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<br />~ .~~~' ~. 5t~roet Variation -2- ~ May'13,, 1975
<br />~•5 ~~~~~xt~ af, semaphores at the .14th Street - Silver Lake Road ~ ~F
<br />y:. `ixi~exsection in the future. The basic reasoning, underlining
<br />_ ~ th.~~.'position is that traffic should be channeled tb the
<br />~ ~..sxgn~7.~.~ed intersection in order to be able to make turning
<br />. • .; `> ms~t~ements dossing Silver Lake Road with a minimum of conf ct. .i.
<br />~ ~ _= ,,: ~t :~a, their feeling that traffic ,from the northwest area which
<br />' ~ rlc~w'~.~nte~s and leaves Silver Lake Road at 15th and 16th Streets
<br />'will;vex~y probably move down'29th to 14th to the intersection.
<br />~ t , if ;there >is' a semaphore there in the future. ' Of 'course, a
<br />~. ~ V~c~~ion ; of part 'of 29th would preclude this or force a bypass.
<br />,,..using. 8th' Ave. NW. ;,
<br />~~ . ~ `~ We have some. traffic information for streets in ;the general
<br />~~' ' ' 'area, of 'the' park. The average daily' traffic count for streets .,~,
<br />in°;the area: is shown on the attached map. It appears from these ,,~~.::
<br />figures, that there is a considerable amount bf traffic from ~'~
<br />Fridley and New Brighton which uses 16th St. 'between Silver Lake
<br />Road`and the City boundary. From travel behavior nventory'studies
<br />~- .r. ~ '.done` a few years ago, -and from traffic engineering studies done
<br />f~?~„-the ;Farr 'development, we can assume that~`most of the 1400
<br />'`~,aizps Un 16th St. :are either heading to or coming from the south.
<br />' ~ ` ~ . Tx•af f is .leaving the area and, heading ,south does not face a ma j or
<br />~` ~' ~ ` conflid at Si1ve~~Lake Road at most times of the day because
<br />~.`t dcaes not have to cross any lanes of traffic, It's quite possible
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<br />tha-~ most. of this traffic would continue to use I6th .Street in` the
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<br />r t~ ~_future even if there were`a light at 14th Street. North bound
<br />tra~fi.c, however, which: wishes to enter the area. west of Silver:
<br />'~~Z3ke Rbad would be highly likely to use the semaphore at 14th Street
<br />:~ ~- ' `` ~ in~x.c~rder to' facilitate- crossing the south bound lane. On this
<br />~,.~ '., basis:,_we can probably assume that about half of the total trips
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<br />'. -,~ now can 1.6th Street would probably divert to 14th Street and
<br />~~~ ` -29tk~ Aveq L~TW when the semaphore was put in.
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<br />~t appears then that about 700 vehicle tripsper day will
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<br />k~. be„added to the existing. traffic volume when 14th:Street is
<br />Y, ,constructed and a semaphore installed. The park-.itself-.will,
<br />of course, generate further traffic, though we do not know exactly
<br />~~ .how-much. The general result, once 14th Street, the semaphore
<br />,:~.' and'~the park are in, will be that~traf=is volumes on .29th Ave.
<br />~.' ,'w~.~.1-be: about. twice those on a typical residential .street.
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<br />~. ;,',.while diverting larger amounts of traffic past the park and
<br />' . ark rust he.hcimes on' 29th Ave, and 14th Street `is, per se,
<br />h~''~ ~.undasi~able, it will have the effect of f~.cilit~.tinc~ .,traffic
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<br />~'movament on Silver 'Lake Road. As the traffic volumes on Si ver
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