Mall of America Transit Station
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MALL OF AMERICA TRANSIT STATION Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport I-494 I-494 e Av 24th Avenue e Av Minnesota Valley Corridor 34th National Wildlife Refuge T T RT 24th Visitorit CCtCenterr PROJECT SUMMARY AmericanAAmerici Blvvdvd E L LR (MMVVNWRNWR)) Mall of America Transit Station (MOA Station) is the AmericaniB Blvldd E busiest transit station in Minnesota. The station sees Bloomington Lindau Central more than 5,000 boardings a day, serves as a major Lane Park LLRRTT transit transfer point and is the terminus for the Hiawatha Light Rail Transit (Blue Line) and the Cedar Rdd Mall of opeep America hak Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (Red Line). In the near future, 77 TH ld SShak EOE O up to four future Arterial Bus Rapid Transit (Rapid Bus) lines will use the station. MOA Station is on the lower level of Mall of America east parking deck. LLRRRTT The station was last upgraded in 2004 when the Blue Line Light Rail first opened, but never underwent a major renovation from when it opened over 25 years ago. The E 86th St external security checkpoint required that all vehicles Rd (buses, deliveries, contractors, MOA employees) stop opeeo Bluff Edge Legend at the checkpoint before entering, causing delays for Highway buses and congestion on the roadway. The station had OOld Shak E Old Shak e k Primary Arterials absolutely no exterior signage or identity. The station a L Local Road was functionally obsolete, and the customer experience w o LRT Station was in dire need of an upgrade. d a e M g Through partnerships and a clear vision, funding and a n o plan were delivered to implement upgrades for a safer GOALS OF THE TRANSIT STATION UPGRADEL and more efficient experience for thousands of daily • Improve efficiency of bus/train operations customers. The $25 million project includes funding • Increase the exterior visibility and presences of the from the City of Bloomington, as well as Metro Transit, Minnesota State bonds, federal CMAQ grants, and the station former Counties Transit Improvement Board (CTIB). • Improve station amenities, its aesthetic appeal and Old visitor experience C Cedar Bridg The project kicked off in August 2018 and is projected to • Provide clear andBridge convenient pedestrian access BloomingtonMN.gov e be complete by fall of 2019. • Simplify access for mass transit vehicles CITY OF BLOOMINGTON PORT AUTHORITY 952-563-4861 [email protected] 1800 West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington, MN 55431.