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From YouTube: July 10, 2018 Transportation & Public Works Committee
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Minneapolis Transportation & Public Works Committee Meeting
A
I'll
call
this
meeting
to
order
it's
the
regular
scheduled
meeting
in
public
works
committee.
This
day,
July
10th,
2018,
I'm,
councilmember,
Reich,
I,
chair
the
committee
and
I'm
dream
of
my
colleagues,
a
council
president
bender
Fletcher
and
Gordon.
We
are
a
quorum
and
we'll
proceed
with
today's
agenda,
of
which
we
have
14
items.
We
have
a
combination
of
public
hearing,
discussion
and
consent.
I'll
go
through
the
consent
items
any
committee
member
can
pull
in
for
further
consideration.
Item
four
is
the
first
item
on
consent
and
that's
a
contract.
A
The
tool
design
group
provision
0
action
plan
item
5
is
the
contract
amendment
with
jurgen
construction
company
for
Nicollet
Mall
art
restoration
item
6.
Is
the
temporary
occupancy
permit
agreement
with
Burlington
Northern
Santa
Fe
Railway
for
a
water
main
repair
item?
7
is
the
grant
from
Hennepin
County
for
public
recycling
containers
item
8
is
the
metro
blue
line
extension,
light
rail
transit
project
master
funding
agreement
series
of
actions
there
item
9
is
the
acquisition
of
land
from
Hennepin
County
who
are
stormwater
holding
pond
the
location
of
that
is
at
12:30
new
brighton
boulevard
item
10?
A
Is
the
Hennepin
Avenue
south
that
project
goes
from
Lake
Street
to
West
36th
Street
reconstruction
project
and
this
is
authorizing
negotiation,
the
private
owners
for
easements
and
additional
right-of-way,
if
necessary,
for
the
project
item
11
as
the
10th
Avenue
South,
East,
River,
Bridge
project,
layout
approval
and
easements
item
12
is
the
bid
for
installation
of
large
diameter
cured
in-place
pipe?
Does
the
committee
member
wish
to
pull
an
item
for
further
discussion?
See
none
I
will
move
all
items
as
submitted
on
consent,
vendor
Thank.
B
You
mr.
chair
I
just
wanted
to
note
the
importance
of
item
number
4
just
comment
really
briefly.
This
is
a
contract
to
take
the
next
steps
on
our
vision,
zero
action
plan
and
I
really
appreciate
your
leadership.
Mr.
chair
and
staffs
in
this
is
a
commitment
from
our
city
to
eliminate
all
deaths
that
happen
in
our
roadway.
A
You
for
those
comments
and
again
highlighting
the
initiative
that
we're
taking
and
great
credit
goes
to
our
department
leadership,
because
this
is
not
just
going
to
be
a
public
works
endeavor
to
be
a
multi
Department
endeavor,
which
creates
a
lot
of
opportunity,
but
also
additional
challenge,
and
so
we're
taking
that
head-on.
Thank
you
for
highlighting
that
president
bender
any
other
further
discussion
items
no
see.
None
I
will
submit
approval
for
all
consent
items
as
submitted
all
in
favor,
say
aye
I
sent
a
name
that
carries.
C
Morning,
mr.
chair
members
of
the
committee,
we
have
a
full
house
and
many
agenda
items
today,
the
first
of
which
is
resolution
adopting
and
loving
the
assessments
associated
with
snow
removal
from
sidewalks.
From
this
past
winter.
Mike
Kennedy,
the
director
of
transportation,
maintenance
and
repair
will
be
presenting
good.
A
D
Morning
mr.
chair
members
of
the
committee
Mike
Kennedy
director,
Transportation
minions,
repair
for
Public
Works,
we're
here
for
the
public
hearing
for
snow
and
ice
removal
assessments
from
public
sidewalks
each
winter
season.
Public
Works
enforces
the
city
sidewalks
shoveling
ordinance
for
properties,
in
violation
of
this
ordinance.
Public
Works
sends
a
notice
to
the
property
order
and
if
the
property
remains
in
violation
of
the
ordinance
Public
Works
hires
a
private
contractor
to
remove
the
snow
and
ice
on
the
sidewalk
in
front
of
the
property,
all
property
owners
receive
a
bill
for
the
completed
work.
D
If
the
owner
does
not
pay
the
bill,
the
cost
of
the
work
we
listed
on
the
assessment
roll
and
assessed
to
the
property
taxes
as
a
special
assessment
on
January
1
of
the
next
year.
If
the
property
owner
wishes
to
contest
the
cost
of
the
work,
they
have
the
opportunity
to
appeal
at
an
administrative
hearing.
D
If
the
property
property
owner
is
satisfied
with
the
termination
of
the
administrative
hearing
officer,
no
further
actions
necessary
if
the
property
owner
wishes
to
contest
that
they
may
choose
to
appeal
at
a
public
hearing
today
before
the
transportation
and
Public
Works
Committee
of
the
City
Council,
and
if
that
appeal
is
denied
by
the
committee,
they
may
then
appeal
to
the
district
court.
There
appearance
here
today
or
submitting
a
complaint
preserves
our
right
to
go
to
district
court
appeal.
D
That
appeal
must
be
made
within
30
days
of
the
adoption
of
the
assessment,
the
properties
on
the
list
to
be
assessed
that
you
have
our
data,
dated
June
13
2018
and
is
on
file
with
city
engineer
special
assessment
office
had
the
snow
and
ice
removal.
Work
done
by
the
city
during
2017-2018
winter
season
were
sent
a
bill
for
the
cost
of
the
removal
work,
and
we
were
notified
that
a
special
assessment
for
the
removal
charge
plus
interest
would
be
added
to
the
real
estate
taxes.
If
the
charges
were
not
paid
through
the
billing
process.
D
The
amount
to
be
assessed
as
special
assessment
principle
is
the
cost
of
the
removal
work.
The
total
principal
principle
amount
of
the
proposed
assessment
on
the
list
of
properties
to
be
assessed
as
one
hundred
twenty
three
thousand
six
hundred
fifty
one
dollars.
This
assessment
would
be
collected
in
their
entirety
on
the
twenty
entirety
on
the
twenty
19th
real
estate,
taxes
that
interest
rate
of
3.6%.
D
So
our
recommendation
today
is
passage
of
a
resolution
adopting
and
levying
assessments
and
adopting
the
assessment,
roll
for
sidewalk
snow
and
ice
removal
charges
for
the
2017
2018
winter
season.
Unless
the
property's
dated
June,
13,
28
P,
that's
been
presentation,
we
have
folks
from
the
sidewalk
staff
here.
If
you
have
any
questions
and
I
am
positive,
that
other
people
have
signed
in
but
will
be
here
to
answer
questions
if
needed.
Thank.
A
C
A
Signed
in
does
anyone
wish
to
come
forward.
Anyone
wish
to
come
forward
and
give
testimony
seeing
none
I
will
close
the
public
hearing
and
I
will
move
the
item
before
us.
I
note
that
we
have
several
letters.
I've
gotten
from
different
constituents
and
I
will
be
reviewing
them,
but
I'll
move
the
item
and,
if
there's
any
sort
of
discrepancy
that
can
be
accommodated
before
you
between
now
and
council
that
can
be
worked
through.
A
C
E
Morning,
committee
members
I'm
Debra
Jacobs,
as
Robert
Hennessy
point
Robin
Hutchinson
pointed
out.
We've
got
a
small
project
in
20th
Avenue
South.
If
the
pavement
has
pretty
much
been
there
since
it
was
developed
in
the
late
50s
early
60s,
the
pavement
condition
index
is
down
to
seven
on
a
scale
of
100,
so
we
feel
that
it's
necessary
to
actually
do
this
work.
Most
of
it
is
within
MnDOT
right-of-way.
Some
of
it
is
in
residential
neighborhood.
E
A
Questions
per
the
presentation
from
staff
see
none
that
will
open
the
public
hearing.
Anyone
signed
in
no
one
signed
in
anyone
wish
to
come
forward.
Anyone
wish
to
come
forward
and
give
comment,
see.
None
I
will
close
the
public
hearing
and
note
that
not
only
is
an
important
stretch
with
a
very
much
needed
road
repair,
but
it
connects
to
a
beloved
dog
park
and
all
the
more
important
how
they
our
streets
connect
to
our
public
amenities.
A
C
Chair
members
of
the
committee,
this
third
public
hearing
is
around
the
introduction
of
a
low-power
vehicle
ordinance.
As
you
know,
Public
Works
has
been
working
diligently
to
set
up
a
framework
for
your
consideration
to
embrace
new
mobility
options
in
our
city
that
both
welcome
the
opportunity
to
provide
choice
as
well
as
organize
this
new
mobility
within
our
right-of-way
John
Burgess
has
additional
information
in
detail
on
this
particular
ordinance
and
I'll.
Introduce
John
good.
F
Morning,
mr.
chair
and
council
members
Jon
Huertas,
director
of
traffic
parking
services,
so
today
we
have
an
ordinance
introduction
for
you.
Current
status
of
the
scooter
sharing
industry,
maybe
a
little
background
here
to
start
off.
Shared
operations
of
motorized
foot
scooters
gain
notoriety
in
the
late
2017
and
early
2018
with
launches
in
San
Francisco,
Santa
Monica,
as
well
as
DC.
F
Since
those
initial
launches,
the
industry
has
seen
significant
investment,
which
has
increased
the
number
of
operators
and
greatly
increased
the
number
of
scooters
and
cities
such
as
Denver
Milwaukee,
in
which
they
are
deployed
similar
to
bike
sharing.
These
scooter
operators
have
often
deployed
scooters
independently,
resulting
in
significant
disruption
and
backlash.
This
disruption
included
improper
writing
and
parking
of
scooters
in
areas
which
impede
and
endanger
pedestrians,
as
well
as
the
damage
and
orbit
vandalism
to
scooters
and
on
public
and
private
property.
F
As
a
result,
cities
have
often
taken
a
reactive
approach
in
some
cases,
resulting
in
the
need
to
impound
scooters
or
levy
significant
fines
to
cease
or
exercise
control
of
these
operations.
While
news
of
these
scooters,
sharing
operations
has
often
associated
with
negative
disruption
mentioned
previously,
there
are
potential
impacts.
Positive
impacts
that
their
relative
to
their
increased
popularity,
the
use
of
shared
scooters,
has
the
potential
to
be
impactful
to
the
shared
mobility
landscape,
providing
another
alternative
to
personal
vehicle
use.
F
With
the
proposed
ordinance,
the
city
intends
to
take
a
proactive
approach
to
both
welcome
the
new
mobility
option,
as
well
as
regulate
the
operation
and
sharing
of
motorized
scooters,
ensuring
that
there
is
proper
time
to
better
understand
and
evaluate
shared
scooter
operations,
as
the
industry
continues
to
mature.
This
ordinance
will
allow
the
city
time
to
chart
a
path
forward
for
the
potential
introduction
of
these
operations
by
requiring
agreement
to
operate,
shared
scooters
on
city
controlled
right
away.
F
Any
such
agreement
will
ensure
public
safety
and
welfare,
with
the
potential
benefit
of
mode
shift
associated
with
this
scooter
share
operations.
So,
turning
to
the
ordinance
itself,
like
bicycles,
current
state
laws
define
and
address
how
scooters
low
powered
vehicles
in
this
case,
which
includes
motorized
scooters,
will
be
right,
will
be
regulated
and
operated.
Our
new
City
proposed
ordinance
is
intended
to
specifically
define
and
regulate
parking
operations,
sales
from
the
public
right
away
and
the
sharing
of
one
type
of
low
powered
vehicle,
specifically
motorized
foot
scooters.
F
The
ordinance
is
intended
to
allow
for
future
flexibility
in
the
types
of
vehicles
specifically
defined
by
the
ordinance
should
the
need
arise
to
regulate
another
type
of
low
powered
vehicle.
So
in
summary,
Public
Works
is
proposing
this
amendment
to
title
18,
adding
a
new
chapter
492
about
low
car
vehicles,
which
does
basically
four
things
codifies
the
low
powered
vehicle,
providing
flexibility
on
the
specific
type
which
I
just
mentioned
about
foot
scooters.
F
It
defines
foot
scooters
as
specific
in
in
accordance
with
state
statute
and
requires
an
agreement
for
motorized
foot,
scooter,
sharing
operations
in
city
controlled,
right
away
and
defines,
lastly,
how
personal
and
shared
motor
scooters
will
be
regulated.
So
with
that,
mr.
chair,
those
are
my
comments
and
I
welcome.
Any
questions
or
comments
are.
B
You
mr.
chair,
thank
you,
the
presentation.
It
seems
that
we
are
starting
to
see
some
scooters
in
our
city
and
these
regulations
won't
be
in
place
until
the
council
adopts
them.
You
know
assuming
it
passes
through
the
committee
today
through
the
council
process
in
a
couple
of
weeks
signed
by
the
mayor.
B
F
Mr.
chair
councilmember
bender,
yes,
we've
been
approached.
We
also
know
that
the
University
of
Minnesota
has
been
approached
specifically.
We
do
have
some
future
conversations
later
this
week
about
that
with
at
least
one
one
vendor,
so
we're
expecting
more
conversations
with
them
to
proceed
towards
these
license
agreements.
Accordingly,
thank.
B
A
A
A
I
should
note
that,
even
though
we
are
moving
forward
through
our
normal
process-
and
that
has
you
know
a
time
component
to
it
as
council
president
bender
alluded
to,
we
still
have
a
council
hearing
and
approval
signature
by
the
mayor.
Make
it
very
clear
and
I'll
highlight
a
point
that
was
touched
upon.
We
do
have
a
significant
amount
of
regulative
elements
on
the
books
now
to
do
what
we
need
to
do
to
make
sure
that
our
right
away
is
usable
for
all
modal
types,
and
so
I
just
want
to
make
that
very,
very
clear.
A
We're
not
sort
of
in
absence
of
a
regulatory
framework
we
have
a
regulatory
framework
or
endeavoring
to
do
now
is
to
have
clarity,
that's
specific,
to
a
mode
only
to
better
benefit
that
mode
and
the
operators
that
anticipate
operating.
It
really
is
a
welcoming
help
not
hinder
sort
of
gesture
that
we're
trying
to
do
and
I
guess,
I
appeal
to
those
operators
work
with
our
staff
be
a
part
of
that
solution.
A
C
Chair
members
of
the
committee,
we
have
current
regulations
that
we
rely
upon
from
the
state
that
are
enforceable
today
and
those
govern
how
the
low
powered
vehicles
operate
within
the
right-of-way,
such
as,
where
within
the
right-of-way
they
can
operate
and
how
fast.
We
also
have
some
regulations
that
are
enforceable
today
from
the
city,
including
it
is
illegal,
to
obstruct
the
public,
right-of-way
and
illegal,
to
offer
or
sell
goods
from
the
city
sidewalks.
C
So
we
feel
again
just
to
echo
what
you
and
other
council
members
have
said,
very
supportive
of
the
new
mobility
options
that
provide
choice
and
confident
that
we
can
work
together
with
companies
that
wish
to
do
business
here
with
both
the
rules
that
we
have
in
place,
as
well
as
those
that
are
proposed
here
today.
Thank.
G
G
F
Caron
councilmember
Fletcher
a
little
similar,
a
lot
of
similarities,
but
a
little
differences
between
bike
share
and
potentially
scooter
share.
We
had
an
agreement
with
bike
share
before
we
don't
have
current
agreements
with
scooter
shares,
so
our
choices
of
how
we
want
to
approach
it
singularly
multiple
vendors
RFP
process.
All
of
those
things
are
at
our
disposable
on
how
we
want
to
proceed
forward
with
with
scooters
and.
C
Mr.
chair
council,
member
Fletcher,
we
at
this
point
would
like
to
be
able
to
continue
to
consider
our
options
by
having
a
license
agreement.
We
can
work
in
partnership
with
companies
to
operate
in
the
right-of-way,
but
we're
not
foregoing
our
future
conversations
about
whether
we
would
like
to
pursue
an
exclusive
arrangement
or
or
not
so
I
think
you
can
anticipate
hearing
more
from
us
on
that
topic.
I.
G
Do
a
lot
more
questions
right
and
then
I
guess
I
want
to
make
sure
that,
in
looking
at
the
structure
of
fines
and
in
looking
at
some
of
the
ways
that
the
ordinance
is
written,
you
know
something
has
to
be
parked
on
the
right
away
for
15
minutes.
So
does
that
mean
that
if
we
see
it,
we
have
to
wait
15
minutes
and
come
circle
back
to
it?
Are
we
creating
something?
G
G
That's
new
and
I'm,
like
I'll
use,
scooters,
they're,
I,
think
they're
cool
the,
but
also
being
careful
that
we're
not
letting
companies
come
in
and
externalize
the
cost
of
regulation
and
externalize
the
cost
of
keeping
these
things
out
of
the
right
away,
as
they
try
to
build
a
business
model
that
has
as
few
living
wage
jobs
as
possible,
and
so
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
a
fine
structure.
That's
defined
that
we
can
actually
enforce
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
not
doing
something.
That's
overly
burdensome
to
traffic
control
and
regulatory
services.
G
F
Mr.
chair
and
councilmember
Fletcher
a
lot
of
questions
there
similar
questions
that
the
team
is
thought
of
in
that
regards
and
I
think
we
think
the
ordinance
kind
of
lays
out
that
framework
that
we're
intending
to
use,
and
so,
as
we
get
into
the
the
parameters
and
the
details
of
these
agreements,
you
know
those
exactly
some
of
the
elements
that,
where
you
want
to
you
know
flush
out
and
better
define.
F
It
is
not
our
intention
to
absorb
the
cost
of
this
on
on
the
public
side
of
the
equation,
and
so
what
would
be
the
fair
and
proper
way
to
ensure
compliance?
And
we
are
engaging
like
we
have
with
our
partners
on
TNC,
as
well
as
with
bike,
share,
that
there
are
unique
provisions
to
each
one
of
those
kind
of
elements
and
we'll
have
to
find
the
right
of
the
right
massaging
before
for
scooters.
Thank.
G
A
Thank
you
and
then
is
touching
on
a
couple
points
in
terms
of
keeping
our
options
open.
Even
with
our
bike
share
arrangement.
You
know
it
has
a
time
limit,
we're
gonna,
learn
and
even
at
that
term,
at
that
terminus
point
we'll,
look
and
evaluate,
and
in
that
instance,
we've
also
kept
our
options
open
to
because
the
ordinance
doesn't
say:
thou
shalt
only
have
exclusive
it's.
It
allows
for
that
and
we've
created
a
parameter
in
the
pilot
term,
but
it
doesn't
say
we
are
committed
that
permanently.
A
A
B
You
mr.
chair
I
think
I
want
to
echo
what
the
chair
indicated,
which
is
I,
think
for
the
most
part,
the
city
Minneapolis
wants
to
have
a
collaborative
and
not
an
oppositional
relationship
with
new
companies
that
are
coming
to
offer
transportation
options
in
our
city
and
I
hope.
We
don't
have
to
go
down
the
road
of
taking
a
more
oppositional
approach.
B
I
also
take
to
heart
customer
Fletcher's
point
about
the
labor
implications
of
new
technology
and
I
think
it's
worth
having,
perhaps
folks
from
civil
rights
or
others
who
were
involved
in
our
worker
protection
conversations.
Take
a
look
at
this
model
of
employment
and
what
workplace,
regulations
that
we
have
in
place
might
apply
or
not
and
how
we
could
potentially
strengthen
those
to
apply
here.
B
As
long
as
these
scooters
are
not
impeding
pedestrians
and
folks
are
be
able
to
operate
them
safely,
I
think
there
are
a
welcome
addition
to
our
transportation
system,
so
I'm
excited
to
work
together
with
these
companies
to
make
sure
that
they're.
You
know
that
we're
all
on
the
same
page
about
how
operations
well
go
forward.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
You
for
those
comments,
any
other
comments
before
we
make
a
motion
to
move
CNN
well,
I'll,
just
put
a
fine
point
on
it
that
you
as
council
president
bender
said
you
know.
The
open
invitation
to
collaborate
was
the
city
as
we
formate
our
whatever
our
ordinances
are.
Whatever
our
regulatory
framework
is,
is
it's
kind
of
a
hallmark
of
how
we
do
business?
I
mean
it's
from
beginning
to
end
and
throughout
the
process
it's
it's
always
iterative
and
the
table
is
always
open
to
all
parties,
because
we
want
that
information.
A
It
makes
a
better
ordinance,
so
I
think
we're
pretty
sincere
and
consists
on
that,
and
then
we
welcome
in
a
city
like
this
I
mean
we
don't.
This
is
just
any
place.
Our
right
away
for
all
modes
is
pretty
pretty
spectacular
by
comparison,
so
to
be
a
part
of
that
didn't
happen
by
accident,
and
it
won't
be
an
accidental,
happenstance
approach
that
will
continue.
It
so
be
a
part
of
a
good
system.
A
We
Minneapolis
is
our
big
invite
and,
of
course,
there's
a
sort
of
subtext
of
why
we
keep
saying
that
is,
there
might
be
a
early
launch
pending,
but
I
won't
go
into
that
and
snap
for
this
format.
With
that,
I
will
move
the
item
before
us
and
thank
staff
for
the
expeditious
work.
Any
further
conversation
see
none
all
in
favor,
say:
aye
I
sent
a
name
that
carries
you
now
go
to
the
discussion,
part
of
our
agenda,
starting
with
item
13,
Hennepin
Avenue,
Street
reconstruction
project
layout,
easement,
and
request
for
variance
director
Hutchinson
big
update.
A
C
C
Downtown
I
would
like
to
take
an
opportunity
to
recognize
a
collaborative
approach
between
transportation,
engineering
and
design
led
by
Donnell
wood
and
Simon
vilensky
from
transportation
planning
and
programming
who
have
really
come
together
to
run
an
excellent
process,
inclusive
process
that
is
resulting
in
the
information
you're
about
to
hear
we're
very
excited
to
present
on
this
layout
for
Hennepin
Avenue,
downtown
and
Simon
Glen
ski
he's
going
to
walk
you
through
it
now.
Thank
you
good.
H
H
Here
today
to
provide
an
update
on
the
Hennepin
Avenue
project,
we
also
have
three
related
actions
for
the
project
as
well
on
seeking
approval
for
the
layout
I'm
passing
a
resolution
directing
the
city
engineer
to
proceed
with
the
state
aid
variance
requests
and,
lastly,
authorizing
Public
Works
with
property
owners
for
easements
and
right
away,
we'll
cover
each
of
those
items
in
a
moment.
But
first
we
want
to
give
you
some
background
on
the
project
and
what
we've
been
up
to
over
the
past
couple
years.
H
The
project
itself
was
the
redesign
and
reconstruction
of
Hennepin
Avenue
through
downtown.
The
limits
are
between
Washington
Avenue
and
12th
Street
Public
Works
also
made
an
effort
to
look
beyond
the
limits
of
the
reconstruction
projects
to
the
whole
Hennepin
Avenue
corridor
between
the
river
and
the
sculpture
garden,
the
goal
there
was
to
create
a
public
realm
vision
for
the
whole
corridor
in
order
to
better
inform
what
sort
of
enhancements
on
the
public
realm
elements
we
might
include
with
the
reconstruction
project
itself,.
H
The
project
is
needed
because
the
street
is
is
old,
it's
was
last
reconstructed
30
years
ago
and
in
1986
infrastructure,
both
above
ground
and
below
ground
is
worn
out
and
it
definitely
needs
to
be
updated.
It's
also
an
opportunity
to
make
it
more
relevant
to
people
are
using
it
today.
The
street
currently.
H
With
the
projects,
Public
Works
convened
a
stakeholder
advisory
committee
to
help
guide
work
around
the
project.
The
stakeholder
advisory
committee
included
representation
from
Hennepin
Theatre
Trust,
the
building
owners
and
managers,
Association
downtown
Council
and
div
the
downtown
Minneapolis
Neighborhood
Association,
and
also
Metro
Transit.
Working
with
that
that
Stickle
advisory
committee,
we
came
up
with
project
principles
to
help
guide
the
design
that
included
a
safe
and
accessible
design,
the
design
and
project
that's
durable
and
cost
at
that,
especially
with
respect
to
enhancements
for
the
corridor.
H
We
know
that
Hennepin
Avenue
also
changes
a
lot
from
day
to
night
from
weekday
to
weekend,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
space
that
we're
designing
is
dynamic
and
flexible.
We
know
how
to
Penn.
Avenue
is
also
a
great
destination,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
the
design
is
also
a
great
public
place,
and
then
we
want
to
make
it
relevant
for
people
today,
but
also
look
forward
to
other
all
the
the
systems
changes
that
are
coming
to
our
transportation
network
and
ensuring
that
the
design
remains
what's
cool,
going
forward.
H
Thousands
of
people
use
Hennepin
Avenue
every
day
and
those
people
are
moving
by
a
variety
of
different
modes.
There's
thousands
people
walking
biking
waiting
for
the
bus
and
driving
along
Hennepin,
Avenue
and
Hennepin
Avenue
is
actually
unique
when
you
look
at
our
downtown
network
and
that
it's
not
a
specialized
Street,
like
maybe
some
of
our
other
corridors
like
in
a
club,
mall
or
Mark
Evans
ii,
which
are
really
focused
on
the
specific
modes.
H
Regarding
the
project
budget,
just
a
quick
update
here,
Public
Works,
currently
as
a
capital
budget
request
for
twenty
three
million
dollars
for
the
project.
This
covers
the
base
Street
project
and
base
streetscape.
It's
comprised
of
a
combination
of
city,
state
and
federal
funding
sources
enhancements
are
not
currently
determined
or
funded
yet,
but
there
may
be
interest
in
that
on.
We've
had
some
conversations
with
stakeholders
and
property
owners
along
the
corridor.
Elements
like
enhanced
streetscape
would
need
to
be
funded
by
adjacent
property
owners.
Other
activation
and
arts
elements
would
require
additional
funding
sources.
Again.
H
We've
been
doing
a
lot
of
work
over
the
past
couple
years
since
2016.
With
this
project,
we've
been
talking
with
a
lot
of
people
and
listening
to
a
lot
of
people
that
use
Hennepin
Avenue
we
I
mentioned
we've
convened
two
stakeholder
advisory
community
to
help
guide,
engagement
and
connect
us
with
great
people
along
Hennepin
Avenue
and
we've
also
had
many
opportunities
to
connect
with
people
on
the
corridor.
We've
had
many
open
houses,
design
workshops,
we've
had
many
opportunities
to
connect
with
people
one
on
one
to
talk
about
specific
issues.
H
H
H
Since
then,
we've
really
applied
that
typical
block
concept
to
the
full
ten
blocks
of
the
corridor
and
what
was
included
in
that
concept
is
wide
sidewalks
protected
bike
lane
in
each
direction.
Accommodating
bus
stops
and
transit
along
the
corridor
and
typically
for
vehicle
lanes
along
the
quarter.
With
left
turn
lanes
at
two
specific
locations.
H
Knowing
a
few
highlights
of
the
layout
itself
in
terms
of
dimensions,
we're
at
a
point
where
we
are
able
to
share
more
detail
overall,
we
wanted
to
highlight
that
really
the
space
behind
the
curve
is
increasing
along
the
corner.
With
this
project
we're
able
to
achieve
consistently
10-foot
wide
through
sidewalk
areas
along
the
project
limits.
Typically
a
10
to
11
foot
wide
furnishing
zones.
H
This
is
where
things
like
lights,
trees,
potential,
streetscape
bus
stops
would
go
in
some
locations;
it
might
actually
just
be
an
open
area
in
front
of
a
theater
or
a
high-demand
pedestrian
area.
We
also
are
including
the
protected
bike
way,
which
is
separate
from
the
roadway
at
sidewalk
elevation.
The
best
example
of
this
we
have
now
is
the
recent
reconstruction
on
Washington
Avenue.
H
H
We've
also
worked
very
closely
as
Metro
Transit.
Along
the
way
of
this
project,
they've
been
a
great
partner.
We've
been
able
to
actually
consolidate
bus
stops
along
the
corridor
from
13
to
8,
there's
actually
several
locations
along
the
corridor
where
a
bus
is
stopping
every
block.
We
feel
that
this
is
better
for
the
overall
operations,
a
transit
overall
better
for
the
overall
project
as
well
in
terms
of
kind
of
decluttering.
Some
of
the
past
dream
spaces
along
the
corridor.
H
One
of
the
actions
that
I
noted
is
related
to
state
a
variance
request,
we're
seeking
a
variance
for
three
items.
First,
for
the
width
of
a
bike
way,
we
might
need
to
go.
We
will
need
to
go
a
little
bit
narrower
at
bus
stops,
so
we're
recommending
a
7
6
foot
bike
lane
in
loop,
7
foot
had
some
locations
we're
also
recommending
a
slate
little
or
lower
bike
way.
H
Typically,
we
have
about
a
hundred
feet
of
right
away
to
work
with,
on
other
blocks,
on
this
block
for
about
12
to
16
feet
in
air
or
additional
right-of-way
actually
on
this
block
benefits,
not
just
this
block,
but
actually
a
three
block
stretch
between
9th
and
12th.
We're
able
to
actually
consolidate
a
number
of
bus
stops
along
this
segment
and
accommodate
them
between
10th
and
11th.
This
greatly
improves
safety
and
operations
along
the
corridor
by
having
less
bus
stops,
and
it
also
simply
just
provides
space
for
all
modes
without
right
away.
H
We
would
be
very
constrained
and
have
constrained
dimensions
for
all,
and
I
will
not
see
that
the
action
today
really
starts
the
process,
for
this
allows
Public
Works
to
begin
negotiations
for
the
right-of-way
just
walking
through
the
layout
in
a
couple
segments
at
a
high
level,
starting
on
the
north
end.
This
graphic,
starting
from
the
built
building
phase
the
white
area,
is
the
through
pedestrian
zone.
The
tan
area
is
the
furnishing
zone.
H
Between
5th
to
8th,
the
typical
configuration
continues
to
note
on
this
segment.
We're
maintaining
bus
stops
at
5th
Street
prior
to
direct
connection
to
the
light
rail
and
then
also
between
the
blocks
of
7th
and
8th
Street,
again
to
provide
transfers
to
those
main
east-west
bus
routes
through
downtown
and.
H
Further
south
between
8th
and
12th
we've
had
a
couple
blocks
that
I
would
say
are
very
kind
of
clean
and
decluttered
between
8th
and
9th
and
9th
and
10th
in
front
of
some
of
our
major
theatres
between
10th
and
11th.
That's
we're
recommending
the
right-of-way
acquisition
and
our
project
continues
through
the
intersection
of
12th
Street.
H
H
Some
next
steps:
we
have
a
live,
detailed
design
work
to
come
before
us.
One
thing
to
note,
too:
we've
been
working
very
closely
with
our
Weiser
II
committees,
the
be
a
CPAC
Committee
on
people
with
disabilities.
One
issue
that
are
very
interested
in
is
the
design
details
of
bus
stops
along
the
corridor.
H
With
them,
through
a
series
of
some
joint
workshops,
so
more
details
on
that
to
come,
we're
also
going
to
be
continuing
to
talk
about
enhancements
along
the
corridor,
working
with
property
owners
to
determine
determine
more
specifically
what
those
enhancements
should
be
and
what
the
funding
levels
are
going
to
be.
The
images
on
the
screen
here
are
really
a
summary
of
the
feedback
we've
heard
to
date
and
for
the
character
and
elements
that
we
may
be,
including
as
part
of
enhancements,
but
more
work
to
be
done
through
2018
and
into
2019.
H
We
are
also
going
to
be
starting
to
look
forward
at
construction
and
evaluating
construction
staging
with
consideration
for
all
the
downtown
work.
That's
happening
around
this
time
as
well.
We
do
know
that
work
will
begin
sometime
in
2019
and,
lastly,
through
design
and
through
construction.
We're
going
to
continue
to
be
talking
with
everyone
that
uses
Hennepin
on
continuing
to
gauge
folks
about
the
project.
I
Is
there
any
data?
Is
there
any
information
about,
what's
actually
safer
or
isn't
safe,
and
is
there
any
truth
to
my
idea
and
personal
practice,
sometimes
for
I
just
say
I'm
just
going
to
write
in
the
street
now
so
I
can?
Actually,
you
know
get
to
where
I'm
going
faster
than
using
this
protected
bike
way
cuz.
It
would
ways
to
have
the
protected
bike
away
and
have
bikers
end
up
going
in
the
street,
but
it
would
also
be
a
fatal
mistake
to
not
keep
the
bikes
closer
to
the
sidewalk
and
the
pedestrians.
I
H
H
We
we
definitely
want
to
continue
working
with
our
advisory
committees,
because
we've
actually
heard
some
feedback
from
those
committees
about
the
design
of
Washington
Avenue
and
we're
thinking
about
some
lessons
learned
there
about
different
the
different
bike
way.
Design
elements
says
it
bends,
as
it
approaches
intersections,
I
think
there's
some
things
we
may
think
about
differently
on
Hennepin
Avenue.
I
Will
that
be
good
to
look
at
what's
happening
in
Washington,
I?
Think
and
even
if
I
mean
I
know.
If
it's
a
raised
curb
protected
bike
way,
it
would
have
to
go
lower
if
it's
going
to
stay
in
the
street,
but
that
would
also
avoid
potential
conflicts
for
pedestrians,
who
are
boarding
buses
and
getting
on
that
and
I.
Don't
really
know
if
the
professional
bus
drivers
are
going
to
be
I
mean
it
seems
like
the
negotiating.
That's
a
normal
thing.
I
That
often
happens
because
bike
paths
are
often
on
the
other
side
and
they're
gonna
be
crossing
over
and
we
have
ways
of
marking
that
so
everybody
understands.
Oh,
this
is
a
potential
conflict
zone.
It's
right
differently,
but
I
wish
there
more
science
I
wish.
There
was
more
data
and
information.
We
could
go
on
to
make
sure
it's
right:
choice
and
I'm
glad
you're
gonna
continue
looking
at
it
and
doing
research
and
you're
looking
at
Washington
or
what's
working,
it
isn't.
B
You
mr.
chair,
first
of
all,
I'm
thrilled
to
support
a
layout
that
has
wider
sidewalks
and
a
protected
curb
separated
by
clean
on
this
critical
corridor.
Downtown
I
think
stop
did
such
a
good
job
of
balancing
all
the
needs
and
demands
of
this
constrained
corridor
in
the
heart
of
downtown.
My
question
won't
surprise
you,
but
I
want
to
ask
if
you
considered
bus
prioritization
beyond
what
we
see
here
in
front
of
us.
I'm
like
a
bus,
priority,
lien
or
signal
timing
advantages
for
buses
and
how
that
might
be
incorporated
into
this
section
of
roadway.
H
What
we
have
before
you
today
in
terms
of
the
layout,
is
really
sorry
mr.
chair
I'm,
president
bender.
What
we
had
before
you
today
is
really
a
layout
that
is
very
two-dimensional
and
real.
It
really
is
establishing
where
the
the
curb
lines
are
going
to
be.
There
are
really
a
host
of
operational
things
that
we're
gonna
have
to
consider
going
forward.
We've
definitely
heard
from
some
stakeholders
about
transit
operations
along
the
corridor,
we're
going
to
continue
working
at
Metro
Transit,
and
this
going
forward.
B
B
So
I
really
appreciate
the
way
that
this
design
is
more
flexible,
going
forward
into
the
future
to
allow
for
hopefully,
more
transit,
prioritization
and
other
kind
of
flexibility,
as
our
transportation
set
shifts
that
maybe
wouldn't
be
available
with
a
more
constrained
roadway,
so
absent
that
I
might
be
saying.
Why
is
the
road
so
wide
here
but
I
think
given
the
transit
operations
and
the
future
potential
benefits
of
this
more
flexible
layout?
I
think
that
this
is
a
I,
really
appreciate
this
approach
and
I
support
the
staffs
recommendation
for
that.
B
It
has
so
many
amazing
destinations
and
uses
along
the
corridor,
but
the
roadway
doesn't
really
support
that
in
the
way
that
I
think
it
will
in
the
future.
So
it's
exciting
to
think
about
the
way
that
those
design
elements
and
those
partnerships
can
create
a
real
benefit
for
all
of
the
institutions
and
arts
destinations
along
this
quarter.
Thanks.
A
G
You
mr.
chair
I
just
wanted
to
shout
out
the
incredible
community
outreach
work
that
has
happened
on
this
project.
I've
had
a
chance
to
go
to
several
of
the
workshop
meetings
and
planning
meetings
around
this
where
we
took
in
a
lot
of
ideas
and
people
had
a
lot
of
energy
around
this,
because
this
street
is
so
special.
There
is
so
much
going
on
here.
G
One
of
the
things
I
really
like
about
this
layout
is:
it
feels
like
it's
going
to
make
things
move
really
smoothly,
and
it
leaves
this
furnishing
space
where
we
can
really
be
thinking
about,
then
how
do
we
make
this
feel
creative
and
special
right,
there's
sort
of
a
next
step
in
this,
which
is
not
just?
How
do
we
make
it
work,
but
then
how
do
we
make
it
as
feel
as
important
as
it
is
to
our
city
and
I?
G
Think
you
know
we're
I
know
that
that
work
is
happening
and
I
appreciate
that
and
I
know
that
a
lot
of
community
feedback
was
gathered
about
both
of
this
layout
that
we're
approving
today
that
I'm
happy
to
vote
for
and
and
also
about
some
of
the
more
creative
elements
that
we
want
to
see
come
into
this
in
the
long
term.
So
thank
you
for
your
work
on
this
look
forward
to
continuing
to
work
with
you
and
I'm.
Looking
forward
to
this
being
a
really
important
center
of
our
city.
A
Any
other
comments
from
the
committee
seeing
none
I
appreciate
all
the
highlighted
comments
from
my
colleagues
and
just
echo
that
this
was
been
no
small
endeavor
when
you
said
Hennepin
Avenue,
has
it
all
boy,
that's
the
statement
right
there
and
you
try
to
mix
all
that
modality,
but
the
level
of
my
that
was
not
just
as
multimodal,
but
it's
intensely
multimodal
I
think
compliment
Fletcher
sums
it
up.
This
is
a
very
special
street.
You
know.
Nicollet,
of
course,
is
always
gonna,
be
the
darling
of
the
design.
A
Magazines
and
the
elements
are
such
a
key
thing,
and
what
does
the
trashcan
look
like?
Every
two
decades
is
a
big
deal,
but
here
the
star
of
the
show
of
Hennepin
Avenue
has
always
been
the
people.
This
is
a
people
Street.
This
is
a
main
drag.
It's
where
the
action
is
and
to
accommodate
that
looking
forward.
I
think
it's
a
big
step
here.
We
have
a
physical
layout,
a
very
complicated
physical
layout,
given
all
the
challenges,
but
the
whole
way
with
all
the
participation
that
councilmember
Flight
Fletcher
pointed
out
was
always
forward-looking.
A
It's
not
just
going
to
be
the
concrete.
It's
going
to
be
the
people
on
that
concrete
and
how
it
interfaces,
and
we
have
a
very
forward-looking
design
that
grounds
us
in
into
some
real-world
decisions
that
have
to
be
made
and
I'm
very
happy
to
support
what
we
have
before
us.
Knowing
how
well
you
and
staff-
and
the
community
has
looked
forward
to
activating
this
very,
very
dynamic,
very
incredible
urban
corridor
with
that
I
will
move
approval
all
in
favor,
say:
aye
I
sent
a
name.
We
move
the
layout
before
us.
C
Mr.
chair
members
of
the
committee,
we
are
happy
to
be
working
in
partnership
with
our
friends
and
colleagues
in
community
planning
and
economic
development.
We're
pleased
to
be
joined
by
Heather
Worthington,
the
director
of
long-range
planning,
who
will
present
on
the
Minneapolis
2040
plan
and
a
receiving
file
good.
J
J
So
we
wanted
to
come
around
and
talk
with
council
committees
about
how
the
comp
plan
draft
relates
to
the
work
that
you
do.
You
will
see
that
this
draft
has
a
small
number
of
what
we're
calling
land
use
policies
that
would
be
considered
regulatory
in
terms
of
the
statute
requiring
the
comp
plan.
But
then
there
are
a
number
of
other
statements,
we're
thinking
of
them
as
policies
statements.
J
So
thinking
about
the
interrelatedness
of
those
issues
and
how
we
think
about
the
city
in
terms
of
land,
use
and
transportation,
and
so
I'd
like
to
ask
Paul
to
come
up
and
do
a
little
bit
more
of
a
deeper
dive
with
you
today
around
those
issues
as
they
relate
to
the
draft
and
will
stand
for
questions
afterwards.
Thank
you.
Well,.
K
K
This
plan,
of
course
carries
that
forward
and
in
the
inverse
the
transportation
planning
that
that's
happened
has
been
supportive
of
land-use
change
and
the
growth
of
the
city
over
time.
So,
for
example,
the
access
minneapolis
transportation
plan
uses
the
land-use
map
of
the
current
comprehensive
plan
as
one
of
the
foundations
for
transportation
planning,
the
design
of
streets
and
sidewalks,
and
so
on.
K
So
on
the
land-use
side
of
things,
as
I
mentioned,
there
are,
there
are
four
land-use
policies
and
they
are
focused
on
providing
access
to
housing,
employment
and
commercial
goods
as
a
means
to
achieving
the
14
goals
for
the
comprehensive
plan
adopted
by
the
City
Council.
So
it's
not
land-use
planning,
for
the
sake
of
planning
its
planning
for
this,
for
the
sake
of
achieving
working
towards
achieving
goals,
and
so
the
first
that
there
are
there
are
four
of
them
needed
to
here
are
the
three
of
them
as
an
example:
access
to
housing.
K
This
plan
carries
forward,
as
I
mentioned,
the
idea
of
focusing
growth
along
transit
lines
to
allowing
multi-family
housing
on
public
transit
routes
with
higher
densities
along
high
frequency
routes
in
near
metro
stations.
Metro
Metro
is
the
the
branding
that
Metro
Transit
uses
for
the
LRT
lines
and
highway
bus,
rapid
transit
access
to
commercial
goods
and
services.
This
is
something
that's
a
little
bit
new
in
this.
K
And
so
we
see
an
opportunity
both
from
a
livability
standpoint
and
a
transportation
standpoint
and
a
climate
change
standpoint
to
reduce
some
of
those
car
trips
by
providing
more
opportunities
for
folks
to
do
that.
Shopping
with
the
city
limits
closer
to
home
in
places
that
are
accessible
by
transit.
K
There
are
several
transportation
related
policies
in
the
draft
plan,
but
help
support
all
of
this,
and
we've
provided
just
a
sampling
here
of
those
there's,
a
there's,
a
transit
policy
and
one
of
the
one
of
the
action
steps
in
that
draft
policy
is
to
actively
shape
and
define
the
city's
transit
vision
and
operations
framework
with
a
focus
on
outcomes
rather
than
modes.
So
among
those
outcomes
would
be
all
of
these
access
policies
from
land
use,
making
sure
that
our
transit
system
serves
the
needs
of
our
residents
and
providing
access
to
housing,
jobs
and
commercial
goods.
K
Other
outcomes
would
be,
of
course,
reducing
greenhouse
gas
emissions
and
improving
improving
equity
with
access
to
employment.
There
is
a
policy
on
walking
which
reaffirms
existing
city
policy
on
pedestrian
access,
improving
the
pedestrian
environment
in
order
to
encourage
walking
as
a
mode
of
transportation,
and
the
draft
plan
reaffirms
the
recently
adopted
Complete
Streets
policy.
There's
a
sample
action
step
here,
incorporate
the
Complete
Streets
policy
into
all
elements
of
the
public
right-of-way,
including
landscaping,
transit,
shelters,
lighting
signs,
traffic
lights,
parking
meters,
bike,
parking
and
furniture.
That's
just
a
sampling
of
the
many
transportation
policies.
K
So
that's
what
that
that
policy
is
about.
We
also
know
that
transit
accessible
areas
are
great
places
for
building
affordable
housing
because
they
having
access
to
public
transportation,
is
an
important
part
of
the
affordability
equation
for
a
household.
So,
there's
a
policy
that
supports
focusing
those
efforts
on
transit
station
areas,
so
that
was
intended
just
to
provide
a
quick
look
at
what
does
a
lot
of
information
in
the
draft
comprehensive
plan
as
it
relates
to
transportation
and
land
use
to
hopefully
start
a
discussion
here
in
this
room
over
the
next
few
minutes.
K
A
brief
overview
of
what's
next,
as
Heather
mentioned,
the
comment
period
which
began
March
continues
through
July
22nd
by
late
September.
We
will
have
an
updated
draft
of
the
plan
based
on
the
feedback
that
we've
already
been
receiving
and
that
will
continue
to
receive
through
July
22nd
in
late
October.
There
will
be
a
public
hearing
at
the
City
Planning
Commission
for
that
groups.
Consideration
of
the
draft
plan,
the
revised
draft
with
council
action
expected
in
December
and
with
that
I'll
leave
it
to
questions
any.
B
You,
mr.
chair,
so
our
city
actually
does
very
well
nationally
when
you
look
at
how
jobs
and
people
housing
are
served
by
transit.
But
I
know
from
my
own
experience
as
a
frequent
transit
writer
and
my
constituents,
many
of
whom
depend
on
transit
that
we
have
a
lot
of
room
for
improvement.
So
I
wondered
if
folks
from
tipet
or
Public
Works
could
talk
about
how
this
will.
B
Include
or
incorporate
those
kind
of
transportation
elements
that
we
talked
about
at
the
public
works
study
session.
The
work
that's
happening
on
cleansing
data
about
our
transit
system
and
how
we
might
see
recommendations
coming
forward
in
the
future
about
how
the
city
can
work
together
with
Metro
transit
or
even
on
our
own,
to
invest
in
those
high
frequency
transit
routes
that
so
many
of
our
transit
dependent
populations
depend
on
and
where
the
draft
plan,
at
least
in
its
current
draft
form,
is
proposing.
J
Have
a
few
brief
thoughts
and
then
I'd
like
to
ask
Robin
to
think
about
talk
about
how
we
plant
and
integrate
the
access
Minneapolis
work.
I
would
just
generally
say
that
the
Metropolitan
Council,
typically
and
consistently
points
to
land
iya
says
one
of
the
prime
drivers
of
their
investments
in
high-frequency
transit
lines,
whether
those
are
fixed
rail
investments
or
buses,
and
so
one
of
the
things
that
I
think
we
could
do
a
much
better
job
around
is
really
being
very
clear
about
that
nexus.
J
C
Councilmember
venner
I
agree
with
so
many
of
the
principles
that
are
proposed
in
the
draft
comprehensive
plan
because
they
are
so
transit,
supportive
and
many
elements
of
transit,
supportive,
not
just
what
a
network
looks
like
and
how
it
functions.
But
what
are
the
building
blocks
that
lead
to
high
transit
ridership?
C
We
are
going
to
key
off
of
the
broad
policy
statements
that
are
made
in
the
2040
plan
to
further
develop
recommendations
for
any
updates
to
our
frequent
transit
network
that
are
already
proposed
in
Minneapolis,
as
well
as
more
detail
on
how
transit
should
operate
for
us
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis
within
specific
work
in
the
access
Minneapolis
Update,
which
that
may
be
the
last
time
we
say
access
Minneapolis.
We
have
news
coming
from
what
we're
gonna
call,
but
it
is
a
ten
year
action
plan.
A
And
I
think
that's
a
really
good
highlight
for
the
public
to
know
that
here
we
have
a
broad
framework
that
interfaces
with
different
elements
that
correlate
so
a
built
environment,
transportation
gets
addressed
here
and
then
we
can
zero
in
on
the
transportation
element.
If
we've
gotten
that
sort
of
framework
done
correctly
and
of
course
we
have
more
work
to
do
as
we
get
to
the
final
draft.
E
A
And
I
do
see
whoever
said
the
phrase
of
a
transit,
supportive
elements
throughout
not
just
the
transit
areas,
but
the
areas
that
might
have
another
category
have
seemed
to
be
very
mindful
of
how
they
play
into
the
transit
element
and
I.
Think
that'll
be
one
of
the
key
sort
of
characteristics
of
this
comp
plan
versus
others
is
just
how
intertwined
and
how
highlighted
that
is.
I
know.
Other
elements
have
made
their
way
to
the
news
cycle.
A
But
to
me
this
is
actually
more
two
defining
feature
than
any
of
the
other
elements
by
comparison
to
other
comp
plans,
be
it
our
own
or
other
municipalities
sitting
here
with
my
colleagues
at
this
particular
committee
were
keenly
interested
in
that
and
I
think
we're
appreciative
of
that
aspect
of
it
and
all
should
be
noted.
This
doesn't
happen
in
isolation,
director
Hutchinson,
even
a
part
of
parcel
of
all
the
committee
work
that
got
to
this
point
and
I
think
you've
been
advising
throughout
the
process.
Mr.
C
Chair
you,
you
have
said
it
well,
we
work
extremely
collaboratively
with
CPD.
We
have
to
we
enjoy
it.
We
were
very
much
at
the
table
for
the
development
of
the
especially
transportation
policies,
but
also
some
other
public
works,
related
items
such
as
stormwater
management
or
drinking
water
or
air
quality,
and
we
have
incorporated
staff
from
sea
bed
into
development
of
our
transportation
action
plan.
We
know
we
need
to
do
this
together
and
I.
Think
our
staffs
are
very
close
working
very
closely.
I
would.
J
G
Thank
You
mr.
chair
and
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
look
at
the
transportation
elements
of
the
plan,
because
some
other
elements
of
the
plan
have
been
the
most
discussed
things
and
often
when
we,
when
we're
talking
about
housing,
and
we
talk
about
density,
it
often
gets
talked
about
as
though
there's
no
benefit
to
density,
as
though
people
only
think
about
what
they
think
might
be
burdensome
about
it
and
actually
I
think
a
lot
of
the
transit
vision.
G
A
lot
of
what
this
drives
home
is
actually
all
the
ways
that
it's
actually
very
beneficial
to
have
sufficient
density
that
you
can
have
some
of
the
community
amenities
that
make
it
possible
to
have
more
walkable
neighborhoods,
so
we're
getting
grocery
stores
in
the
places
where
we've
added
enough
people
for
there
to
be
a
market
for
a
grocery
store.
It's
very
exciting.
G
How
do
we
make
this
a
transit
and
pedestrian
friendly
environment
where
it's
easy
to
get
places
and
then
we're
obviously
not
going
to
run
buses
through
neighborhoods
or
only
two
people
are
gonna,
get
on
it
right
and
then
we
need
enough
people
to
ride
the
buses
to
justify
the
expense
and
all
those
things
are
so
interconnected.
So
I'm
really
excited
about
this
transit
vision.
I
think
a
lot
of
people
are
excited
about
this
transit
vision,
I've
gotten
a
lot
of
positive
feedback
on
the
transportation
portion
of
the
comp
plan
and
I.
G
J
You
councillor,
Fletcher
I,
would
just
add.
I
think
this
is
a
really
important
part
of
the
discussion
is
sort
of
the
economics
of
the
land
use
decisions
that
we
make
as
a
city
and
how
they
drive
other
and
how
they
provide
a
return
on
those
investments.
So
having
a
deeper
discussion
with
our
community
about
the
value
of
those
investments,
I
think
is
really
an
important
part
of
this
discussion.
Thank
you
for
highlighting
them.
B
B
You
know,
I
think
we
could
make
some
commitments
about
priority.
Prioritizing
city
investments
in
racially,
like
racially
concentrated
areas
of
poverty,
I
think
we're
moving
away
from
using
that
term,
but
the
metropolitan
councils
do
using
that
term.
I
know
it's
in
line
with
Public
Works
existing
direction
and
how
they're
using
resources
and
focusing
resources
so
I
think
Public.
B
Works
staff
would
likely
have
some
ideas
about
how
to
really
reflect
the
direction
that
we've
already
been
going
in
in
the
final
proposal
that
would
come
to
council,
so
I
just
wanted
to
say
again
kind
of
the
high
level
is
that
I
think
the
transportation
policy
statements
is
a
place
where
we
could
strengthen
our
commitment
to
race
equity
in
line
with
what
we've
already
been
doing
as
a
city
and
how
we
can
strengthen
that
going
forward.
I
also
wanted
to
just
since
councilmember
Fletcher
brought
it
up.
B
I
think
something
that's
getting
a
bit
lost
in
some
of
the
language
and
discussion
around
the
draft
plan
is
number
one.
We
have
to
have
a
draft
plan.
2040
is
a
year
in
the
future
which
is
coming
and
our
city
is
growing
and
we're
required
to
have
a
plan.
So
there's
no
such
thing
as
no
plan,
and
so
you
know
our
job
as
council
members
is
to
work
together
to
hopefully
come
to
consensus
on
the
best
way
to
shape
that
growth,
in
line
with
the
commitments
that
we
made
last
term
and
together,
I'm
going
forward.
B
I
think
that
it's
also
important
to
remember
that
our
city
grew
up
around
transit
and
that
our
neighborhoods,
by
tradition
in
our
history,
are
walkable
and
integrated
with
multiple
land
uses
and
that
when
you
walk
through
basically
any
neighborhood,
almost
any
neighborhood
in
our
city,
you
see
a
variety
of
living
situations
of
housing,
options
of
transportation
options
and
that
diversity
of
choices
is
what
part
of
what
makes
our
city
really
great.
But
we
don't
see
it
consistently
across
the
city,
and
so
that's
where
I
think.
B
The
direction
of
this
plan
is
to
create
more
options
throughout
the
city,
so
that
we're
not
concentrating
that
in
just
in
some
neighborhoods
and
not
in
others,
but
by
and
large,
our
city
grew
up
along
streetcar
lines.
This
is
not
a
radical
departure
from
our
city's
history.
It
is
in
fact,
we
recommit
rhe
commitment
to
the
kind
of
sustainable
growth
that
our
city
had
in
its
its
very
beginnings.
A
I
You
very
much
I
appreciate
this
opportunity
and
all
the
great
policies
and
areas
that
the
plan
gets
into
having
to
do
with
transportation.
A
couple
of
a
couple
of
questions
and
I
guess
one
comment
to
make
about
what?
Maybe
it's
not
there?
One
thing
I'm
curious
about
is:
does
the
plan
offer
anything
for
us
to
deal
with
the
issue
of
streetcars
or
not
streetcars,
and
where
I
noticed
it's
mentioned
a
couple
times
in
the
plan,
but
mostly
looking
back
and
how
they
said
he
was
was
formed
and
I.
I
E
A
J
C
Gordon,
our
10-year
transportation
action
plan,
which
will
have
yet
a
new
shiny
name
at
some
point,
will
consider
all
modes
of
transit.
As
you
know,
we
have
an
active
study
on
modern.
There
have
been
at
least
two
other
corridors
that
have
been
identified.
There
is
a
map
that
is
currently
developed
that
you
will
see
again
and
have
a
chance
to
discuss
as
we're
developing
that
actually.
I
A
I
And
given
high
priority,
like
the
Complete
Streets
policy,
which
clearly
gets
is
designated
as
called
out
here
and
we
see
okay,
part
of
our
comp
plan
is
going
to
be
to
implement
this
piece
clearly.
So,
let's
put
that
out,
there
I'm
also
curious
about.
If,
if
we
can
help
figure
out
what
to
do
with
more
of
the
right-of-way
for
other
purposes
and
I,
hear
a
lot
of
interest
in
people
wondering
how
could
we
use
our
right-of-way
more
for
some
kind
of
district
uses?
I
We
stormwater
management
comes
up
a
lot,
but
I
also
hear
people
talking
about
things
is
way
out
there
as
geothermal.
Is
there
some
way
that
we
could
actually
use
this
to
fight
climate
change
and
get
more
cooling
or
heating
and
by
using
the
right
away,
and
does
that
is
that
in
there
and
at
all
or
how
we
talk
about
that
at.
J
Your
rate,
constant
member
Gordon
I,
would
suggest
that.
That's
probably
in
that
category
of
more
tactical
things
that
we
will
continue
to
flush
out
as
we
do
additional
policy
work
around
the
policy
statements
that
are
part
of
the
Comprehensive
Plan
and
that
could
be
part
of
an
update
of
the
climate
action
plan,
for
instance.
So
the
way
that
our
existing
policy
documents
fit
into
the
comprehensive
plan
is
that
we
reference
them
they're,
basically
part
of
the
comprehensive
plan
by
reference.
J
So
that's
that's
a
really
good
example
and
I'm
glad
that
you
brought
that
up,
because
there
are
some
things
that
are
perhaps
not
as
clear
about
the
current
policy
setting
that
we're
working
in
in
the
comp
plan.
It
doesn't
always
track
perfectly
with
our
other
policy
work,
so
that
would
be
an
example
of
something
we
could
certainly
look
at
yeah.
I
It
certainly
different
energy
is
called
out
in
the
climate
action
plan
and
now
the
last
thing
that
I
want
to
bring
up
is
something
I'd
like
to
see
and
emphasized
a
lot
more
and
I
actually
think
it
connects
back
to
issues
of
equity
and
it's
tied
to
transportation,
but
maybe
a
little
bit
change
generally.
We
do
talk
about
the
railroads
and
we
reference
the
interstates
a
couple
times,
but
one
of
the
things
I
think
that
happened
in
Minneapolis.
Is
we
really
suffered
a
major
blow?
I
The
railroad
certainly
brought
a
lot
to
us,
but
we've
also
been
recovering
and
and
recouping
from
a
lot
of
abandoned
railroad
lines
and
I
mean
our
whole.
Downtown
is
thriving
now
in
some
sections
that
were
once
completely
covered
in
rail
yards,
but
we
also
had
the
interstate
system
come
through
our
city.
It
tore
it
up.
It
tore
up
our
housing,
isolated,
neighborhoods
and
isolated
the
communities,
and
now
in
other
cities,
you
look
at
Dallas
and
even
in
Boston
and
other
places
they're
looking
at
well,
maybe
there's
actually
some
unutilized
things
there's
a
greater
purpose.
I
We
could
figure
out
how
to
deal
with
these
freeways
and
interstates.
I
would
actually
like
to
see
a
really
clear
policy
to
tease
that
up.
I
think
that
could
be
a
really
big
idea
for
the
next
20
30
40
or
50
years.
It
might
actually
be
a
way
for
us
to
to
to
find
more
space
for
housing
for
density
for
greenways.
If
we
actually
looked
at
these
and
I
know
that
the
Urban
Land
Institute
has
done
little
work
around
this,
the
downtown
Council
has
also
looked
at.
I
Is
there
a
way
to
connect
downtown
to
the
University?
Again,
people
have
identified
places
where
the
freeways
already
low
enough
so
that
we
could
put
a
lid
over
it.
The
state
is
even
considering
something
in
Rondo
neighborhood
in
st.
Paul,
so
I
think
it's
a
missed
opportunity.
If
we
don't
elevate
this
in
our
comp
plan
somehow
and
say
this
is
going
to
be
important
enough
for
us
to
care
about
as
we
move
forward
after
this
plan
is
approved
and
so
I'm
gonna
keep
trying
to.
E
I
State
government
and
I
would
say
that
might
be
a
way
that
we
could
also
help
recover
and
get
some
repair
from
the
damage
that
was
done
to
people
of
color
in
our
city
and
others
as
we
move
forward.
It
also
think
about
connecting
the
Northside
back
to
the
river
or
for
the
first
time
ever
to
the
river,
by
looking
at
how
it
is
connected
by
94
and
how
it
goes
through
there
as
well.
So
thanks
for
letting
me
give
that
little
speech,
and
it
won't
be
the
last
time
you'll
hear
it
something
that's
I.
J
I've
just
point
out
that
we,
you
know,
we
had
urban
three
come
in
and
do
some
data
work
for
us
and
we
presented
that
to
several
weeks
ago.
We've
asked
them
to
go
back
and
look
at.
They
did
a
kind
of
interesting
graphic
for
us
where
they
showed
if
we
had
the
land
that
we
lost
in
the
freeway
construction.
What
would
that
represent
in
terms
of
value
to
the
city?
J
Right
now
it
was
substantial,
so
we've
asked
them
not
to
go
back
and
look
a
little
deeper
at
that,
and
then
we
would
like
to
take
that
and
do
more
of
an
economic
analysis
around
that
to
try
and
determine
whether
or
not
the
this
idea
of
a
lid
or
a
deck
would
be
financially
feasible
for
the
city
going
forward.
But
that's
something
we
can
certainly
provide
you
with
some
more
information
on
in
the
future.
I
Even
more
and
I
think
also,
if
you
look
at
the
history
of
it
in
our
population,
history
I
think
they're.
We
definitely
were
able
to
house
more
more
people
in
the
city
years
ago,
because
more
people
lived
in
families
in
in
housing.
So
that
was
one
thing,
but
also
where
the
the
population
really
took
a
dip
was
when
the
interstate
came
in
and
tore
out
all
of
that
housing
and
I
think
also
facilitated
the
urban
sprawl
so
easily.
A
Us
at
this
particular
juncture
of
the
plan
document,
but
also
to
highlight
how
it
interfaces
with
the
work
that
we
more
specifically
do
here
and
how
it's
not
just
an
isolated
element,
but
an
integrated
element
that
goes
throughout.
Thank
you
for
highlighting
that
for
the
public
you
see
no
further
conversation
I
will
move
to
receive
and
file
the
overview
of
the
2040
draft
as
it
is
submitted
today.
Any
further
discussion,
seeing
none
all
in
favor,
say
aye
I
sent
a
name
that
carries
and
we
are
concluded
with
our
agenda
and
thereby
adjourned.
Thank
you.