All right. Uh, thank you. So, my name's Jerry Lee. I am the project manager for the Arlington Reconstruction Project. Uh, this is a project funded with our common sense dollars. This is a sales tax that was uh passed in uh 2003 or 2023. And uh we've this we've got a few projects in the hopper now uh for reconstruction. So this is our third year of doing common sense project. Um for today I'll give a quick overview of what we're uh looking at to do with this project. We've got two concepts that we will be presenting today. Um the presentation itself won't go over the details of each concept, but we do have them available if folks have questions about uh a certain part of the corridor. And then uh with each concept, we will go into some of the design features and impacts. And then at the very end, we'll have uh um a time for questions. and then uh everyone should be muted but feel free to uh add questions in the chat. Uh so uh a project overview here. This is a project where we are uh the primary goal is to uh refresh the pavement and so the pavement is at its end of its life service life. Um and so that's what's driving the project but it's also a project that has uh been identified for for other uh modes uh usage. So that's bike and ped. Um it's lacking sidewalks in certain segments of the corridor. Um so with the project, we will just uh rip everything out and put back in a new street, new sidewalk, uh potentially new trail. That's one of the concept we're looking at. Uh new utilities and uh it's a project that we are looking to do over two years with the first year in uh 27. Uh the next slide we can cover the project limits for each phase. Uh so the first phase of the project is in 2027 that's from Jackson to Edertton and then the next year in 28 we will uh start at Jackson and go to the west uh ending at Welock. So, uh, we started this project just late last year. Um, and so we're in our first winter of the project cycle here. Uh, at this stage, we are just collecting feedback from the community. Uh, we had our first kickoff meeting in September or in December of last year. Uh, at that time, we were just looking to set the vision for the corridor and hear uh, from the community what challenges they have. on things that we may not be looking uh at or things we may miss. And so uh that first meeting we didn't have any concepts or any drawings to share uh just there to collect feedback. Uh and so today we are coming to you with uh concepts that we've looked at uh that we can potentially build um or replace Arlington with. And so um as we progress through this year we will start design and if uh we are on track then by next uh early next year around this time we should be able to bid the project and start construction. So the first concept that we are looking at is a shared use path. Uh this is a uh concept where we would put the shared use path on the south side of Arlington. So uh imagine yourself standing uh on Arlington here looking to the west. Uh south is to your left and north is to your right. Um so we will add uh issued use path to the south. And then on the north side where there aren't any sidewalk uh existing, we will also look to build new sidewalks. And then uh with with both concepts, we are also looking at some uh pedestrian safety improvements either uh bumpouts, raised crossings and then we are also looking at uh the type of boulevards that we can fit with each concepts and what uh tree impacts are. So again this is the the shared use path concept. The next concept is uh the on street bike lane concept. Um this is where we keep the road uh pretty close to what it is today with the on street bike lane in in certain segments of Arlington. Um so we would keep the bike or the road uh almost the same as it is today. uh extend the bike lane where there isn't a bike lane uh towards the east of of Arlington and then just like the first concept we will add sidewalk or replace sidewalk uh where there aren't any. Again, we are looking at bumpouts and uh other crossing treatments or boulevard impacts with with both concepts. Uh so diving into the details of of each concept with the shared use path. Uh this is where we would build a a 10- feet wide trail uh of asphalt. Uh this is great for uh recreational users. Uh people with young children who want to uh use the bike trail or the the path um and be separated from the vehicular traffic. Um, it's a much wider path for people to uh pass as they bike or walk and roll through the corridor. And then it also uh allows us to put larger boulevards in uh because of the need to not have on street bike lane or an additional sidewalk. Um some drawbacks with the shared use path though is uh people who bike and walk will have to share the same space. Um that is a comment that we hear from a various group that uh may not want to intermix with the uh different mode usage. And then another drawback is this is a new facility that the city will have to maintain and uh not that we have challenges with maintenance but resource is a challenge. Um so we will just have to find uh new uh routes or new equipment to to maintain the trail as there's not a current use for it or current need for it. Uh and the next uh yeah the the second concept where we don't do the shared use path and in its place we provide on street bike lane. Um this is uh similar to like what's out there currently uh west of Jackson Street. And so we would bring this cross-section all the way to the eastern terminus of of the project. So all the way over to to edger 10. Um what's great about this concept is it separates the the bike and walk um the walkers. Um this is also great for uh people on bikes who just want to get through the corridor quickly for commuting purposes. Um so uh those are some of the benefits to this on street bike lane concept. And uh some drawback with this though is uh if you are a recreational user or a more vulnerable vulnerable user um and don't want to be next to cars uh this concept there is no separation between cars and bikes. And then because uh the bike is in the street there's still a need for uh a sidewalk. And so overall we just have a larger footprint of the street and uh walking spaces and so uh therefore we're not able to fit in uh as big of a boulevard. And then uh another challenge uh another maintenance challenge uh with bike lane uh is in the winter months uh we're not able to clear the bike lane uh fully to the gutter. And so there's always a foot to 2 feet of snow sitting over the curb. And so, um, the maximum, uh, space of bike lane that is there in the winter is a lot less than what you would see in the summertime. >> We're going to launch a poll question. Uh, and so for folks who aren't familiar, there's a poll uh, question that should just automatically pop up. Um, and then if you want to select uh based off of what Jerry just shared your preference, um, we'd love to just get an understanding of what people's thoughts are on those the different design options. Um, we'll share the results right after. If you have any questions or issues, please uh use the raise hand function on the Zoom um, and or you can send your question into the chat. I see there's a question in the chat about which option allows for street parking. Uh that's one of the things that we're still looking into. Um with the bike or the shared use path option, uh we do see more opportunities for for parking. All right, we'll end the poll and share the results so folks can see. Seeing a 57% uh vote for trail and uh was it 43 for on street bike lane. So that's uh great to see. Um design feature uh with both concepts that or with with the shared use concept is uh we're also looking at providing raised crossings uh where the trail crosses the side street. So um you think of like we lock Johnson Parkway Como or Mississippi River Boulevard trails along those streets have race crossings. Um this allows uh trail users, walkers, uh bike uh cyclists to cross at a level crossing and so they don't have to go down to the street level. Um and then it also provides some traffic calming benefit in that vehicles uh have to slow down as they drive over the raised crossing. Um, a drawback with the race crossing design though is uh there's also another challenge with uh snow clearing and that our plow driver just uh will have to pay more attention as they come across these and lift their plows to be able to uh plow through them. >> And then we just have a a poll question on preferences on this type of feature. So, we'll launch that. >> Um, we did also get another question in the chat here. Um, so we can circle back to that after we complete this poll and then, uh, I can get started with those questions that I'm seeing in the chat here as folks continue to submit their answer for this second question. Um, I should also remind uh everyone that these uh questions that we are asking are not um we're not taking votes on which design we that will decide for this corridor. Uh this is just ask us reaching out and asking uh what the community uh thinks of each feature or concept. Um, so the first question that I see here is why do you feel it's necessary for bike lane when the Grand Round Bike is only a block to the north and runs parallel to Arlington Avenue? Uh, fair question. So the the two paths serve different purpose. Um, and it's identified in in our bike plan that was recently adopted by city council. Um so uh the Grand Round is a uh a system that connects the city's parks and um other amenities like lakes and and rivers. Um and so that could be used for recreational users. Um the Arlington Avenue bike facility uh is part of our bike network just to provide more connections to other amenities in the area. So like the trout brook is uh one, the gateway trail is another. And so um that's part of the reason why Arlington was identified as a route needing um biking facilities. The other question is uh the question says race crossing would be on the side street. So, they would not be race crossing for Arlington. And uh that is correct. Uh the only location that we're looking into that could could potentially uh have uh a race crossing of Arlington is the Gateway Trail Crossing. >> Righty. We'll share the results of the poll here. >> Okay. And uh the results are 60% uh prefer to have race crossing. So it's uh great to know that. Thank you. Uh another design feature that we're looking into as as we uh decide which concept to go with here is the bumpout uh feature. And that is where we take the curb and we bump it out towards the center of the street as the name suggests. Um, some benefit to this feature is that it uh calms traffic and that it puts a a curb closer to the travel way and so the street's not as wide. Um, and then for walkers, it benefits in the way that the walkers are closer to the um the the field of vision of drivers now. And so, uh, there's not a parked car or any other obstructions that would not allow a driver to see a person waiting to cross the street. And then it also reduces uh the crossing distance and the uh amount of uh time exposure a pedestrian is to uh traffic. Uh and then just other benefits uh is that it allows um more green space in the boulevard. A drawback with this design is that it does at uh take up at least one legal parking space. Um, so as you uh may know that our uh city ordinance uh does not allow for parking uh believe it's about 20 ft or 30 ft from a control intersection. And so most of these uh bumpout uh designs, we would look to implement them at the corner uh where parking is already restricted. And so, um, if it's going to impact parking, it's just the first legal parking space at the corner. Uh, so the next few slides we are going to look into uh some locations of each uh concept. And so, uh, the purpose of this slide is just to, um, help folks understand what the various colors they're seeing on the screen, uh, is. And so, um, you will see that the road is in yellow. Uh, the parking bays, if there are spaces for parking, is in uh, the what I'm calling a purple color. And, uh, the curbs are shown in red. We also have on street bike lane if the concept uh has it will be shown in orange. And then at at sidewalk level, we've got the sidewalk itself in in uh a lighter purple color here. Um if it's this shared use concept, then you will see the shared use in the uh maroon color. uh raised crossings in the teal color and uh driveways shown in pink with boulevards in green. And then we also have other uh design features uh that we are showing or design information that we are showing in our layouts that you'll see throughout. So that's uh one being property line and the other being potential tree impacts where we have identified uh trees being in the way of certain um components in in each layout. So um with the bumpout feature that I mentioned earlier, uh here's what you can uh expect if we are to install a bumpout. And so um this is a feature that we can do in both concept. Um so the first concept or the the on uh the off streetet shared use path concept shows a bump out at Marian on the left and on the right the uh on street bike lane concept shows no bumpout. Again this is not uh specific to to each concept. This is just a feature uh that we're showing that could be implemented with um whichever design we go with. The next slide. Uh here's another location uh that's worth looking into. So with the um shared youth shared use path concept uh on the top there uh we are seeing just uh more space for uh for boulevard and so um that also presents an opportunity for us to provide parking in the shared or the on street bike lane concept on the bottom picture. uh we are showing that uh boulevard widths are limited here and so we would not be able to provide parking. Uh another uh area example area to that we have here is uh over at Arlington field. Um here with the shared use path on the top there, we are again showing a location that we could potentially provide parking. And in the uh on street bike lane concept, uh because of the wider street, we would not be able to provide any parking on the stretch. And I believe there's one more question. So, this last is going to encompass the last three slides that were discussed with bumpouts. Um, do we think that they're good for that? Uh, the area of Washington Tech Magnet School. Um, for folks who are familiar with the area from the Sue Line to Jackson Street near the post office. If you think that parking is important in that area, please let us know. As well as near Arlington Field. We'll give folks a minute and then we'll share the results. >> Uh for Washington uh for the bumpouts at Washington Tech, I'm seeing that 86% prefers the bumpout. Uh for parking over uh by the post office, 60% would like to see parking there. And then uh at the Arlington field uh many as much as 83% uh would like to see parking there. Okay. Uh oh that's uh concludes our presentation. Um so yeah again those were just three example areas that we thought would be worth sharing. Um, if there is an area of interest that uh anyone today would like us to talk about or or uh visit, uh just let us know. Again, uh my name is Jerry Lee. My phone number uh does not have a nine there. 651. Uh just uh area code 651. Um you can reach me uh through phone or through email. And uh we have a project web page if you want more to stay current or just want more information about the project feel free to visit that. Uh otherwise we will open it up for question at this time.