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Interstate 35E Mnpass Managed Lanes Extension: Little Canada Road to County Road 96 Pre-Implementation Study CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION STUDIES Interstate 35E MnPASS Managed Lanes Extension: Little Canada Road to County Road 96 Pre-Implementation Study FINAL REPORT FRANK P. DOUMA HUMPHREY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA CTS 15-05 Technical Report Documentation Page 1. Report No. 2. 3. Recipients Accession No. CTS 15-05 4. Title and Subtitle 5. Report Date Interstate 35E MnPASS Managed Lanes Extension: June 2015 Little Canada Road to County Road 96 6. Pre-Implementation Study 7. Author(s) 8. Performing Organization Report No. Frank Douma 9. Performing Organization Name and Address 10. Project/Task/Work Unit No. Humphrey School of Public Affairs CTS # 2013084 University of Minnesota 11. Contract (C) or Grant (G) No. th 301 19 Avenue S. (c) 99008 (wo) 114 Minneapolis, MN 55455 12. Sponsoring Organization Name and Address 13. Type of Report and Period Covered Minnesota Department of Transportation Final Report Research Services & Library 14. Sponsoring Agency Code 395 John Ireland Boulevard, MS 330 St. Paul, Minnesota 55155-1899 15. Supplementary Notes http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/ResearchReports/ 16. Abstract (Limit: 250 words) This report summarizes work to study the feasibility of extending MnPASS Express Lanes on I-35E between Little Canada Road and County Road 96 in the northeastern part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. During peak rush hour periods, MnPASS Express Lanes provide a congestion-free option to transit vehicles, carpools and motorcycles, as well as single-occupant vehicles for a fee. The work was funded by a Value Pricing Pilot Program grant from the Federal Highway Administration. This was a pre-implementation planning study designed to develop and evaluate conceptual alternatives for extending MnPASS Express Lanes between Little Canada Road and County Road 96 on I-35E and to identify and evaluate methods for improving bus transit and carpool use in the MnPASS lanes on I-35E. The study sought to explore and analyze a number of scenarios to provide a higher level of service for all I-35E corridor users: those using the general purpose traffic lanes, those using the MnPASS Express Lanes, and those using transit. The goal for the project was to achieve greater efficiency in the corridor through better use of existing infrastructure and to optimize highway system performance and customer service through supportive land-use planning for transit and bike/pedestrian traffic. The study engaged community stakeholders and corridor users to analyze the design, operations, benefits, costs, and public acceptability of each conceptual alternative. The study also engaged community stakeholders in identifying and evaluating additional transit enhancements that could increase transit and carpool use in the I-35E MnPASS Express Lanes. 17. Document Analysis/Descriptors 18. Availability Statement Pricing, High occupancy toll lanes, Express lanes, MnPASS No restrictions. Document available from: National Technical Information Services, Alexandria, Virginia 22312 19. Security Class (this report) 20. Security Class (this page) 21. No. of Pages 22. Price Unclassified Unclassified 214 Interstate 35E MnPASS Managed Lanes Extension: Little Canada Road to County Road 96 Pre-Implementation Study Final Report Prepared by: Frank P. Douma Humphrey School of Public Affairs University of Minnesota June 2015 This report represents the results of research conducted by the authors and does not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the Center for Transportation Studies, the University of Minnesota, or the Minnesota Department of Transportation. This report does not contain a standard or specified technique. The authors, the Minnesota Department of Transportation, and the University of Minnesota do not endorse products or manufacturers. Any trade or manufacturers’ names that may appear herein do so solely because they are considered essential to this report. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This study is the result of outstanding work by many people. Most significant among these are Brad Larsen, Lynne Bly, Dale Gade, Jennie Read and their colleagues at the Minnesota Department of Transportation, who managed all aspects of the work and kept the project on schedule. Similarly indispensable efforts came from the Concept Development team led by Peter Meuhlbach, Nick Thompson and David Ungemah of Parsons Brinkerhoff, Mary Vogel of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Changing Landscapes, who led the Land Use and Transit work, and the Outreach and Education efforts led by Lee Munnich and his team at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs. All members of the team are also indebted to members of the Project Management Team and Steering Committee, who provided timely and valuable insight as the projects were developed, vetted and finalized. Finally, this work would not have been possible without financial and program support from the Federal Highway Administration's Value Pricing Pilot Program and Minnesota Division and from the Minnesota Department of Transportation. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Project Overview .................................................................................................................. 1 1.1.1 Physical Characteristics ................................................................................................. 2 1.1.2 Key Issues ...................................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Study Process ........................................................................................................................ 4 1.2.1 Concept Development .................................................................................................... 4 1.2.2 Outreach and Education ................................................................................................. 4 1.2.3 Land Use and Transit ..................................................................................................... 5 1.3 Decision Making Structure ................................................................................................... 5 1.3.1 Project Management Team ............................................................................................ 5 1.3.2 Steering Committee ....................................................................................................... 5 1.3.3 Technical Advisory Committees .................................................................................... 5 Chapter 2: Study Components ........................................................................................................ 6 2.1 Concept Development ........................................................................................................... 6 2.1.1 Issue Considered: Implementation through I-35E / I-694 Commons ............................ 6 2.1.2 Options Considered ........................................................................................................ 7 2.1.3 Modeling Results ......................................................................................................... 10 2.1.4 Hybrid Recommendation ............................................................................................. 10 2.2 Outreach and Education ...................................................................................................... 11 2.2.1 Community Dialogues ................................................................................................. 11 2.2.2 Other Efforts ................................................................................................................ 14 2.3 Land Use and Transit .......................................................................................................... 16 2.3.1 Project Approach ......................................................................................................... 16 2.3.2 Opportunities and Challenges ...................................................................................... 16 2.3.3 Prevailing Development Patterns, and Selected Sites.................................................. 19 2.3.4 Design Strategies ......................................................................................................... 24 Chapter 3: Results and Next Steps ................................................................................................ 30 3.1 Adoption of Hybrid Model and Implementation Steps....................................................... 30 3.2 Outreach Regarding Study Results ..................................................................................... 30 3.3 Future Evaluation of 35E / 694 Commons ......................................................................... 31 APPENDICIES APPENDIX A: Project Management Plan APPENDIX B: Concept Development Final Report APPENDIX C: Needs Assessment APPENDIX D: Concept of Operations APPENDIX E: MnPASS Infographic APPENDIX F: Outreach and Education: Community Dialogues Final Report APPENDIX G: Outreach and Education: Papers Submitted to TRB APPENDIX H: Land Use Study: Final Report (Appendix H is available in a separate file.) LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: I-35E Study Area ............................................................................................................. 1 Figure 2: Construction Projects and Studies on I-35E ...................................................................
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