On April 4, 2012 the Saint Paul City Council voted to approve an amended version of the Jefferson Avenue Bikeway project.  Construction of this amended project is anticipated to take place in 2013.  For the latest information on construction details, please contact Lisa Falk-Thompson.

The Jefferson Avenue Bikeway Project will implement roadway improvements along the length of Jefferson Avenue, from Mississippi River Boulevard to West Seventh Street. 

The project will make choosing to walk or bicycle a more inviting, more comfortable, and more convenient option along the project length.  To do this, the Jefferson Avenue Bikeway project provides improved east/west pedestrian and bicycle facilities on Jefferson Avenue and local streets east of West Seventh to the West Side via Cliff Road and the Smith Avenue High Bridge  The project advances a variety of adopted City policies, including Transportation Plan Policy 3.4, "Develop and maintain a complete and connected bikeway system."

The project spans the length of Jefferson Avenue from Mississippi River Boulevard to the west, to Sam Morgan Trail and Smith Avenue High Bridge to the east.

Snelling Avenue to West Seventh Street.  The following have been completed to date:  Striped bike lanes between Lexington Parkway and West 7th Street, bicycle related pavement markings (sharrows) between Lexington Parkway and Snelling, bicycle related destination/directional signs, street name signs that include a bicycle logo which identifies Jefferson Avenue as a bikeway, a dynamic speed display sign near Edgcumbe and one just west of Saratoga and reducing the speed limit between Lexington Parkway and Victoria Street from 40 mph to 30 mph.
Mississippi River Boulevard to Snelling Avenue.  The western section of the project is now in its final stage of community process.  The next meeting will be a community open house on March 6, where the draft design will be shared.  The draft design will also be posted online in early March.

For more information on traffic calming strategies that may be appropriate on Jefferson Avenue and information on local examples of these strategies, please see our traffic calming webpage.

Please note the following timeline reflects only highlights, for more detail, you may download an expanded timeline.

March 2012:  Open house to share the draft design plan with the community, presentation to Macalester Groveland Transportation Committee, and proposed design approved unanimously with amendments by Transportation Committee and Planning Commission.
December 2011:  Three meetings to discuss potential traffic calming treatments and online survey to gather input.
September and October 2011:  Identical informational public meetings to share progress to-date and next steps.
August 2011:  Project status update at Transportation Committee.  Following this meeting, staff began working with community members to develop a public process for Fall 2011 to revisit design possibilities on the western portion of the project. 
July 2011: Public meeting at Macalester Groveland Community Council to gather further input on proposed pedestrian refuge at Cleveland and Jefferson.
January 2011: Informational meeting to review results of test refuge at Macalester Groveland Community Council.
August - October 2010: Pedestrian refuge test at Cleveland Avenue and Jefferson Avenue.
May 2010:  Public hearing at City Council on design elements of project.  Project was approved, 6-1.
April 2009:  Public process initiated with meeting at Macalester Groveland Transportation Committee.  In the following year, there were many community discussions of the project, detailed in the project history.
March 2009: Funding allocated by Bike Walk Twin Cities, a program of Transit for Livable Communities, which was designated by the United States Congress to administer the Minneapolis-area location of the federal nonmotorized transportation pilot program authorized by the last large transportation law, SAFETEA-LU
February 2009:  Macalester Groveland Community Council and West Seventh/Fort Road Federation issued letters of support for the Jefferson Avenue project.
January 2009:  City staff considered re-applying for Jefferson Avenue.
November 2008:  Highland District Council voted to discontinue to project on Highland Parkway.
February 2008:  City applied for funding for complimentary bike boulevards on Highland Parkway and Jefferson Avenue.  Only Highland Parkway was awarded funding at the time.

City Council Resolution -- Amended (4.4.12)
Jefferson Avenue Bikeway Public Comments and Context (4.4.12)
Planning Commission Resolution (3.23.12)
Jefferson Avenue Bikeway FAQ (3.28.12)
Public hearing reminder letter (3.16.12)
Map of draft design for Jefferson (3.6.12)
Poster of traffic calming tools from draft design (3.6.12)
Resident Letter (February 17, 2012)
December 13 2011 (Fairview Avenue to Snelling Avenue) Presentation
December 12 2011 (Finn Street to Fairview Avenue) Presentation
Traffic calming power point (smaller file size for easier downloading)
Traffic Calming Power Point
December 6 2011 (Mississippi River Boulevard to Finn Street) Presentation
Design Treatments Online Survey
Map Handout for December Meetings
December Meetings Flyer
Traffic Calming Toolbox
Informational Power Point Presentation (Sept. 27 and Oct. 25)
 Meeting Flyer September 21, 2011
Public Works Director to Residents September 21, 2011
Meeting Flyer September 2011
City Engineer Letter to Residents September 2011
Design Concept April 2010
Powerpoint Presentation April 2010
Powerpoint Presentation June 2009
Design Concept January 2009