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PROJECT UPDATE
PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE #3
OCTOBER 17
4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Dakota County Northern Service Center
AA PROCESS
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Project Scoping
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1. PROJECT SCOPING: PURPOSE AND NEED
PROJECT PURPOSE
The purpose of the Robert Street Transitway is to provide the necessary
transit infrastructure and service to meet the long-term regional mobility
and local accessibility needs between downtown St. Paul and areas within
Dakota County.
PROJECT NEED
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Forecasted growth in travel demand
Limited transit service and time-efficient transit options
Needs of people who depend on transit
Roadway congestion and shift toward multimodal investments
Regional objectives for growth
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1. PROJECT SCOPING: GOALS AND
OBJECTIVES
GOALS
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Improve mobility and accessibility
Enhance the effectiveness of transit service within the corridor
Provide cost-effective and financially feasible transit solutions
Support and enhance existing communities and planned development
Support healthy communities and sound environmental practices
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2. PRELIMINARY SCREENING
WHAT WAS INCLUDED
IN PRELIMINARY
SCREENING?
 Does the alignment meet the
project purpose?
 Does the alignment show
ridership potential?
 Does the alignment match a
transitway mode’s
recommended facility type,
system length, and physical
needs?
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2. PRELIMINARY
SCREENING:
ALTERNATIVES
Preliminary screening
considered alignment
and mode alternatives
generated by fall 2012
open houses, the Robert
Street Steering
Committee, and the 2008
feasibility study.
Alternatives included:
 33 unique alignment
segments
 7 mode alternatives
2. PRELIMINARY
SCREENING:
RESULTS
Alternatives advanced through
preliminary screening:
 Robert Street Arterial BRT
 Robert Street Streetcar
 TH 52 LRT/Dedicated Busway
 TH 52 Highway BRT
 Concord Arterial BRT
 Concord Streetcar
These alternatives:
 Met the project purpose
 Showed ridership potential
 Fit a transitway mode
A possible service extension to
Rosemount was advanced for
sensitivity analysis.
3. CONCEPTUAL DEFINITION AND
PRELIMINARY EVALUATION
WHAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE CONCEPTUAL
DEFINITION OF ALTERNATIVES?
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Alignments
Service plans
Cross sections
Facilities
Conceptual station design
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3. PRELIMINARY EVALUATION
WHAT WAS INCLUDED IN PRELIMINARY EVALUATION?
1. Engineering Constraints
Project Goal
Assess alternative’s
ability to:
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Improve mobility and
accessibility
Support healthy
communities and
sound environmental
practices
2. Ridership Potential
Assess alternative’s
ability to:
3. Capital Improvement Needs
Assess alternative’s
 Enhance effectiveness ability to:
of transit service
■ Provide cost-effective
within the corridor
and financially feasible
 Improve mobility and
transit solutions
accessibility
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3. PRELIMINARY
EVALUATION:
RESULTS
Alternatives advanced through
preliminary evaluation:
• Robert Street Streetcar
• Robert Street Arterial BRT
• TH 52 Highway BRT
These alternatives showed the
best ability to satisfy project
goals based on one or more
factors including:
 Physical impacts
 Projected ridership
 Cost-effectiveness
A service extension to
Rosemount was evaluated
separately from preliminary
evaluation. Further study of a
traditional express bus service
along TH 52 is recommended for
analysis outside of this study.
4. ADVANCED DEFINITION AND FINAL
EVALUATION
ADVANCED DEFINITION WILL INCLUDE:
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Runningway alignment
Stations
Service plans
Traffic controls
Operating facilities design
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4. ADVANCED DEFINITION AND FINAL
EVALUATION
ADVANCED DEFINITION WILL PROVIDE
INFORMATION TO EVALUATE:
• Cost estimates
• Economic development and land use
• Environmental and natural resources
• Environmental justice
• Mobility
• Traffic operations
• Travel demand
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4. ADVANCED DEFINITION AND FINAL
EVALUATION
INFORMED BY:
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Purpose and Need local
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Adopted goals, objectives, and evaluation measures
Metropolitan Council Regional Transitway Guidelines regional
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Capital Investment Criteria – Section 10.8
FTA New Starts national
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Project Justification Criteria
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NEXT STEPS TODAY
WHAT’S NEXT TODAY?
We invite you to:
 Review materials
 Ask questions
 Sign-up for email list
 Fill out comment cards
 Provide feedback on preliminary alternatives
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THANK YOU!
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