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Join us Tuesday, May 21 through Thursday, May 23 for Saint Peter's Active Transportation Summit (dates and times of individual activities seen below). Interactive activities will be hosted to discuss and map how we can make active transportation safe, comfortable and inviting for everyone in the Saint Peter community.
Tuesday, May 21
6:00 to 7:00 PM – Meet at Pioneer Bank Parking Lot (220 S. Third Street) after the Chamber's Business After Hours to join the Third Street Walking Audit. You'll be able to walk Third Street and give input about how walking this area could be improved.
Wednesday, May 22
9:30 to 11:30 AM – Meet at the Food Co-op Parking Lot (228 W. Mulberry Street) for a Bike Audit. Please bring your own bicycle to roll around the area and checking out the points that are good, bad, and everything in between for rolling in Saint Peter.
Noon to 1:00 PM – Hangout at the Food Co-op and have lunch with others interested in active transportation in Saint Peter (individuals attending are responsible for purchasing their own lunch).
3:30 to 4:30 PM – Start and end at the Community Center Parking Lot on Washington Avenue for a Walking Audit. You'll be able to walk the Washington Avenue area while providing feedback to improve walking conditions.
5:30 to 7:30 PM – A Network Mapping Workshop will be held in the Community Room of the Community Center (600 S. Fifth Street) at which the community can give input about the walking, biking, and rolling network in Saint Peter.
Thursday, May 23
9:00 to 11:00 AM – Stop down to the Red Men Club (412 S. Third Street) for the Third Street Demonstration Project Concept Workshop. At this workshop, plans will be made to create a demonstration project to showcase actions steps that could be taken to improve active transportation in Saint Peter. Refreshments will be provided by the City of Saint Peter.
We hope to see you there!
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This project is led by a coalition that includes people from the City of St. Peter, MnDOT District 7, the Statewide Health Improvement Partnership, Region 9 Development Commission, St. Peter Public Schools, Bike Walk St. Peter, Grass and Roots Outdoors, the Bike Alliance of MN and other passionate residents. This Active Transportation Action Plan is funded through MnDOT’s Active Transportation Program.
The following vision and goals will guide the future of active transportation in St. Peter.
Vision
St. Peter's transportation system is comfortable for children who are learning to walk, bike and roll, as well as for their parents and grandparents.
Goals
- Establish a city-led commitment to safe and viable active transportation; elements of the Active Transportation Plan are included in the City Transportation Plan and Comprehensive Plan.
- Develop a shared understanding of Complete Streets; adopt a Complete Streets policy that fosters ongoing commitment.
- Foster community and policy makers' buy-in; active transportation projects are incorporated into the City's Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).
- Improve the safety of streets for all users; there are no transportation related fatalities or serious injuries.
- Implement a traffic calming program; the 85th percentile traffic speed decreases in areas where the program is implemented.