HomeMy WebLinkAboutX-A-01 CSAH 42 Pedestrian Study City Council Memorandum
To: Mayor Fasbender & City Council Members
From: John Caven
Date: April 8, 2024
Item: CSAH 42 Corridor Study – Council Update
Council Action Requested:
The Council is requested to provide input on alternative solutions and encourage public attendance at the
upcoming open house to be announced soon.
Background Information:
In 2021, Dakota County performed a pedestrian crossing assessment to evaluate pedestrian safety
crossings along its corridors. The Mississippi River Greenway (MRG) trail crossing on CSAH 42 between
Pleasant Dr and Madison St was evaluated. The study concluded this location would benefit from a
median refuge island to reduce the pedestrian crossing length. However, it also recommended the
network of crossings on CSAH 42 from Lock Blvd to Pine St be evaluated in the near future.
In 2023, Dakota County partnered with HR Green to evaluate the corridor. An open house was
conducted on January 23, 2024 to gather input from area residents to identify difficult crossings and
understand general usage patterns. With additional input from the City and County, HR Green
subsequently developed short term (low cost) and long term (high cost) solutions. Four alternative
options were developed and will be presented to the public for feedback at the open house.
Feedback from the initial open house and corridor data collection emphasized the need for vehicle speed
reduction, trail connectivity, and reduced pedestrian crossing lengths along the corridor. Elimination of
vehicle bypass lanes and reduction of underused left turn/right turn lanes would create as safter corridor
and reduce vehicle/pedestrian conflict points. Other various options to improve the corridor include (see
attached maps):
1) Bump Outs.
2) Medians.
3) Trail/sidewalk extensions/elimination/widening
4) Trail/sidewalk crossing location enhancements/reduction
5) On-street bike facilities
6) Round-a-bouts
Financial Impact:
The City is responsible for 15% of the costs associated with the study. Any future project will be
budgeted through the normal budgetary process.
Staff Recommendation:
Staff is recommending the City Council continue to pursue recommendation through this study,
fostering public input at the open houses.
Attachments:
Alternative Options (4)
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County Road 42 - Dakota County Public Meeting
Alternative 1 Features
▪ Eliminate all bypass lanes
▪ Bump outs at four sites:
‣Riverdale, MRG, 1st/2nd Mid-block, River Street
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Alternative 1 - Pedestrian Bump Outs
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Add left turn lane
Remove right turn
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Close pedestrian
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Pedestrian bump out
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County Road 42 - Dakota County Public Meeting
Alternative 2 Features
▪ Eliminate all bypass lanes
▪ Pedestrian medians:
‣Pleasant Drive through Mississippi River Greenway
‣2nd Street intersection
▪ SCCE option: curb extension to remove bypass lane, right
turn lane, or shoulder - does not include pedestrian crossing
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Alternative 2 - Pedestrian Medians
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Add left turn lane
Remove right turn
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Pedestrian bump out
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County Road 42 - Dakota County Public Meeting
Alternative 3 Features
▪ Eliminate all bypass lanes
▪ On-street dedicated bike lanes
▪ Proposed sidewalk from River Street to Pine Street
▪ Proposed multi-use trail: Lock Boulevard to Riverdale Drive
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Add left turn lane
Remove right turn
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Close pedestrian
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Pedestrian bump out
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County Road 42 - Dakota County Public Meeting
Alternative 4 Features
▪ Eliminate all bypass lanes
▪ Single lane roundabout intersection
▪ Pedestrian medians:
‣Pleasant Drive through Mississippi River Greenway
‣2nd Street intersection
▪ New trail on north side: Pleasant Drive to Pine Street
▪ Widen sidewalk to multi-use trail on the south side from
Pleasant Drive to Pine Street
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SCCE Speed control
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Proposed multi-use trail
Pedestrian bump out
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County Road 42 - Dakota County Public Meeting
Speed Control Features
Speed control curb extension (SCCE)Raised crosswalk
Curb extension to remove bypass lane, right turn lane, or shoulder - does not include pedestrian crossing.
Remove bypass lanes at the following intersections:
▪ United Hospital entrance (between 1st Street and Pleasant Street)
▪ Madison Street
▪ Monroe Street
Raised crosswalks are ramped speed tables spanning the entire width of the roadway. The crosswalk
is demarcated with paint and/or special paving materials. These crosswalks act as traffic-calming
measures that allow the pedestrian to cross at grade with the sidewalk. Raised crosswalks are flush with
the height of the sidewalk. The crosswalk table is typically at least 10 feet wide and designed to allow
the front and rear wheels of a passenger vehicle to be on top of the table at the same time. Detectable
warnings (truncated domes) and curb ramps are installed at the street edge for pedestrians with
impaired vision.
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