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• Striping for parallel parking along both sides of the street. <br /> • Incentivize the property owners of the two vacant lots to seil them or develop them as <br /> commercial properties. <br /> Patriot Avenue <br /> � er � y�:�y� {��?:�T�� - _ <br /> :n�"r l.�s�' --n ?��r� ��r �,�,. <br /> �;� �. � , �.�t-. <br /> rS y � I�� <br /> ��/a ��` a+ �ty �: rF.��� � <br /> {j� Jr/T :S D � �'}f6 <br /> ��`.� 1� �1 �Y)1�'�,"'� ���� <br /> '�.��� �' �"� �l`S 4y��� -r�� <br /> ���. n��` - ,�:' F6'F��� ' <br /> �`r.'� sl •�� � ` �..�'* 4 �•� <br /> 7)�l �.�tr '�t � .I..�'"�. �-t <br /> i� �' - '� - —° <br /> �T� R r,�• Y�, <br /> 1 <br /> � ��^ j �'�—�• � a`� <br /> ��,y ,y� Y!� 4� ��1Cf�� �_ <br /> Ii <br /> _ ��� ���} � � rt �.� � <br /> �`. �t; , �'�. ���Er�+� 1i <br /> :,,,k' � _- �j�.# i��,��ii�`�_._.� <br /> ♦ �' f��-' �.M5 �,—�, S�id�j,;.� <br /> �2"�� S�lG <br /> �' ' �� I }��� <br /> � ��' /��s��g � : � <br /> � ...�y,.��� L <br /> ' { 1 � •��{ <br /> a y.i <br /> �� �i��.- e i i <br /> �� L Y � � � <br /> ��� �`'� �1�� <br /> Neighborhood Composition <br /> The portion of Patriot Avenue included in the Grow Zone is from Builders First Choice south to the <br /> lonesome Cottage Showroom, approximately 2,900 feet in length. Patriot Avenue is designated a <br /> Commercial street. The adjacent land uses are commercial,a City park, and a multi-use City building. <br /> There are no sidewalks along either side of Patriot Avenue creating a hostile environment for <br /> pedestrians. <br /> With the desire to keep heavy vehicle traffic on Patriot Avenue and not use alternate routes through <br /> Pequot Lakes,the Traffic Study did not recommend adding on-street parking on Patriot Avenue. Parking <br /> would cause more interruptions in the traffic flow and create a confined feel, negatively impacting how <br /> truck drivers view the corridor. <br /> Patriot Avenue and Front Street <br /> The intersection of Patriot Avenue and Front Street is under side-street control with Patriot Avenue <br /> free-flowing with a two-way left turn lane. This intersection is skewed with left turns off of Patriot <br /> Avenue and right turns off of Front Street being at very tight angles. Right turns off of Patriot Avenue <br /> and left turns off of Front Street are at very shallow angles. Vehicles turning right off of Patriot Avenue <br /> are able to make that turn without much speed reduction. <br /> The Traffic Study analyzed the traffic volumes at the intersection of Front Street and Patriot Avenue and <br /> found they are very low throughout the day. Because the intersection is not highly utilized and the <br /> angles lead to challenging or high speed turns, it could be considered for closure. Both the north and <br /> south legs have alternative routes within approximately 300 feet that could be taken, so there would be <br /> little impact to travel times. It is recommended that a temporary closure of the Front Street legs be <br /> conducted. Using parries,the legs of Front Street can be temporarily closed and operations be <br /> monitored to determine how drivers adapt to the change. <br />