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Scott ThompsonSenior Transit Planner
Project Manager
Central Corridor Transit Service Study Recommended Plan
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Study Area
Transit Service Restructuring Study Area
Central Corridor
Downtown
Saint Paul
Downtown
MinneapolisU of M
Central Corridor Transit Service Study Area
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Transit Service Study Objectives
• Comprehensive review of the transit network
• Integrate new facilities & future plans
• Improve service
• Improve connections & reliability
• Faster service to major destinations
• Optimize efficiency of routes & schedules
• Encourage public engagement throughout the project
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Cornerstone Concepts• Demographics
• 250,000 residents, 358,000 jobs
• 14 colleges and universities, 95,000+ students
• Existing Service
• 14 local, 9 express routes
• 86,000 average weekday rides
• Service assessment
• Good existing route network design and coverage
• Some gaps in the grid route network
• Lack of adequate frequency and span of service on some routes
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Concept Plan Summary
• Strengthened bus route network and connect bus routes at Green Line stations
• Resources shifted from reduced bus service on University Avenue and I-94 to improve connecting bus service
• Connecting bus service frequencies and hours of service improved 7 days a week
• New route added and selected routes extended to Green Line stations
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Feedback
• Over 800 comments received from 650 contacts
• Ways to Comment
• Email, comment cards, Customer Relations, letter, fax, public hearings, Twitter, and Facebook
• Most comments on new Route 83 (176 comments) and Route 94 (85 comments)
• Feedback has been mostly positive• “This will help me and my family”
• “This will decrease my automobile dependence”
• “This will make it a lot easier to get to my college”
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Common Themes• Route 83
• Mix of support and opposition
• Requests to extend to Como Zoo/Park and neighborhood north of Como
• Opposition to service south of Jefferson
• Requests to retain Route 94 midday service and service on Marion Street
• Support for extension of Route 65 to Grand, but concern about potential loss of parking
• Concern about the Huron Station closure
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University Ave Corridor (Rts. 16, 50, 94)• Green Line LRT service will be the primary east-west University
Avenue corridor transit service
• Rail service will run every 10 minutes 7 days a week
• Route 16 local service operates every 20 minutes between downtown St. Paul and Oak Street/University Avenue
• New routing via Marion Street to serve Ravoux Hi-Rise area
• No bus service to the Capitol area
• Route 94 express service weekday peak period and non-stop between downtowns, no service to Capitol area
• Add weekday midday service
• Half of peak and all midday service extended to Union Depot
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East – West Connections (Rts. 3, 8, 63, 67)• Route 3 will be rerouted northbound in downtown Saint
Paul via Minnesota instead of Wabasha
• Selected east-west bus routes parallel to University Avenue are extended to connect with the Green Line
• Route 63 extended to Raymond Station via Grand and Cretin avenues to University Avenue
• Routes 67 (Minnehaha) and 8 (Franklin Avenue) combined
• Route 63 and 67 frequency improved to every 20 minutes
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North – South Connections (Rts. 65, 68, 71, 83, 84, 87)• Route 65 frequency improved to every 20 minutes
• Restore service to Grand & Dale neighborhood
• Routes 68 and 71 rerouted via 14th Street to serve Robert Street Station
• Reintroduce Route 83 on Lexington Parkway
• Route changed via W. 7th Street, I-35E, Randolph, Edgcumbe, Jefferson, Lexington
• Route changed and extended to the Como Park and Como Neighborhood via Lexington, Horton, Hamline, Larpenteur
• Route 84 frequency improved to every 10 minutes
• Route 87 frequency improved to every 20 minutes
• Maintain current routing via Gilbert and Prior avenues
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Limited Stop Commuter Service(Rts. 134, 144, Huron Station)
• Route 134 (Cleveland) limited stop service reduced during the fringe of the peak period
• Route 87 to Green Line is alternative service
• Maintain current routing via Summit Avenue
• Route 144 (Snelling) limited stop service discontinued
• Route 84 to Green Line is alternative service
• Huron Station continues to be served during the morning peak period
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No Significant Changes (Rts. 2, 6, 21, 53)
• Routes 2, 6, 21, and 53
• No major route structure changes
• No frequency or span of service changes
• Minor extension of Route 6 to Stadium Village Station
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Title VI Review
• Analyzed proposed bus and LRT service changes to identify potential for disparate impacts to low-income or minority populations
• Most areas will have an increase in transit service
• Results: No potential for disparate impacts. The benefits of redistributing transit service do not disproportionately benefit non-low-income and non-minority populations
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Summary
• Strengthened bus route network and connect bus routes at Green Line stations
• Sought public input before, during, and after the plan development
• Responded to public comments with a bus service plan that:
• Improved frequency and service hours 7 days a week
• Filled in service coverage gaps
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Next Steps
• Sept. 24: Transportation Committee info item
• Oct. 10: Rondo Library Open House
• Oct. 22: Transportation Committee approval
• Nov. 14: Met Council approval
• 2014: Service changes implemented with the opening of the Green Line
