Location: Between 10th St and Oak St
The City is leading the outreach, working with County. Simon Blenski is the lead at the City. A group of stakeholders has been formed that includes businesses in the corridor, UMN student groups, and staff at the Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition.
Preliminary options
One-way protected bikeways on 4th
and University between Oak St and 10th
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Protected bikeways make people feel safer and more comfortable on the road, and UMN area has the highest bike traffic in the city - Could support businesses on 4th St with extra bike traffic
- To add a protected bikeway, lanes would have to be narrowed a little, which would add traffic calming
- This option would not alleviate wrong-way biking on University
- Separation would be plastic posts for cost effectiveness
Two-way protected bikeways on
University between Oak St and 10th
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There are currently three lanes and a bike lane on University - Traffic calming on University, either by narrowing or removing lanes
- We won’t know the full impacts of these two option until the parking study is released (late March 2017)
Two lanes
- If the traffic study shows that there would be minimal back ups, two lanes of traffic would be an option
- Wider protected bike lane
- Full lane of parking added in some areas
Three lanes
- If lanes are narrowed, three lanes could maybe be preserved
- Protected bikeways make people feel safer and more comfortable on the road, and UMN area has the highest bike traffic in the city
- People ride the wrong way on University right now, a two-way would alleviate that behavior
- Narrow protected bikeway
- Some parking removal in areas
Word on the Street
University and 4th Bike lanes move forward
After a three year study period of the area, a one way delineator-protected bikeway is to be installed on both University Ave and 4th St SE. These new lanes will continue the work of the Bicycle Master Plan from Hennepin County, Minnesota Department of Transportation, and the City of Minneapolis.
Portion of University Ave and 4th St to become protected bike lanes.
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More updates from the University Ave/4th St SE May Stakeholder Meeting
In preparation for protected bikeways on University and possibly 4th St SE, between 10th St and Oak St., the city is leading the outreach and has convened a stakeholder group. The stakeholder group, comprised of business owners along the corridor, students & faculty at UMN, staff involved in transportation and planning on campus and community groups, were invited to share their experiences interacting with this corridor.
In general, the discussion has been about the possibility of a two-way protected bikeway on University, or a pair of one-way protected bikeways on University and 4th.
Project: University Ave/4th St SE
Location: Between 10th St and Oak St
The City is leading the outreach, working with County. Simon Blenski is the lead at the City. A group of stakeholders has been formed that includes businesses in the corridor, UMN student groups, and staff at the Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition.
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