“But to improve ADA compliance, Edina removed the north crosswalk in 2014. Now, you would have to cross the busy signalized intersection three times just to continue on the north sidewalk.”
ADA rules are the only pedestrian standard agencies fear, because breaking them gets them sued. So Edina met the rule at France and Parklawn by deleting the crosswalk. The cheapest compliant crosswalk is no crosswalk. Then planners wonder why people drive across the parking lot.