
Minnetonka Boulevard reconstruction
Online input experience | St. Louis Park, MN

Project background
Project purpose
- Reconstruct Minnetonka Boulevard from Highway 100 to France Avenue South
- Improve safety and traffic operations along County Road 25
- Make the roadway easier and safer to navigate for people biking, walking, rolling and driving
- Address safety concerns related to crossing and traveling along the roadway
- Address issues with the storm water system
Proposed improvements
Here is what is currently being looked at for this phase of engagement:
- Improved connections and accommodations for people biking, walking, and rolling – including improved first- and last-mile trail connections for users traveling to the Beltline Boulevard and West Lake Street light rail stations
- Lane adjustments to provide a safe and predictable driving experience and help when people driving are making left turns
- Streetscape improvements, like improvements to boulevards
Project timeline

Project timeline: Planning: Complete | Design: 2021-2023 | Construction: 2024-2025 | Complete: 2025
Project area map

Project extents: Minnetonka Boulevard from Highway 100 to France Avenue South; County Road 25 from east of Lynn Avenue South to Ewing Avenue South
What we've heard
Map your ideas
Note: this section is archived and no longer usable.
Using the interactive comment mapping tool, we are asking for your thoughts, comments, and feedback on the two concepts developed for Minnetonka Boulevard.
For best viewing, open the comment map in a new tab by clicking the button in the upper right corner of the map.
Phase 1 engagement summary
May 2021 - November 2021
From May 2021 - September 2021, the project team went out into the community, posted signage and decals, sent out a mailing, and offered an online commenting map to hear from as many stakeholders as possible. This report summarizes all the feedback we received during this phase of engagement.
Phase 2 engagement summary
November 2021-September 2022
In winter of 2021-22, we introduced two potential roadway concepts for the project. We created an online input experience that allowed folks to learn more about the roadway concepts, rank how they felt about them, and provide location-specific comments as well as general feedback. We also distributed paper copies of the ranking survey and flyers to local businesses and organizations, held an open house on April 26 and attended Ecotacular on June 18. Between the feedback submitted via comment cards, the online comment map, the survey, and in person conversation, we received over 440 comments.
Frequently asked questions
What were the other concepts and why weren't they selected?
On-street striped bike facility
- National and local bikeway design guides identify separated (protected) bicycle lanes as the proper bicycle facility with the corridor's daily traffic volumes and posted speed limit. A separated bikeway is the preferred design choice for all ages and abilities and is supported by the Bikeway Best Practices Memo.
Minnetonka Boulevard has on-street bike facilities west of Highway 100, why were those allowed for that area?
- The on-street bike lanes west of Highway 100 were appropriate for the area as there is less traffic. Additionally, those bike lanes were part of a retrofit project, which doesn’t have the same design opportunities as a full reconstruction.
On-street striped bike facility with delineators
- Delineators are seen as a temporary treatment. The county and city prefer to evaluate alternatives with permanent features.
On-street bike facility separated from traffic with curb
- Delineators are seen as a temporary treatment. The county and city prefer to evaluate alternatives with permanent features.
Off-street two-way raised bike lanes on one side outside of sidewalk
- Having bicyclists on the outside creates a visibility issue and is not the expected place for bicyclists to be. The county and city preferences are to have pedestrians on the outside.
On-street/off-street hybrid
- There is no room for signs or lights on the north side of the corridor, pedestrian and bicycle facility widths are both at minimums, and there is a lack of green space.
Off-street multi use trail on one side, sidewalk on the other side
- This alternative is too similar to Concept A and Concept B. Similar to Concept B, this places bicyclists on one side of the road but doesn't provide a dedicated bicycle facility. Similar to Concept A, this includes a shared use facility, but requires bicyclists to stay on one side of the corridor whereas Concept A includes shared use facilities on both sides.
Sidewalk with grass boulevards on both sides, wider curb with no dedicated bike facilities
- Since there are no bike facilities this alternative does not support the city's Connect the Park plan.
Project contacts
Madeline Peters (Lunzer) | Public engagement lead, Bolton & Menk, Inc. | madelinelu@bolton-menk.com | 612.524.9087
Jason Staebell| Project engineer for design, Hennepin County | jason.staebell@hennepin.us | 612.596.0371