Grandview District Transportation Grant Funding Applications

Engineering Director Chad Millner recently presented on studies and projects that will improve transportation operations in the Grandview District. The presentation was recorded and community members were able to ask questions. The presentation along with the questions and answers were recorded. The video can be found here for review. https://youtu.be/7c762wc3sQo. If after viewing the presentation you have questions, please reach out to Chad at 952.826.0318 or cmillner@EdinaMN.gov.

Thanks for the feedback as staff created the materials required for the grant application. Both applications were successfully submitted on April 14. The City will be notified of the results of the application in November 2022. When the status of our applications are known, more information will be posted here. Thanks

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When: Apr 4, 2022 05:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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The Vernon Avenue bridge over TH 100 carries a divided four-lane roadway with a sidewalk on the north side meant to serve pedestrians and cyclists. Over 22,000 vehicles travel over this bridge daily, which is projected to increase to 24,000 vehicles per day by 2040. The size of the sidewalk and the lack of separation from heavy traffic make this bridge uncomfortable for many pedestrians, creating a significant barrier within the Grandview commercial district. Additionally, the interchange with TH 100 is a complicated and redundant system of six unique access ramps that connect to four different streets within the district.

This project will reconfigure the Vernon Avenue bridge and reconstruct the on- and off-ramps to create a diverging diamond interchange (DDI). DDIs are similar to standard diamond interchanges with the exception that traffic crisscrosses at either end of the bridge. This design works extremely well for interchanges with high turning volumes as the left turn movements operate similar to free rights. Pedestrians access over the bridge would be provided by a wide, barrier-protected median that connects to new sidewalks on either side of the bridge. This project would improve safety and mobility for all users, eliminate redundant access ramps and would not require replacing the existing bridge.

The full concept layout can be found in the Document Library on the main page.

Vernon Avenue from Villa Way to Interlachen Boulevard is a four-lane roadway with turn lanes. As a County Road, it carries over 12,000 vehicles per day currently and is projected to carry 15,000 vehicles per day by 2040. While this half-mile long corridor is adequately designed for vehicles, it lacks in pedestrian, bicycle and transit infrastructure. Existing sidewalks are narrow and right next to the roadway, bike lanes end at W 53rd Street, and bus stops are not very accessible or comfortable.

The Vernon Avenue Roadway Modernization and Multi-Modal Improvement Project will redesign the corridor to improve safety and mobility for all modes of transportation. The street would be reduced to a two-lane section with turn lanes and the sidewalks would be replaced with wider shared-use paths on both sides to accommodate pedestrians, cyclists and transit riders. These improvements together support the goals in the City's Comprehensive Plan, Living Streets Plan, and Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan.

The full concept layout can be found in the Document Library on the main page.