With myself, Mike Schmidt, I'm here.

Sarah Stevens here.

Dave Pesh.

Aaron Buckley.

President.

Ethan Swanson.

President.

Daniel Grubery here.

And then I believe the next people.

Well, so I'm looking at the old one, but Mike is Mike is still a member.

Is it okay?

Mind you?

And then Kieran and Paula are stepped down, right?

No, Paula's reappointing.

Oh, that's what that's what it is.

I think Karen's stepping down.

Okay, so Karen's stepping down.

So Paula Right.

Paul rights.

Okay, so she's now hearing.

Well.

All right.

Then we will have our open comment period.

We have five minutes for people to have comments on anything related to pedestrian bicycle commission.

Yeah, I have a few comments on this time.

And not about the stuff I normally talk about, so different stuff.

Um the first, I had mentioned the first item already, but I just want to mention it again.

Uh the amendment, my understanding about this committee that we're going to try to get out the agendas a week in advance.

Now I understand they don't legally have to get it out until uh three days or before, but we don't have to be the you know meet the legal works uh possibility.

It'd be nicer for everybody if you want to recruit people to come here for particular topics.

It would be nicer if you could get it out like the other committees do about four or five days of their bands rather than waiting for the last possible moment.

So that's point number one.

Point number two about that is that this is the only committee that I I look at, the only one, including the city council and the HPC and other committees that I've been on where they don't list the names of the people that speak, the only one.

And I and I really want to know the reason for that.

Personally, I find it somewhat insulting that I come here, they don't even bother to put my name on, and every other boarding commission in Rochester does it.

And so there's no reason why we shouldn't follow the protocol.

Every other commission does.

So that's that's that item.

Another item uh has to do with snow removal.

I think there's a problem with the snow removal policy because basically we have a big storm like we had the other weekend, we had four and a half inches or whatever.

And and the the law says that you can enforce the snow regulations if there's one flake that comes down the next day.

So you have that, and then it freezes in, and then you have a minute of like just one flake or two flakes, and it just postpones the enforcement.

And for people like me who have rollators, the like that you can't even get people to shovel the sideboard sometimes.

So it makes it very, very difficult for people with disabilities to get across the street.

Yeah, I suggest that they have change the rules so that if we have a snow and there's only one inch the next day, I don't think we should avoid giving penalties for 24 hours after that inch is fall.

And then if there's an inch the next day, people pushing it further and further back.

So that's not good.

I know there are other cities that actually have the city actually plow the snow.

So they and because a lot of people in Rockstar do not want to squeal on their neighbors, and it tends to be the same people every year who don't show their sidewalk, and we don't think anyone would dare call in and then squeal on them.

And I think that's a big problem because the people just don't want to do that to their neighbors.

So I think in terms of we have to think of a better way for snow room because it isn't working, you know, for people with disabilities.

The other thing I want to mention in the packet today on the sidewalks, um, I think wayfinding, I think it'd be enough detail to not just say the wayfinding should not just be this day.

Uh that you that were closed this way, we should give a little detail, enough detail so people know which roads are are it's connecting to.

So I think that's kind of important.

And the other two things is I don't really think we should have signs that advocate going to specific restaurants.

I totally disagree with that.

I think I if you look at the package, um, I think it's page 14, you'll see uh that that in there it's I've seen that on the streets when I walked by now.

We'll say this way to a particular hotel for a great meal.

I mean, that is not appropriate for us to pick out or have somebody pay us to sort of use city sign and give the impression if the city is pushing people for specific restaurants and specific um hotels.

I just don't think that's a good idea.

If they want to put it the sign, they should do it the regular way, but not make giving people a false impression.

And um and so no, so basically no no branded messaging.

That's what they're calling it in the package.

I think I took I don't think that's uh a very good idea at all.

And I I and when you're talking about well, we're doing this at construction to make for a better future.

I would say people don't like to be preached to.

I I would say save the messaging for another day.

Don't clutter up the streets with isn't it great?

We're improving broadcasts for the future on that kind of thing.

I just think we shouldn't do that.

I think we should leave the space pristine and then and believe the messages for essential things and not for advertising, either our future, like like propaganda stuff or a store's future.

Again, I regret you're rather we don't do that.

Anyway, thank you.

Sorry to say those things, but yeah, thank you.

Thanks, Darren.

You're welcome.

I'm just I'm wondering we know with the city council that you have to sign up before you talk.

So that's how they get the names there.

But does anybody know about the other committees and commissions?

They they they usually sign up, they usually they do so they wait for the time, and then when you go up there, you just give your name.

Like they always ask for your name.

Yeah.

His name, I mean the names of the people who come here.

Yeah, I think it's done at the cast.

And every other like HPC always does it that way.

I mean, I think it was one if it's a question for staff to say, is there a standard operating procedure for open comment periods or is it something that I know it?

I know city council used to say your address, and I know they got rid of that at some point that's going on.

Okay, what you used to have to say your address where you lived in the city?

They don't know that anymore.

No, that's what I mean.

So that used to be.

So, you know, what happened?

Why did that get taken out in the taken out because people felt it's an invasion of their privacy?

Right, so that's right.

But so there had to be some operating procedure, right?

So, like what what are what of all the you know what should commissions and and other people follow, right?

So that might be a question for staff to go back and say, like, is this something that came down, or is there something that we can say umbrella, umbrella wise?

This is what all missions and boards should do.

I have a follow up the clerk's office.

But on the other hand, we don't do maths anymore.

We do only video.

So that then we think we should have the speakers say their name first, then it will be on the tape.

That's about the only way you can do it.

Just like you call a role.

And if somebody's looking at prime minutes, they can't tell when somebody spoke.

If you never like bold you could see a wind did he speak, what you know they don't do minutes anymore.

Yes, they do.

They have written in this in your packet.

So they're very uh condensed, but they even in the condensed versions and all the other boys conditions have a do you want to uh maybe recall the rule?

Because yeah, so I will I will recall the rule to just correct it.

Yeah, I just have it in front of you.

Maybe it's Paula Paula, Paula right?

There it is.

All right.

I'm really under that time.

Oh good, I bet and remind us that your married thing is.

You want to go by now?

La Rochelle.

We're all expected to remember that.

Yeah, okay.

Is it a is it L lowercase A capital R?

150.

Okay.

All right, excellent.

We'll move forward with um setting the agenda then.

Um, so we got the consent agenda, which is the minutes of November 10th from 2025.

And uh the 2026 pedestrian bicycle advisory commission meeting dates.

Okay, well, I guess I'll just click on it from here.

All right, so here are the proposed dates.

Um, it is the first second Monday of the month at 6:30 and Captain's room 104, unless there is other business that needs to happen by the council, then we would be in 320.

Um this does not show a meeting in July or December, which has been standard up until this year.

So we could just, you know, we could always add a meeting, but these were the 10 dates that have been or 10 months that have been consistent with the past.

Say at 6 p.m.

Sound better to folks.

Okay.

So when is it going to be?

It could be 6 30.

Okay.

Well, we we have met in July, and we are meeting in December.

Because we set those times last year.

And we can always add those in 2026 if we find that.

That's fun.

Unless we feel that we want to add those now.

How much earlier did you add those?

And usually usually the I believe the month before, just kind of deciding saying, hey, we got something that's kind of vital or important for us.

So we think we should have this meeting.

And then if there was a quorum or a vote, then we've got it.

Okay.

So then no old new, no old business, no new business, but we do have um three informational items today.

7A, which is the update on the city's downtown wayfinding, 7B, which is BRT update, and 7C, which is the sharing mode, which is coordinate a role discussing priorities and line with the feedback support.

No feature discussion items.

And our next meeting date is January 12th.

2026 at 6 p.m.

in Congressroom 104.

Is there a motion?

Since I say did I say six?

Jeez.

God was at it right.

6:30.

I play mirror.

Is there a motion to approve the agenda and the minutes from November 10th?

So all they were saying aye.

Can we go back to uh I guess we were talking about the days before?

So I recall that we were supposed to be meeting this group very late December, very early January in front of the council's action on the downtown bike route.

So the 12th is going to be before the council ever season.

I believe so, right?

Because I think the council is that the night the 19th, okay.

Yep.

Yeah.

Oh okay.

Yeah, I think the council's actually, I think on the 21st, but we're we're planning to come here on the 12th with our revised plans.

That's the day we're working towards.

So okay.

Yeah.

Okay.

All right.

Yeah, because I think it's Martin Luther King Day, like that.

Yeah, let's say.

We were not able to have it for this meeting, unfortunately.

Right.

Yeah.

All right.

Well, let's move forward then with seven eight.

So I was talking.

That's what we're finding.

Yep.

Oh, yeah.

No, yeah, there's weekend.

Sorry.

Okay.

So Mike Collins, City of Rochester.

Um, I know I've spoken with you guys a few times about different projects, but this is um kind of a newer project we're hoping to roll out towards the end of this month, or um kind of some pieces will be early in 2026 as well.

Um, but as you might have noticed, there's a fair amount of construction going on downtown, and therefore there's a lot of um sidewalk closures, road closures, um, bike lane closures, all of the above.

So um what we're working on is to develop a downtown wait finding system so that way, you know, if you run into a roadblock, or if you're just unfamiliar with Rochester, and there's a fair amount of construction that you can you're able to comfortably navigate the city.

Um so really what we're trying to do is kind of establish a tone, a framework, and a unified um kind of branding and messaging so that way when people see these signs, they know that they can be trusted, that they're from the city and that um you know that that they're part of a larger wayfinding strategy.

Um, and we will be kind of focusing on traditional wayfinding and such as like you know, parking garages, um, you know, key institutions, things like that, um, but also detours.

So things that are specific to road closures and sidewalk closures and stuff like that.

Um these are just some examples of signs that you might see around.

Um we're still working um to kind of finalize the specific ones.

We're going to roll these out in about 16 locations throughout the downtown area to start.

That will evolve as roads continue to close or as detours change and things like that, or even as we notice there's gaps that we need to fill and expand our wayfinding strategy.

But really, these are kind of the standard signs that you can envision seeing on the street.

The one, the kind of the tall one with a lot of words.

We're calling that our trailblazer sign.

That's one where you're meant to, it's more like a kind of a kiosk style where you meant to go up to it.

Potentially there's a map on it, and that would give you a lot of specific information.

A lot of the other signs really just point you in the direction of the of key locations.

Um, obviously around detours when when those apply.

Um this is we did some preliminary wayfinding um around the link construction back in over the summertime and kind of in the bleeding into the fall.

Um, and this was these were kind of the signposts that we were using.

We can expect some very similar temporary posts.

Um, all of the locations that we're putting these signs are not always going to have a poll available to us.

So we did get some temporary posts.

Um, and that's kind of that base there that you're seeing in the sign.

Um, some of these styles, we will have a map on them that will help you, you know, potentially get around a detour or just um kind of a generic map.

One of the maps we've been working on is um kind of an uh updated iteration of the experience Rochester style map.

Um so that should help people navigate to um you know key locations if they need to get to them.

Um so again, this is kind of just an example of what you you might expect to see as you walk down the street, um, sign pointing you in the direction of specific uh places.

Um and I know um just to kind of address Barry's concern with pointing people to specific restaurants.

Um, so that is something that we've done, and we probably will continue to do for businesses that are acutely impacted by um by construction projects.

Um, but as we get further out, we are more we're generalizing things.

So, like if you're a block or two away, or if a business is not heavily impacted, but we know it's there, people are gonna want to go there.

We've labeled it restaurants as opposed to the specific restaurant name.

Um, and you know, uh kind of things like that, like Mayo Clinic would be more generic Mayo Clinic rather than the Ghana entrance or something along those lines.

Um so that is that's kind of how we're we're handling things.

Obviously, there's going to be some businesses that are acutely impacted.

Um, and those we will try to provide kind of an elevated wayfinding service to their business because they're they're impacted worse than others.

But uh for the most part, they'll be kind of generalized locations and generalized business categories.

I make a comment on that.

Yep.

Um, along the lines of what uh Barry is saying.

You're you're talking about not naming specific restaurants.

But given the fact that Mayo is all over the place.

Are you saying Mayo this way rather than Ganda or wouldn't it be better to people are looking for a specific building on Mayos?

Yeah, so that'll happen as you get closer to the buildings.

And we're working with the Mayo wayfinding team too, just on preferences and you know, door locations and what they want to call out, what are public entrances, which ones you know don't call out because they're staff only and things like that.

So sure.

Um, but kind of once you get into, I mean, third and fourth are really like the downtown, you know, the heart of the mayo campus type of thing.

Once you get there, we'll start calling out specific doors.

Um, but as you're like two, three blocks away, it'll just point you in the direction of uh the Mayo Clinton campus.

Yeah, just are you done?

I have another comment.

Go ahead.

Go ahead.

Something different.

Okay, well, mine's a little bit related to that as well.

Um, just to clear it up, there's no advertising dollars that are being spent from these restaurants that are coming to you saying put our name on it, put our make it bigger than others, like it is not that's not the intent, right?

Not at all.

Yeah, that's just what I wanted to get on the floor.

Yeah, kind of business that maybe isn't as impacted, but would still like their name on a sign like still get that.

I you know, they everyone can always request things.

Um, I don't believe we we're gonna set some parameters in terms of what is applicable and what we can, what we are going to agree to put on signs and what we're not.

We're still working through some of that, so I don't have all the answers.

Um if somebody was not heavily impacted by construction and they came to us with that request, we would we would likely deny that request.

Sure.

Um mine was just a comment.

I mean, I see interstate, you know, or I'm on the highway, they'll have signs that say specific businesses this way.

I mean, so it's not yeah, it's not uncommon, and you will see some of that from even the orange signs will say specific businesses for particular traffic.

So there's a balance.

Um, but again, we're we're trying not to be biased towards one business or another.

And obviously, once you get to the downtown, you you know, these signs could be you know quite big if you started putting every business on there, which is why when we kind of get closer to downtown, you'll see more of those trailblazer signs.

And those actually will have specific business names, they'll have a map, and you know, they'll be a lot more comprehensive.

So if you are lost and want to get to a specific place, that's what those signs are intended for.

Um, these kind of sidewalk detour.

I know we have spy house there, but spy house probably would fall under our category of heavily impacted um uh businesses, so that that's probably a maybe a good example of one that we would agree to.

But um for the most part, the directional signs would really just point people to the direction without without calling out the the business.

We like I said, we'd probably generalize the categories.

Um bike parking signs and way binding.

I know a lot of people if you work at Mayo, like you know where to park, but like other spots when you're biking, you may not always know exactly where lock up your bike.

Is this something that you know?

That's a great suggestion.

Thank you.

Yeah, yeah.

I don't think we've discussed that yet.

Um I've heard that one yet either.

It may not be on the weight finding signs.

However, we are working with GIS team within the city to add a layer that will actually show where bike parking is uh first and foremost in the downtown core for now, however, looking to expand that uh over time too.

So it's not available on the signage, it could be available on a uh device of some kind too.

Okay and my other commentary would go back to uh one more.

No, no, no, right there.

Yeah, I'm I'm just wondering when you look at the graphic on the left.

Some of us are used to looking at all maps facing north.

The map is facing north, and that one is facing uh west.

So even if you were to get closer to it, if that was I'm not sure if that's gonna be on a sign.

No, that's an example.

Oh, that yes, there's something for us to look at or something.

Yeah, for the most part.

So that's kind of as we're we're we we're working with a company called Gigantic, and they're kind of our graphic designers.

Um, and so this was an example that they came up with to as like you know, here's what it could look like, but we haven't actually told them that that's our route or that's the orientation.

So it's more for purposes of the presentation.

Gotcha.

Yep.

We prefer oracle orientations.

Yeah, I do, and also the uh, yeah, because I I hadn't look at a lot of maps, but also the print is designed to be facing north.

If you can if it if the thing is ever up and where you can read the print of all the stuff here, yeah.

Uh it's you know, it's facing the north.

Yeah, and what we've done for the maps that we have worked on, um, and that you will be seeing around.

Um, we've put a ledger on the map as well.

So it'll show you which direction is north.

And I think it's the same way if you look at a map on the phone or on a on a computer, they're always facing the car.

Yeah.

One other one other comment.

Um, I think it's very useful.

Like you can maybe go back up one more slide and done.

Um it was two more.

So next one QR code, I think it's super helpful, right?

Especially for people who may have seen awesome and know that you know I'm going to be in this place or that place.

And so I think it's really helpful.

So is many places that you can put a QR code, it doesn't have to be gigantic, right?

It can just be something down on the right-hand side or something that's you know, tagged on every one of them to know that you know, just put your QR code phone up there, boom.

Now you can download all the maps, right?

So I think that's useful, maybe even up in the right, like just decide where it's going to be and just make it that way for all the signs if possible.

I think that's helpful as well.

Yeah, I mean, that is something we've talked about and we're planning to do.

And the QR code will actually lead you to the downtown construction.org.

Um pedestrian wayfinding.

Yeah.

So and that's intentional because these are pedestrian wayfinding signs, and we wanted to steer people to the page with the most up-to-date pedestrian um sidewalk openings and sidewalk closures and things like that, because there will be instances where a sidewalk might be closed for a day and then reopened, but we're not going to move that sign for a day.

So that's where the QR code comes into play, too.

So it's probably the most up-to-date um information you can get, and that is going to be on it on each sign.

We're also we're so we're going to pilot kind of those specific wayfinding signs um out on the street for like 16 locations is what we have tentatively planned.

But we're also planning to install them on uh Skyways skyways is more um pointing people to you know inside the skyways making sure visitors of Rochester do know that there's businesses, restaurants, all these things um actually in in the Skyway because that is something unique to this town if you're a visitor from out of town you might not know that.

You might have noticed too if you're downtown uh there's some boarded up bus shelters so we're also going to kind of use opportunities like that as a way to um you know get people around even though the fact that they're they're boarded up with plywood and on the image kind of on the on the bottom here is um each bus shelter has kind of three boarded up entrances we're going to have more imagery on the street facing side and on the pedestrian facing side that's where there'll be maps, QR codes, resources uh for people who are passing by um so kind of one of the nuances there um that's my presentation so if anybody has any other questions we didn't really go into the last slide where the one that I objected to schedule which one was that when we have like propaganda every detour is a chance to school what we built today with sort of Rochester for decades.

I don't think the public needs a pet talk I think they need and so I'm just feel I just feel like you shouldn't be doing I think that's negative thing.

And if you look there there you're talking specifically about this way to your text favorite lunch spot is to me a pure it's not just only that this is yeah no I know but you can just skip over for thank you.

Is there any um I mean looking to the future it's 2030 everything's done theoretically um is there any intent to keep components of this um just going forward and just thinking through different city parking structures the skyways etc I know there's just a variety of different time scales for my just sign was installed 30 years ago and this one was five years ago.

Yeah is there any effort with this also to just generally update stuff to a current standard and keep it going long term.

Yeah I think that's the intention of this is to inform our um permanent weight finding system for kind of after um all the construction is is done um these will be temporary but I think going through this process is is definitely going to be helpful and certainly some of the branding we'll see what works what doesn't but we we have talked about that and certain components of this you will see carry over to a permanent wayfinding uh system um and then we're working closely I've mentioned we're working closely with Mayop in terms of wayfinding to and from their facilities and what their preferences are um but we're also in touch with RDA about how do we navigate you know some of the um for example the skyways that's a little bit um different as well so um you know we're we're kind of coordinating between all the all the all the interest groups to make sure that we're we're doing this in a cohesive manner that makes sense to people who are using them and so yeah a lot of the that coordination and conversations are ongoing.

And this is only for sort of downtown or it'll be downtown and construction.

So there is uh link BRT construction happening kind of on the periphery of downtown um and you'll see similar sign in those areas.

And last question would be would this effort or any other future effort go through and update the bike and pet maps that are in all the kiosk summer trails because those are ancient I don't believe that would happen through this system.

Okay.

But we can take that back and coordinate with I believe parks yes and most likely the department however that could get updated if you want.

Yeah.

With the QR well I just I've seen so many people from out of town who are like hey I'm like out of an appointment or hey I want to explore Rochester and like the signs are just I mean that it would be better for them to not be there anyway.

They're so out of date.

Sure.

Yeah that's good for us at all sides you're talking about the maps inside uh the big chaos maps that are at like the junctions of some of the trails.

So some of the parts like there's one good part fields the dates are on the bottom they're 2014.

Okay.

Good enough thanks for that um where's the where's the funding for these wayfinding commitments yeah so this was funded through um the the CIB um so there was a hundred thousand for uh 2025 and I believe a hundred thousand for 2026 as part of um kind of the bold forward on bound CIP items that were kind of rolled in with the with the development so um yeah this was kind of thought of a couple of years ago there would be a need and so it's it's finally starting to be rolled out.

Okay.

So kind of back to what I think Aaron was saying that you know the less the more of these could be used in the future and the less of like just putting something in a place for the next six months, right?

Would be somewhat helpful.

So branding, I think makes a big difference of what's being put in these signs.

And you know, yeah, so maybe somewhat of the less branding of saying, you know, detours in downtown, because when the detours are done, some of these signs can still be really useful.

So we may may want to back away from some of that branding and make it more, I think live longer.

I do I have really enjoyed the way binding that's been done in the downtown.

Like there's been some new parking things and just a few little things.

I'm like, oh, I like this.

It's nice, like riverfront or whatever, just a few different things.

Yes, good.

Yeah.

Thanks, Mike.

Anything else on that from anybody.

All right.

Oh, just that uh I appreciate your note about you know, including the method um that are most likely to be impacted on the list of um businesses that you would be that that would that would be on these um signs.

Um, but also here to me, it looks like um landmarks or just like not necessarily uh uh business that's there because you don't know where to get that because you don't know how to get there, but if it's a major landmark and you know, like, oh I'm going in this general area, I think I think that's useful.

So it looks like it makes it back to me.

Yeah, and that's kind of why we've leaned a little bit on the experienced Rochester maps when when we were developing the maps because they did have a lot of those landmarks, they had a lot of like things such as parking locations, you know, like um things that people use to get around, or or you know, when you are lost, you're gonna look for um you know where's your car, where you're going to.

So yeah.

Okay.

Thank you.

All right, on to the BRT update 7B.

Yep.

That one is me as well.

Oh, still displaying that.

Sorry.

One second here.

Okay.

Um can everybody see that?

Um so I wanted to give people an update on BRT.

I know it's been um it's probably been a while since uh this group has kind of had a presentation, and you might have seen a lot of construction cones and work happening on 2nd Street.

So this is kind of more just designed to be an update of the work that we've started and the work that is undergoing, and um I can provide a brief preview of kind of what's to come, but some of the exact phasing and timelines are still kind of being worked out.

But um just to one of the areas that we have started work already is um what we're calling West Transit Village, which is um this area over here.

Um, if you're if you're not familiar with it, it's kind of on the west side of it's the west terminus of the BRT.

Um and then just to show folks um kind of the work that's been done so far.

We did have um, we were able to um get a drone out there and kind of um you know look at kind of where present day what what what it's what it looks like.

And so um you can see oh, my mouse is a little bit delayed, but um the roads go, it's it we're kind of making a big square um with the roads, and then we do have uh Mayo Clinic, it has a private parking garage that's going up in this area.

Um, and the bus station will be right in around here.

That's these yellow, um, the yellow squiggly lines.

Um, if I actually might be easier to remove to see if I remove that.

So the bus station is going to be right here.

Um, so as you can see, the kind of the roads are getting built.

Um, some of the adjacent development is is has started in that area too.

Um, and folks will continue to kind of work in this space probably for the next maybe year, if not a little longer, just to finish up everything.

Um, and that's not including the private development out there.

We I don't have specific timelines for that, but um for our bus terminals, um, we're the primary things that we're doing in this site is building the roads and then building the um we will have electric uh bus charging infrastructure out here, so that will be going in.

Um, and then the obviously the bus terminal itself, it's itself.

Um so that's the work at West Transit Village.

Questions as you go?

Yeah, go for it.

So uh Mayo's committed to a parking garage.

Uh already are the private developers committed to building after all the infrastructures in place.

I am actually not the best person to ask about the private development.

I know there was a little bit of flux out out in West Transit Village.

Um, I'm really only familiar with the Mayo stuff that's going in at that location.

Um, the other private developments, I yeah, I don't have the answer, sorry.

Um but we have started work in a few different locations.

So the other area that we've started is over at 19th Street.

Um, so again, here you would have your um westbound we can just delete that.

Sure, just clarifying the avenue.

19th Avenue, yes, thank you.

Um so this is your westbound station.

Again, I think my mouse is a little lagged, but um, you have your westbound uh station on kind of uh further up on the screen and your eastbound one further south.

Um, and then as it's kind of an interest in maybe this committee, we this is an area where we will have the bike lanes that will go behind um the the bus station.

Um and then this is the work that has been done so far.

So again, we've um started kind of rebuilding the street, a lot of large sections of the street.

If you've driven your car, your bicycle around that area, you would have seen a lot of construction cones.

Um so the street has been mostly put back together at this stage.

Um, we are starting to lay the footings for the bus station on the uh north side of the street, south side of the street has not started yet.

That will probably be um next year, um, probably in the spring where that would start.

Um, but this kind of drone image um will show you a few different areas.

We were over by 23rd as well.

Um, and so 23rd is where we um built a local bus stop.

So uh the local bus stop was replaced.

There was one there previously, but um as we kind of did some utility and road work stuff in the area, um, that that site got upgraded as well.

So that's been put back.

Um and if you're over in this direction um recently, you will see that the the pretty much in this area should be open as it was, but just um a lot of the work that we were doing as part of this project has been completed in this section.

Do you know what the ETA is for the 19th Avenue footing?

The 19th Avenue piece will be spring.

Um yeah, so they're gonna continue to work on the footing on the north side throughout the winter time.

Okay.

Um, but the footing on the south side of the street will not be started, I don't believe, until the spring.

Okay.

Um yeah.

I just know there's some businesses that are really impacted by it right now.

Yeah.

Tiger.

Yeah, and they've been in touch with us, and that's probably the best way for folks to kind of get information.

If if you're in touch with any of those businesses, that I know they have our contact information.

Um, and so we've been we've been in contact with them and letting them know each step we go, um, you know, how long certain closures are going to take place for and how long our equipment will be in the area, that type of thing.

So um, and then as we move through, we next have um the St.

Mary's area.

Um so I'll just zoom in so you can kind of see the lines here first.

Um, and so this area you have the St.

Mary's transit station on the north side of the street.

So this will all be kind of what we when we talk about is the vertical circulator.

So there will be an underground tunnel that will connect you to the south side of the street, and there'll be a station here.

So there'll be two stations connected by an underground tunnel.

Um, and those kind of vertical circulator buildings um will will have staircases and elevators to get you down to the tunnel level.

Um, and then there's local bus stops in this area that are being built over here.

So if you're a fixed route um RPT bus rider, you will still be able to uh to get off at St.

Mary's, and there's another one just out of frame over here that that we're building for local bus traffic.

With the the access to the uh subway the stairs and elevator or escalators, I believe it's stairs and elevator.

Okay, yeah.

Um was there a thought to ever put an escalator de-escalator?

That was before my time.

Yeah, yeah, I don't know.

Okay, might be a space issue.

I'm just trying to give both all of the above.

Yeah, and that south side of the tunnel ties in the very still.

Yeah, yeah.

It does, yeah.

Yeah.

Do we still have regional buses bringing workers in from radio surrounding towns?

Yes, currently.

And do they drive are they going to be driving down these bus lines?

No.

They are well.

They currently are interfacing with Peace Garden Drive behind this area.

Is where the regional buses are dropping off Mayo employees.

And so then the lot six downtown near Guggenheim is where they interface for downtown.

That's where they park throughout the day.

No, they actually leave both campuses during the day.

So they just they do typically it's two runs in the morning.

And I think it's at 20.

Wow, I can't quote me on a foot.

I think it's like 21 or 23 different communities that they're shopping in right now.

So and then in this area, we did do a quite a bit of um road work and utility work beneath the ground, but we have not laid any footings.

Um we did demolish the building that was that's now going to be the um the the bus terminal or vertical circulator on the on the north side of the street.

Um but we haven't laid any footings yet.

Um there will likely be uh winter work here um throughout throughout the winter months working on the tunnel and and the north side uh station.

Uh but the road still should be open.

Um but we as far as road closures and things like that, just stay tuned to the city website because that's a lot of those, those fine details are the kind of things that we're still working through.

Um so I'm I'd be hesitant to commit to something right now, but our plans at this time are to we're gonna try our best to keep the road open so that way there's not a full closure through the winter time.

Um but we do plan to work through the winter in this area on the on the bus station on the north side of the street.

Um but as we kind of just go down the street.

A lot of this was um all this road was was recently laid.

Um and if you've been down there, all the sidewalks have been redone for the most part.

Um and there was a large amount of utility work that had to happen beneath the street.

Um so all of that work is is now concluded in this area, and the businesses that are um kind of north of I believe this is 13th or 12th.

Um sorry, not north, um, east.

They are which should no longer be directly impacted by road closures because they're or at least road closures as it pertains to the tunnel work.

Um we are finished in in all this space over over here to the east.

Um as we continue further down 2nd street, we will get to 6th Avenue.

Um 6th Avenue.

We have yes, so let's just zoom in here.

So 6th Avenue, you on the kind of the uh north side of the street there, you have your westbound uh BRT station on the south side of the street.

You have your eastbound BRT station.

Um I will know this does not have a bike lane behind the station, unlike 19th, so 19th the bike lane kind of swerved and went behind the station.

That's not the case here.

Um there is no bike facilities at this particular station.

Um but we have not so the city at Rochester has not specifically started our work in this space yet.

Um, but we do want to show you the just kind of the sheer amount of work that is happening.

Um and a lot of this is kind of related to Mayo's work in that area and phasing our construction plans in the downtown area and Sixth Avenue station is really gonna be one of the first areas where we will judge directly up against a lot of the the major unbound work.

Um so phasing this with the Mayo team and being in very close coordination with them is gonna be very important as we as we kind of continue here.

So um, but yeah, this is Sixth Avenue Station.

So our work we're hoping to start in this area in the spring, but as you can tell, it's already heavily under construction due to the um forward unbound work happening in that space.

Is there any concern about that intersection?

It's it's very congested at certain times, right?

I'm I'm concerned with the bus station being right there that um be impacted even more, but I mean I don't know if you can do about it, I guess.

Is it clarity for ingestion for whom for everybody for uh it's the it's you know a lot of cars, a lot of buses, a lot of pedestrians in this same area, right?

Isn't if I'm not mistaken, that is that spy house right on the corner now?

Yes, yeah.

So uh I know it's I avoid it at all possible.

So I don't know if there's anything more that we can do as far as signaling or you know, once this is all put in, but I know this is a in a pacted intersection.

So yeah, and we're talking about some of those things uh as it pertains to the sixth avenue reimagining project.

Um and so signaling and kind of accommodating different modes of transportation um for the most part will be analyzed as part of that project.

Um, but BRT.

Um in terms of like bus backing up in into the intersection and things like that.

I mean, we are we haven't really I haven't seen direct modeling on that, but um the bus times are supposed to be pretty quick, so that they are supposed to keep moving and with the bus only lanes.

Um you can't really see them on the images we have here.

Um but the lane closest to the bus station is gonna be painted red, and that's gonna be bus only.

So those should keep moving.

Um now the remaining vehicular traffic that's gonna be in kind of the middle two lanes.

Um that might be a little bit congested.

Um but we can yeah, yeah.

We'll have to we'll have to think about it.

Okay, yeah.

I'm just raising my concern because I know that it's yep.

I I've seen it.

Okay.

Um that will help that too is with the reimagining of six battery proposed facilities offering um more desirable routes, more comfortable stress, lower stress routes for different modes will help alleviate some of that congestion of perhaps everyone in all modes trying to be in the same place.

But maybe making it safer more comfortable for certain modes to offset that congested feeling that you're describing.

Go ahead.

Yep, go ahead.

Um go ahead and think of it.

Yeah.

This is the downtown BRT station.

Um we have not started work, so that I don't have a fancy drone image for you in this location.

But um, this is another area where where we will be in close coordination with Mayo and kind of the the adjacent developments.

Um, but work has not started here for the BRT at this time.

Um we are building two local bus stations as part of the BRT project because our station G is going away.

Um, so that will be decommissioned as a local bus station and uh be replaced by a local bus stop as part of the BRT project.

So that's what these are.

Um it's right next to kind of the eagle grocery store um is on the north side of the street there with the popcorn shop.

Um and these will probably start in the in the spring, but again, the phasing of some of this downtown work is still to be determined.

But we have not started those uh the work on the local bus stations either.

Um the library stop um is here again.

You have your eastbound and your westbound.

Um we have not started the work at these stations either.

So there's still quite a bit of work to do.

Um but we have we have a lot of areas open on this project.

Um we're just kind of working our way through them.

Um the station kind of the eastern terminus here.

Um this is where the bus would come in, go around the roundabout, and there's so there's only one station at this at this location, kind of similar to the west.

There's only one station.

Um and so we have started the work at this end.

Um and so there's actually around about there now.

It's not open to vehicle traffic just yet, but um a lot of the road work has been um completed, and um if you if you've ridden your bike or driven down that area, you would know that the the road was closed for quite a bit of time towards the end of summer there, it's kind of the August September time frame.

Um, and that that is back open.

Um and work will continue to happen here on the station.

The station footings are actually pretty far along in this location, um, and they'll be continued to they'll be continually worked out until it's complete.

Um this will be our first completed station.

Um, so in terms of like the footings, the platform, all that stuff, this will be the one that's done first.

Um, but it's it's still not expected to be fully completed, probably until next year sometime.

Um and then just from kind of high-level information about BRT, um, open today, at least at this moment is scheduled for tentatively scheduled for August of 2027.

Um simultaneously we have started kind of coordinating the um the work for the EV maintenance bay that's happening up at the um at the bus garage.

Um so that work is also gonna start in the spring.

So um there's a lot of moving parts of this project, a lot of kind of coordinating between many different agencies and uh groups, and then also coordinating all the different locations within the stops themselves.

Um, because obviously 2.8 miles.

Um I think there's 12 12 unique stations.

Um, so there's there's quite a bit of work to be done, but we're permanently underway.

Um take any questions, but that was really that was what I had.

The only thing I would note on this slide is that the six um street bridge is there to the east.

So eventually that round will continue on the bridge over um Zumbro.

Why didn't I say silver and tie back into Broadway and then the other improvements there to the east.

So thanks.

Excellent.

Thank you very much.

All right.

And the last item we have is Matt.

Um so Matt, I don't know if you want to introduce yourself or turn it over to you.

Thanks, Mike.

Yeah.

Hello again, everyone.

My name is Matt Lynch from Mode Shift Coordinator for the City of Rochester.

I started several weeks ago, and I wanted to share a bit about the context for this role, which is an evolution from what the Act Transportation Coordinator had been doing previously and how you had engaged with that role in the past.

So I wanted to just share this context and also offer up any questions and share my contact information with you all too.

Um so I'll start with why the mode shift coordinator exists.

Uh it's that the city is city Rochester is anticipated to grow.

Uh, the streets in certain areas cannot get any wider to accommodate more large things moving throughout those spaces.

And there's a smart way to grow uh throughout that time.

What Rochester has done in its comprehensive plan is uh set explicit mode shift targets for the downtown district.

And just for uh uh uh awareness for anyone uh viewing later too, it's 30% will uh be taking transit, 30% of the population will be taking transit, and that's up from 10% now or 10% when the goals were set.

13% walking or biking uh up from 7%, 14% car pooling from 12%, and 28% reduction in overall single occupancy vehicle trips.

And that's from 71% down to 43%.

So meeting these targets, it requires uh coordinated effort across planning, policy, infrastructure, uh, employer partnerships and programs that we can offer.

So the mode shift coordinator role really exists to unify this work across these different uh stakeholders and and reasons for being.

So why mode shift matters for Rochester?

I gave out high level of it earlier.

Uh, what mode shift can afford Rochester is a uh more attractive uh place to live, work, and play and also stay after um to retain people in the community.

So younger generations, we now choose more walkable transit accessible communities, and that's according to the National Association of Realtors, a study that they did.

Uh safe options are what are gonna let people uh age in place as well, as we know from AARP.

They've defined that if you have comfortable places to be out in the community moving about uh freedom of mobility with dignity.

It's it's a good way for people to aid in place that community they live in and fugue.

Um I mentioned uh transit uh being a desirable aspect of the community and why transit matters to pedestrian bicycle advisory committee, of course, is that every transit trip begins either or starts or ends either by walking or rolling.

And so you will always be accessing transit in one of those types of movements.

So strong transit improves safety, economic opportunity, and also reduces the demand for long-term car storage, which was defined in the Rochester Transit Development Plan in uh 2024.

So 2022, I think it was.

I don't know if I got the data right there.

Yeah, 22.

So uh that's just how Rochester is maintaining and even enhancing its uh attractiveness to the population that will eventually move here because we're expected to grow in terms of people as well, not just space.

So for the employers in the region and also the uh for the workforce for us as a community to remain competitive.

Uh employers like Mayo Clinic and others rely on reliable multimodal access for its workforce.

And so multimodal cities, we've we know attract and retain talent according to Brookings Institute.

We've done some studies on what it is that allows people a quality of life that they want to live work and play in.

And so mode shift does reduce the costly uh uh parking that can exist in a community and also uh frees up land use for higher value uses.

Uh second of all, this is probably a group that understands this very well is that it prov uh active transportation provides a quality of life and health.

And so being a city for health, uh what we provide in active transportation also improves the physical and mental health of our community.

That's according to the CDC.

Uh we provide walking and biking that can create these everyday activity moments and trips, and uh that provides access for all ages and abilities.

So one thing that you may not consider is also the costs of uh walking, biking, or taking transit for your trips, but what it can afford is actually a significant savings in your in your lifestyle.

And so that financial sustainability is important because transportation is actually the second largest household expense according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

So what by providing multimodal options, we're actually reducing household costs.

So another reason why uh mode shift is so important to the community, and also relevant, of course, to pedestrian advisory pedestrian advisor, yeah, extreme bicycle advisory bicycle advisory.

Thank you.

Um we also want to provide walking, rolling, biking, and transit access to support youth, seniors, people with disabilities, and non-drivers, people who make that choice or are unable to drive uh motor vehicle.

So mode shift actually also improves equitable and safe and independent access to mobility options.

Lastly, I'll share that uh why mode shift is important is uh economic it provides economic resilience and vibrant streets.

So strong multimodal networks can increase economic resilience and competitiveness, and that's according to Brookings Institute and Smart Growth America.

So what walkable streets do for uh small business district is actually supports more foot traffic and therefore more economic activity at street level.

And lastly, millennials and Gen Z, the future workforce or current workforce, uh, by offering uh walkable transit accessible neighborhoods, it's actually a more favorable uh decision for them to make uh uh uh a place to live for them to decide a place to live in or work in.

So mode ship isn't just about transportation, it's also about community competitiveness because there are a lot of choices out in the world, and we can make Rochester that much more attractive uh by providing transportation options.

And so mode shift provides the affordability, equity, health, economic vitality, and also meets modern mobility expectations for people.

And so while I've talked about mode shift, I want to clarify that mode shift is the outcome that we're aiming for.

We want people to be taking fewer single occupancy car trips and have more people walking, rolling, uh cycling, taking transit or carpooling.

But transportation demand management, also known as T DM, is also it's it's how we get there.

That's the the how of this work, and it's the policies, the incentives, the infrastructure that we provide, uh, the partnerships that make those travel choices that much easier, safer, and more appealing to the community as well.

So that's a bit about mode shift, uh, mode shift coordinators charge, and trying to help move these metrics along, and it will likely be through transportation demand management programming that we'll achieve those things.

So that's a high level of mode shift and TDM.

I want to just pause there and ask if there are any questions about what I've shared thus far.

Comments, feedback.

Nothing, Dave.

Close.

No, you're asking me.

I thought you had something.

Uh not yet.

No, I you're you're describing what um I was involved.

I was at the planning department at WorldCon back when the downtown master plan was done before the DMC.

Yeah.

And those same that same road ship stuff was talked about then at the um with the DMC and today.

So it's carrying on through.

Thank you.

And then how we interface with our committee, like Amy, you're sort of yep.

Okay, you'll come and attend this media.

Okay.

Yes, and I'll answer more of that too.

Don't be sorry, no, you're you're set me up.

I appreciate that.

They did too, though.

So you both have provided a nice segue because uh what I'll go ahead and um just is it is this stuff more like uh policy construction, or is there also stuff like with ongoing things?

Because just bringing up snow removal, you know, affects how well people can moad ship.

I saw uh guy who's wheelchair on 11th Avenue today because sidewalks were too plugged.

Uh operations, the program, the winter maintenance program.

Um we know from studies in the active transportation plan and the city loop study, for example, that it's not necessarily uh the temperature that limits people's willingness to get outside and use active transportation, uh, but it's the surface uh safety and perceived safety.

So I know last week personally I chose not to ride my bicycle and with my family for most of our trips last week, and that was merely because I just didn't trust that I could get to where I needed to go safely by riding my bicycle.

Um, but I heard that feedback too, and that's something I'm aware of, and I can share a bit more about how I will interface with some of these different programs that exist too from the city's operation standpoint.

Uh so I joined the city of Rochester with a work plan in place already that has been very adaptable and malleable.

Uh, I have priority areas that have been defined for my role.

And so my first year is about building foundation, but with a shared understanding of the existing plans, because there's wonderful work that's already been done for our community, and those are in planned form.

They're not necessarily they have not necessarily been fully operationalized yet, but there's very thoughtful planning that's been done already, and now it's figuring out the right times to activate that, those plans.

So understanding the existing plans, aligning the goals that are that exist within those plans, developing a data system, also identifying some early wins.

What are some quick quick things we can do?

Uh that I'll share a bit more about a couple of things that have come up, but how are we demonstrating these early runs to the community and proof of concept for uh mode shift to continue its momentum?

Um lastly, it'll be formulating strong partnerships in working with stakeholders in those who want to see a change in transportation behavior from the people they serve or the employees or the community at large.

So that's something we're working on too, which also will interface with PVAC is how are we helping promote these things in projects and programs that might be presented over time?

Uh so priority areas.

Um my first priority has been to review and align the existing plans.

So when I describe that wonderful planning, it is the comprehensive plan that the city of Rochester has.

It is the uh unparalleled or very difficult to compete with the unified development code that we have is actually rather advanced and modernized.

So it affords our planning team and the city at large able an ability to very concisely show its but demonstrate its needs for certain planning um aspects for for sites that will be developed over time so they can actually have these criteria and requirements met so that we know we're building in the right way, or this this uh Spark way, I guess I can say it.

So UDC, we have an active transportation plan, the ADA transition plan, transit development plan, the Show Medical Center conducted integrated transit studies back in 2018, uh, which very much still relevant in the plans we see today that are continuing to be updated but still reference the DMC ITS studies.

And then lastly, DMC development plan, uh, reviewing that.

And then there are other plans that come across too that are just kind of gems that are fun to see and tease out some insights that are relevant to work that's happening today.

So the goal for this is to build a unified context for transportation demand management and active mobility.

We're gathering all this information, be able to provide this unifying theme.

Um one example of this is active transportation plan says residents say they'd bike more with more physical separation and protection, have better connections with more bikeways and safer crossings, and also there's a winter maintenance section in the active transportation plan that describes how that influence mode shift as well, providing safe surface to operate on.

So those will influence TDM priorities.

So priority of area two TDM, uh transportation demand management plan development, whether it be perhaps development of certain projects or programs, or perhaps even a full-fledged transportation demand management plan, what could that look like?

Who would the stakeholders need to be?

Uh the city of Rochester is already committed to mode shift targets.

So how can you work collaboratively across various stakeholders in the community to actually deliver on TDM as that how of how we get to uh the mode shift targets that we set?

I've gone through two priorities of six, so I'll pause there.

Any questions, comments so far?

Okay.

Um so to answer Sarah's question about uh PBAC partnership, I'll continue co-facilitation with Amy on behalf of public works, myself on behalf of community development.

We work both in the DSI uh uh what is it, service group division, development services and infrastructure, is that it?

Yeah, yeah, thank you.

Development services and infrastructure, but I don't know if it's a department of group.

Um so between engineering, we also have admin support now in DSI.

So you'll see we we are uh gonna have our agendas all out and do the do the things just with a different group of people.

I am one of them.

So as we're learning, please bear with me because comment about the room.

I did not do the QA at still leaves, I probably couldn't.

So those are the types of things that we'll iron out here.

Uh so PAC is essential for flagging high impact pedestrian and bicycle projects.

Also, you all can provide insight on barriers that residents face that you have experienced yourselves as users, or you hear from your uh network of fellow users, uh walking, biking, or rolling.

And then you will also be able to help align community expectations with city priorities because we do have a plan for like the capital improvement plan.

That is like our work schedule for major infrastructure projects and other capital investments over time.

But that is a what five-year plan?

Six year plan, six-year plan.

So that's already set through 2031.

And so we are working through that plan.

And that's where we might make enhanced uh there might be desired routes or enhancements for for safe facilities that we're working on integrating those at the points uh in this in the CIP, the capital improvement plan.

So that's where we'll also be asking for those insights from this group.

Uh PBAC also I asked you remain a sounding board and a strategic partner to ensure that the TDM work supports every day walking, cycling, and rolling, not just for commutes, but trips, because we see that uh what is it over a third of trips are outside of a commute purpose?

So it's quite a bit of trips being taken around towns, not just to get to and from Orton, perhaps.

Answer your question, Sarah.

Okay.

Uh priority area number four, I offer planning support and development review from a transportation demand management lens.

So I've begun working on a TDM review framework for uh pre-development proposals.

So somebody says they want to build something in Rochester, uh, whether it be a retail, uh residential, multifamily residential, or some sort of building project, they submit a site development plan, it then gets reviewed by the planning department and uh other uh affiliated uh specialties and experts within the city.

I'm just adding a TDM lens to those pre-development reviews now.

So that this is stuff that we're not gonna necessarily see like tomorrow, but years from now, we're just going to see representation of TDM principles and themes that are already defined in our plans, but perhaps not requirements, just things for these developers to be thinking about to maximize the public investment.

Like Sixth Avenue, for example, as it's proposed, that's going to provide an awesome active transportation connection.

However, if something is proposed to be built there now, they may not know about that plan yet.

And that's just where I'm able to provide those insights.

So that's how I um uh interacting within planning support role.

Um also from planning support role, I'm also involved in UEC updates, the unified development code, those are all the requirements for what needs to be built whenever a project gets proposed.

Those could be things that are related to parking minimum, mobility requirements, affordable housing incentives, perhaps, uh and active transportation connections.

If something's being built adjacent to a trail for multi-use path, why not perhaps offer that connection for residents?

Um, especially like I just saw one for an uh uh memory care and aging community.

How could that amenity be tapped into just by giving access to that trail on the property?

So those are the types of things that I'm just offering now.

Um again, it I'm comparing these with peer communities to ensure that we're modern, we're competitive, and that we're aligned with these citywide goals.

So I've mentioned multiple P words.

There are four of them that I'm kind of using to delineate some of these work plan objectives and their policy and planning, and that's what I focus on on behalf of community development, and then a counterpart of mine in destination medical center, then focuses on programming and also projects within that.

There's two additional beings, it's either prototypes, pilots, but also infrastructure projects.

So policy and planning is community development and city, programming and projects in parentheses, prototypes and pilots is at DMC.

Questions so far on what I've shared?

Is that a role filled at DMC?

Yes.

Is that a person or is that person's name?

Something you could say.

I think so.

Sorry I didn't say it.

Her name is Lauren Jensen.

She's the sustainability manager.

Oh, okay.

At Destination Medical Center.

Sorry, I didn't go there, Dave.

Yeah.

Sorry, Lord.

We're out there.

Um so then priority area six is influential TDM infrastructure projects.

So while I just told you that we have these clearly defined areas to work within, it doesn't mean that I can't permeate throughout a couple of different initiatives.

For example, reimagine sixth and reconnecting downtown is integral to connection connection or like mobility network and the use of the word network is critical because if you have a disconnect, the network doesn't work.

So that's one where I'm just involved from a uh mode ship perspective, contributing to project team.

And uh another one, for example, is uh Kutsky Park in the downtown public realm, link BRT, especially how one may safely walk, roll, or bike uh access, uh access those stations in those ways.

Um also hopefully be involved in the park system plan update in 2026, uh Sixth Street Bridge, and then long-term wayfinding plan.

These are all of course related to destination medical center district and access to that district.

However, you'll note that these are citywide initiatives uh because these are connections from citywide to the DMC district.

Okay.

So uh one other area, two other areas to talk about quickly is uh shared mobility.

Uh the shared mobility scooters and e-bicycles as well as car share exploring the opportunity to pilot car share in town.

Um I am responsible for monitoring some key performance indicators and evaluate service changes and prepare for future requests for proposal.

And so in 2026, for example, we'll seek to just explore a car share pilot.

Because if you can imagine someone living in the downtown who has access to a lot of amenities or basic needs, may not need to own any vehicle.

However, they may want access to one.

So could there be car share?

I mean, we I know we've had car share in the past, but how would a program look that maybe future developments might have car share baked into their infrastructure for this program that just can just can just operate out of their uh uh parking area, for example.

So that's something I'll also explore.

Or with uh Mike and team on uh facilitating the line contract that the city has and the operation of the e-bikes and e-scooters.

And then lastly, uh, we couldn't do all this work if we didn't have public investment or grants.

And so public investment is kind of something that's already budgeted and planned for.

From a grant perspective, I'll be tracking grant opportunities and also evaluating pursuit opportunities because what what might be uh a simple uh way for us to track active transportation or uh mode ship TDM grant opportunities, and then perhaps even applying for them yet in 2025 or 26.

We didn't even apply for one and two in 2025, but um I'll just be evaluating those opportunities and bringing in team members um to apply as appropriate.

So lastly, what I've asked from PBAC is that we'll occasionally make presentations on projects and initiatives where we'll seek PBAC's uh advisory and recommendation on pedestrian and cycling priorities that have the strongest equity, safety, and network impacts.

I have not yet reviewed the work plan for PVAC, still trying to get access to that restricted file.

It's not meant to not meant to be restricted for any reason.

I just need to my onboard and get access to it.

But I will review that and compare it to these priorities because there may be a line in natural to be able to check things send things off based on the work plan that I'm I'm going to be working on this next year.

So the success of this role does depend greatly on collaboration and PBAC is a key partner in shaping a safety safer and more comfortable, more walkable and more uh rollable Rochester.

So I look forward to that work, and I'll be continuing to uh show up and support our group with Amy.

Um I will be taking a period of leave for parental leave coming up in February, and then again summer, but that's just a bit of personal context for why you might see me not see me for a little bit of time.

Thank you very much.

Any questions, comments, or feedback on what I shared?

Did you have a presentation?

Or is that just notes?

Or my slides on no?

There's just my notes.

I was just speaking to you all for it.

Yeah.

Thanks.

I have my business card too.

I'll give it all to you.

Okay.

Thanks, thank you.

Oh right.

That does come to the end of our agenda.

Is there anything else that anybody has you'd like to talk about before a motion?

We have a preview for January.

Reimagining.

At this time, we're planning to take the our refined concepts for the reimagining the Sixth Avenue reconnecting and downtown mobility network project.

And um I think that should take up the entire agenda.

So I think unless anybody else has anything pressing, that was the only thing to talk about.

So could I just ask a question?

I shared an email with uh um since we talked about snow earlier.

I don't bike the Bear Creek Trail this time of the year, but I walk it.

So after the snow storm when I got over there, it is all clear, but there's a bridge uh up near Pine um Pinewood Road.

Um no, actually it's near the um 20th Street extension.

It's not a wide enough bridge probably to drive something over, but that hadn't been cleared.

They didn't clear a lot of bridges, like the one over the number was 20 wide, and they cleared up to it on either side and haven't cleared it.

Some of those bridges might have very little restrictions on them.

I see utility pickups drive over some road.

They might not anyways.

Okay, yeah.

But anyway, my question is, and then I went out the next day, and it had been the snow had been removed.

Look like with a shovel, it's fine for a walker.

Um people on bikes on a beam rather than you're not gonna look at your to get off your bike and walk over the bridge, but then um so is there a policy that says uh first we do the paths and then we come back and do the bridges, or how does that work?

Does anybody know?

Well, I did send that off to parks and they did reply, but I never saw the reply.

Um, I know they got out there and took care of it.

Um so I because they're all they're probably mostly under the parks that we're talking about.

Yeah, yeah, okay.

It is jurisdictional too.

So some of those paths might be some of those are yeah, it could be secondary, right?

So some of these are in blue, and those are minimal maintenance.

So you won't expect to see those within 24 hours, but we will get out there, clear them.

Um so red being the ones we maintain, um, and then there's some here that are closed on the map as well.

So not knowing maybe exactly said 20th Street.

Um this is yeah, right where the red becomes the blue, right?

That's a bridge.

Yeah, yeah.

So you have a little bit of water there?

Yep, yep, I see it.

Okay, so yeah, that is minimally maintained.

So it yeah, so uh I don't know if they updated it after what or not, uh, but you know, this is this map's available online and the one we kind of go through every year.

Um, you know, just for reference, the city itself, we do clear 60 miles to sidewalk in sidewalk and trips.

In 20 within 24 minutes, close to it, yeah, close to it.

So they had a lot of problem with the um sidewalks on bridges, like even you know, next to the road that they might have cleared and plowed came back and filled it, and it was my wife went all every time we biked over it or she biked over for work.

It wasn't open until Thursday afternoon.

Yeah, and broadway that may also be an opportunity then to utilize uh three over one perhaps, yeah, to notify that you yeah, yeah.

I don't I didn't see that.

I went to 311 and I didn't see snow removal or the city also has um like if I go back here.

When you say that this map is available to anybody, yeah, can you send your sidewalk and snow?

If you do a Google search for uh Rochester, Minnesota map sidewalk snow clearing or something like that.

You know, I'm always able to find it.

It's a little more GIS link for both us.

Yeah, and here's where you could file that complaint.

Um a path isn't cleared.

So if you would notify public works, like hey, you guys haven't cleared your path, like this comes in.

I see a copy of every single email that comes through.

Me and a team of people, I can say in the last week we've got over 200 emails.

We issued 63 snow tickets, it's more than we've issued in many years.

like that you know I'm always able to find it it's a little R GIS link that's yeah and here's where you could file that complaint um a path isn't cleared so if you would notify public works like hey you guys haven't cleared your path like this comes in I see a copy of every single email that comes through me and a team of people I can say in the last week we've got over 200 emails we issued 63 snow tickets it's more than we've issued in many years after this is no tip somebody's somebody has them down there sidewalk in front of their residents yeah we've we have a lot a lot of complaints so this is for public and private the online request yep i you can put it in here so like let's say it comes through and you know first thing if it's a trail we'll go check the map we'll see if it's under private or city you know public works or parks we'll send it over to the appropriate maintenance team to have them take care of it I do know like this past week we they call them buggies their snow removal equipment their buggies we we had two of them break down so we were a little bit behind so yeah you know working out the kinks but I didn't know if we'll get labored hockey pond flooding I hadn't heard that I just I was wondering so um yeah so yep you can either call our public works line here um I'll make the comment to um our admin team about it not being available on 311 see it I yeah I had went out to it and it didn't it didn't seem apparent for what I wanted to this here by the way if you do you don't have to put your email in it's just the message that's required um yeah thank you okay all right all right so our next meeting just go back one last time is all yep good we remembered 6 30 here 104 all right motion to adjourn motion to adjourn second all mayor say aye all right we are date thanks thank you everybody in my next meeting