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Traffic Analysis <br />Traffic issues were the number one comment received about the issues facing this node. Residents see <br />this intersection as unsafe, busy, congested, and stated that it was difficult to access businesses in this <br />area. During numerous visits to this space, both on foot and in a vehicle, it was found to be difficult to <br />access businesses if you had never visited the intersection before. Google Maps takes backroads into the <br />businesses, and vehicles rely on U-turns to turn into businesses. Moreover, walking this area as a <br />pedestrian feels unsafe, as the sidewalk abuts the area of the U-turns on the northwest corner of the <br />Bunker/Highway 47 intersection. The striping is minimal in the crosswalks, which makes the pedestrian <br />feel out of place. <br />The MnDOT estimates that in <br />2017, Highway 47 saw 23,000 <br />average daily trips and that <br />Bunker Lake Boulevard saw just <br />over 12,000 average daily trips. <br />These trips represent potential <br />customers of businesses at this <br />node. Imagine the revenue the <br />businesses at this node could <br />see if those drivers could easily <br />visit their businesses. <br />11 <br />