-offs
that
transportation
professionals
face
when
evaluating
any
corridor
and
the
team
over
the
last
two
weeks.
I
think
they
were
grateful
to
have
the
time
to
discuss
it
further
and
have
worked
through
each
of
the
scenarios
that
are
possible
and
the
result
is
what
you
are
seeing
today.
E
G
B
B
It's
it
seems
like
the
county
standard
is
conflicting
with
the
city
standards
and
our
expectations
and
I
think
this
is
a
problem
that
we're
going
to
have
to
figure
out.
We
just
passed
a
Complete
Streets
policy.
We've
been
working
really
hard
on
this,
so
that
we
can
make
sure
that
we
prioritize
pedestrians.
We
have
a
very
dense
City,
there's
lots
of
pedestrians
getting
around.
We
don't
want
to
have
things
more
dangerous
for
them.
We
don't
want
our
roads
serving
the
commuters
rushing
in
and
out.
B
G
You
mr.
chair
I
think
just
to
kind
of
piggyback
on
that.
You
know
our
Complete
Streets
policy
is
very
clear
and
I
appreciate,
highlighting
the
commitment
to
pedestrian
safety,
but
I
think
it's
a
bit
disingenuous
to
say
that
this
plan
prioritizes
pedestrians,
because
what
it's
really
doing
is
prioritizing
car
space
with
this
reaction
distance.
G
So
what
you're
saying
is
we
don't
have
enough
space
to
provide
pedestrian
safety,
bicycle
safety
and
greening
because
of
the
assumptions
that
we're
making
about
car
space
and
I
think
it's
important
that
we
questioned
those
assumptions
because
there
are
plenty
of
roads
in
the
10th
ward
that
have
this
level
of
ADT
that
have
a
similar
similar
characteristic.
That
I
know
do
not
have
four
foot
reaction:
distance
on
either
side
and
I.
G
A
G
A
E
E
Each
block
is
a
little
bit
different,
so
from
Ulrich
to
West
lyndale
avenue,
currently,
there's
parking
on
the
north
side
that
were
moving
with
this
project,
so
the
road
does
narrow
by
about
10
feet
in
this
area,
we're
introducing
a
Boulevard
space
on
the
south
side
for
trees
and
lighting
on
the
north
side.
We
are
constrained.
There
is
an
encroachment
of
the
building
there,
so
we're
not
able
to
implement
the
grassy
Boulevard
on
that
side.
E
Between
the
Westland
Eiland
East
lindale,
there's
not
too
much
changing
in
this
area.
There's
the
we're
maintaining
the
left
turn
lanes.
The
road
does
shift
a
little
bit
to
the
cells,
so
we
can
balance
the
the
sidewalk
space
on
both
sides.
We
are
looking
to
implement
pedestrian
scale
lighting
under
the
bridge,
as
well
as
some
scoring
and
concrete
sidewalk
treatments
in
this
area.
E
So
Eastland
ale
to
the
southwest
light
rail
project
limits
which
are
depicted
by
the
kind
of
the
grower
shading
I'm.
Here
the
road
does
narrow.
By
about
14
feet
in
the
segment
area,
we
are
able
to
implement
boulevards
on
both
sides
with
a
eight-foot
sidewalk.
Here
we
do
keep
the
bike
lanes
separate
from
the
right
turn
lane
to
eastbound
lyndale
and
then
also
the
border
Avenue
connection
is
is
shown
on
this
in
the
green
colored
shading.
E
So
then,
from
this
West
LRT
to
the
394
bridge
here
we're
extending
the
median
so
that
results
on
a
right-in
right-out
for
the
driveway
to
the
north
there.
Here
again,
we
keep
the
bike
lanes
separate
from
the
right
turn
lane
and
introduce
a
Boulevard
on
the
north
side
of
the
road
and
then
here
again
there's
some
Plan
C
Line
brt
stations
at
that
intersection.
That
would
connect
to
the
southwest
light
rail
station
upon
royalston.
C
E
On
the
the
bridge
that
goes
over
39
294,
currently
there's
two
traffic
lanes
in
a
bike
lane
that
the
traffic
lanes
are
12,
feet,
11
feet
and
a
5
foot
bike
lane.
So
all
of
those
are
our
ferret
fairly
narrow.
So
to
improve
the
bike
facility,
there
we're
looking
to
eliminate
one
of
the
traffic
lanes
and
provide
a
buffer
to
buffer
space,
which
would
be
seven
feet
wide
in
that
area.
So
to
do
that,
we
will
need
to
seek
of
arrogance
because
they
do
require
two
traffic
lanes
on
a
one-way
roadway.
E
And
then
the
rest
of
the
segment
from
the
bridge
to
seventh
Street
we're
looking
to
overlay
that
segment,
we'll
be
putting
in
a
new
signal
at
the
intersection
there
in
upgrading
the
pedestrian
ramps
and
there
again
this
is
the
area
where
there
currently
is
not
a
bike
facility
between
10th
and
7th.
So
with
the
design,
we're
proposing
to
eliminate
a
through
traffic
lane
and
provide
a
buffered
bike
lane
in
that
segment.
E
Construction
is
anticipated
to
be
in
most
likely
20
19,
22
bus
coordinate
with
a
southwest
light
rail
project,
and
we
continue
to
coordinate
with
with
the
other
projects
in
the
area.
I
guess
I
just
like
to
thank
city
staff
and
council
members
for
taking
time
to
really
listen
to
to
the
concerns
of
you
know
that
we've
been
hearing
about
the
design
and
just
thanks
for
your
support
with
this
project.
A
Thank
you.
So
we
have
before
us
a
passage
of
a
resolution
approving
the
Hennepin
County
Department
of
Transportation
sleigh,
outdated,
October,
17
2016
for
the
glenwood
avenue
north
reconstruction
project
between
market
street
and
tenth
street
north,
as
described
in
today's
presentation
and
a
passage
resolution
supporting
head
open
counties,
formal
request
for
variance
from
the
minnesota
state
aid
to
allow
for
moving
traffic,
elena
long
len,
wood
avenue
north
between
worlds
and
avenue,
and
ten
street
north.
Any
further
discussion
on
those
motions.
G
You
mr.
chair
I
won't
be
supporting
this
today.
I
appreciate
all
the
work
that's
gone
into
this
and
I
know
that
the
community
has
been
engaged
a
lot.
This
is
a
product
that
will
last
for
at
least
50
years.
It's
a
reconstruction
project
and
I
think
we
need
to
have
the
highest
possible
standards
for
all
users
on
this
road
on
these
kinds
of
road
projects.
One
might
argue
that
we're
getting
a
bike
lane
hear
it
even
might
have
bollards
in
the
summertime,
but
you
know
I,
don't
see
that
as
a
victory.
G
I
think
that
that
should
be
the
very
minimal
thing
that
we
should
expect
in
a
city
that
has
a
policy
that
says
we
prioritize
safety
for
all
users
and
we
prioritize
walking
and
biking
in
transit
again
I
think
it's
disingenuous
to
say
that
this
product
is
prioritizing
pedestrian
safety,
because
it
is
in
fact
prioritizing
standards
for
automobile
space
and
I
think
those
assumptions
are
actually
quite
dangerous.
They
assume
car
speeds
that
I
think
we
shouldn't
accept
on
city
streets
in
Minneapolis,
and
so
that's
why
I'll
be
voting
now
on
this
today.
G
A
Thank
you,
I
will
based
on
today's
vote.
We
will
be
moving
this
item
forward
without
recommendation
to
the
full
council
for
final
consideration.
Okay,
we
now
move
to
our
last
item
on
the
agenda.
Oh,
oh,
we
have
to
vote
again.
Okay,
all
right
all
right,
so
all
in
favor
of
moving
for
without
recommendation
say
I
this
empty
name;
okay,
all
right,
so
that
moves
for
without
recommendation
looking
out
and
proceed
to
item
21
our
final
item
today
and
that's
a
discussion
regarding
the
2017
Minneapolis
open
streets,
very
important.
C
H
H
The
purpose
of
today's
action
is
to
approve
the
route
for
the
2017
open
sweet
season.
Before
I
get
into
that,
this
is
kind
of
an
exciting
time
of
the
year
for
open
streets.
We
had
a
very
successful
2016
season,
and
so
us
and
for
sure
the
Minneapolis
Bicycle
Coalition
is
sort
of
basking
in
that
glory
in
a
way,
but
also
we're
doing
a
lot
of
work
and
having
doing
a
lot
of
work
to
get
ready
for
the
2017
season.
H
H
I'm
sure
a
lot
of
people
in
this
room
have
been
to
open
streets,
but
there's
a
lot
of
really
great
programming
that
goes
on
celebrate
the
community
and
it's
great
diversity
and
then
also
there's
just
a
lot
of
different
things.
Going
on.
There's
yoga
in
the
street.
There's
on
there's
bands
playing
just
a
lot
of
fun
things.
H
H
So
in
December
of
2015
we
came
before
transportation,
polar
works
committee
and
a
resolution
was
asked
clarifying
that
mini
apple
or
that
Minneapolis,
the
city
hosts
the
events
host
open,
Street
events
I'm,
and
in
that
discussion
we
heard
you
ask
us
for
a
few
process
improvements
and
those
two
those
two
process.
Improvements
was
a
call
for
open
streets,
organizer,
which
we
did.
H
Benefits
of
this
new
process
there's
a
few
different
benefits.
One
is
that
an
increased
role
for
the
city
staff,
particularly
in
the
planning,
the
upfront
planning
and
that's
a
role
that
I
played
quite
a
bit
with
the
other
City
departments
and
with
the
Minneapolis
Bicycle
Coalition.
And
then
we
also
heard
that
we
wanted
to
give
a
genuine
opportunity
for
people
in
Minneapolis,
neighborhoods,
business
groups
and
others
to
express
ideas
to.
H
Let
us
know
where
they
would
like
to
see
open
streets,
and
so
we
did
that
and
we
were
able
to
incorporate
a
lot
of
new
ideas
into
the
2017
routes
and
we're
excited
about
that
and
then
also
more
of
an
internal
coordination
issue
was
planning
around
the
cost
estimates.
And
so
we
worked
with
a
variety
of
our
city
departments
that
provide
in
kind
time
or
services
for
open
streets
and
just
really
I
guess
we're
cognizant
of
costs
this
year,
so
outcomes
of
the
new
process.
We
did
get
a
lot
of
earth.
H
So
the
list
as
you
look
at
this
list,
you'll
see
that
a
lot
of
the
2017
routes
are
very
similar
to
last
year,
but
there
are
four
major
changes
this
year.
That
I
want
to
highlight.
So
again
we
have
east
franklin,
downtown
west
broadway,
U
of
M,
east
lake
in
minnehaha,
nicollet,
lyndale
and
northeast
and
so
forth.
The
changes
that
are
incorporated
into
this
list
of
eight
open
streets
events-
one
is
nicollet
avenue,
so
nicollet
avenue
it's
entering
its
fourth
year.
H
The
other
change
for
the
second
change
was
a
lyndale
extension,
so
lyndale
arm
is
being
extended
down
to
fifty
fourth
due
to
some
significant
interest,
particularly
from
the
kenny
neighborhood.
So
that
was
one
that
we
was
an
application
that
we
received,
and
I
worked
with
those
partners
to
include
that
extension.
H
The
third
one
is
the
north
east
route,
so
the
north
east
road,
as
will
show
in
a
minute,
will
show
all
these
routes.
The
extension
is
down
with
history
to
the
hennepin
first
area,
which
brings
in
on
the
whole
a
whole
bunch
of
new
businesses,
Lake
Street,
the
final
one,
Lake
Street
has
been
a
very
popular
event
and
we
we
were
very
interested
in
keeping
that
one
minnehaha
avenue
also
express
interest.
We
got
three
applications
from
local
businesses
and
then
a
business
group
in
that
area,
and
we
were.
H
We
were
very
intrigued
when
we
met
with
the
local
applicants.
There's
tremendous
passion
for
open
streets
there's
a
lot
of
interest
in
bringing
people
back
to
minnehaha
avenue,
since
it
was
reconstructed
and
that
enthusiasm
for
open
streets
was
very
contagious,
and
so
we
wanted
to
find
a
way
to
incorporate
that
into
open
streets,
and
we
ended
up
combining
that
with
East
Lake
and
we're
very
excited
to
see
how
that
works.
So
those
are
the
four
main
changes
now
just
going
to
click.
Go
into
e
to
the
routes.
H
H
Downtown
it's
basically
the
same
route
as
last
year
with
just
a
little
extension
from
a
street
north
to
tenth
Street
north
on
washington,
west
broadway
there's
also
no
changes
in
west
broadway.
This
will
be
the
second
year
at
West,
Broadway
and
first
year
was
very
successful.
So
we're
looking
forward
to
to
that
one.
H
So
the
University
of
Minnesota
there's
a
little
bit
more
engagement
that
needs
to
take
place
with
the
U
of
M
partners.
Part
of
the
reason
for
that
is
they
were
the
last
open
streets
of
the
season.
It's
October
weekend
block
over
first
and
second,
and
so
some
of
the
some
of
the
partners
I
think
needed
to
just
take
a
deep
breath
before
diving
right
into
the
2017
planning.
But
we're
eager
to
finalize
the
details
of
the
University
and
you'll
see
that
it's
a
slightly
different
route
than
last
year.
H
H
H
Lyndale
avenue
again,
this
one
will
be
extended
down
to
fifty.
Fourth,
there
is
some
interest
in
intrigue
in
diverting
over
to
bryant
avenue
on
to
the
west
at
forty-second,
because
there's
some
business
and
neighborhood
commercial
nodes
on
that
corridor
and
there's
also
a
bike
way,
and
so
we're
we're
basically
in
the
process
of
determining
but
it'll
stay
on
lyndale
or
move
over
I'm
in
that
area
and
then
northeast.
You
can
see
the
route
here,
there's
just
a
couple
extent
or
changes,
and
this
is
one
of
three
that
is
extending.
H
And
so
that's
it
for
the
routes.
We
are
very
happy
about
the
2017
list
of
routes
that
makes
gonna
be
a
great
season.
There's
a
couple
of
next
steps:
I
guess
the
first
is.
We
don't
have
dates
for
these
events,
yet
as
we
anticipate
bringing
dates
for
you
to
these
back
in
first
quarter
of
2017
and
then
also
just
sort
of
a
standard.
A
I'm
glad
you
included
in
your
presentation
the
preamble
that
reminds
us
that
we
made
some
significant
shifts
in
terms
of
how
the
city
participates
and
how
we
partner
the
structural
changes,
the
procedural
changes
and
to
kind
of
give
us
an
update
and
how
that
worked.
The
first
time
we're
out
and
how
we're
moving
forward
so
I'm
glad
for
that
preamble.
So
we
don't
lose
sight
of
the
changes
that
we
made
and
I
think
the
capacity
that
we've
been
building
up
jointly
to
to
enhance,
what's
already
a
incredibly
celebrated
set
of
activities
in
our
city.
A
H
You
mr.
chair
and
if
I
may,
one
more
thing,
column
from
ulta
planning
and
design
is
in
the
in
the
room
and
they've
helped
us
with
some
of
these
process
improvements
this
here
and
just
want
to
thank
them
for
their
help
and
then
also
Ethan
folly,
executive
director
of
the
Minneapolis
Bicycle
Coalition.
This
is
a
tremendous
effort
from
Minneapolis
Bicycle
Coalition
as
well,
because
they
had
to
put
on
the
eight
events
as
well
as
help
us
with
these
process.
Improvements.
No.
B
Customer
Gordon
I
just
wanted
to
note
that
I
know
that
the
residents
in
Minneapolis
and
the
visitors
really
appreciate
open
streets.
I
participated
in
several
of
them
and
I
think
every
year
people
get
more
excited
about
it,
so
appreciate
all
the
work
that
everybody's
doing
to
put
this
together
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
seeing
what
we
can
do
to
help
make
sure
they
all
happen
on
beautiful
sunny
days
and
a
lot
of
people
come
turn
out.
Good.