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230735 - • i p ` ���0`��� , OR�GINAL TQCITY CLERK ` " CITY OF ST. PAUL couNCi� OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK FILE NO. _ . C UNCI��SO�UTION—GENERAL FORM PRESENTED BY � �,���I�wo�� COMMISSIONE DATF WHEREAS� The Department of Public Works has conducted a survey as to the future needs of reconstruction and con- struction of residential sidewalks in the City of Saint Paul� and WHEREAS� As a result of said survey� Robert F. Peterson� Commiss-ioner of Public Works� has prepared and recomm.ended a comprehensive plan and policy to be' used as a guide in -• � considering future improvement orders for the reconstruction and construction of sidewalks throughout the City; now? . therefore, be it , RESOLVED, That the Comprehensive Residential Sidewalk � Program prepared and recommended by the Commissioner of Public Works, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference� be and the same is hereby approved by the Council of the City of Saint Pau1, and the said Program is hereby adopted by the Council as its com- prehensive plan and policy for future reconstruction and construction of the Cityts sidewalks. 4 . FORM Aj� ROVEQ � / Asst. or tion Gns' � ntov 419s6 COUNCILMEN , Adopted by the Council , I9— Yeas Nays � Carlson NOV 41966 Dalglish � � proved 19� Holland ' Tn Favor Meredith • • Peterson ' 6 Mayor ' Tedesco A Sainst , Mr. President B � � , yrne PUBLISH�ED n�o� �2 t��� _ _ �22 ' ^ - . � � : � 3 ���5�- ► � . , � SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION POLICY .� Department of Public Works Robert F. Peterson, Commissioner August 24, 1966 , ' ; - r , �� � r � � ' � ^ � a � RSCOAII�IENDATION P'OR A COMPREHSNSIVS RESIDENTIAL SIDSWALK PROGRAM INTRODUCTION Over the past years it has been apparent that a �comprehensive plan for construction and reconstruction of sidewalks was needed in the City of St. Paul. A comprehensive plan is used in most programs of this type; and in the case of a major street progYam, planners, traffic engineers and public works officials all agree -that extensive investigation must go into organizing such a program. Too often sidewalks have been overlooked by •those engrossed in overall plans for future growth of our cities with the result that little work o� no consideration is given to them. For this, reason, it seemed advisable that the Department of Public Works conduct a survey as to the future needs of reconstruction and construction of residential walks in this City; and from this survey agree on and recommend a comprehensive plan and policy for the City as a whole. I recommend that the Council adopt this comprehensive plan for future needs and use it as a guide in considering future improvement orders for reconstruction and construction of sidewalks throughout the City. . NEED FOR SUCH A PLAN Up until the present time, the City has operated under the complaint , and petition system for recons�ruction and construction of new walks in this City. While the system has been the basis for many needed improvements, we do find that there are many miles of sidewalks in the City that are in a hazardous condition, although complaints or petitions from citizens or abutting property owners have not been received. The City government, therefore, has, in the past, been of necessity, put in a position where it waits for an accident or a complaint to occur before taking action to eliminate the danger. Many times walks have been constructed in a block where perhaps in a good many cases even poorer walks exist in the neighborhood, The demand for sidewalks cpmmonly seems to occur only after all other developments have materialized, and when a series of comPlaints begin to occur from individuals, personal injuries, requests from parent-teacher associations, churches or other organizations of this type; THE PLAN ITSELF A field survey was conducted to catalog the needs with respect to sidewalk location and condition. An improvement program is recommended based on condition and various �other factors such as future street plans, present and proposed future locations of schools, present pedestrian hazards, pedestrian atreet crossings. , a Y . ,. . � - ,. - y l•� � The pr�posal is that the first phase of the program begin at schools, shopping centers and other high pedestrian generating points. Sidewalk facilities would then be expanded radially from these points until all sidewalks connect, These field surveys were placed on maps which at present cover approximately the wl}ole City with the exception of the downtown area. The comprehensive plan was further expanded to include existing °tile"' walks in the City, which should be classified as to their condition in some manner, "Tile" walks, as they have customarily been called, are those made up of pre-cast blocks. All sidewalks have been rated and classified as f ollows on the comprehensive plan: 1. Very Poor, high priority on reconstruction. 2. Poor, moderate priority on reconstruction. 3. Fair, or satisfactory: In connection with the ratings only one class is indicated for the whole block, an average condition. This meansa of course, that any � particular property in that block may vary in general classification. The sidewalk classification survey and preparation was conducted o according to the foll�owi�g standardse 1. City streets were color-coded in three major groups. a.- Streets with no sidewalks. b. Streets with concrete sidewalks. co Streets with '"tile"' sidewalks. 2o Group two is further subdivided into two groups. a. �S�reets with new or satisfactory concrete walks presenting no hazard to pedestrian traffic, b. Streets with poor concrete sidewalks containing crackse tree roots or some other condition hazardous to pedestrian traffic. 3o Group three was further subdivided into two groupso ao Streets with satisfactory "tile" walk presenting no hazards to pedestrian traffic. b, Streets with poor °"tile"" containing craeks, tree roots, holes and presenting a condition hazardous to pedestrian traffic, 4 ! r • 1 ` F � � � ! L � 4. The poor walks in each group were also divided into approximately three equal groupa indicating the degree of hazard to pedestrians. This is indicated by numbers one, two or three. SIDEWA�K STATISTICS . The survey has produced a number of interesting statistics. St. Eaul has approximately 1,211 miles of boulevard areas that are reserved for sidewalk purposes. There are approximately 589 miles of good concrete walk, 48.6X of the total. However, there are 258 miles or 21.37. of the mileag� in "tile'" walks th�at ne�d tmmed"iate attention. �rther, there are 11.5 miles or .9% of concrete wal:k that needs immediate attention. k'oor "tile" walks exist for 9.2 miles or 0,6x of the total. There are 344 milea or 28.47 of the total that have no walks at all. CONCLUSION � This- survey and comprehensive plan in itselfs points out the need � to continue the sidewalk program until such time as all walks that are � classified as hazardous are rebuilt. � If the City of St. Paul is to keep pace with other major cities, a systematic piogram for the installation and rebuilding of antiquated walks ' ahould be started as quickly as possible. Reports from the Engineering � Bureaa and� the office of the Corporation Counsel, indicate that we do have I a degree of responsibility in this area to protect pedestrians from j possible injury or accidents whether or not we receive complaints on any � particular sidewalks. ' I recommet�d that very careful consideration be given to this comprehensive plan and recommend that the Council approve this plan to be used as a guideline for determining the future needs of sidewalk construction so that this program may be started immediately. Within ' the framework of this guideline and proposal, individual sidewalk projects would be•bro.ught bdfore the Council on a public necessity basis; at�d Ghe Council would �have the opportunity to consider a Final Order for each � project on its merits as in the past. � Respectfully submitted, f I Robert F. Peterson � Commissioner of Public Works � Approved by the Council I , I ` � � Date � j � • � . ; . i DUrLICATE TO�rRINTER` ,�G,.�d3������ � ' CITY OF ST. PAUL couNCi� �°u OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK FILE NO. � COUNCIL RESOLUTION—GENERAL FORM PRESENTED BY COMMISSIONER DATE _ WHEREAS� The Department of Publia Works has conduated a survey as to the future needs of reconstruction and aon- struation of residential sidewaa.ks in the City of Saint Paul; and WHEREAS� As a result vf said survey� Robert F. Peterson, Commissioner of Public Works has prepared and reoommended a eomprehensive plan and pol�ey to be used as a guide in eonsidering future improvement orders for the reeonstruction and construetion of sidew8lks throughout the City; now� therefore� be it RESOLYED� That the Comprehensive Resident3.a1 SideWalk Program prepared and recomm�nded by the Commissioner of Public Works� a eopy ot' which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by referen�e be and the same is hereby approved by the Council of the C�ty of Saint Paul and the said Program is hereby adopted by the Council as �ts com- prehensiv� plan and policy for future reconstrnction and eonstruation of the Ci�y� s sidewalks. �pi� 41966 COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Council 19— Yeas Nays Carlson ��V 4196�6 ' Dalglish Approved 19_ Holland Tn Favor Meredith Peterson . u MaYor Tedesco Against Mr. President, Byrne � �22 _ � . �- _ � � " i . .�y �L � ` . - ' _ _ •~ ' ., � , . '�_ •?�J`. ° � ' -'f' 'ei : . • ` ,. 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", " ~; - . _ " . - - -r-_ , � - ° - .. . �- � � • _ , � • - .I `'-�';'�, d . ► � �� � � • SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION POLICY � �� Department of Public Works Robert F, Peterson, Commissioner , August 24, 1966 ! p � . , ,/� �� / � . - l0 , , � : i `� � RECOMMENDATION P'OR A COMPREASNSIVS RESIDENTIAL SIDSWALK PROGRAM ' INTRODUCTION � Over the past years it has been apparent that a comprehensive plan ! for construction and reconstruction of sidewalks was needed in the City � of St. Paul. A comprehensive plan is used in most programs of this � type; and in the case of a major street program, planners, traffic ; engineers and public works officials all agrEe .that ext'ensive investigation must go into organizing such a program, Too often sidewalks have been overlooked by those engrossed in overall plans for future growth of our cities with the result that . little work o� no consideration is given to them. For this� reason, it seemed advisable that the Department of Public Works conduct a survey as to the future needs of reconstruction and constructiori of residential walks in this City; and f rom this survey agree on and recommend a comprehensive plan and policy for the City as a whole. I recommend that the Council adopt this comprehensive plan for future needs and use it as a guide in considering future improvement orders for ' reconstruction and construction of sidewalks throughout the City. � 1 I NEED FOR SUCH A PLAN Up until the present time, the City has operated under the complaint and petition' system for recons�ruction and construction of new walks in ' ' this City. While the system has been the basis for many needed _ : improvements, we do find that there are many miles of sidewalks in the ' City that are in a hazardous condition, although complaints or petitions f rom citizens or abutting property owners have not been received. The City government, therefore, has, in the past, been of necessity, I put in a position where it waits for an accident or a complaint to occur '� before taking action to eliminate the danger. Many times walks have � been constructed in a block where perhaps in a good many cases even poorer walks exist in the neighborhood, The demand for sidewalks cpmmonly seems to occur only after all other developments have materialized, and when a series of complaints begin to occur from individuals, persona� injuries, requests f rom parent-teacher associations, churches or other organizations of this type. , THE PLAN ITSELF � A field survey was conducted to catalog the needs with respect to sidewalk location and condition. An improvement program is recommended based on condition and various other factors such as future street plans, present and proposed future locations of schools, present pedestrian hazards, pedestrian street crossings. 1 � _,,,..,�-- � I i ; ; . � i ' : t ., • .� The prc,posal is that the first phase of the program begin at i schools, shopping centers and other high pedestrian generating points. Sidewalk facilities would then be expanded radially from these points ' until all sidewalks connect, i These field surveys were placed on maps which at present cover approximately the whole City with the exception of the downtown area. The comprehensive plan was further expanded to include existing "tile" , , walks in the City, which should be classified as to their condition in some manner, "Tile" walks, as they have customarily been called, are those made up of pre-cast blocks. � All sidewalks have been rated and classified as f ollows on the � comprehensive plan: � 1. Very Poor, high priority on reconstruction. . �: 2. Poor, moderate priority on reconstruction. : 3. Fair, or satisfactory. In connection with the ratings only one class is indicated for the ' whole block, an average condition. This meansn of course, that any particular property in that block may vary in general classification. � The sidewalk classification survey and preparation was conducted according to the foll�wipg standards: : ' 1, City streets were color-coded in three major groups. a.- Streets with no sidewalks. b. Streets with concrete sidewalks. co Streets with "'tile"" sidewallcs. � 2, Group two is further subdivided into two groups. a. �Streets with new or satisfactory concrete walks , presenting no hazard to pedestrian traffic, b. Streets with poor concrete sidewalks containing cracksn tree roots or some other condition hazardous to pedestrian traffic. 3a Group three was further subdivided into two groups, ao Streets with satisfactory "tile" walk presenting no hazards to pedestrian traffic. b, Streets with poor °"tile"" containing cracks, tree roots, holes and presenting a condition hazardous to pedestrian � traffico , ' . � • � M Y �• • � � 4. The poor walks in each group were also divided into approximately three equal groups indicating the degree of hazard to pedestrians. This is indicated by numbers one, two or three. SIDEWALK STATISTICS The survey has produced a number of interesting statistics. St. Paul has approximately 1,211 miles of boulevard areas that are reserved for sidewalk purposes. There are approximately 589 miles of good concrete walk, 48.6� of the total. Hopever, rhere are 258 miles or 21.3' of the mileag� in "tile'" walks th�at ne�d immediate attention. �Urther, there are 11.5 miles or o9% of concrete walk that needs immediate attention. 1'oor "tile" walks exist for 9.2 miles or 0,67. of the totalo There are 344 miles or 28047 of the total that have no walks at all, � CONCLUSION This- survey and comprehensive plan in itself, points out the need � to continue the sidewalk program until such time as all walks that are . classified as hazardous are rebuilt. � If the City of St. Paul is to keep pace with other major cities, a systematic program for the installation and rebuilding of antiquated walks should be started as quickly as possible. Reporta from the Engineering Bureau and• the office of the Corporation Counsel, indicate that we do have a degree of responsibility in this area to protect pedestrians from possible injury or accidents whether or not we receive complaints on any particular sidewalks. I recommend that very careful consideration be given to this comprehensive plan and recommend that the Council approve this plan � to be used as a guideline for determining the future needs of sidewalk construction so that this program may be started immediately. Within the f ramework of tt}is guideline and proposal, individual sidewalk projects would be broitght b�lfore the Counci� ori a public necessity basis; and Ghe Council would �ve the opportunity to consider a Final Order for each • project on its merits as in the past. Respectfully submitted, Robert F, Peterson Commissioner of Public Works Approved by the Council � ' Date ; �