City of Blaine Anoka County, Minnesota - File #: WS 17-07

• File #: WS 17-07
• Version: 1
• Name: Rice Creek Parkway Traffic Study
• Type: Workshop Item
• Status: Filed
• File created: 1/19/2017
• In control: City Council Workshop
• On agenda: 1/19/2017
• Final action: 1/19/2017
• Title: TRAFFIC STUDY FOR RICE CREEK PARKWAY
• Sponsors: Bob Therres

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/19/2017	1	City Council Workshop	Discussed
1/12/2017	1	City Council Workshop	Postponed

Workshop Item: - Robert Therres, Public Services Manager

Title

TRAFFIC STUDY FOR RICE CREEK PARKWAY

Background

City Council directed staff to hire a third party consultant to study the operations of Rice Creek Parkway located southeast of the airport.  Tom Sohrweide of SEH has prepared the attached traffic study for Council consideration.

The study looked at the entire collector route from 85^th Avenue to 95^th Avenue (Xylite Street/Rice Creek Parkway/Flanders Street).  Traffic counts and vehicle speeds were monitored and reviewed.  Traffic counts were within the limits for a collector street but vehicle speeds were elevated particularly during the weekday peak hours of 7 to 8 AM and 4 to 6 PM.

The following recommendations were made in the study:

1.                     Consider the installation of an all-way stop at 93^rd Avenue.

2.                     Change the dashed yellow centerline to double yellow centerline north of median.

3.                     Install a white edge line on “no parking” side with and without median.

4.                     Install a yellow edge/center line adjacent to both sides of median.

5.                     Increase enforcement at the critical time periods.

Direction

City Council is asked to provide direction on implementation of the study recommendations.  If Council directs installation of an all-way stop at 93^rd Avenue, a Council item will be prepared for future Council action.