June 3rd meeting Questions

Hello All,

Here is a list of questions received so far for our upcoming meeting. I invite all of you to add to this in the comment section. If you're quick I can get it out this evening, otherwise I will keep track of them and bring them up at the discussion.

Remember, June 3rd, 6:30, Sibley Park Community Center


Questions for June 3rd meeting:

-What type of a road is Cedar Ave; what are the defining features of that grade of road (arterial, collector etc)?

-What is the current timeline for maintenance on Cedar Ave.?

-Does this take into consideration the changing conditions created by over capacity traffic and heavy MNdot traffic?

-What sorts of things have been done to Cedar to control traffic?

-What sorts of things can be done about vehicle safety

-What sorts of things can be done about vehicle noise (leq 71+)

-Can improvements be made in the name of the newly adopted complete streets policy

-What sorts of devices (speed tables, bump/bulb-outs etc) are being used elsewhere in Hennepin County?

-Where does the county stand on using roundabouts?

-Could temporary solutions be used until permanent work can be done (i.e. temporary rubber curb bumpouts, etc).

-Can studies be done to determine the environmental impact of overcapacity traffic on Cedar Ave?

-Who does environmental studies in this situation? (Noise, etc)

-Who does traffic studies in this situation?

-Who enforces state roadway noise standards on county roads

-Can the dedicated parking lane be delineated between Minnehaha Parkway and 42nd Street?

-How can pedestrian crossings be made safer for neighborhoods without stop lights

-Why is the speed limit by the park 35 when all other roads on park are 25?

-Who enforces speed laws on county roads?

-Can we increase enforcement?

-Do we know of any plans for a left turn arrow at 42nd & Cedar with the addition of a left turn lane on Cedar ?

Hey everyone, Check out what they are working on up on Franklin Ave! Pretty good idea. Maybe we should look into this some time.

Will

They're Here!

I have fliers available for door to door distribution!! A great BIG box of them thanks to John at Spillane Printing!!!

For those of you interested in getting a few just e-mail me at Cedartraffic@gmail.com. There are certainly enough to go around, just make sure to let me know where you want to cover so we don't get an overlap in distribution.

Only a little over a week to go until the next meeting (the one with the county and city represented)

Hope to hear from a bunch of you!

Will

4500 Cedar

Short Article, worth a look

Here' an interesting post. It's not just about jaywalking, it's about the development of traffic vs pedestrian laws from the dawn of the auto age. It's a well cited look at how streets went from multi-modal by design to cars only. It's a good one to think about. Worth a read on this pre-holiday Friday:

Jaywalking crackdown: What’s the goal?

Another RSVP

I just received an RSVP from Council member Sandra Colvin-Roy. We will look forward to her joining in our conversation on June 3rd! Thank you!

Distribution

Just a note: a printable version of the brochure is up on the website www.cedaraveunited.org under 'Taking Action". Or just follow this link. Feel free to print and distribute to people you think (or know) would be interested supporting our cause!

Thanks Steve for putting this together!

Weekend Update

an update of sorts, for those interested.

We're awaiting our printed material for door to door distribution. I will put out an announcement when it's ready, we could use a few more volunteers to hand stuff out. I'll buy everyone who volunteers coffee at Sister Sludge! (that goes for everyone at the meeting that already signed up)

So far for the next meeting I have confirmations from Hennepin Co. Public Works, Katie Hatt (for Com. McLaughlin - she has been a great participant!) Scott Benson, Elizabeth Glidden, and John Quincy.

I have NOT heard from, but have attempted to contact Sandy Colvin Roy and Gary Schiff. I would love to have everyone there, but I understand the logistic involved. Since I don't live in their districts, I may not hold as much political oomph as I need, but I encourage anyone that IS in their area to contact them and invite them again.

For weekend interest, here is a blog that I have been reading. It's been pretty interesting and influential in the way that I feel about planning and development:

http://hubandspokes.blogspot.com/

it's a local blog with national (and international) coverage. Well worth going through past posts.

Also, I like the streetsblog: http://www.streetsblog.org/ It's a bit removed from Mpls/St. Paul, but relevant and worth a read.

and a few more I found today (this is what I will be looking at until it's warmer :)

http://carfreempls.blogspot.com/ (though our project is not a carfree project by ANY means)
http://netdensityblog.slotterback.net/


Anyone have any other suggestions for further reading??

Will