The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink AboutResolution No. 139-09 109, D� } RESOLUTION AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA TO INCORPORATE RECOMMENDATIONS OF DOWNTOWN BICYCLE STUDY WHEREAS, the Governor of Minnesota and jurisdictions representing at least 75% of the population within Olmsted County organized the Rochester-Olmsted Council of Governments (ROCOG) in 1972 to serve as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Rochester, Minnesota, urbanized area; and, WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Transportation requires each MPO designated with the authority to carry out metropolitan transportation planning in their given urbanized area to prepare and maintain 20-year transportation plan for that area including non-motorized component; and, WHEREAS, subject to an agreement with the Minnesota Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration, the study area for the ROCOG Long Range Transportation Plan has been expanded to include all of Olmsted County, consistent with the •Census-defined Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) boundary for the Rochester, Minnesota urban area; and, WHEREAS, the plan was developed utilizing the strategies for community involvement through survey and citizen participation; and, WHEREAS, the safety, convenience, and comfort of motorist, cyclists, pedestrians, transit riders, and neighborhood resident of all ages should all be considered when planning and designing Rochester's streets; and, WHEREAS, City policy stated in the adopted Long Range Transportation Plan includes the goal of creating a multimodal transportation system that encourages walking, bicycling, and transit use as part of a safe, convenient transportation system that meets the needs of people of all abilities, occupants, including children, elderly or disabled; and, WHEREAS, the most cost effective way to provide support for alternative modes of travel is to consider the integration of sidewalks, bike facilities and other non-motorized alternatives; and, WHEREAS, City Council has already adopted the City Complete Street Policy and the recommendation included in-Downtown Bicycle Study go hand-in-hand with the City Complete Street Policy; and, • WHEREAS, Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) has considered the following principles and objectives in recommending the bicycle network in downtown *Rochester: 1. Focus on downtown streets with lower traffic and sufficient width providing direct access to important destinations as the highest priority for development of bike facilities; 2. Consider testing the use of Bike Lanes or other more interventionist measures on a limited number of streets as pilot or demonstration project/projects to develop information about how users of such streets (motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians) react to and are impacted by the reallocation of existing roadway space; and, 3. In identifying a bicycle facility network consider both the needs of users who have destinations in the downtown area as well as those who would benefit from continuity through the downtown area to connect with neighborhoods or trail facilities adjacent to the downtown; and, WHEREAS, Downtown Bicycle Study has recommended a network of improvements in Chapter 8 based on the findings from the corridor analysis in Chapter 6 and the questionnaire results summarized in Chapter 4 of the Downtown Bicycle Study. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of *Rochester adopt the study report entitled "Downtown Bicycle Study 2009" that includes a set of actions and improvements (attachments 5 and 6) that should be implemented by the local jurisdiction over a period of time to enhance the accessibility of the downtown area for safe bicycle travel and provide appropriate supporting measures, such as convenient bicycle parking, that would encourage or attract others to consider cycling as a viable alternative travel mode to the automobile. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the BPAC will continue to provide innovative solutions and guidance on bikeway facilities in Rochester and Olmsted County, and in particular monitor the Downtown Bicycle Study after it is implemented., • PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS _ &7H DA OF AOXI� , 2009. PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COU CIL ATTEST: `" CI CLERK APPROVED THIS 77W DAY OF �9��- , 2009. MAYOR OF SAID CITY (Seal of the City of Rochester, Minnesota) •ResM\Resolu.BlcycleStudy09 • Attachment � y 1i•'•., k�•�"' ! �� x.�`+d .�f . �'^,�r�r�._yµ��♦i��y�si[�"� � ,� a z��y�..1 " r i ♦ .1 • � ,^ii dF. �n �� J��F .. � t�&��r,H}•�w'J�� y�Ff� � w♦ '' w �� ,. �.+fz g F � A,a. _ � �• ! a R� : 4< z �&.yx x f'g Y�tF''�`��r ,� r�� ,� s,f;�vx � 2^' ,.�, yT • . � YP�� W. rii M.: 'la ,fra ""'y�"}'"'+ii 1'#f♦♦ { ) gt �� `' }. �rj^��.,.fr-' fir. �� i .� �k 1 X'�_; i�1r ?,pj. �,e N'#'4� "`'vLx. t �aIRfL�"`�5„ �¢is£ � '",a- '2 a�1 '�♦ � .� �i�� -w,a<��' • . � __...tA�r t [�Kl�� s q T,} 1 ~"t f _ �� '. 2 '•- � p 2 p j(S �4� 7 'tz ;i "y:. +� : y{ � 6 �_��^-l-� �• 1� �{��f �• �C.S«3'F it# � �` a -it� � - i �,fg � 4• r'Z��e f ,�F- 1 ��'1�»1 �F�u t" � � �l� �4 „��r'7y: Xa �S"" .�a' s i�?g�g 3 �1� p'�Mi�R � �<� �,w.k �»��.Y� i L(.�•ff 4t '�9^: p q.. '°�°.ai:w.i♦ 1 �� S:S� �t `''?S. i 1.��`i..• i ".:;' �,�. ,t - •'�f' 4'CI�C�ir.41 j C.`f �tr t - d i, fk't' i , '� •� iii.t iii i � Y1'4 • t i��+j '' _ �.�,.. Th j.,-yi „-t �� +V��k��.ti 1 �}•� � '�'� � f%. `[i• �r��l3iL�u.7� �. - zt t {+rP!,1 - �� '��G', rbr. �! `-- � ..� ".. •.,v�i R q; i�f7. ,r, , Ell g "�, -._S 1•'- - 1�. 'Y'"t' #b ��.. N, .Ksy, sA{y xi ,t:�t�t,'� v4 r ?x t X rkli�da } x,�, t- )•{...._.r�i,.Q d / ,4" T . t' a �F-�'�w�ti 4d,•:y} -'L"x- �;.."y�:�_s..�wr t x� {F �{ � ��1 t,1t»1 ��.rtf�}� i .+ � ♦ � 1 � • • � �i i ��# § Psi &O gig ,�r xv icy 0 vm�tLEGENpv—«yf��•-�-�,,'"ti,I///�xC��i"�r,,rt a:t �.}4a�+t�r�t��a�tut�lYcj�i�� t';�'fi.�a ��'rt,3qq ii gg 4 k}i1•r t�d��'"`J*��"tj`�:�i S�+;i t[� strwcorfidors' _ �` `1ttq Recommended for + #"sf fi Z �. x M6 �� tei l F din-street Improvements �� b' S kg`�W �, gae� 1 - � � � �� Xii`�'�a�'� •Sid R� � C t�k 51, .-ai ro». r« '' '>s;.,�4♦�1 ,a♦ i' f k 1 stroetCorridors Bicycle Compatibility Ratirtfl iNNW `° r! t 1 b ri= •". Verygood y... ��Y-f �, y,, �a ��tq�' � x v s '�� i 1`�i 1�' s j,�• '•'•':Good ♦t:"`4ti:: ' _ li°d i , i} .�!' -dF,]bt' eM} xg�yy•vr�ptiu+s ,, ,('' e �'-� p�': Y`" •.�"+ � }e'er fit; �► ♦� s k ] � r F"�e�t a .1 i�t ikt a k ? `ss ;! rj Off Road Bike Traits RECOMMENDED'D.OWNTOWN.ON—STREETBICYCLE IMPROVEMENTS TEXT AMENDMENT IN TRANSPORTATION SECTION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ' • Attachment 6 Recommended Phased Improvements The Downtown Bicycle Study recommends the following improvements in different phases to reflect consideration of factors such as ease of implementation and the importance of the travel service they would potentially provide: Area 1:Southwest Phase I groiects ■ 1st St SW—Develop 1st St SW as an Alternative Route Corridor to 2"d St SW extending from 4th Ave to 16th Ave. West of 7t'Ave, improvements would be in the form of signage, with the corridor designated as a bike route and consideration given to installing Share the Road signs along the corridor. East of 7ih k Ave, where traffic volumes are greater and the street is wider, a shared lane facility with either shared lane pavement markings or a diagonally striped lane treatment should be considered. These corridors are all considered alternative treatments under the State Bikeway Design Manual, and could be discussed with the LRRB to determine if there is interest in implementing this as part of a research project. At the west end of the corridor, at the intersection of 1 st St SW with 16th Ave, . consideration will need to be given on how best to connect the corridor back to the 2"d St SW bridge over TH 52. A new'development, Shoppes on 2"d is proposed in the southwest quadrant of this intersection which will have a new cross section on 1st St SW that would permit a wide curb lane to be developed from 16th Ave to the East Frontage Road, and a concrete path connection south to 2"d Street on the east side of the frontage road could be utilized to make the connection back to 2"d St. ■ 2"d Ave SW-2"d Ave SW is recommended for development with either a bicycle lane or diagonally striped wide curb lane to provide a direct connection from the Soldier's Field Park area to the Mayo Campus outdoor bike parking area at the corner of 2"d Ave and 2'd ST SW. Given that the highest level of bike to work commuting to downtown occurred from areas in southeast and southwest Rochester, this facility would provide a good connection into the downtown core. A 2"d Ave facility could also be linked with a short 4th ST connector.-to access recommended Phase 11 facilities on 3`d and 4th Ave SW. Phase II groiects ■ 3rd/4ih Ave West: The one way pairs have the potential to serve as a core N/S travel corridor on the west side of downtown that is attractive from the perspective that traffic operations are somewhat less complicated given the one-way operation of these streets and, given their one way operation, only one facility would need to be developed in each corridor. Either a 5' foot bike lane or Diagonally Striped Lane could be considered; to develop lanes or marked share lane roads will require that narrower vehicle travel lane and parking lane widths would need to be implemented. TEXT AMENDMENT IN TRANSPORTATION SECTION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN