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From:Jason D Gottfried <br />To:Corey Englund <br />Cc:Melanie Curtis; Jeremy Barnhart; Ashley Morello; Michael D Olmstead <br />Subject:RE: [External] Navarre Retail - 3423 Shoreline Dr, Orono, MN <br />Date:Thursday, April 22, 2021 9:41:56 AM <br />Attachments:image001.png <br />02-16-21_Navarre Retail_ Preliminary Site Plan #01.pdf <br />Hello Corey, <br />I was able to bring your inquiry to our most recent plat review committee (04/20) and want to offer <br />the following thoughts from our engineering staff for consideration by your team and the city: <br />This is a very challenging site from an access and traffic standpoint with 3 existing driveways in short <br />succession with heavy traffic volumes and routine backups along Shoreline Drive resulting in a lot of <br />conflict points. We believe the shifting the driveway to the east as you propose, would even further <br />diminish safety and operations for two main reasons; 1.) Driveway would then be located in the EB <br />right turn lane for Kelly Ave, further increasing driver confusion about where a vehicle is turning <br />here. 2.) The inbound drive thru aisle would have backups directly onto Shoreline Drive. This concern <br />is further compounded by the inbound drive thru aisle competing with parking bays. Perhaps <br />reversing the direction of the drive thru would help some, but we still have all the same concerns. <br />Our 1st preference for this site would be to either close this easterly access outright or work with the <br />city and the neighboring businesses for a broader rethinking of access and circulation here <br />consolidating driveways. I understand that may be a long shot, at least at this time, but curious if <br />there is an access easement(s) across the propert(ies) that may make this feasible now or in the <br />future? A closure of access would provide more space for parking, improve safety and operations of <br />the roadway and provide for a more walkable / bikeable area next to the pedestrian crossing/refuge. <br />If none of this seems reasonable at this time, you could always just leave the driveway(s) as is, and <br />we will continue to monitor safety and operations. This seems like a lengthy response to a fairly <br />simple question, but we just finished a fairly significant improvement project at the intersection <br />(CSAH 15 / CSAH 19) and do not want to take any steps backwards. <br />Thanks for your inquiry early on in the design process, allowing for additional planning and <br />modification as necessary. I welcome further discussion over the phone or possibly a teams mtg with <br />city staff as well as necessary. Just wanted to get our initial thoughts out clearly in an email for <br />everyone involved <br />Be well <br />Jason <br />Jason Gottfried <br />Transportation Planner <br />Transportation Planning <br />Council <br />Exhibit F <br />LA21-34