Public engagement
Past events and meetings
Open house
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Business open house: 3-4 p.m.
Regular open house: 4-6 p.m.
Location: Windom Community Center
1750 Cottonwood Lake Drive, Windom
Fifty-five community members attended the open house. Attendees reviewed the updated draft design concepts, asked questions, and provided feedback to project staff. Community input will help project partners determine the final recommendations for future improvements on Hwy 60, Hwy 71, and Hwy 62 in Windom. A summary of feedback can be found here.
Open house boards
Draft design concepts
Virtual Open House
Nov. 9 – Dec. 31, 2020
https://zan.mysocialpinpoint.com/windom-virtual-open-house#/
Participants reviewed the draft design concepts on the virtual open house website and provided feedback through an online survey, interactive map, and ideas wall. A summary of feedback from virtual engagement on the draft design concepts can be found here.
Online Presentation
Monday, Nov. 9, 2020
6-7 p.m.
Virtual meeting
Project staff provided an update on the Corridor Study and presented design concepts for attendees to review and provide input.
Listening sessions
Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020
2-3:30 p.m.
Virtual meeting
Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020
3:30-5 p.m.
Virtual meeting
Two listening sessions were held on October 8, 2020 to collect feedback and input on the draft design concepts for the Hwy 60 Windom Corridor Study. Trucking companies, businesses, community organizations and schools were invited to participate in the listening sessions.
Open house
Monday, March 9, 2020
5-7 p.m.
Location: Windom Community Center
1750 Cottonwood Lake Drive, Windom
Approximately 95 community members attended the open house. Attendees were able to learn more about the project, design process, schedule, and next steps; review existing corridor conditions; provide feedback on issues, opportunities, and community priorities for corridor improvements; and speak with project staff. Information on display at the open house can be found here.
Open house attendees commonly reported the primary challenges in the corridor are speeding truck traffic, difficultly and delays making left turns, and unsafe pedestrian crossings. Attendees reported improvements to traffic flow and business and neighborhood access are their top two priorities for Hwy 60 reconstruction. A summary of feedback received at the open house can be found here.
Windom Winter Wonderland Craft Show
Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: BARC
1012 5th Avenue, Windom
Project staff spoke to approximately 100 community members at the Windom Winter Wonderland Craft Show. The project hosted a table to provide craft show attendees more information on the project and collect feedback on issues, opportunities and community priorities for corridor improvements.
Craft show attendees commonly reported the challenges in the corridor are unsafe intersections, speeding traffic, and an unsafe environment for walking or biking along or across the corridor. Attendees reported their top two priorities for Hwy 60 improvements are pedestrian and bicyclist infrastructure and safer intersections. A summary of feedback received at the craft show can be found here.
Survey
A survey was available January 23 through March 31, 2020, for the public to provide feedback on Hwy 60 corridor issues, opportunities and community priorities. The survey received 1,008 responses. Survey respondents commonly reported unsafe intersections, poor traffic flow, and lack of pedestrian and bicyclist infrastructure are the biggest challenges in the corridor. The Hwy 60 intersections at north and south Hwy 71 and 16th St were frequently reported to be unsafe. A summary of survey results can be found here.
Listening Sessions
Four listening sessions were held in February 2020 to collect feedback on corridor issues, opportunities and priorities from key Hwy 60 users: trucking and busing companies, schools and recreation coordinators, businesses adjacent to the corridor, and residents. Twenty-two people participated in the listening sessions. A summary of common themes can be found here.