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5.5 Service Access and Drop-Off Sites










                                                                                                           Access  for  service vehicles  is an important
                                                                                                           consideration for the Central Station block, both
                                                                                                           for the new building(s) and for the LRT system,
                                                                                                           and should be safe, efficient and subordinate to
                                                                                                           other forms of circulation through the block.

                                                                                                           5.5.1  Maintain the  service drive  on

                                                                                                                    the east side of the Saint Paul
                                                                                                                    Athletic Club.
                                                                                                                       »  Consider shared access to service
                                                                                                                        areas  for  existing and  future
                                                          Figure 5.11 Maintain the service drive on the east side of the Saint   development.
                                                          Paul Athletic Club (shown above).
                                                                                                                       »  Screen  service  equipment  or
                                                                                                                        areas using materials and designs
                                                                                                                        that are compatible with the new
                                                                                                                        development.

                                                                                                           5.5.2  Locate a drop-off zone along
                                                                                                                    Minnesota Street, if needed.
                                                                                                                       »  Drop-off  zones  are  not  required,
                                                                                                                        but  if one  is essential  to  a
                                                                                                                        development on the block, it must
                                                                                                                        not inhibit active street-level uses.

                                                          Figure 5.12  Consider  screening  service  equipment  or  areas
                                                          using materials and designs that  are  compatible with the  new
                                                          development(s).
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