Collector Street Traffic Management Program

The collector street striping reconfiguration policy was developed to address residents growing concerns about speeding on Bloomington's streets. The Council feels that many Bloomington collector streets were designed, at the time of construction, for volumes higher than are currently using them. Some research shows that wider driving area gives drivers the perception that they can drive faster, thereby resulting in faster driving speeds. The goal of reducing the drivable area with new striping is to give drivers more of a sense that they are traveling in a residential area and should maintain an appropriate speed.

The collector street striping reconfiguration policies, procedures and 2005-2006 schedules were adopted by the City Council at the April 25, 2005 meeting. According to the policy, collector streets will be reviewed for possible striping changes during their pavement management program (PMP) improvement year. The program is set up to perform the changes along with the PMP striping so there will be no additional costs to the residents and City.

Collector street striping reconfigurations policy - adopted 4/25/05
(25KB, 4-page PDF)
Process schedule - adopted 4/25/05
(39KB, 7-page PDF)

2009 collector street striping reconfiguration street list

Street Segment	Striping Change	Status
W 102nd St. Nesbitt Ave. to Normandale Blvd.	4-lane to 2-lane 4-lane to 3-lane	Preliminary design
W 110th St. France Ave. to Normandale Blvd.	4-lane to 2-lane 4-lane to 3-lane	Preliminary design
France Ave. W 110th st. to Overlook Dr.	4-lane to 2-lane	Preliminary design
Note: No references to parking yet.

Past Program Streets

4-lane to 2-lane Conversion

E 102nd St (Nicollet Avenue to Portland Avenue)
W 110th St. (Thomas Avenue to France Avenue)
Humboldt Ave. (W 106th Street to W 100th Street)
Overlook Drive (Normandale Blvd. to France Avenue.)
Xerxes Avenue (W 110th Street to W 106th Street)
82nd Street (Pleasant Avenue. to Portland Avenue)
12th Avenue (82nd Street to East Old Shakopee Road)
Overlook Drive (Thomas Avenue to W 108th Street)
Nesbitt Road (W 94th Street to W 98th Street)
84th Street (Pillsbury Avenue to Nicollet Avenue)
94th Street (Normandale Boulevard to Nesbitt Road)

4-lane to 3-lane Conversion

W 102nd Street (Penn Avenue to France Avenue)
Poplar Bridge/W 90th Street (France Avenue to Collegeview Road)
Nine Mile Creek Parkway (W 90th Street to Stanley Avenue)

Studied and Kept Original Configuration

W 102nd Street (France Avenue to Normandale Boulevard)
W 86th Street (Penn Ave to 35W)
Collegeview Road (Poplar Bridge Road to 98th Street)
W 86th Street (E Bush Lake Road to W Bush Lake Road)

4-lane: two drive lanes in each direction
3-lane: one drive lane in each direction and a center two-way left turn lane
2-lane: one drive lane in each direction