Memo CTY RD 3 Project Status Report
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C I T Y o F HOP KIN S
MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 12, 1994
TO: HonOra~~yor and City Council
FROM: Tom Harmening, Community Development Director
SUBJECT: COUNTY ROAD 3 PROJECT STATUS REPORT
Mark Koegler of the Hoisington Koegler Group will be in
attendance during the City Council meeting to provide a status
report on the County Road 3 corridor Analysis. The last status
report was given to the city Council on March 15. Since that
time the Project Area Committees met in their fifth focus group
and developed additional plan details which includes possible
roadway alignment plans. These roadway alignment plans in the
. current form, unless otherwise modified, will be used as the
basis for completion of the corridor study.
The primary purpose of the status report is to receive additional
City Council input on the proposed roadway alignment. If the
City council has strong reservations regarding the proposed
roadway alignment, it is important that you voice these concerns
at this time prior to additional work being completed. If the
Council does not feel comfortable with providing this kind of
direction at the next meeting, it would be possible to schedule
additional discussion on this item at an upcoming meeting.
Attached is a memo from Mark Koegler which provides specific
detail on the status of the project and the work completed by the
corridor Committee to date.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Hopkins City Council and Staff
FROM: Mark Koegler - County Road 3 Corridor Study
DATE: May 11, 1994
SUBJECT: Project Status Update
As a part of the schedule and process for completion of the County Road 3 Corridor Study, a
series of project status update meetings with the City Council was included in the schedule. The
purpose of the status update meetings is to seek input on the project to ensure that the plans being
. drafted by the Steering and Area Committees are generally consistent with the policy direction
of the City Council.
The last status update meeting was held on March 15, 1994. Since that time, the project Area
Committees met as part of Focus Group #5 and additional plan details have been developed.
Furthermore, additional modifications of the plan have occurred the over the past few weeks to
address traffic and intersection design issues. The roadway alignment plans in their current form,
unless otherwise modified, will be used as the basis for the completion of the Corridor Study plan
which will involve detailed information on the roadway, aesthetic improvements, costs, and a
specific implementation strategy. Therefore, it is important to receive additional City Council
input at this time.
Prior to providing a brief overview of each of the roadway alignment segments, it may be helpful
to focus on the schedule for completion of the project. Since the inception of the project, the
public participation process has included a group of individuals with diverse interests and
backgrounds. Business interests along the corridor as well as residential homeowners have
actively played a role in defining the objectives of the study, in identifying strengths and
weaknesses of the corridor, in establishing goals and in preparing the roadway alignment plans.
On previous occasions, meetings have been held with the Neighborhood Advisory Committee and
the Hopkins Zoning and Planning Commission to review the project. Follow-up meetings will
also occur with the Zoning and Planning Commission and the Neighborhood Advisory Board on
May 31,1994 and with the HBCA on June 9,1994. Focus group meeting #6 which includes the
. Steering Committee, Area Committees and an expanded group meeting is tentatively scheduled
for June 22, 1994.
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May 11, 1994
Page Two
As was mentioned previously, we are specifically seeking input from the City Council on the
roadway alignment plans that have been developed. As a preface to the meeting on Tuesday, the
following is a general description of the roadway plans for each of the areas:
Area 1 - The Area 1 segment generally runs from Shady Oak Road on the west to 11th Street
on the east. The plans for this segment include a five lane roadway section from Shady Oak
Road to 18th A venue and a four lane divided roadway section from 18th A venue to 11 th A venue.
The outer curbs of the five lane roadway will be constructed to allow the eventual removal of
the common turn lane and installation of landscaped islands. On an interim basis, the common
turn lane is included to satisfy the access concerns of the City of Minnetonka.
Between 18th A venue and 20th A venue on the north side of County Road 3, a loop street option
will be included in the plan to buffer the existing neighborhood from the roadway. Construction
of this loop road system would require the acquisition of four existing homes. Sidewalks will
be included on both sides of the roadway and a separate or combined bicycle path is included on
the north side. This alternative preserves all existing property accesses within Area 1.
. Area 2 - Area 2 includes the section of the roadway that is bmmded by 11 th A venue on the west
and 5th A venue on the east. The aligrunent plan calls for a four lane divided roadway throughout
this section. A longer term plan for tIus area will be included in the Corridor Study examining
the potential of eventually shifting the roadway to the south thereby creating additional
redevelopment opportunities on the north.
This segment is currently a divided roadway and any major change in the present alignment needs
to be closely tied to construction of the LRT station at 5th A venue and the subsequent relocation
of the existing park and ride 101. As a result, the plan will include aesthetic improvements which
will highlight entrances to the downtown area at 5th A venue, 8th A venue and II th Avenue.
Streetscape improvements will also be included to provide continuity throughout the corridor.
Sidewalk is plalU1ed for both sides of County Road 3 and a bike path connection to the regional
trail will be included.
Area 3 - Area 3 has been separated into two segments, 3W and 3E, collectively bounded on the
west by 5th A venue and on the east by Blake Road. The roadway throughout this segment is a
four lane divided section. The right-of-way has been shifted to the south to enhance the future
redevelopment potential on the north side of County Road 3. Intersection improvements include
the extension of the eastern ramp to TH 169 and a Jackson Street cOlmection to the north. Earlier
roadway alignment plans called for the instaltation of a loop street system between Monroe
A venue and Harrison A venue. Because of potential turning movement conflicts, the loop system
. has been replaced by a cul-de-sac at Monroe, full movement intersections at Jackson A venue and
Harrison Avenue, and a right-inJright-out movement at Van Buren Avenue.
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May 11, 1994
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A landscaped buffer strip with a minimum width of 52 feet will separate the County Road 3
roadway from the property lines of the adjacent residential area. Sidewalks will be included
along both sides of the street throughout this segment. A bicycle trail is planned along the south
side of the road up to Harrison A venue. At Harrison, the trail will follow the street to the south
until it intersects with the existing city bicycle path that runs along the south side of Blake
School. The existing path will provide a connection to Blake Road.
Area 3 is the most complicated of the four geographic sections that are included in the Corridor
Study. At the meeting on Tuesday evening, we can further explore the rationale behind the
current plan and issues that it raises.
Area 4 - Area 4 includes the segment of the roadway from the east side of the intersection of
Blake Road and County Road 3 to the St. Louis Park border on the east. The roadway through
this area is a four lane divided section with full movement access at Homedale A venue and
Meadowbrook Road. All truck entrances and major driveways serving the industrial uses on the
. north are preserved. In order to accommodate the roadway section, right-of-way will need to be
acquired on the north side to allow for buffering of the residential properties on the south.
Sidewalks will be included along both sides of County Road 3 and bicycle movements through
the area will be via local residential streets south of County Road 3.
The City Council is not being asked at this time to consider approval of these plans. Your
comments and overall direction are being solicited and they are important since these plans form
the basis for the draft of the complete plan. In addition to providing a more detailed overview
of the roadway aligrunent plans for each of the project areas at the City Council meeting, we will
also be prepared to provide a general framework of financial issues and will present an overview
of the landscaping concept for the corridor.
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