Pedestrian Safety & Traffic Calming Committee

Committee Goal:

The Pedestrian Safety & Traffic Calming Committee implements projects to improve pedestrian safety and calm traffic within our neighborhood.  Our members include neighborhood residents and business representatives.  We meet monthly to advocate for our goals using the 3Es – engineering (in cooperation with the St. Paul Department of Public Works), enforcement (in cooperation with the St. Paul Police Department), and education (in cooperation with citizens, other district councils, Grand Avenue Business Association, and pedestrian advocacy non-profits).  We recently sponsored Grand Avenue Pedestrian Safety Awareness Week and welcome ideas for future projects.

Meeting Location:

Meetings held on the third Tuesday of each month at the Linwood Community Center, 860 St. Clair Ave.

Accomplishments:

• 2010 Pedestrian Safety Week Campaign on Grand Avenue
• “20 is Plenty” speed signage in the neighborhood
• Lexington & Grand Pedestrian Crossing Count Down Signals
• Lexington Parkway Restripping
• St. Clair Ave. Pedestrian Safety/Traffic Calming Study
• Ayd Mill Road Design Policy Statement
• “No Parking at Corner” signage installed
• Overseeing the 2006 Street Rebuilding Project West of Victoria
• Creating Pedestrian Bumpouts on St. Clair Ave.
• Creating Lower Grand Crosswalk with signs & stripping
• Securing Linwood A+ School Crossing Stop Signs and Crosswalk Stripping

Current Projects:

• Greater Police Enforcement of Speed and Traffic Laws
• Accessing funds from federal Safe Routes to Schools program

Ongoing Projects:

• Greater Police Enforcement of Speed and Traffic Laws
• Increasing pedestrian safety for students walking to and from neighborhood schools

Further info? Contact: Colin McFadden at 612-702-0779