Open House: 9th Avenue SE Traffic Management Improvements

March 10, 2026 - ROCHESTER, MINN. - The Public Works Department is seeking feedback from residents living in the vicinity of 9th Ave SE on the traffic issues and concerns in their neighborhood.

9 Avenue SE Traffic Management Improvement Open House
March 24 from 6:45 to 8 p.m.
Ben Franklin Elementary School
(1801 9th Avenue SE)
This an open house event with no set presentation time.

No traffic calming solutions will be presented on March 24. Rather, city teammates will use the insights and perspectives of neighbors to fully understand the traffic concerns and to help inform potential traffic calming solutions. Additional neighborhood meetings will be scheduled once potential solutions are identified.

More information is available on the project website.

Residents of the impacted area petitioned for 9th Avenue SE from 16th Street SE to 20th Street SE to be considered for the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program. Concerns outlined in the petition include excessive speeding vehicles and concerns for pedestrian and cyclist safety. A 2024 traffic study confirmed many vehicles exceed the speed limit in the residential neighborhood.

The goal of the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program is to work closely with neighborhood residents in order to identify various traffic concerns, conduct appropriate studies to quantify any problems, develop criteria for prioritizing projects, and implement solutions in order to rectify safety concerns and lower traffic speeds. Traffic calming will improve the safety of all road users and create more pleasant neighborhoods for the residents of Rochester.