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Eden Prairie staff to revise pedestrian-crossing guidelines to allow more rapid‑flash beacons
Summary
City staff will bring amended pedestrian-crossing treatment guidelines to the next council meeting to expand eligibility for rectangular rapid‑flash beacons after an accident at Mitchell and Chestnut; staff estimated roughly 21 additional intersections could qualify and put a multi‑year cost near $840,000 at current per‑installation estimates.
Eden Prairie — City staff told the City Council on Sept. 16 they will bring amended pedestrian‑crossing treatment guidelines to the next meeting to expand where rectangular rapid‑flash beacons (RRFBs) can be installed, a move staff said is in part a response to a recent accident at Mitchell and Chestnut.
Public Works Director Robert Ellis summarized the existing evaluation criteria and the changes staff will propose. "We have approximately 5,200 intersections, crossings citywide," Ellis said, and the city currently maintains 388 marked crosswalks and "8 rectangular rapid flashing beacons." He said the guidelines use pedestrian counts, type of pedestrian (children, elderly, people with disabilities), trip generator (parks, schools, transit stations, regional trails), posted speed limit, number of lanes, and average daily traffic to determine treatments.
Ellis told the council staff proposes four main changes: adding a roadway‑classification score (distinguishing minor collectors,…
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