Experience the Southwest Corridor
Light Rail Station Area Profiles
June 2016
Southwest Light Rail Transit
METRO Green Line Extension
Imagine getting on the train outside your office in Eden Prairie and being able to travel all the way to St. Paul for a morning meeting, or gathering up the family and heading out of down- town Minneapolis to Minnetonka for an afternoon trip to the beach. The Southwest Light Rail Transit Line will make this possible when it opens in 2020. Southwest LRT is a proposed 15-mile high-frequency light rail line that will serve the rapidly growing southwest metropolitan area with 15 stations in Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Hopkins, St. Louis Park and Minneapolis. Southwest LRT is the next addition to the transit system in the Twin Cities region, Southwest Southwest LRT extends the METRO LRT is the next addition to the transit system in the Twin Cities Green Line, linking Eden Prairie to region, extending the METRO Green Line (Central Corridor), downtown Minneapolis, downtown St. Paul and other employment centers. which opened in June 2014, and joining the METRO Blue Line (Hiawatha), Northstar Commuter Rail and a vast network of bus routes.
Corridor fast facts Population 60,000
Households 31,000 www.swlrtcommunityworks.org Employment 210,000
Population, Household and Employment figures are within a half-mile of the corridor. Sources: 2010 Census and Q2 2010 Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. 55 Plymouth 169 94 Northstar Commuter Rail TARGET FIELD Olson Memorial Highway 55 55 ROYALSTON AVE/FARMERS MARKET Golden Washington Ave Penn Ave
Valley Blvd Van White 100 Blue Line & Green Line 4th St Glenwood Ave 6th St
BASSETT CREEK VALLEY Nicollet Mall Hennepin Ave 10th St 12th St 12 Dunwoody 8th St 12 394 394 Blvd 12 394
BRYN MAWR Minneapolis 35W 94 94
494 Minnetonka Franklin Ave Nicollet Ave Cedar Lake Rd
McGinty Rd Cedar Lake Pwky WEST 21ST STREET
France Ave 35W Hopkins Crossroad Hopkins
Plymouth Rd St Louis Hennepin Ave 26th St Park
100 28th St 28th St Calhoun Beach Cedar Lake Rd Midtown Greenway Minnetonka Blvd WEST LAKE Club Lake St
Louisiana Ave St Louis Park Calhoun City Hall Commons Minnetonka Blvd 7 Lyndale Ave Hennepin Ave St Louis Park BELTLINE 35W Wooddale
W 36th St
WOODDALE Beltline Blvd
Minn 169 Ave et onka M Excelsior Boulevard ills Rd 7 Excelsior LOUISIANA & Grand 38th St Blake Rd N France Ave
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5th 5th N Ave 11th N 11th Ave 17th 17th AveN 2nd St NE Lindsey Ln
Excelsior Boulevard Main St BLAKE 100 Williston Rd Shady Oak Rd 7 494 Blake Rd S Excelsior Blvd
HOPKINS Lyndale Ave 5th St S
Minnetonka SHADY OAK 7th St S Interlachen Blvd 50th St 35W K-Tel Dr
11th Ave S 11th Ave Baker Rd Baker France Ave
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Smetana Rd Vernon Ave S
Blake Rd S Rd Blake Smetana Rd Smetana Edina Minneapolis
Rowland Rd OPUS
100 Vernon Ave S CITY WEST Townline Rd W 62nd St 62 62 35W 62 62 Eden 62 Prairie
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GOLDEN TRIANGLE d Eden Prairie METRO Green Line Extension LRT Station
494 100 Trails LRT Station deferred 35W Scale (in miles) Valley View Rd Golden Triangle Dr Valley View Rd Blue Line & Green Line with Station 0 0.1 0.2 0.25 France Ave France ValleyView Rd Valley View Rd 169 212 494 Mitchell Rd 5 5 ogy Dr SOUTHWEST hnol 5 Tec 494 Viking Dr 5 EDEN PRAIRIE 5 494 Pr ai ri
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r Moving through the Corridor 55 Plymouth 169 94 Northstar Commuter Rail TARGET FIELD The Southwest Light Rail Transit Line weaves through Olson Memorial Highway 55 the southwestern suburbs of Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, 55 ROYALSTON AVE/FARMERS MARKET Golden Washington Ave Hopkins and St. Louis Park to downtown Minneapolis, Penn Ave
Valley Blvd Van White 100 Blue Line & Green Line where passengers have the option of traveling on to 4th St Glenwood Ave 6th St downtown St. Paul.
BASSETT CREEK VALLEY Nicollet Mall The proposed stations are: Hennepin Ave 10th St 12th St 12 Dunwoody 8th St 12 394 394 Blvd 12 394 • Southwest, Eden Prairie Town Center (deferred), Golden Triangle and City West in Eden Prairie. BRYN MAWR Minneapolis 35W 94 94 • O pus in Minnetonka. 494 Minnetonka Franklin Ave Nicollet Ave Cedar Lake Rd
McGinty Rd Cedar Lake Pwky WEST 21ST STREET • S hady Oak, Hopkins and Blake in Hopkins.
France Ave 35W Hopkins Crossroad Hopkins • L ouisiana, Wooddale and Beltline in St. Louis Park.
Plymouth Rd St Louis Hennepin Ave 26th St Park • W est Lake, West 21st Street, Bryn Mawr, Bassett Creek
100 28th St 28th St Calhoun Beach Valley and Royalston Ave/Farmers Market in Minneapolis. Cedar Lake Rd Midtown Greenway Minnetonka Blvd WEST LAKE Club Lake St
Louisiana Ave St Louis Park Calhoun City Hall Commons Minnetonka Blvd 7 Lyndale Ave Hennepin Ave St Louis Park BELTLINE 35W Wooddale
W 36th St
WOODDALE Beltline Blvd
Minn 169 Ave et onka M Excelsior Boulevard ills Rd 7 Excelsior LOUISIANA & Grand 38th St Blake Rd N France Ave
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5th 5th N Ave 11th N 11th Ave 17th 17th AveN Southwest LRT 2nd St NE Lindsey Ln
Excelsior Boulevard
Main St Community Works BLAKE 100 Williston Rd Shady Oak Rd 7 494 Blake Rd S Excelsior Blvd The Southwest LRT Community Works Project is a
HOPKINS Lyndale Ave 5th St S collaborative effort to capitalize on the opportunities light Minnetonka SHADY OAK rail has to offer the region. The project partners are working 7th St S Interlachen Blvd 50th St 35W K-Tel Dr together to address economic competitiveness and job
11th Ave S 11th Ave Baker Rd Baker France Ave growth; housing choices; quality neighborhoods; and 169 critical connections along the light-rail route.
Smetana Rd Vernon Ave S
Blake Rd S Rd Blake Smetana Rd Smetana Edina Minneapolis Project partners include: Hennepin County, Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority, Eden Prairie,
Rowland Rd Minnetonka, Hopkins, Edina, St. Louis Park, Minneapolis, OPUS Metropolitan Council, Urban Land Institute Minnesota, 100 Vernon Ave S Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, Minnehaha CITY WEST Townline Rd Creek Watershed District, and SouthWest Transit. W 62nd St 62 62 35W 62 62 Southwest LRT is also part of the Corridors of Opportunity Eden 62 Prairie Initiative, which is changing the way transitway projects Rowland Rd are developed in the Twin Cities in order to realize the Eden Prairie Rd greatest possible economic and environmental benefits
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GOLDEN TRIANGLE d Eden Prairie METRO Green Line Extension LRT Station
494 100 Trails LRT Station deferred 35W Scale (in miles) Valley View Rd Golden Triangle Dr Valley View Rd Blue Line & Green Line with Station 0 0.1 0.2 0.25 France Ave France ValleyView Rd Valley View Rd 169 www.swlrtcommunityworks.org 212 494 Mitchell Rd 5 5 ogy Dr SOUTHWEST hnol 5 Tec 494 Viking Dr 5 EDEN PRAIRIE 5 494 Pr ai ri
Eden Prairie Rd Prairie Eden e TOWN CENTER C e 212 n t e r Bloomington
D r Royalston Ave/Farmers MarketETRO M Green Line Extension
Grab a beer, a beet or baseball
Royalston Ave/Farmers Market brings you to the edge of everything downtown has to offer. The station is located within walking distance of the Minneapolis Farmer’s Market, Target Field and Fulton Brewery, as well as the Hennepin Theater District. The surrounding area includes various government facilities and educational campuses, including Minneapolis Community and Technical College and Metropolitan State University. The Target Field, home of the Minnesota sprawling mixed-income neighborhood Heritage Park is also Twins, is a new civic landmark totaling nearby. one million square feet, with seating Future development makes this a prime location for for approximately 40,000. downtown-style residential and commercial developments with an industrial backdrop.
Station area fast facts Population 4,500 For more information, visit www.minneapolismn.gov Households 2,094 www.swlrtcommunityworks.org Employment 20,004
Population, Household and Employment figures are within a half-mile of the station. Sources: 2010 Census and Q2 2010 Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. Royalston Ave/Farmers Market METRO Green Line Extension
June 2016
Get acquainted with where Royalston Station is located.
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