Slides related to Bushaway Neighborhood organizing against large-scale widening of the Bushaway Rd (Co. Rd. 101 in Wayzata, Minnesota) by Hennepin County. Photos show beauty of historic Bushaway Rd and destruction of trees and homes by County in other sections of Co. Rd. 101
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Bushaway Reconstruction Update 24jun09
1. County Vision of 101 Reconstruction Existing View of Bushaway Rd (101 in Wayzata)
June 24, 2009 (Presentation by Ron Anderson) 1
2. l The Co. Rd. 101 Experience
l Reconstruction timeline
l Road design elements (vision & issues)
l Historic Findings on Bushaway Road
(Co Rd 101 between Wayzata Blvd and Mtka Blvd)*
l History of actions in Gray’ s Bay Area
l Next Steps for 101 south community
l Next Steps for Bushaway
*Bushaway wishes to work on common issues with property owners
on 101 south of Gray’s Bay Bridge.
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3. KEY:
Green – 101 under construction
Yellow – 101 already widened
Purple – Bushaway (2010 construction)
Blue – lakes & 101 South (2010 construction)
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30. 1997 – State transferred ownership of Hwy 101 to Hennepin County
2007 - County completed preliminary design for Bushaway Road
2008 (May) - Wayzata Council formed Reconstruction Task Force
2008 (July) – Bushaway Neighborhood holds first meeting
2008 (Nov) - Official Sesquicentennial celebration for historic Bushaway
Road at Wayzata City Hall
2008 (Dec) – Bushaway presentation to City Council and Wayzata
Council Passed Resolution on Bushaway Issues
2009 – County & URS are currently completing a redesign
2010 – Public negotiation period ends; construction begins
2012 – Construction scheduled for completion
*For section between Minnetonka Blvd and Wayzata Blvd
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31. Footprint (width of sections)
Preservation of other property assets
Wetlands and landfill
Safe but modest trail & cross-walks
Preservation of trees
Green corridors
Traffic demand and safety
Intersections and railroad bridge
Overall context-sensitive design
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32. 2.Bushaway Community Vision for road largely overlaps with
3.Wayzata City Comprehensive Plan and with
4.Wayzata City Council Resolution on 101 Reconstruction
Issues will be presented using principles of Wayzata City Plan
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33. Objective 1.0 identify and protect historic and
cultural resources
For Bushaway this means maintaining the historic “look
and feel” of the Road.
For example, any bridge walls should have a stone bridge
structure like the historic period (see below).
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Gate at 601 Bushaway Rd Gate at 555 Bushaway Rd 37
38. Objective 1.1 Preserve lake views (and the homes themselves)
The County design calls for a 3-feet higher bridge and a 25ft
retaining wall at the SW corner of the bridge. This would block
lake views from some homes on both Bushaway and LaSalle.
Current Bushaway Bridge over Railroad 38
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40. Objective 1.0 Protect Lake Minnetonka as the most
significant asset for the community.
What this means for Bushaway
Road is avoiding needless land fill
for a trail next to Bushaway Rd.
Instead, as needed build
boardwalks over portions of Gray’s
Bay, the Locust Hills lagoon north-
end and the pond at 250 Bushaway.
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41. Marsh at 250 Bushaway
Gray’s Bay from Bridge
Lagoon at Locust Hills at Bushaway 41
44. Objective 2.1 Provide
safe pedestrian and bicycle routes
and road crossings. This implies that trail design should
consider:
Wider shoulders to the road for bicycles and pedestrians rather than a
separate and super-wide trail,
boardwalks in any wetland areas where land is not sufficient for wide
shoulders,
Keeping trail width to 4 or 6ft instead of 8ft to reduce impact on the
environment.
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46. Objective 5.4 Preserve existing stands of mature
trees when at all possible.
It is estimated that if the proposed County draft
design were to be implemented, hundreds if not
thousands of trees would be destroyed.
While the County would replace the trees, they
would be young trees & not necessarily planted in
the Bushaway vicinity.
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52. Objective 5.5 Establish green corridors and entrances to
the City.
This is a City mandate to make roads like
Bushaway environmentally “green” showcase
scenic lake roads.
E.g., for road surface water drainage purposes
instead of curb and gutters, we could utilize a natural,
leading Low Impact Design (LID) edge infiltration
system.
Curbs also create crashes when cars get too close and are
thrown out of control
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55. Objectives 3 & 5 Address roadway improvements and
traffic demand
Road improvements may be needed, but
traffic demand does not warrant widening the
road nor adding additional lanes.
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58. Objective 7 Improve traffic safety
Bushaway Road has a relatively crash-free history.
For the years 2002-2006, Wayzata had nearly 800
crashes. The McGinty/Bushaway interaction had only
10 crashes during that period. Nine other
intersections in Wayzata had higher crash rates, some
of them 7 times greater.
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59. A 1- or 2-lane roundabout has been proposed for the
intersection.
While roundabouts sometimes produce advantages, experts advise
that:
they should not be placed on a bridge or grade due to ice;
they should not be built in areas with many elderly drivers.
The biggest argument against a roundabout for Bushaway is the
size. It would take up over twice the land used by the current
intersection and would require condemnation of two homes.
In order to preserve the historic and environmental nature of the road,
we do not support a roundabout or other major changes.
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65. Objective 3.6 Promote context-sensitive design
Objective 4.2 Ensure the protection, conservation, and
maintenance of the natural environment.
The County has a history of not designing
roads that are sensitive to historical, cultural,
and environmental contexts.
The following pictures taken last week confirm that.
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69. The First Road Survey of the Shakopee
to Dayton Road (Minnesota River to
Mississippi River)
1858 map of Bushaway Portion of first road survey
Discovery of this map led to activities to celebrate the sesquicentennial.
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73. The Bushaway Rd area was part of
Minnetonka Township until 1956 when it
was annexed by the City of Wayzata
While Bushaway Rd was informally called
Bushaway for decades, it was not officially
designated as such by the City of Wayzata
until 1957.
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74. 2009 – County is currently completing a redesign
2010 – Public negotiation period ends; construction begins
2012 – Construction scheduled for completion
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75. •1887 - First Gray’s Bay bridge
•1920 - Primary bridge over channel until 2000s
•1976 – Mn/Dot drew plans to improve causeway
76. In the late 1970s,
MN/DOT proposed a
new, second
causeway through
lower Wayzata Bay.
77. Mn/Dot in the early
1980s proposed a
parking area requiring
2 acres of land fill in
Gray’s Bay. They
sought to condemn &
seize the causeway and
the marina.
78. Throughout 1980s Mn/DOT attempted to design an acceptable plan
Md/DOT even tried to condemn the causeway as well as the marina
June, 1985 Gov. Perpich denied DNR request to condemn them
Outcome was due to coordinated consensus between
1. Gray’s Bay Causeway Homeowners Association
2. Gray’s Bay Dam Association
3. Bushaway Alliance
From this coordination emerged the concept of a scenic parkway,
from Mtka Blvd to Wayzata Blvd,
which may still be valid today.
79. ¨ The Bushaway Preservation Fund set $29,000 as it’ s fund-
raising goal to pay for the historical study, consulting
engineering experts, and attorneys fees. We have just
reached the 50% level. More fund-raising effort is crucial.
¨ Historical Study (see next slide)
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80. For an outside, professional opinion on the historical
significance of Bushaway, the Bushaway Preservation Fund
has contracted with Mead & Hunt, using historian Bob
Frame. The study will be completed by August 31, 2009
Preparing for this study, we obtained abstracts and/or title
histories for all houses over 50 years old.
The study report will be used as leverage by our attorney,
Mark Anfinson, in negotiating with the County.
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81. •As has been shown in the photographs, the 101
South to Mtka Blvd has much in common with
Bushaway Rd
•To work together effectively the 101 South
Community will need an active organization to:
•Work toward consensus
•Work with Minnetonka City officials
•Liaisons with Bushaway and with Wayzata
activities
•Fundraising for historical research
•This research will be much reduced if links with
Bushaway history can be specified.
•Fundraising for legal fees
82. Ð Searching for environmental engineering experts to advise
us on the issues already mentioned.
Ð We will monitor County work on road reconstruction.
Ð Fund-raising
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Preservation Fund Donations Direct Contributors (In-Kind)
Zita Hawley • Zita Hawley
John and Donie Fleischhacker • Dave and Cathy Whiting
Robert and Michele Keith
• Ron Anderson and Nancy Kehmeier
Mark and Nancy Morris
John and Susan Stielow • Alan Miller
Patricia McDonald & Robert Grisvold • Kristen Eide-Tollefson
Ron Anderson and Nancy Kehmeier
Peter Pflaum
Stephen Pflaum
Jon & Lorry Mendez-Burns
Lynn Gruber
Bushaway Alliance Fund
Paula Ramaley & Reed Holiman
Anonymous
We have reached 50% of our goal of $29,000. We need your help to
cover the costs of protecting our properties. Please write a check
tonight. Or send it to 663 Bushaway Rd, Wayzata MN 55391
(ATT: Ron Anderson, Treasurer)
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