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Home My WebLink About2020 09-22 CCP WorksessionCouncil Worksession V I RT UA L meeting being conducted by electronic means in accordance with Minnesota S tatutes, section 13D.021 P ublic portion available for connection via telephone Dial: 1-312-535- 8110 Access Code: 133 932 0763 S eptember 22, 2020 AGE NDA The City C ounc il requests that attendees turn off cell phones and pagers during the meeting. A copy of the full C ity Council pac ket is available to the public. The packet ring binder is located at the entrance of the council chambers. 1.Call to Order - 6:00 p.m. 2.Discussion on T H 252 a.MnD O T Presentation 3.Question and Comments 4.Adjourn C ouncil Worksession DAT E:9/22/2020 TO :C ity C ouncil F R O M:C urt Boganey, City Manager T H R O U G H :N/A BY: S U B J E C T:M nD O T P resenta'on B ackground: AT TA C H M E N TS : D escrip'on U pload D ate Type Powerpoint 9/22/2020 P resenta'on 9/22/2020 1 Highway 252/I-94 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) SP 2748-65 MnDOT Metro District Brooklyn Center City Council Meeting September 22, 2020 Agenda »Equity for Project Engagement & Project Outcomes »Regional Traffic Patterns 2 9/22/2020 2 Equity Project Engagement & Project Outcomes 3 Equity Discussion »What do equitable outcomes look like for the Council? »How would the Council measure success? 4 9/22/2020 3 Regional Traffic Patterns 5 Goals of Regional Traffic Patterns Review »Understand how traffic flows through, around and within Brooklyn Center today. »Understand that regional transportation investments can influence traffic on Hwy 252. »Understand traffic shifts resulting from potential access changes on Hwy 252. 6 9/22/2020 4 How Data was Collected »Streetlight Data is an on‐demand mobility analytics platform. »Uses “big data” to fuel analyses like origin‐destinations and travel patterns. »Derives data from GPS navigation systems, location‐based services, cellular towers, and ad‐network derived data. »Provides travel pattern analysis and metrics for cars, trucks, pedestrians and bicyclists. 7 8 »Analysis used 2019 data with a focus on weekday travel patterns. »Analysis completed on routes containing a minimum of 5% of the total trips on a given segment: Over 6 million trips were captured as part of the analysis. How Data was Collected (cont.) 9/22/2020 5 Communities Served by Hwy 252 9Note: Line widths indicate relative scale to each other. »Hwy 252 serves: Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park Connection between Maple Grove/Rogers and Minneapolis Connection between Coon Rapids/ Blaine/Circle Pines and Minneapolis How Various Corridors Serve Traffic Today »Routes that primarily serve regional traffic: Hwy 169 I‐35W Hwy 252 »Routes that primarily serve uses along those routes, and “collect” traffic from adjacent communities: Hwy 47 Hwy 65 Brooklyn Boulevard »Routes that primarily serve as reliever routes to other major (regional) traffic routes: County Road 81 East River Road 10 9/22/2020 6 11 I‐35W –North of I‐694 Hwy 252 –North of I‐694 Hwy 169 –North of I‐694 How Various Corridors Serve Traffic Today (Regional Routes) Note: Colored lines indicate key routes (i.e., greater than 5% of trips). Scale is green to red with red being the highest number of trips passing through the blue dot. 12 TH 47 –North of I‐694 TH 65 –North of I‐694Brooklyn Blvd– North of I‐694 How Various Corridors Serve Traffic Today (“Collector” Routes) Note: Colored lines indicate key routes (i.e., greater than 5% of trips). Scale is green to red with red being the highest number of trips passing through the blue dot. 9/22/2020 7 13 County Road 81 –North of I‐694 East River Road– North of I‐694 How Various Corridors Serve Traffic Today (Reliever/Bypass Routes) Note: Colored lines indicate key routes (i.e., greater than 5% of trips). Scale is green to red with red being the highest number of trips passing through the blue dot. 14 How Various Corridors Serve Traffic Today (Route‐by‐Route Comparison) Note: Routes with “Daily Trips with Lengths of 10 Miles or Longer” are considered regional trips. 9/22/2020 8 15 »Colored roadways accounted for 70% of trips entering and exiting Brooklyn Center »Major movements: East‐west on I‐94/I‐694 Hwy 100 to/from I‐694 North‐south on I‐94/Hwy 252 Hwy 100 to/from Hwy 252 Traffic Patterns within Brooklyn Center Traffic Using Humboldt Avenue as a Cut‐Through Route »Approximately 10.5% of the traffic on Humboldt Avenue in 2019 was destined for Hwy 610, Hwy 100 or I‐94 and used Humboldt Avenue as a cut‐through route: This is approximately 700‐800 vehicles per day on Humboldt Avenue that desire to be on Hwy 252. 16 Traffic Using Humboldt Avenue Destinations Hwy 252 Hwy 100 I‐94 Or i g i n s Hwy 252 ‐5.25%0.15% Hwy 100 13.5%‐‐ I‐94 0.25%‐‐ Weighted Average 10.5% 9/22/2020 9 Regional Transportation Investments 17 »Investments in projects on one highway will affect traffic patterns on other highways (and local roadways). »While the effect of a particular project might be viewed in isolation, there is give and take that naturally occurs. https://www.dot.state.mn.us/planning/10yearplan/district‐chip.html Projects with Potential to Influence Traffic on Hwy 252 »Past Projects: Hwy 169 & County Road 81 –Removal of traffic signals Hwy 610 & I‐94 –Regional interchange connection Hwy 169 –Bus only shoulders lanes (from I‐94 to Hwy 610) »Current Projects/Studies: I‐35W North – Addition of MnPASS I‐94 – Capacity expansion (from I‐494 to Hwy 101) I‐35/I‐35W/I‐35E Split –Major reconstruction Hwy 65 in Blaine – Corridor study Hwy 47 & Hwy 65 from Blaine to Minneapolis – Corridor study »Future Projects: Hwy 169 in Elk River –Freeway conversion Hwy 10 in Anoka –Reconstruction 18 9/22/2020 10 19 Traffic Growth Traffic Decrease Interchange Location 85th Ave N Brookdale Dr * Assumes 6‐lane freeway on Hwy 252 with interchanges at 85th Avenue, Brookdale Drive, and 66th Avenue Note: Graphic produced as part of previous EA work – graphic will be updated with future EIS work. Potential Future 2040 Traffic Shift with Hwy 252 Freeway 20 »If no changes are made on Hwy 252, traffic on Hwy 252 is still expected to increase by 3,000 to 6,000 vehicles per day by 2040. »Under the previous EA evaluation, if Hwy 252 is converted to a freeway, traffic on Hwy 252 is expected to increase by an additional 33,000 vehicles per day in Brooklyn Center: The increase accounts for background growth and traffic shifts from other roadways. Of this increase, approximately 8,000 vehicles per day (or 25% of the increase) comes from other roadways within Brooklyn Center. Potential Future 2040 Traffic Shift with Hwy 252 Freeway (cont.) 9/22/2020 11 Key Takeaways from Regional Traffic Patterns Review »Hwy 252 functions as a regional roadway and has demand: Hwy 252 connects trips with Hwy 10, Hwy 610, I‐694, I‐94 and Hwy 100 (i.e., connects traffic between regional corridors). The types of trips Hwy 252 serves are like those using Hwy 169 and I‐35W. Humboldt Avenue carries 700‐800 vehicles per day that desire to be on Hwy 252 . »Traffic volumes are expected to increase by up to 6,000 vehicles per day by 2040 even if no changes are made on Hwy 252. »If Hwy 252 is converted to a freeway, traffic on Hwy 252 is expected to increase by an additional 33,000 vehicles per day in Brooklyn Center: Approximately 8,000 vehicles per day (25% of the increase) comes from other roadways within Brooklyn Center. 21 C ouncil Worksession DAT E:9/22/2020 TO :C ity C ouncil F R O M:C urt Boganey, City Manager T H R O U G H :N/A BY: S U B J E C T:M nD O T P resenta'on B ackground: AT TA C H M E N TS : D escrip'on U pload D ate Type Powerpoint 9/22/2020 Cover Memo 9/22/2020 1 Highway 252/I-94 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) SP 2748-65 MnDOT Metro District Brooklyn Center City Council Meeting September 22, 2020 Agenda »Equity for Project Engagement & Project Outcomes »Regional Traffic Patterns 2 9/22/2020 2 Equity Project Engagement & Project Outcomes 3 Equity Discussion »What do equitable outcomes look like for the Council? »How would the Council measure success? 4 9/22/2020 3 Regional Traffic Patterns 5 Goals of Regional Traffic Patterns Review »Understand how traffic flows through, around and within Brooklyn Center today. »Understand that regional transportation investments can influence traffic on Hwy 252. »Understand traffic shifts resulting from potential access changes on Hwy 252. 6 9/22/2020 4 How Data was Collected »Streetlight Data is an on‐demand mobility analytics platform. »Uses “big data” to fuel analyses like origin‐destinations and travel patterns. »Derives data from GPS navigation systems, location‐based services, cellular towers, and ad‐network derived data. »Provides travel pattern analysis and metrics for cars, trucks, pedestrians and bicyclists. 7 8 »Analysis used 2019 data with a focus on weekday travel patterns. »Analysis completed on routes containing a minimum of 5% of the total trips on a given segment: Over 6 million trips were captured as part of the analysis. How Data was Collected (cont.) 9/22/2020 5 Communities Served by Hwy 252 9Note: Line widths indicate relative scale to each other. »Hwy 252 serves: Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park Connection between Maple Grove/Rogers and Minneapolis Connection between Coon Rapids/ Blaine/Circle Pines and Minneapolis How Various Corridors Serve Traffic Today »Routes that primarily serve regional traffic: Hwy 169 I‐35W Hwy 252 »Routes that primarily serve uses along those routes, and “collect” traffic from adjacent communities: Hwy 47 Hwy 65 Brooklyn Boulevard »Routes that primarily serve as reliever routes to other major (regional) traffic routes: County Road 81 East River Road 10 9/22/2020 6 11 I‐35W –North of I‐694 Hwy 252 –North of I‐694 Hwy 169 –North of I‐694 How Various Corridors Serve Traffic Today (Regional Routes) Note: Colored lines indicate key routes (i.e., greater than 5% of trips). Scale is green to red with red being the highest number of trips passing through the blue dot. 12 TH 47 –North of I‐694 TH 65 –North of I‐694Brooklyn Blvd– North of I‐694 How Various Corridors Serve Traffic Today (“Collector” Routes) Note: Colored lines indicate key routes (i.e., greater than 5% of trips). Scale is green to red with red being the highest number of trips passing through the blue dot. 9/22/2020 7 13 County Road 81 –North of I‐694 East River Road– North of I‐694 How Various Corridors Serve Traffic Today (Reliever/Bypass Routes) Note: Colored lines indicate key routes (i.e., greater than 5% of trips). Scale is green to red with red being the highest number of trips passing through the blue dot. 14 How Various Corridors Serve Traffic Today (Route‐by‐Route Comparison) Note: Routes with “Daily Trips with Lengths of 10 Miles or Longer” are considered regional trips. 9/22/2020 8 15 »Colored roadways accounted for 70% of trips entering and exiting Brooklyn Center »Major movements: East‐west on I‐94/I‐694 Hwy 100 to/from I‐694 North‐south on I‐94/Hwy 252 Hwy 100 to/from Hwy 252 Traffic Patterns within Brooklyn Center Traffic Using Humboldt Avenue as a Cut‐Through Route »Approximately 10.5% of the traffic on Humboldt Avenue in 2019 was destined for Hwy 610, Hwy 100 or I‐94 and used Humboldt Avenue as a cut‐through route: This is approximately 700‐800 vehicles per day on Humboldt Avenue that desire to be on Hwy 252. 16 Traffic Using Humboldt Avenue Destinations Hwy 252 Hwy 100 I‐94 Or i g i n s Hwy 252 ‐5.25%0.15% Hwy 100 13.5%‐‐ I‐94 0.25%‐‐ Weighted Average 10.5% 9/22/2020 9 Regional Transportation Investments 17 »Investments in projects on one highway will affect traffic patterns on other highways (and local roadways). »While the effect of a particular project might be viewed in isolation, there is give and take that naturally occurs. https://www.dot.state.mn.us/planning/10yearplan/district‐chip.html Projects with Potential to Influence Traffic on Hwy 252 »Past Projects: Hwy 169 & County Road 81 –Removal of traffic signals Hwy 610 & I‐94 –Regional interchange connection Hwy 169 –Bus only shoulders lanes (from I‐94 to Hwy 610) »Current Projects/Studies: I‐35W North – Addition of MnPASS I‐94 – Capacity expansion (from I‐494 to Hwy 101) I‐35/I‐35W/I‐35E Split –Major reconstruction Hwy 65 in Blaine – Corridor study Hwy 47 & Hwy 65 from Blaine to Minneapolis – Corridor study »Future Projects: Hwy 169 in Elk River –Freeway conversion Hwy 10 in Anoka –Reconstruction 18 9/22/2020 10 19 Traffic Growth Traffic Decrease Interchange Location 85th Ave N Brookdale Dr * Assumes 6‐lane freeway on Hwy 252 with interchanges at 85th Avenue, Brookdale Drive, and 66th Avenue Note: Graphic produced as part of previous EA work – graphic will be updated with future EIS work. Potential Future 2040 Traffic Shift with Hwy 252 Freeway 20 »If no changes are made on Hwy 252, traffic on Hwy 252 is still expected to increase by 3,000 to 6,000 vehicles per day by 2040. »Under the previous EA evaluation, if Hwy 252 is converted to a freeway, traffic on Hwy 252 is expected to increase by an additional 33,000 vehicles per day in Brooklyn Center: The increase accounts for background growth and traffic shifts from other roadways. Of this increase, approximately 8,000 vehicles per day (or 25% of the increase) comes from other roadways within Brooklyn Center. Potential Future 2040 Traffic Shift with Hwy 252 Freeway (cont.) 9/22/2020 11 Key Takeaways from Regional Traffic Patterns Review »Hwy 252 functions as a regional roadway and has demand: Hwy 252 connects trips with Hwy 10, Hwy 610, I‐694, I‐94 and Hwy 100 (i.e., connects traffic between regional corridors). The types of trips Hwy 252 serves are like those using Hwy 169 and I‐35W. Humboldt Avenue carries 700‐800 vehicles per day that desire to be on Hwy 252 . »Traffic volumes are expected to increase by up to 6,000 vehicles per day by 2040 even if no changes are made on Hwy 252. »If Hwy 252 is converted to a freeway, traffic on Hwy 252 is expected to increase by an additional 33,000 vehicles per day in Brooklyn Center: Approximately 8,000 vehicles per day (25% of the increase) comes from other roadways within Brooklyn Center. 21 C ouncil Worksession DAT E:9/22/2020 TO :C ity C ouncil F R O M:C urt Boganey, City Manager T H R O U G H :N/A BY: S U B J E C T:M nD O T P resenta'on B ackground: 9/22/2020 1 Highway 252/I-94 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) SP 2748-65 MnDOT Metro District Brooklyn Center City Council Meeting September 22, 2020 Agenda »Equity for Project Engagement & Project Outcomes »Regional Traffic Patterns 2 9/22/2020 2 Equity Project Engagement & Project Outcomes 3 Equity Discussion »What do equitable outcomes look like for the Council? »How would the Council measure success? 4 9/22/2020 3 Regional Traffic Patterns 5 Goals of Regional Traffic Patterns Review »Understand how traffic flows through, around and within Brooklyn Center today. »Understand that regional transportation investments can influence traffic on Hwy 252. »Understand traffic shifts resulting from potential access changes on Hwy 252. 6 9/22/2020 4 How Data was Collected »Streetlight Data is an on‐demand mobility analytics platform. »Uses “big data” to fuel analyses like origin‐destinations and travel patterns. »Derives data from GPS navigation systems, location‐based services, cellular towers, and ad‐network derived data. »Provides travel pattern analysis and metrics for cars, trucks, pedestrians and bicyclists. 7 8 »Analysis used 2019 data with a focus on weekday travel patterns. »Analysis completed on routes containing a minimum of 5% of the total trips on a given segment: Over 6 million trips were captured as part of the analysis. How Data was Collected (cont.) 9/22/2020 5 Communities Served by Hwy 252 9Note: Line widths indicate relative scale to each other. »Hwy 252 serves: Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park Connection between Maple Grove/Rogers and Minneapolis Connection between Coon Rapids/ Blaine/Circle Pines and Minneapolis How Various Corridors Serve Traffic Today »Routes that primarily serve regional traffic: Hwy 169 I‐35W Hwy 252 »Routes that primarily serve uses along those routes, and “collect” traffic from adjacent communities: Hwy 47 Hwy 65 Brooklyn Boulevard »Routes that primarily serve as reliever routes to other major (regional) traffic routes: County Road 81 East River Road 10 9/22/2020 6 11 I‐35W –North of I‐694 Hwy 252 –North of I‐694 Hwy 169 –North of I‐694 How Various Corridors Serve Traffic Today (Regional Routes) Note: Colored lines indicate key routes (i.e., greater than 5% of trips). Scale is green to red with red being the highest number of trips passing through the blue dot. 12 TH 47 –North of I‐694 TH 65 –North of I‐694Brooklyn Blvd– North of I‐694 How Various Corridors Serve Traffic Today (“Collector” Routes) Note: Colored lines indicate key routes (i.e., greater than 5% of trips). Scale is green to red with red being the highest number of trips passing through the blue dot. 9/22/2020 7 13 County Road 81 –North of I‐694 East River Road– North of I‐694 How Various Corridors Serve Traffic Today (Reliever/Bypass Routes) Note: Colored lines indicate key routes (i.e., greater than 5% of trips). Scale is green to red with red being the highest number of trips passing through the blue dot. 14 How Various Corridors Serve Traffic Today (Route‐by‐Route Comparison) Note: Routes with “Daily Trips with Lengths of 10 Miles or Longer” are considered regional trips. 9/22/2020 8 15 »Colored roadways accounted for 70% of trips entering and exiting Brooklyn Center »Major movements: East‐west on I‐94/I‐694 Hwy 100 to/from I‐694 North‐south on I‐94/Hwy 252 Hwy 100 to/from Hwy 252 Traffic Patterns within Brooklyn Center Traffic Using Humboldt Avenue as a Cut‐Through Route »Approximately 10.5% of the traffic on Humboldt Avenue in 2019 was destined for Hwy 610, Hwy 100 or I‐94 and used Humboldt Avenue as a cut‐through route: This is approximately 700‐800 vehicles per day on Humboldt Avenue that desire to be on Hwy 252. 16 Traffic Using Humboldt Avenue Destinations Hwy 252 Hwy 100 I‐94 Or i g i n s Hwy 252 ‐5.25%0.15% Hwy 100 13.5%‐‐ I‐94 0.25%‐‐ Weighted Average 10.5% 9/22/2020 9 Regional Transportation Investments 17 »Investments in projects on one highway will affect traffic patterns on other highways (and local roadways). »While the effect of a particular project might be viewed in isolation, there is give and take that naturally occurs. https://www.dot.state.mn.us/planning/10yearplan/district‐chip.html Projects with Potential to Influence Traffic on Hwy 252 »Past Projects: Hwy 169 & County Road 81 –Removal of traffic signals Hwy 610 & I‐94 –Regional interchange connection Hwy 169 –Bus only shoulders lanes (from I‐94 to Hwy 610) »Current Projects/Studies: I‐35W North – Addition of MnPASS I‐94 – Capacity expansion (from I‐494 to Hwy 101) I‐35/I‐35W/I‐35E Split –Major reconstruction Hwy 65 in Blaine – Corridor study Hwy 47 & Hwy 65 from Blaine to Minneapolis – Corridor study »Future Projects: Hwy 169 in Elk River –Freeway conversion Hwy 10 in Anoka –Reconstruction 18 9/22/2020 10 19 Traffic Growth Traffic Decrease Interchange Location 85th Ave N Brookdale Dr * Assumes 6‐lane freeway on Hwy 252 with interchanges at 85th Avenue, Brookdale Drive, and 66th Avenue Note: Graphic produced as part of previous EA work – graphic will be updated with future EIS work. Potential Future 2040 Traffic Shift with Hwy 252 Freeway 20 »If no changes are made on Hwy 252, traffic on Hwy 252 is still expected to increase by 3,000 to 6,000 vehicles per day by 2040. »Under the previous EA evaluation, if Hwy 252 is converted to a freeway, traffic on Hwy 252 is expected to increase by an additional 33,000 vehicles per day in Brooklyn Center: The increase accounts for background growth and traffic shifts from other roadways. Of this increase, approximately 8,000 vehicles per day (or 25% of the increase) comes from other roadways within Brooklyn Center. Potential Future 2040 Traffic Shift with Hwy 252 Freeway (cont.) 9/22/2020 11 Key Takeaways from Regional Traffic Patterns Review »Hwy 252 functions as a regional roadway and has demand: Hwy 252 connects trips with Hwy 10, Hwy 610, I‐694, I‐94 and Hwy 100 (i.e., connects traffic between regional corridors). The types of trips Hwy 252 serves are like those using Hwy 169 and I‐35W. Humboldt Avenue carries 700‐800 vehicles per day that desire to be on Hwy 252 . »Traffic volumes are expected to increase by up to 6,000 vehicles per day by 2040 even if no changes are made on Hwy 252. »If Hwy 252 is converted to a freeway, traffic on Hwy 252 is expected to increase by an additional 33,000 vehicles per day in Brooklyn Center: Approximately 8,000 vehicles per day (25% of the increase) comes from other roadways within Brooklyn Center. 21