1. Pierce Butler Lexington Parkway Bicycle Connection Presented by: Mr. Michael Recycles Bicycles Sponsored by: Mr. Michael Recycles Bicycles District 11 Neighbors St. Paul Department of Public Works

2. Project Description New Bike/Ped Bridge was built in 2013 Bridge goes over Pierce Butler bicycle route Current route for bicyclists to get from Pierce Butler to new bridge includes unsafe crossing of Lexington Parkway This project provides a direct connection between Pierce Butler and new Bike/Ped bridge and mitigates unsafe Lexington crossing Lexington is part of the Como Regional Trail, and directly connects to the St. Paul Grand Round

4. Map of Project Area

5. Pierce Butler Route Lexington Parkway Hubbard Oxford Project Detail Area RAMP Bridge built in 2013 Without ramp, bicyclists need to use Oxford and Hubbard to get up to Lexington, then cross Lexington Crossing Lexington is dangerous at that location because there are 4 lanes of traffic and daily traffic count is over 28,000 vehicles Sight lines do not allow bicyclists or pedestrians to see southbound traffic because of the hill created by the vehicle bridge and the line of trees along Lexington Parkway New Bike/Ped Bridge Dunlap To Como Regional Trail and St. Paul Grand Round

6. Views Of The Bridge Looking North Onto Bridge Looking From South End of Bridge Down Proposed Path

7. Intersection of Pierce Butler and Dunlap Dunlap Pierce Butler Route Trail

8. Looking East on Pierce Butler Route at Dunlap The arrow shows the location of the proposed ramp

10. Eastbound on Pierce Butler Route East of Lexington Current route passes under Lexington Bridges and continues one block east to Oxford, then turns south on Oxford Route continues south on Oxford for one block to Hubbard, then turns west on Hubbard

11. Looking West on Hubbard at Lexington Route now requires bicyclists to cross Lexington Avenue in order to get to the bike/ped bridge Traffic count for this section of Lexington Avenue is Over 28,000 vehicles per day

12. Looking South on Lexington at Hubbard Poor sight lines make it difficult to see approaching traffic The trees block the view even in winter when there are no leaves on them Piles of snow also block sight lines

13. Looking North on Lexington Parkway Southbound traffic normally exceeds 30 mile per hour posted speed limit Southbound traffic coming over bridge has limited distance to react to bicyclists or pedestrians crossing Lexington New ramp will eliminate this problem

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