{"id":7,"date":"2018-06-28T21:25:48","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T21:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clients.bolton-menk.com\/hopkins17thave\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-10-17T17:49:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T17:49:43","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clients.bolton-menk.com\/hopkins17thave\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1687989522381{border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1687990256630{padding-right: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Project Updates &#8211; Aug. 21, 2025<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]In 2023, the City of Hopkins gathered extensive public feedback on three bicycle facility concepts for 17<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue. After careful consideration, we&#8217;ve narrowed the options down to two, which are shown in the image below. This fall, the project team is asking for your feedback once again to identify a preferred concept. The selected design will be submitted for funding consideration this winter and spring.<\/p>\n<p>If funding is secured, final design may begin as early as spring or summer 2026, with construction planned for 2027. If you\u2019d like to share your feedback with the project team, please reach out to any of our project contacts or look for us at these upcoming community events:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sept. 14<\/strong>: Twin Cities Bike Tour<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oct. 4<\/strong>: Hopkins Fire Station Open House<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information on the previous phase of this project, <a href=\"https:\/\/clients.bolton-menk.com\/hopkins17thave\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/2023\/12\/HOPK-17th-Ave-Engagement-Summary_2023-11-05.pdf\">review the engagement summary<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Concept A: Two-Way Separated Bike Lane<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1312&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; onclick=&#8221;img_link_large&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Pros<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All ages and abilities bicycle network<\/li>\n<li>Dedicated bicycle lane provides regional and local connections<\/li>\n<li>Increased buffer between sidewalk and vehicle lanes on west side of street<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Cons<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Limited amount of green space<\/li>\n<li>Challenges with snow clearing and storage<\/li>\n<li>Limited space for snow clearing and storage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;25px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Concept B: Separated Multi-Use Trail<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1313&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; onclick=&#8221;img_link_large&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Pros<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maximizes amount of green space<\/li>\n<li>All ages and abilities bicycle network<\/li>\n<li>Increased green space boulevard buffer between vehicle lanes and pedestrians\/bicyclist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Cons<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No dedicated bicycle lane<\/li>\n<li>Pedestrians need to share the same space with bicycles on the west side of the street<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_zigzag][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Project Purpose and Need<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeInLeft&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;]17th Avenue is the lone concrete roadway in the City and its pavement is in poor condition. Underneath the roadway are public utilities in need of replacement, including a clay sanitary sewer pipe as well as an undersized cast iron watermain, <!--StartFragment --><span class=\"cf0\">both from 1950 and at the end of their useful lives. At the southern end of the corridor, 17th Avenue will be extended south of Excelsior Boulevard to the<\/span><!--EndFragment --> <a href=\"https:\/\/clients.bolton-menk.com\/hopkins17thave\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/2025\/10\/2550911-ShadyOakUpdate_Public_Draft-reduced.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">METRO Green Line Extension project&#8217;s Shady Oak Station<\/a>. This new segment of 17th Avenue will include construction of a two-way bicycle lane along the west side of the roadway, &#8220;dead ending&#8221; at Excelsior Boulevard, and sidewalks along both sides. With no dedicated bicycle facilities along 17th Avenue north of Excelsior Boulevard, there exists a gap without suitable connection to the Lake Minnetonka Regional Trail, just south of Highway 7. With the need for reconstruction for the 17th Avenue pavement and utilities between Excelsior Boulevard and Highway 7, the City sees an opportunity to consider improvements which will support users of all ages, abilities, and transportation modes.<\/p>\n<p>With funding from Hennepin County in 2018, the City of Hopkins commissioned an initial feasibility study to analyze bicycle and pedestrian-friendly design concepts for 17th Avenue. Public feedback was collected on the three concepts from August through October 2023. For more information on this phase of engagement, <a href=\"https:\/\/clients.bolton-menk.com\/hopkins17thave\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/2023\/12\/HOPK-17th-Ave-Engagement-Summary_2023-11-05.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">review the engagement summary.<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Project Area Map<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1236&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; onclick=&#8221;img_link_large&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Shady Oak Station Map<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1237&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; onclick=&#8221;img_link_large&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Project Schedule<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]This high-level project schedule is dependent on the receipt of outside funding. Therefore, items marked with an asterisk (*) are subject to change.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Aug. through Oct. 2023:<\/strong> Public engagement on three preliminary design concepts<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fall 2025: <\/strong>Public engagement on two preliminary design concepts\n<ul>\n<li>Sept. 14: Twin Cities Bike Tour<\/li>\n<li>Oct. 4: Hopkins Fire Station Open House<\/li>\n<li>Late Nov.\/early Dec.: City Council meeting to approve pursuit of project funding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spring\/summer 2026*:<\/strong> Preliminary design<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fall 2026\/winter 2027*:<\/strong> Final design and awarding of a contractor<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spring through fall 2027*:<\/strong> Construction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1687989557577{border: 1px solid #c9c9c9 !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Project email\/text updates<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30px&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/public.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/MNBOLTONMENK\/subscriber\/new?topic_id=MNBOLTONMENK_253\"\n   target=\"_self\"  class=\"mkd-btn mkd-btn-solid mkd-btn-medium mkd-btn-hover-solid\"  >\n\t<span class=\"mkd-btn-text\">Sign me up!<\/span>\n\t\n\t\n\t<\/a>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Contacts<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Bolton &amp; Menk, Inc.<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Nick Amatuccio, PE<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior Project Manager<br \/>\n763-358-1997<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Nick.Amatuccio@bolton-menk.com\">Nick.Amatuccio@bolton-menk.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike Waltman, PE<\/strong><br \/>\nPrincipal Engineer<br \/>\n612-221-6946<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Michael.Waltman@bolton-menk.com\">Michael.Waltman@bolton-menk.com<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>City of Hopkins<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Eric Klingbeil, PE<\/strong><br \/>\nCity Engineer<br \/>\n952-548-6357<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:eklingbeil@hopkinsmn.com\">eklingbeil@hopkinsmn.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sam Gallagher<\/strong><br \/>\nAssociate Planner<br \/>\n952-548-6339<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:sgallagher@hopkinsmn.com\">sgallagher@hopkinsmn.com<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1687989522381{border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1687990256630{padding-right: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Project Updates &#8211; Aug. 21, 2025 [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]In 2023, the City of Hopkins gathered extensive public feedback on three bicycle facility concepts for 17th Avenue. 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