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St. Louis Park council approves bid for Cedar Lake Road–Louisiana Avenue reconstruction amid resident concerns about lane width
Summary
The St. Louis Park City Council approved the bid for the Cedar Lake Road and Louisiana Avenue Improvements Project Phase 2 on the consent agenda while several council members summarized why staff-recommended lane widths and associated design choices were adopted despite resident requests for narrower lanes.
The St. Louis Park City Council on the consent agenda approved the bid for the Cedar Lake Road and Louisiana Avenue Improvements Project Phase 2, a reconstruction that includes a roundabout at Cedar Lake Road and Louisiana and new pedestrian and bike features.
Council members acknowledged resident concerns about a reduction in Louisiana Avenue’s planned travel-way width from 36 feet to 28 feet and said the city’s engineers weighed multiple factors — including emergency access, transit, snow removal and tree preservation — when recommending the design. "This stretch…
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