8(a) Downtown Plan Update - Neighborhood Evaluation

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• Striping for parallel parking along both sides of the street. • Incentivize the property owners of the two vacant lots to sell them or develop them as commercial properties. Patriot Avenue _�� . :i�a�5 � .�.��i - —�---- ,v � , �l�,�, �,� �: i r� ' � � a'` t'..�''' �:� L'�J. �lf� d. ,.� ,M� �� .� .` - "�_'x r� i'�...y. ,�i:5 3t.�'!��ti t.�, " * '":"P , v ; � ,�J � 'x -� �_.'; .r 1� �i 1 ti.� -,,,: - " �' ,� '_ ,� ' .. ,_� w: _ �;+R� y�"1 �-.y ,' : ;�i 1}, _��: � 4 i �- � �' . � �� • �:- , ', `. .-,� � � ��,,...� � � r- � � � r �r. �ir 't-=}-=- ��, �1 �'. � � � �,. t:., ;.�;�� __-� .��_, �� „s� i��+�,,K , ; ��'� ' '"'`r�',`�e � �7 ..��! � � `�:-;r�t ` � '�.:--�k�. �, y.�i_I � �c-+�` � ' 1 -� _ t F .,/. � � �-,".,� �' R`.�. d��i. _.�. � #1`. �I "i1l� Neighborhood Composition The portion of Patriot Avenue included in the Grow Zone is from Builders First Choice south to the Lonesome Cottage Showroom, approximately 2,900 feet in length. Patriot Avenue is designated a Commercial street. The adjacent land uses are commercial, a City park, and a multi-use City building. There are no sidewalks along either side of Patriot Avenue creating a hostile environment for pedestrians. With the desire to keep heavy vehicle traffic on Patriot Avenue and not use alternate routes through Pequot Lakes,the Traffic Study did not recommend adding on-street parking on Patriot Avenue. Parking would cause more interruptions in the traffic flow and create a confined feel, negatively impacting how truck drivers view the corridor. Patriot Avenue and Front Street The intersection of Patriot Avenue and Front Street is under side-street control with Patriot Avenue free-flowing with a two-way left turn lane. This intersection is skewed with left turns off of Patriot Avenue and right turns off of Front Street being at very tight angles. Right turns off of Patriot Avenue and left turns off of Front Street are at very shallow angles. Vehicles turning right off of Patriot Avenue are able to make that turn without much speed reduction. The Traffic Study analyzed the traffic volumes at the intersection of Front Street and Patriot Avenue and found they are very low throughout the day. Because the intersection is not highly utilized and the angles lead to challenging or high speed turns, it could be considered for closure. Both the north and south legs have alternative routes within approximately 300 feet that could be taken, so there would be little impact to travel times. It is recommended that a temporary closure of the Front Street legs be conducted. Using parries,the legs of Front Street can be temporarily closed and operations be monitored to determine how drivers adapt to the change.