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CITY OF PLYMOUTH
RESOLUTION NO. 96 - 337
DESIGNATING A PORTION OF EAST MEDICINE LAKE BOULEVARD
FROM LANCASTER LANE (NORTH INTERSECTION) TO
MEDICINE RIDGE ROAD AS A SOUTHBOUND ONE-WAY STREET
AND ESTABLISHING A TRAIL
WHEREAS, Hennepin Parks and the City are studying the alternatives to construct the
regional pedestrian trail along the east side of Medicine Lake; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered measures which can be implemented immediately
to improve pedestrian safety; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on June 19, 1996 to consider the establishment of a
trail on East Medicine Lake Boulevard from 18th Avenue to Medicine Ridge Road by
implementing a one-way street or street closure.
NOW, THEREFORE, .. HEREBY RESOLVED • r OF E
CITY OF PLYMOUTH,1 •
1. East Medicine Lake Boulevard from the northerly Lancaster Lane
intersection to Medicine Ridge Road is established as a one-way southbound
street.
2. The Public Works Department is directed to implement a trail on a portion
of the existing roadway along with the roadway improvements as Indicated
for Alternate 2 of the June 1985 Traffic Control Study on East Medicine
Lake Boulevard.
3. Funding Is provided from funds previously allocated by the City Council for
trail studies and interim trail Improvements, City Project No. 610.
4. Staff shall communicate with Hennepin Parks on the safety concerns of the
City and the need for the regional trail north of the one-way.
5. The Council will, after receiving the trail feasibility report, reconsider any
possible actions that could be taken to improve safety from 36th Avenue
south to the intersection of East Medicine Lake Boulevard and Medicine
Ridge Road,
Adopted by the City Council on June 19, 1996.
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