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From YouTube: Johnson Street NE Reconstruction 2021, Recommended Conceptual Layout - Video Presentation
Description
To help prevent the spread of COVID-19, Public Works staff will not be attending in-person meetings to present the department’s recommended conceptual design for the Johnson St NE Reconstruction Project. To keep stakeholders informed, and to continue to meet the project timeline, Public Works recorded the planned in-person presentation as a narrated video.
Please watch the Johnson St NE Reconstruction 2021, Recommended Conceptual Layout - Video Presentation, which shares information about why Public Works is recommending the conceptual design, what the trade-offs are, and an overview of the project’s design elements.
Project Website: http://www.minneapolismn.gov/cip/futureprojects/johnson-st-ne
A
Hello:
everyone
thanks
for
joining
us.
This
is
a
video
presentation
recording
for
Public
Works
recommended
conceptual
layout
for
the
Johnson
Street
Northeast
reconstruction
project,
which
is
planned
for
construction
in
2021.
My
name
is
Liz
Heyman
I'm,
a
senior
transportation
planner
with
Public,
Works
and
I'm
here
with
my
colleague
alexander
kato
and
together,
we'll
be
walking
through
this
presentation.
A
So
for
this
presentation
will
include
on
to
some
project
background
and
rationale:
the
need
for
the
project,
the
phases
and
the
schedule
of
the
project,
as
well
as
the
engagement
that
we
did
throughout
the
process
and
some
data
on
parking
usage
and
then
I'll
turn
it
over
to
my
colleague,
Alexander
and
he'll
review
the
details
of
our
conceptual
design
and,
at
the
end,
I'll
just
wrap
it
up
with
some
project.
Next
steps
so
for
background,
Johnson,
Street
Northeast,
located
between
18th
Avenue,
Northeast
and
Lowry
Avenue
Northeast.
A
Those
are
the
extents
of
the
full
reconstruction
project
again
scheduled
in
2021.
Full
reconstruction
means
we'll
be
taking
out
everything
between
from
the
back
of
the
sidewalk
to
the
back
of
the
sidewalk.
So
it's
a
full
reimagining
envisioning
of
the
street
itself.
The
street
was
chosen
for
a
reconstruction
project
due
to
safety
concerns,
as
well
as
the
poor
pedestrian
realm
in
the
area,
the
lack
of
boulevards,
the
poor,
sidewalks
and
then
finally,
the
deteriorating
pavement
condition:
project
schedule,
green
instruction
projects
have
three
big
phases:
the
conceptual
design
and
layout
approval.
A
That's
the
stage
we're
in
now,
and
then
it
moves
on
to
the
detailed
design,
the
nitty
gritty
engineering
of
a
project
until
and
then
finally
moves
into
the
reconstruction
phase
in
the
conceptual
design
phase.
This
is
when
we
decide
over
overall.
What's
between
the
curbs,
are
we
going
to
have
parking?
Is
there
a
need
to
be
a
bicycle
facility,
see
there
kind
of
when
the
big
large
decisions
are
made,
and
you
can
see
some
of
the
or
detailed
steps
for
this
process?
A
The
thing
to
note
here
is
that
this
prescience
did
start
back
in
May
of
2019,
and
we
are,
at
the
very
end
of
our
conceptual
design
process,
we're
recommending
our
final
design
to
the
City
Council
for
layout
approval
wanted
to
highlight
some
of
the
project
engagement
that
we
have
been
doing
throughout
this
process.
As
I
said,
we
started
back
in
May
of
2019
with
visioning.
A
This
this
slide
shows
the
existing
Street,
as
well
as
our
recommended
cross
session
for
our
final
recommended
conceptual
design.
As
you
can
see
out
on
Johnson
Street.
Today,
there
is
a
very
it's
a
fairly
narrow
sidewalk,
with
six
into
seven
and
a
half
feet
with
two
parking
lanes
on
each
side
and
to
14-foot
traveling's.
The
recommended
street
includes
a
shared
use
path
on
the
west
side
of
johnson.
That
ranges
from
10
to
12
feet.
A
shared
use
path
is
intended
to
serve
both
bicyclists
and
pedestrians.
A
So
why
we
are
recommending
our
design
first
of
all,
we're
recommending
it
to
provide
a
safer,
Street,
Johnson
Street
northeast.
This
section
is
on
the
city's
high
injury
Network.
That's
was
established
as
part
of
our
vision,
zero
planning
process.
The
high
injury
network
is
where
the
city
sees
the
highest
concentration
of
severe
crashes.
Over
the
last
10
years,
Johnson
Street
has
had
two
severe
vehicle
crashes,
one
severe
bicycle
crash
and
one
severe
pedestrian
crash.
So
this
reconstruction
project
is
an
opportunity
to
put
in
design
features
that
will
help
make
this
street
safer
for
all
users.
A
So
that's
one
important
backbone
as
to
why
we're
recommending
the
design
that
we
are.
Another
reason
is
that
to
provide
space
for
greenery
throughout
this
entire
process,
whether
it
was
during
our
visioning
or
was
when
we
were
presenting
our
draft
conceptual
design
that
showed
the
wide
boulevards
we've
heard
from
stakeholders
that
they're
looking
for
more
opportunities
for
more
options
for
greener
greenery,
on
Johnson
Street
and
with
this
design
we're
really
providing
that.
A
It
also
gives
us
the
opportunity
to
plant
large
Boulevard
trees
that
will
help
add
shade
and
coverage
for
people
using
the
street
and,
lastly,
we're
recommending
this
to
provide
a
safe
bicycle
connection.
During
our
process,
we
heard
kind
of
competing
thoughts
on
this
edition.
Public
works
is
recommending
the
shared
use
path.
First
of
all,
because
on
Johnson
Street
it
will
be
a
critical
link
as
we
build
out
the
city's
Trant.
A
The
bicycle
Network
there's
already
an
east-west
connection
on
18th
Avenue
Northeast
at
the
south
side
of
the
project
that
will
be
further
built
out
to
the
east
as
2021
reconstruction
kicks
off
for
18th,
Avenue,
North
East
and
then
in
2023.
It
will
connect
into
the
county's
Lowry
Avenue
reconstruction
project
that
will
also
have
a
bicycle
facility,
given
some
of
the
other
city
policies,
the
fact
that
the
city
announced
a
climate
emergency,
our
transportation
action
plan
that
calls
for
moving
people
towards
alternative
modes
of
transportation
to
help
fight
climate
change.
A
We
saw
this
as
a
necessary
step
in
addition
to
take
within
this
project.
However,
of
course
there
are
trade-offs.
There
are
the
for
the
large
majority
of
this
project.
We
are
recommending
parking
removal
throughout
the
corridor.
There
are
some
spot
areas
where
we
are
keeping
17
on
street
parking
spots,
but
we
are
removing
a
large
amount
of
parking
that
exists
out
there
today,
and
some
of
the
reasoning
behind
that
is
based
on
the
data
that
we
collected
so
I
went
back
in
April
of
2019.
A
We
took
multiple
days
to
study
parking
usage
on
Johnson
Street,
and
what
we
found
is
that
the
large
majority
of
the
parking
throughout
most
of
the
day
is
not
used
with
the
exception,
of
course,
of
the
block
between
22nd
Avenue,
Northeast
and
23rd
Avenue
Northeast.
We
know
that
that
black,
where
the
location
of
business,
node
and
multiple
restaurants
is
used
more
than
the
rest
of
the
corridor.
This
slide
shows
the
parking
usage
throughout
the
day
after
we
spoke
with
businesses.
A
When
we
presented
our
draft
conceptual
design
that
only
included
12
on
street
parking
spots,
we
dug
a
little
bit
deeper
and
did
some
more
weekday
lunchtime
counts
to
assess
what
the
peak
usage
in
this
area
was,
and
from
this
slide
you
can
see
that
shows
both
the
existing
spots
that
are
out
there
today.
So
there
are
35
spots
in
total
on
street
parking
spots
between
23rd
Avenue,
Northeast
and
22nd
Avenue
Northeast.
At
the
peak
period.
The
lunchtime
parking
we
found
those
were
approximately
parked
up.
59
percent
occupied.
A
So
that's
about
20
cars,
but
you
can
also
see
that
the
side
streets,
while
fairly
heavily
used,
still
also
have
some
availability
and
then
the
block
to
the
south,
again
very,
very
low
usage
on
that
block
so
again
about
20
spots
in
total
during
20
spots
being
20
cars
being
using
those
spots
in
the
peak
period.
While
we
know
that
if
everything
was
parked
up
a
hundred
percent,
we
would
not
be
accommodating
that
with
the
new
design,
but
we
are
including
17
on
street
spots.
A
Alexander
will
walk
through
where
those
are,
and
so
the
large
majority
of
the
cars
that
use
this
area
will
be
able
to
park
on
Johnson
Street
during
the
peak
period.
So
we
know
that
there's
a
trade-off
there
with
removing
parking,
but
based
on
this
data.
That
is
how
we
came
to
our
number
of
recommended
parking
spots
in
our
conceptual
design,
so
I'm
going
to
hand
it
over
to
Alexander
to
walk
through
the
details
of
what
we're
recommending
Thank.
B
Complete
Streets
policy
vision,
zero
climate
action
as
well
to
just
try
to
provide
a
more
multimodal
experience
along
Johnson
and
moving
into
the
actual
streets
of
johnson.
I'm
going
to
start
with
the
2300
block
of
johnson
street.
This
is
kind
of
the
starting
from
the
project.
First
things:
first,
we
are
maintaining
the
northbound
left
turn
lane.
This
was
added
recently.
Our
engagement
with
the
community
and
stakeholders
indicated
a
strong
preference
to
keep
that
so
we're
keeping
that
in
place.
B
If
you
look
on
the
eastern
side
of
johnson
you'll,
see
a
six-foot
sidewalk
as
well
as
a
10-foot
boulevard,
pretty
consist
throughout
that
portion.
If
you
look
at
the
west
side,
you'll
see
the
shared
use
path
for
the
most
part.
It's
ten
feet
with
the
six
foot
bullet
fired
as
it
gets
closer
to
Lowry.
The
width
of
the
shared
use
path
decreases
to
six
feet.
The
reason
for
this
is
because
in
2023,
Hennepin
County
will
be
reconstructing
Lowry
Avenue
and
they
will
be
adjusting
curb
lines.
B
We
did
not
want
our
design
to
preclude
any
improvements
they
would
be
doing
at
the
intersection.
So
the
assumption
is
that,
as
we
near
that
2023
day
with
the
county,
we
will
revisit
the
shared
use,
path,
width
and
ideally
widen
it
to
match
whatever
curb
lines.
The
county
says.
Looking
at
the
intersection
of
23rd
you'll,
see
two
red
and
white
tees
that
represent
Metro
transit.
Stop
locations
we
are
proposing
in
stops
at
this
intersection
in
stops
mean
that
the
the
bus
stops
in
the
vehicle
travel
lane.
B
Any
vehicles
behind
the
bus
have
to
wait
while
the
bus
operator
loads
and
unloads
passengers.
This
is
a
new
proposal
at
this
intersection,
but
is
a
very
similar
operation
of
what
occurs
at
22nd,
which
is
one
block
south.
The
22nd
has
existing
and
main
stops.
We're
proposing
that
23rd
also
have
an
lane
stops
in
our
meetings
with
Metro
Transit
and
with
Minneapolis
Public
Works
traffic
operations.
We
did
some
analysis
and
are
including
a
median.
B
You
can
see
it
in
the
diagram
here
on
the
right
side
of
the
screen
to
prevent
a
motorist
that
would
be
waiting
behind
a
bus
from
trying
to
travel
into
a
pose
and
traveling
around
the
bus
and
back
and
continue
their
trip.
So
this
is
a
an
added
safety
feature
that
we're,
including
here
also
in
this
diagram
you'll,
see
the
raised
crosswalk
and
on
the
next
slide,
you'll
see
a
rendition
of
the
raise
crosswalk
these
serve
as
designed
cues,
and
they
function
almost
like
a
speed
bump.
B
It's
a
design
cue
for
motorists,
as
they
are
turning
from
Johnson
on
to
23rd
and
on
to
the
other
streets
that
they
are
entering
a
shared
use
path
and
that
they
need
to
yield
to
cyclists
and
other
non
motorist
users.
This
design
treatment
will
be
on
23rd,
22nd
and
19th
on
the
side
that
is
adjacent
to
the
sure
use
path,
and
just
this
visual
diagram
just
shows
on
kind
of
how
that
feature
will
operate.
B
Moving
on
to
the
22nd
hundred
block
of
Johnson
Street
northeast
on
the
east
side
of
the
street,
you'll
see
a
six-foot,
sidewalk,
eight-foot,
Boulevard
and
then
you'll
also
see
12
proposed
parking
spots
and
in
this
location
that
we're
reducing
the
boulevard
to
accommodate
those
parking
spots,
as
Liz
alluded
to.
The
inclusion
of
these
spots
is
to
accommodate
this
business
node
and
the
the
restaurants
in
this
corridor
that
do
utilize
that
parking
looking
at
the
west
side
of
the
street
you'll
see
the
shared
use
path.
B
With
a
pretty
consistent
10
foot
width
you'll
see
at
some
parts
the
boulevard
goes
from
6
feet
and
then
reduces
to
0
feet
and
the
reason
for
that
reduction
in
Boulevard
is
there
are
retaining
laws
that
some
of
these
properties
that
reduce
the
street
with
we
have
to
accommodate
this
treatment
and
we
had
to
reduce
the
boulevard
in
order
to
still
accommodate
the
shared
use
path.
Also,
looking
at
22nd
there's
been
a
variety
of
treatment
improvements
that
have
occurred
on
in
this
intersection
over
the
last
few
years.
B
B
B
We
received
a
lot
of
feedback
from
the
public
through
our
engagement
as
to
concerns
with
this
treatment
and
potential
conflicts
with
motorists
and
cyclists,
and
obviously
this
is
a
concern
we
are
introducing.
You
know
an
intersecting
treatment
here.
There
are
other
examples
in
the
city
where
we
have
bicycle
facilities
that
intersect
driveways.
So
it's
not
an
uncommon
treatment
and
in
this
situation
it's
designed
in
a
way
that
motorists
have
a
and
in
essence
it
kind
of
two-stage
process.
B
So
we're
in
this
situation
asking
that
motorists
and
all
users
in
this
corridor
maintain
caution
moving
to
the
1900
block
of
Johnson
Street
northeast,
where
I'm
sorry,
the
1800
block
of
Johnson
Street
Northeast,
the
final
block
on
this
segment
you'll
see
on
the
east
side
of
the
street.
We
have
a
six-foot
bull
of
a
six-foot
sidewalk,
with
an
eight-foot
Boulevard
pretty
consistently
on
the
west
side.
We
have
a
10-foot
shared
use
path
with
vari
Boulevard
width.
We
are
adding
a
southbound
left
turn
lane.
You
can
see
it
at
18th
at
the
intersection
of
19th.
B
There
are
a
variety
of
large
vehicle
deliveries
that
happens
to
the
gas
stations
and
the
dominoes
on
the
flower
shop.
So
we
try
to
reduce
the
crossing
distance
as
much
as
possible
at
this
intersection
we're
going
from
this
existing
44
feet
to
33
feet.
So
a
reduction
of
about
25%
that
was
the
tightest
crossing
distance
that
we
could
accommodate
in
this
design
was
stoic
while
still
being
able
to
accommodate
the
large
vehicle
movements.
B
Obviously,
we
want
to
shorten
the
crossing
distance
as
much
as
possible,
because
shorter
crossing
distances
make
it
easier
for
non
motorists
to
cross
the
street.
We
also
have
looking
at
19th.
We
also
have
two
bus
bays
at
this
intersection.
These
are
pullover
bus
base,
so
the
bus
will
pull
out
of
the
lane
of
traffic
load,
unload
passengers
and
then
re-enter
the
lane
of
traffic
continue
their
movements.
B
We
did
a
vetting
process
with
Metro
transit
to
ensure
that
this
treatment
would
help
improve
their
transit,
reliability,
travel
service
times
and
also
adherence
to
the
bus
stop
spacing
guidelines.
So
this
was
something
that
we
did
in
collaboration
with
Metro
Transit
and
also
with
some
public
engagement
as
well,
and
also
at
the
terminus
of
this
project
at
18th.
You'll
note,
as
in
the
diagram
that
this
will
be
done,
coordination
with
the
reconstruction
of
18th
Avenue
Northeast,
which
is
starting.
This
construction
season,
will
also
include
a
shared
use
path
as
well.
A
Thanks
Alexander
for
that
overview,
next
steps
for
this
project,
Public
Works,
will
recommend
the
project's
layout
to
the
city's
policy
and
Government
Oversight
Committee.
That's
a
new
committee
that
has
been
created
in
response
to
the
Cova
19
emergency
that
the
city
is
dealing
with
and
more
details
about
how
that
new
committee
structure
works
can
be
found
on
the
city's
website.
Public
works
will
be
recommending
at
the
their
next
meeting
on
Wednesday
April,
8th
at
1:30
p.m.
and
then
after
it
is
approved
by
that
committee
has
approved.
A
It
will
be
recommended
to
the
full
City
Council
for
approval
on
Friday
April
10th,
and
that
meeting
is
being
held
at
9:30
a.m.
again.
You
can
go
to
the
city's
website
to
find
out
more
details
about
the
new
committee
structure.
If
you
have
questions
about
the
project
layout
between
then
and
now,
you
can
contact
either
Alexander
or
myself.
We
have
our
phone
numbers
at
the
bottom
of
the
screen
here,
as
well
as
our
emails.
We
also
be
holding
what
we're
calling
office
hours
you
can
find
the
times
for
those
on
the
project
website.
A
You
can
call.
Our
number
will
be
putting
aside
time
to
talk
to
stakeholders
about
questions
about
the
project
itself.
If
you
receive
a
busy
signal,
please
do
leave
a
message
and
we
will
get
back
to
you
as
soon
as
possible.
So
again,
thanks
for
tuning
in,
for
this
presentation
hope
everyone
is
staying,
healthy
and
safe
and
at
home
thanks
very
much
bye.