## AGENDA ## City Council Work Session Monday, July 13, 2026 ## Council Chambers (following the Regular Meeting at 6 p.m.) ## 1.Review Neighborhood Meeting and Recommendations for Capital Improvement Project 11121; Long Street and Emerson Lane. 2.Adjournment ## AGENDA RECOMMENDATION ## City Council Work Session 1. ## Meeting Date:07/13/2026 ## Agenda Item: ## Review Neighborhood Meeting and Recommendations for Capital Improvement Project 11121; Long Street and Emerson Lane. ## Recommendation/Action(s): ## Discussion/Direction ## Summary: At the 6/8/2026 meeting, Council authorized staff to proceed with preparation of the feasibility report on Capital Improvement Project 11121; Long Street and Emerson Lane. In preparation of the feasibility report development, staff held a community open house on 6/25/2026. Residents on Long Street were mailed an invitation. At the open house, staff presented 3 roadway alternatives for the Long Street corridor from Main Street to Madison Avenue. Residents were given the opportunity to provide feedback on which design alternative they may support. If residents could not attend the open house, staff posted a survey on Every Voice Mankato to gather additional resident feedback. The purpose of this item is to discuss staff’s corridor recommendation based on community feedback. ## Attachments ## Presentation 1 11121 – 2027 Long Street Improvements –Improvements on: •Long Street from Main ## Street to Madison Avenue •Emerson Lane from Pfau ## Street to N Belmont Drive 2 –Replace aging pavement and utilities –Calm traffic speeds –Discourage vehicle cut-through traffic –Enhance visibility of pedestrian crossings –Provide a safe corridor for all users and abilities ## Project Goals 3 –Staff presented 3 road design alternatives for the Long Street corridor. Residents had the opportunity to provide feedback via a comment card. The 3 alternatives presented were: oChicanes oTraffic Circles oMedians –27 Residents Signed the Sign-in sheet –Survey was posted on Every Voice Mankato –Next 3 slides were displayed at the open house ## 6/25/2026 Community Open House Traffic signal safety improvements ## PROS ## CONS Shifts travel lanes at intersections to: • Manage travel speeds • Shorten pedestrian crossings • No new intersection traffic control on Long Street • Restricts some parking at intersections ## LONG STREET IMPROVEMENTS ## CHICANE OPTION ## CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN 2027 ## LONG STREET ## PROJECT ## Examples of a Chicane Design ## PROS ## CONS • Adds traffic control at Emerson Ln, Fair St, and Belle Ave • Narrows road at Marsh St to calm traffic and shorten pedestrian crossings • Discourages cut-through traffic • Minimal parking restrictions • Traffic circles are a new concept • May require additional maintenance if landscaping is included ## LONG STREET IMPROVEMENTS ## TRAFFIC CIRCLES OPTION ## CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN 2027 ## LONG STREET ## PROJECT Traffic signal safety improvements Example without landscaping Example with landscaping ## Source: FHWA Traffic Calming ePrimer, Module 3 ## Dancing Waters Circle/Shalom Avenue, Mankato ## PROS ## CONS • Intersection and mid-block medians are the most effective use for speed management • Discourages cut-through traffic • Narrows at intersections to calm traffic and shorten pedestrian crossings • No new intersection traffic control on Long St • Parking restricted on one side of Long St • More maintenance needs ## LONG STREET IMPROVEMENTS ## MEDIANS OPTION ## CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN 2027 ## LONG STREET ## PROJECT Traffic signal safety improvements ## Warren St near Maywood Ave, Mankato Example of a median 5 –42 resident results were tallied on the design alternatives –Residents at the open house submitted their feedback via a comment card ## 6/25/2026 Community Open House ## MediansTraffic CirclesChicanes Would not ## Support ## Would ## Support Would not ## Support ## Would ## Support Would not ## Support ## Would ## Support 9431574 6 –35 virtual responses were tallied ## Every Voice Mankato Survey Results 7 –All 3 of the design alternatives showed sidewalk on both sides of Long Street. •Currently, sidewalk is located the along the west side of Long Street. There are some isolated segments of sidewalk on the east side, but is mostly non-existent. •4 Residents at the open house indicated they are not in favor of a new sidewalk on the east side of Long Street. •1 Resident on the Every Voice Mankato survey indicated they are in favor of a new sidewalk on the east side of Long Street. ## Sidewalk 8 ## –The City’s 2015 Critical Link sidewalk plan recommends a sidewalk along both sides of Long Street. ## Sidewalk ## Madison Ave ## Main St 9 –Roadway Corridor: •Staff believe all 3 corridor options would accomplish the project goals. The majority of community feedback received would support the traffic circle design. For that reason, staff recommend proceeding with the traffic circle design alternative. •Staff also acknowledge that traffic circles may be an applicable traffic calming measure for other intersections throughout the City. ## Staff Recommendations 10 –Sidewalk •The majority of community feedback received was in favor of replacing the west side sidewalk, and not in favor of a new sidewalk on the east side of Long Street. •Staff are recommending proceeding with sidewalk on both sides of Long Street for the following reasons: ## oConsistent with the City’s 2015 Critical Link Sidewalk Plan oProximity to Churches and Elementary Schools oConnection to an east-side sidewalk on the north side of Madison Avenue. ## Staff Recommendations