Future Improvements along 17th Avenue; StanleyEngineering
Department
CITY OF HOPKINS
Memorandum
To: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
Mike Mornson, City Manager
From: Nate Stanley, City Engineer
Date: August 13, 2018
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Subject: Future Improvements along 17 Avenue
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PURPOSE
To provide an update to the City Council that staff has been evaluating future
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improvements along 17 Avenue and will be holding a public meeting for area residents
and businesses later this year to share the information.
INFORMATION
In 2017, city staff secured a grant to fund a feasibility study evaluating extension of
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bicycle and pedestrian facilities along 17 Avenue between Excelsior Boulevard and
TH 7, as this would create a connecting link with the Shady Oak Light Rail Station. A
contract with Bolton and Menk to complete the study was executed and corridor
residents and businesses were notified that the study was underway. In the notification
that went out it was stated that a public meeting would be held at a later date.
As work progressed it became clear that some of the options being evaluated would
necessitate reconstruction of the entire corridor, so any bicycle or pedestrian
improvements should be timed to coincide with reconstruction of the street. With this in
mind staff began to evaluate the bigger future project and consider several other
factors including:
Scope of improvements
Impacts
Schedule
Costs
Funding
I anticipate holding an informational meeting later this year and would like to provide an
update to Council prior to sharing any concepts with the public.
FUTURE ACTION
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No future action at this time, this is just informational, improvement of 17 Avenue is
currently not in the CIP.