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Minneapolis Streetcar Feasibility Study Final Report Figure ES-1 Candidate Streetcar Corridors 49TH AVE NE 5TH ST NW COUNTY ROAD E2 W EAST RIVER RD NE Highland ECKBERG DR AVE N AVE Legend BROOKLYN BLVD Brooklyn Center Hilltop 8TH AVE NW AVE 8TH 53RD AVE N NE AVE Transit Centers HUMBOLDT COUNTY RD E 1ST ST NW STINSON BLVD NE STINSON BLVD Crystal VE N 44TH AVE NE T Existing 51ST AVE N Fridley NE JEFFERSON ST UNIVERSITY 44TH AVE NE New Brighton Arden Hills ANT AVE N AVE ANT T RD BRIGHTON NEW FRANCE A FRANCE Columbia Heights Planned Poplar 49TH AVE N BRY JonesCandidate ST NE ST Silver Columbia Heights 8 Y SHINGLE CREEK DR T Primaryt Transit Network (PTN) Streetcar CorridorJohanna 40TH AVE NE SILVER LN MAIN ST NE ST MAIN ARTHUR Definite PTN OSSEO RD HIGHWAY 100 OLD HIGHWA LAKE DR WEBBER PKWY Recommended PTN 44TH AVE N 37TH AVE NE Hart COUNTY ROAD D W Candidate PTN Little Johanna 42ND A Robbinsdale VE N Hiawatha Corridor Light Rail Line Alignment & StationsLangton T WEST BROADW 5TH ST NE VE N VE Robbinsdale RD LAKE SILVER SAINT ANTHONY PKWY I-35 BRT and Stations (future) 94 Langton Y MEMORIAL DR MEMORIAL Y ¥ AY AVE NE AVE CENTRAL Central Corridor Light Rail Line Alignment & Stations DOWLING AVE N JOHNSON NE ST VICTOR (future)St. Anthony A CLEVELAND NEW BRIGHTON BLVD Limited Stop M 29TH AVE NE Bottineau BRT Alignment & Stations Hennepin County B 29TH AVE NE COUNTY ROAD C W (future) Crystal Service F Southwest Corridor Transitway Alignment & Stations 27TH AVE NE Roseville FRANCE AVE N AVE FRANCE (future - alignmentsSAINT ANTHONY BLVD still in planning stages) COUNTY ROAD B2 W LOWRY AVE N Limited Stop Service LOWRY AVE NE MinneapolisKENZIE TER City Boundary TERMINAL RD Water VDFeatures A SE AVE Park, Recreationl/Preserve; Golf Course; Agricultural 2ND ST NE 2ND ST 2ND ST N ST 2ND 26TH AVE N ST PACIFIC COUNTY ROAD B W EMERSON AVE N AVE EMERSON NOBLE AVE N AVE NOBLE 18TH AVE NE LYNDALE AVE N AVE LYNDALE FREMONT AVE N AVE FREMONT MONROE NE ST UndevelopedNEW BRIGHTON BL MARSHALL ST NE ST MARSHALL UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON ST NE Central Business Districts (CBD) 13TH AVE NE Limited Stop Service W BROADWAY AVE GOLDEN VALLEY RD ROSELAWN AVE W EW AVE N AVE EW A 2ND ST VD MAIN ST FAIRVI VE N NE NE SPRING ST NE HARRISON ST L PENN A PENN 8TH AVE NE Lauderdale B BL INDUSTRIAL LARPENTEUR AVE W PLYMOUTH AVE N NE STINSON BLVD WAS JOHNSON NE ST 3RD AVE NE F HINGTON NE Golden Valley M 1ST AVE NE 35W 8TH ST SE COMO AVE SE Falcon Heights 7TH ST 1ST ST N ¥ EUSTIS ST HENNEPIN AVE E 8TH AVE N AVE D N N 4TH ST COMO A VE N SB I94 MAIN ST SE SE ELM ST SE É55 2ND ST SE KASOTA AVE É VE VE SE 10TH ST VE N TO WB I394 É280 GLENWOOD AVE J 2ND A 14TH AVE SE 15TH A A CLEVELAND 3RD ST S N 1ST !AVE N 5TH ST4TH ST S UNIVERSITY AVE SE 12TH ST HENNEPIN AVE BRYANT AVE N AVE BRYANT Downtown! 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H 31ST ST W 31ST ST E St. Louis Park MINNEHAHA AVE Lake & Chicago SNELLING A HIAWATH St. Paul VD Lake Powderhorn A AVE 34TH ST E SUMMIT AVE Calhoun VE 1ST AVE S AVE 1ST 35TH ST E GRAND AVE 35TH ST W AVE EMERSON AVE S EMERSONAVE 36TH ST W 36TH ST E EXCELSIOR BL NICOLLET 42ND AVE S AVE 42ND 36TH AVE S AVE 36TH 38TH ST E ! S AVE 46TH SAINT CLAIR AVE 39TH ST W N VE S É55 35W A RVIEW VE S GRAND AVE S AVE GRAND VE 42ND ST E 42ND ST W ¥ FAI CRETIN AVE S AVE CRETIN AVE S AVE ON A ON GODFREY PKWY 44TH ST W VE S SHERIDAN A BRYANT AVE S AVE BRYANT LYNDALE AVE S AVE LYNDALE DUPONT Lake A 4TH Harriet 46TH ST E BLOOMINGT 46TH ST W S AVE CEDAR Lake 46TH ST E HIGHLAND PKWY S ! Hiawatha FRANCE AVE S AVE FRANCE AVE Candidate Streetcar CorridorsHIAWATH FORD PKWY MINNEHAHA PKWY E UPTON UPTON A A VE A W Broadway Ave (Robbinsdale Transit Center to downtown)Ramsey County VE 50TH ST E 50TH ST W B Central Ave NE (downtown to Columbia! Heights Transit Center) MONTREAL AVE CHICAGO ACHICAGO VE S C Chicago Ave S (downtown to 60th St E) SAINT PAUL AVE 52ND ST E VE S VE S LakeD 15th Ave SE / Como Ave SE (UniversityVE S Ave to St. Paul) PENN A PENN Nokomis 34TH A 34TH 28TH AVE S AVE 28TH XERXES AVE S AVE XERXES 54TH ST W 54TH ST E E Franklin54TH Ave ST (between E HennepinA 42ND and 26th Ave S) I A CLEVELAND C F Fremont Ave N/44th Ave N/Osseo Rd (downtown! to Victory Memorial Drive) Edina Diamond G Hennepin Ave S (downtown to Lake Street) 58TH ST W Lake 58TH ST E H Lake St/Midtown GreenwayÉ 62(SW LRT to St.Paul) SHEPARDEDGCUMBE RD RD HIGHWA 60TH ST W Y 121 N 60TH ST E I Nicollet Ave S (downtown to 66th Street) Y 5 5 Y 5 61ST ST W HIGHWA J University Ave SE/4th Street SE (Hennepin Ave! E to Stadium Village) HIGHWAY 62 HIGHWA É77 62ND ST E 2 Y 6 É62 K Cedar Ave/Riverside Ave (between Washington and 26th Ave S) HIGHWA VAL Y 121 AVE LEY VIEW RD HIGHWA L Washington Ave (between Cedar/Riverside and W Broadway Ave) Y 5 Fort Snelling (unorg.) 5 HIGHWA M Penn Ave N/Highway 55 (downtown to 44th Ave N) VE S 66TH ST W Richfield AVE PORTLAND 66TH ST E Mendota Heights N Lyndaleo Ave S/Bryant Ave S (downtown to 50th St W) BLOOMINGTON ¯ T YORK A Southdale ! 00.25 0.5 1 1.5 2 Miles Source: MetroGIS, Met Council, and the City of Minneapolis Future transit corridor sources: 1. Central Corridor LRT: Metropolitan Council 2. I-35 BRT: MnDOT City of Minneapolis 3. Southwest Transitway: Southwest Transitway.org 4. Bottineau BRT: Metro Transit Minneapolis Streetcar Feasibility Study Final Report December 2007 Funding for this project was provided by the City of Minneapolis. Technical guidance for this project was provided by a Project Management Team and a Project Steering Committee, members of which are as follows: Project Management Team members Michael Abegg, Beth Elliott, John Griffith, Jim Grube, Rick Kjonaas, Connie Kozlak, Craig Lamothe, Steve Hay, Steve Mahowald, Michael McLaughlin, Susan Moe, Don Elwood, Katie Walker, Jon Wertjes, Charleen Zimmer. Project Steering Committee members Michael Abegg, John Akre, Richard Anderson, Tim Brown, Douglas Davis, Caren Dewar, John DeWitt, Darrell Gerber, Bob Greenberg, Jim Grube, Adam Harrington, Margot Imdieke Cross, William Johnson, Janet Keysser, Rick Kjonaas, Steve Kotke, Connie Kozlak, Steve Hay, Michael McLaughlin, Susan Moe, Jan Morlock, Tom O’Keefe, Kerri Pearce Ruch, Maureen Scallen, Lea Schuster, Pat Scott, Tom Thorstenson, John VanHeel, Katie Walker, Doug Walter, Kent Warden, Jon Wertjes, Charleen Zimmer. Consultant Team Iteris, Inc. | Meyer, Mohaddes Associates Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates Short Elliot Hendrickson Inc. Richardson, Richter and Associates, Inc. The Geographic Information System (GIS) Maps used in this report are provided “as is” and without any warranty as to their performance, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose. Data for these GIS Maps were provided by the City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County and the Metropolitan Council. This publication is available in alternative formats upon request. Minneapolis Streetcar Feasibility Study • Final Report CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS Table of Contents PAGE Chapter 1. Introduction.............................................................................................1-1 Why Streetcars?..........................................................................................................1-2 Brief History of Streetcars in Minneapolis ...................................................................1-7 Transportation Planning Context in Minneapolis........................................................1-9 Chapter 2. Corridor Screening ..................................................................................2-1 Candidate Streetcar Corridors .....................................................................................2-1 Downtown Streetcar Corridors ...................................................................................2-1 Evaluation Criteria......................................................................................................2-7 Phase I: Physical and Geometric Constraints............................................................2-11 Phase II: Evaluation of Corridor Performance ...........................................................2-11 Recommendations of Phase II Evaluation..................................................................2-27 Chapter 3. Midtown Corridor....................................................................................3-1 Operating Plan...........................................................................................................3-5 Ridership Estimates.....................................................................................................3-8 Unique Physical Issues in the Midtown Corridor.........................................................3-9 Capital Cost Estimates
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