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191022Orlylner'to City Clerk CITY OF ST. PAUL OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK COUNCIJL RESOLUTION- GENERAL FORM COUNCIL NO. 1-91022. _ FILE_ oCouncil File No. 191022 —By Adrian > Winkel— { Whereas, The approximate align- , ments of freeways adjacent to the downtown area of Saint Paul have been' fixed through action of the United States Bureau of Public Roads, the Minnesota Department of Highways, WHEREAS, The approximate alignments of freeways adjacent to the _downtown area of Saint Paul have been fixed through action of the United States _Bureau of Public Roads; the Minnesota Depart- ment of Highways, and the Saint Paul City Council, and , WHEREAS, In the downtown area the movement of traffic between the proposed freeways, when completed, and other major traffic carriers or destination points, together with steadily in- creasing traffic movement not related to the proposed freeways, may cause, in the foreseeable future, intolerable overloads on the existing downtown streets unless suitable auxiliary facil- ities are provided, and WHEREAS, During the several years required for the various phases of freeway construction there is danger that the accompanying temporary distortion of traffic patterns may result in special and severe congestion on downtown streets, and WHEREAS, Such excessive congestion on the downtown streets would be a cause of undue and costly delay and accident hazard to the general public, and WHEREAS, Such excessive volumes of traffic on local downtown streets would be detrimental to a healthy downtown business climate, now therefore be it RESOLVED, That'the Commissioner of Public Works is hereby authorized _.and directed to request the Minnesota Commissioner of Highways to study and undertake appropriate action on the creation of an auxiliary highway transportation system of main arteries, intermediate in character and function between the high speed, limited access freeways and the existing local downtown streets, and be it further RESOLVED, That the request of the Commissioner of Public Works shall define the auxiliary highway transportation system to be studied as including the following: /! now Vi n. i COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Council 195— Yeas Nays DeCourcy Holland Marzitelli Mortinson Peterson Rosen Mr. President, Dillon 5M 2 -57 2 Tn Favor A gainst Approved 195— Mayor ' Page 2 191022 ( .,orISinal to City Clerk ' • - • CITY OF ST. PAUL O NCIL NO. OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK • COUNCIL, RESOLUTION-GENERAL FORM PRESENTED BY COMMISSIONER DATE 1. A new Mississippi River bridge d?wnstream from the present Robert Street bridge and lying generally along the extended line of Lafayette Street, and including necessary connections.to the north and south. 2. Development of a continuous; high- capacity roadway around the fringes of the downtown, such roadway to consist of an improved Kellogg Boulevard on'the south and west, the freeway frontage road system on the north, John Ireland Boulevard or the Pleasant Avenue Freeway frontage road system on the north- west, and improved roadways and connections in the Broadway - Rosabel area to the east. 3. A rerouting or redesignation of state trunk highways having the effect of bringing the proposed Lafayette bridge into the state highway system and causing the state highways in the down'f6Wn area to be routed on the auxiliary roadways described in Item No. 2 above, and be it further RESOLVED, That the request of the Commissioner of Public Llorks shall particularly ask that the study of auxiliary facilities be in conjunction with the freeway studies and that appropriate auxiliary elements be constructed before or during the freeway construction so as to assure at all times reasonable traffic service in the downtown area, and be it further RESOLVED, That the request of the Commissioner of Public Works-shall include a suggestion that the studies and resultant plans be developed cooperatively with affected city agencies and civic ° groups so that all plans for streets and land use may be effectively coordinated. FEB 17 1959 COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Council 195— Yeas Nays DeCourcy FEB 171959 Holland Approved 195 - 4F1iii;GftdHi --- Tn Favor Mortinson Peterson � Mayor Against Rosen Mr. President, Dillon SM 2.57 ,2 '