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NOVEMBER 29, 1971
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RESOLUTION REQUESTING ACTION BY THE STATE
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC
CONDITIONS AND SAFETY ON EXCELSIOR BOULEVARD
AND FRANCE AVENUE
WHEREAS, the City has conducted numerous traffic studies in the area
bounded in general by Excelsior Boulevard, France Avenue and West 38th
Street within St. Louis Park, and
WHEREAS, it is the conclusion of the City Council that traffic
problems exist in this area due to heavy volumes of traffic using
West 38th Street as a short-cut route between Excelsior Boulevard
and France Avenue, and
WHEREAS, in order to remedy the situation there are actions
which the City Council feels are necessary in the area to protect
and ensure the health, safety and welfare of this neighborhood which
involve the Minnesota State Highway Department, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of St. Louis Park,
Minnesota, that the Highway Department is hereby requested to:
1. Modify the intersection of Excelsior Boulevard and France
Avenue to provide for a "free" right turn lane for eastbound
traffic wishing to go south on France Avenue and to improve
the left turning movement For northbound traffic on France
Avenue wishing to proceed west on Excelsior Boulevard.
2. Study and implement a modification of the signals at the
intersection of West 38th Street, Excelsior Boulevard
and Monterey Drive to provide for a left turn sequence,
with arrows, for southboundtraffic to proceed easterly
on Excelsior Boulevard.
3. To institute a study of speed limits on France Avenue to
determine if it would be feosible to reduce speeds on
France between Excelsior Boulevard and W. 44th Street.
4. Eliminate right turns from Excelsior Boulevard onto 38th
Street.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby directed to send
copies of this resolution to the State Highway Department and cooperate in
every way possible to initiate studies and actions to accomplish the above
requested items and desired objectives.
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