Initial

OptionsMAIN STREET
Bike Lane Option: Extends current Main Street Bike Lane through the Levee Park
Entrance. Currently, the Main Street Bike Lane ends after 6th Street (Broadway). This
option would extend the Bike Lane in compliance with MnDOT recommendations (see Table
1 below) and create a streamlined avenue for Bike traffic. This option entails changing Main
Streets current 4-lane makeup to a 2-lane makeup, with 6-foot Bicycle Lanes. In addition, a
10-foot median would be placed from 6th5th streets, so that the traffic lanes conform to
MnDOT recommendations. This type of median already exists from 5thLevee Park
Entrance. Included in this option are diagrams to create right-turn lanes while still
maintaining the 6-foot Bicycle Lane.

Alternate Route(s) Option: Relies on Johnson and Walnut Streets, rather than Main, to
connect Cyclists to Levee Park.

Other Options:

Sharrow Option: Maintains Main Streets four-lane structure, but places sharrow markings
in the middle of the traffic lane closest to the curb. This option has the advantage of
maintaining four traffic lanes, but does not fit MnDOTs recommendations as stated by Table
4-1 (page 70) of the MnDOT Bikeway Facility Design Manual.

Shared Parking Area Option: Implements the strategy used on Sarnia and Vila Street (and
in other areas of Winona), by drawing a solid line separating the Parking Lane and Traffic
Lanes. Parked vehicles and bicyclists would share this Parking Lane. This option has the
advantage of minimally interfering with existing traffic lanes, but like the Sharrow Option,
does not fit MnDOTs recommendations.

Table 1: Fitting Main Street to MnDOT Guidelines

Main Street Route Average Daily

Speed Limit

Traffic (ADT)

MnDOT
Recommendations

6th5th Street

6100

30 mph

5 ft. (6 ft.)* Bike Lane

5th4th Street

6100

30 mph

5 ft. (6 ft.)* Bike Lane

4th3rd Street

2500

30 mph

5 ft. Bike Lane

3rd2nd Street

2500

30 mph

5 ft. Bike Lane

2ndLevee Park

No Data Listed

30 mph

5 ft. Bike Lane

Entrance

*If the Bike Lane Option were to be implemented, Main Street would shift to a two-lane design. In
order to remain in accordance with MnDOT recommendations, the Bike Lane from 6th4th streets
would need to be 6 ft. in width.

Initial OptionsJohnson and Walnut

Alternate Route(s) Option: Both Johnson and Walnut streets connect directly to Levee
Park Drive, and would be favorable options for alternate (or additional) routes to Levee
Park.
Neither Johnson nor Walnut streets have Average Daily Traffic (ADT) listed on the 2011
MnDOT analysis, suggesting low traffic volume on these streets. Due to this, as well as the
spatial constraints of both streets, sharrows placed in the middle of both traffic lanes seems
to be a suitable option for both streets. Both Johnson and Walnut have speed limits of 30
mph throughout the downtown area. Examples of this option are located in the Alternate
Route(s) Option section of attached diagrams.

Issues with Fifth Street

The main issue regarding Johnson and Walnut as routes to Levee Park lies in connecting
the streets to the bicycle route along Main, using Fifth Street. Currently, the bike route
along Fifth Street uses a Shared Parking Area design to accommodate cyclists. This
however, is not in compliance with MnDOT recommendations due to the relatively high
ADT along Fifth Street, specifically from Johnson Street through Walnut. (See Table 2)

Table 2: Fitting Fifth Street (Connecting Streets) to MnDOT Guidelines

Fifth Street Route Average Daily
Traffic (ADT)
JohnsonMain
5100
MainCenter
4800
CenterLafayette 4800
LafayetteWalnut 2700

Speed Limit
30 mph
30 mph
30 mph
30 mph

MnDOT
Recommendations
6 ft. Bike Lane
5 ft. Bike Lane
5 ft. Bike Lane
5 ft. Bike Lane

Fifth Street Options:

The approximate width of Fifth Street through JohnsonWalnut is 48, with two traffic
lanes (must be at least 12 in width) and 8 parking spaces along each side. Due to this
spatial limitation, a 6-5 foot bicycle lane is not feasible. There are however, two other
possibilities:

Wide Outside Lane (WOL) Optionwould entail striping a solid line along the parking
spaces, with adequate signage indicating the shared usage of road. While this fits MnDOT
recommendations for a WOL in general, Fifth Streets relatively high ADT makes a WOL less
than optimal. It should be also noted that according to pg. 90 of the MnDOT Bikeway Design
Manual, for basic bicyclists, wide outside lanes generally do not provide the same degree of
comfort and safety as designated bicycle lanes. This option would still be an improvement
over the current layout of Fifth Street.

Four-foot Bicycle Lane OptionThis option creates a 4-foot bicycle lane in between the
parking spaces and traffic lane, while still maintaining 12-foot traffic lanes and 8-foot
parking spaces. While this does not explicitly conform to MnDOT recommendations, it still
creates a designated bicycle lane. In addition, Fifth Street is not a designated State Highway,
so there is a bit more flexibility regarding MnDOT recommendations.


















Bike Lane Option

MAIN STREET ROUTE

6th5th Street, Current Measurements

12

Sidewalk

Parking Spaces

Sidewalk

Parking Spaces

12

12

12
9

70

MAIN STREET ROUTE

Bike Lane Option: Applied to 6th 5th

14

14

10

10

10

70

Sidewalk

Parking Spaces

Bike Lane

Installed Median

Bike Lane

Parking Spaces

Sidewalk

MAIN STREET ROUTE

5th2nd Street, Current Measurements

1112

12

Raised Median

12

Sidewalk

Parking Spaces

Parking Spaces

Sidewalk

12

12

75

MAIN STREET ROUTE

Bike Lane Option: Applied to 5th2nd

6
10

Sidewalk

75

Parking Lane

15

Raised Median

10

15

Bike Lane

Bike Lane

Parking Lane

Sidewalk

1112

Railroad
Crossing

Approximate
location of Levee
Park Entrance
(Bike/Pedestrian
Accessible)

e
S id

MAIN STREET ROUTE

Place Bike Trail Signage
indicating Levee Park Entrance
lk
a
w

12

Parking
6

Bike Lane

Raised
Median

Bike Lane

16

Existing
Post
Possible
Signage
location.
Should Place
at least one
Bike Trail
Sign along
each side of
cul-de-sac.

12

Parking

Sidewalk
16

Bike Lane

Bike Lane

Parking

1112

80
Bike Lane Option: Applied to 2ndFront
(Levee Park Entrance)

Sidewalk

Raised
Median

12

MAIN STREET ROUTE

Bike Lane Option: Right Turn Variationas applied to 6th5th
Bike Lane

Median

Bike Lane

Parking Lane

Sidewalk

Sidewalk

Storage
Length must
be at least 65
feet prior to
intersection,
signage
required,
#R3-7R

6
14

10

10

10

Parking

14
6

Begin Right Turn

Lane, Signage
required, #R4-4,
recommended
#R3-17

70

Bike Lane Option: Right Turn Variationas applied to 5th2nd

16

Sidewalk

Raised Median

10

Bike Lane

Bike Lane

Parking Lane

Sidewalk

1112

15

75

Parking

10

Storage
Length must
be at least 65
feet prior to
intersection,
signage
required,
#R3-7R

Begin Right Turn

Lane, Signage
required, #R4-4,
recommended
#R3-17


















Alternate Route Option

FIFTH STREET
Alternate Route Option:
Applicable Connecting Streets via 5th Street,

JohnsonWalnut template, Current Measurements

16

Sidewalk

Parking Spaces

Parking Spaces

Sidewalk

16

48

JohnsonWalnut Template, 4 foot Bike Lane Option

12

48

Sidewalk

12

Parking Spaces

Bike Lane

Bike Lane

Parking Spaces

Sidewalk

JohnsonWalnut Template, Current Measurements

16

Sidewalk

Parking Spaces

Parking Spaces

Sidewalk

16

48
JohnsonWalnut, Wide Outside Lane Option

14

10

Sidewalk

Parking Spaces

Parking Spaces

Sidewalk

14

10

48
Install Share the
Road signage
every 0.5 miles
(#W11-1, W16-1)

JOHNSON STREET ROUTE

5th2nd along Johnson Street, Current Measurements

Sidewalk

Parking Lane

Parking Lane

Sidewalk

24

40
Alternate Route Option: Applied to 5th2nd
Johnson Street

24

14

40

Sidewalk

Parking Lane

Parking Lane

Sidewalk

14

JOHNSON STREET ROUTE

Alternate Route Option: Applied to Johnson Levee Park Entrance

RAILROAD TRACKS

Parking Lane

Parking Lane

15.25

12

29

15.25

SECOND STREET


45

LE

P
EE

AR

IV
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WALNUT STREET ROUTE

5th4th Street, Current Measurements

Sidewalk

Sidewalk

19

Note: this
block does not
have on-street
markings for a
parking lane,
but does allow
on-street
parking
should plan for
roughly 8 feet
of space for
potential
parking

35
Alternate Route Option: Applied to 5th4th Street,
along Walnut

Sidewalk

Sidewalk

12.75

19
12.75

35

Note: this
block does not
have on-street
markings for a
parking lane,
but does allow
on-street
parking
should plan for
roughly 8 feet
of space for
potential
parking

WALNUT STREET ROUTE

4th2nd Current Measurements

Parking
Sidewalk

Parking Lane

Sidewalk

26

42
Alternate Street Option: Applied to 4th2nd
along Walnut Street

Parking

Sidewalk

26
14.5

42

Sidewalk

Parking Lane

14.5

WALNUT STREET ROUTE

Alternate Route Option: Applied to 2ndLevee Park Entrance

RAILROAD CROSSING

8
14.5

26
140
feet

14.5

42

First 140 feet of

Parking Lane
unusable due to
Equality Diecast
Employee parking


















Sharrow Option

MAIN STREET ROUTE

6th5th, Current Street Measurements

12

12

Sidewalk

Parking Lane

Parking Lane

Sidewalk

12
12

70

Sharrow Option: Applied to 6th5th

16

12

12

Sidewalk

Parking Lane
9

16

12

Parking Lane

Sidewalk

12

MAIN STREET ROUTE

5th2nd, Current Street Measurements

1112

12

Sidewalk

Raised Median

Sidewalk

12

12

12

75

Sharrow Option: Applied to 5th2nd

1112

12

12

12

12

Raised Median

75

14

Sidewalk

Sidewalk

14

MAIN STREET ROUTE

Current Street Measurements 2nd-Front (Levee Park Entrance)

1112

Raised Median

27

27

80

Sharrow Option: Applied to 2ndFront (Levee Park Entrance)

1112

27

Raised Median

21.5

Parking

Parking

27

80

21.5
8


















Shared Parking Area Option

MAIN STREET ROUTE

6th5th Street, Current Measurement

Sidewalk

Parking Lane

Parking Lane

Sidewalk

12

12
12

12
10

10

Shared Parking Area Option:

Applied to 6th5th Street

Parking Lane

10

12

10

10

Sidewalk

10

12

12

Parking Lane

Sidewalk

12

Line would be
painted solid,
instead of
individual
parking
spaces, similar
to Sarnia
(13th) Street.
(same below)

MAIN STREET ROUTE

5th2nd Current
Measurements

1112

8
12

Raised
Median

Sidewalk

Sidewalk

12

12

12

75

Shared Parking Area Option:

Applied to 5th2nd

1112

10

75

Sidewalk

12

10

10

Raised
Median

Sidewalk
10

12

MAIN STREET ROUTE

2ndLevee Park Entrance, Current Measurements
1112

Raised Median

27

27

80

Shared Parking Area Option: Applied to 2ndLevee

Park Entrance
1112

12

10

12

Raised Median

23

80

23

10


Signage Survey
This Signage Survey consists of the approximate locations of possible locations
for additional bike lane signage. Main, Johnson, and Walnut Streets were all
examined, as well as the section of Fifth Street that connects Johnson, Main, and
Walnut. Approximate current measurements of the streets are also included.
Measurement values were gathered from the City Parcel Map available at
www.cityofwinona.com.

Signage Survey Key

Existing Usable Signage Post (without bike lane sign)
Existing Utility Pole, possible signage location
Signage Post Recommendation (no signage post currently)
Existing Usable Signage Post (with bike lane signage)

MAIN STREET ROUTE

Signage Locations and Current Street Measurements 6th5th

FIFTH STREET

12

12

Sidewalk

Parking Lane

Parking Lane

Sidewalk

12

12
10

10

70

SIXTH STREET

SIXTH STREET

Signage Locations and Current Street

Measurements 5th4th
FOURTH STREET
11
8

8
12

FIFTH STREET

75

Sidewalk

Raised Median

Sidewalk
12

12

12

MAIN STREET ROUTE

Signage Locations and Current Street Measurements 4th3rd

THIRD STREET
11
8

8
12

12

75

Signage Locations and Current Street Measurements 3rd2nd

SECOND STREET
11
8

8
12

12

Sidewalk

Sidewalk

12

FOURTH STREET

Sidewalk

12

Raised Median

Sidewalk

12

12

THIRD STREET

75

MAIN STREET ROUTE

Railroad
Crossing

Approximate
location of Levee
Park Entrance
(Bike/Pedestrian
Accessible)

e
S id

lk
a
w

Place Bike Trail Signage

indicating Levee Park Entrance

Parking

Raised
Median

27

Should Place
at least one
Bike Trail
Sign along
each side of
cul-de-sac.

Parking

Sidewalk
Parking

27

80
Signage Locations and Current Measurements
2ndFront
(Levee Park Entrance)

Sidewalk

Raised
Median

11

Connecting Johnson to Main via FIFTH STREET

MAIN STREET

Sidewalk

Parking Lane

Parking Lane

Sidewalk

Sidewalk

Parking Lane

Parking Lane

Sidewalk

16
16





8



JOHNSON STREET

48



COMPLETE
JOHNSON STREET ROUTE, Signage and Current Measurements


FOURTH STREET








24




8

8




FIFTH STREET


40

THIRD STREET

8
8

FOURTH STREET
40

SECOND STREET
Parking Lane

24

Parking Lane

Parking Lane

Parking Lane

24

THIRD STREET
40

12

RAILROAD TRACKS
Parking Lane

Parking Lane

29

SECOND STREET
45

LE

VE

A
E P

RK

IV
DR

Connecting Walnut to Main via FIFTH STREET

Signage Locations and Current Measurements, MainLafayette

LAFAYETTE STREET

16

CENTER STREET
48

CENTER STREET

16

16

MAIN STREET
48

Sidewalk

Parking Lane

Parking Lane

Sidewalk

Sidewalk

16

Parking Lane

Parking Lane

Sidewalk

WALNUT STREET ROUTE

Signage Locations and Current Measurements
3rd>2ndWalnut Street (top)

SECOND STREET

Sidewalk

Parking Lane

Parking Lane

Sidewalk

42

THIRD STREET

Connecting Walnut to Main via FIFTH STREET

Signage and Measurements
WALNUT STREET
8

LAFAYETTE STREET
48

Sidewalk

16

Parking Lane

Parking Lane

Sidewalk

16

WALNUT STREET ROUTE

Signage and Measurements 5th3rd

FOURTH STREET
Sidewalk

Sidewalk
FIFTH STREET
35

THIRD STREET

FOURTH STREET
42

Sidewalk

Parking Lane

Parking Lane

Sidewalk

Note: this
block does not
have on-street
markings for a
parking lane,
but does allow
on-street
parking
should plan for
roughly 8 feet
of space for
potential
parking

WALNUT STREET ROUTE

Signage Locations and Measurements: 2nd>Front (Levee Park Entrance)

LE V
EE

PA
RK
DR

IVE

RAILROAD CROSSING

26
140
feet

SECOND STREET

42

First 140 feet of

Parking Lane
unusable due to
Equality Diecast
Employee parking