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Concept Designs for Downtown Saint Paul Transit Customer Facility Improvements 6Th Street Between Sibley Street and Jackson Street Concept Designs for Downtown Saint Paul Transit Customer Facility Improvements 6th Street Between Sibley Street and Jackson Street Concept Booklet May 23th 2019 Index Concept Designs for Downtown Saint Paul Transit Customer Facility Improvements Project Team 3 Site Location Map 4 Preferred Option B 5 • Floor/Site Plan 5 • Image and Section 6 • Images 7 Process - Project Precedents 9 Process - Existing Conditions 12 • Site Plan with Bus Stop Location Options 12 Process - Stop Considerations 13 Process - Program Analysis 14 Process - Initial Design Input 15 Process - Site Analysis 16 Process - Site Options 17 Process - Design Options 18 Process - Feedback on Design Options 19 May 23, 2019 | 2 6th Street Between Project Team Sibley Street and Jackson Street Owner Metropolitan Council 390 Robert St. North St. Paul, MN 55101 Berry Farrington (Project Manager) Elizabeth Jones (Community Engagement) Design Team 4RM+ULA Architects 275 East 4th Street Suite 400 Saint Paul, MN 55101 Nathan Johnson (Architect) Paola Sánchez (Project Manager) Michael Lima (Designer) Ten x Ten Studio Landscape Architects 211 N 1st St Suite 350, Minneapolis, MN 55401 Satoko Muratake (Landscape Designer) 3 | May 23, 2019 Site Location Map Concept Designs for Downtown Saint Paul Transit Customer7th St E Facility Improvements Wabasha St N St Wabasha Minnesota St 7th Place E Robert N St Wacouta St Wacouta N Sibley St Jackson St Jackson St Cedar St Cedar Wall St Wall Mears Park Place Apartments 6th St E Metropolitan Galtier Council Plaza Mears US Bank Park Building CHS Field 5th St E Green Line Operations and Maintenance 4th St E Facility Union Depot 6th Street Bus Stop Kellogg Blvd Other Proposed Bus Improvements Proposed Gold Line Bus Stations 2015 Improved Stops Green Line Green Line Stations Bike Lanes N Bus Stop with Shelter Site Photos May 23, 2019 | 4 6th Street Between Preferred Option B Sibley Street and Jackson Street Floor/Site Plan DECORATIVE 25'-6" 25'-6" METAL SCREEN AT COLUMNS TRASH AND TRASH AND UP ELEC / COMM CABINET BIKE RACK ELEC / COMMUP BIKE RACK LEANING RAIL RECYCLING JACKSON STREET RECYCLING CABINET BENCH SHELTER SHELTER BENCH VMS BENCH CANOPY W/ VMS STREET LIGHT 60 FT BUS 60 FT BUS TREE 60 FT BUS 60 FT BUS 40 FT BUS STREET LIGHT 40 FT BUS TREE 6TH STREET 6TH AND SIBLEY PLAN OPTION A N 6TH AND SIBLEY PLAN OPTION B N A1 B1 0 12' 24' 36' 0 12' 24' 36' 5 | May 23, 2019 STREET LIGHT, BEYOND SHELTER TREE SHELTER STREET LIGHT GLASS CANOPY VMS HEATER METAL SCREEN 5'-10" METAL 13'-6" HEATER SCREEN AT LEANING RAIL, 10'-6" OPEN BACK 10'-2" BACK BEYOND BENCH BENCH CONCRETE CONCRETE CURB CURB 6'-5" 7'-11" 7'-0" 7'-9" 6TH AND SIBLEY SECTION OPTION A 6TH AND SIBLEY SECTION OPTION B A2 B2 0 4' 8' 12' 0 4' 8' 12' 5/22/2019 3:50:44 PM 5/22/2019 6TH AND SIBLEY OPTIONS DOWNTOWN ST PAUL BUS STOPS DECORATIVE 25'-6" 25'-6" METAL SCREEN AT COLUMNS TRASH AND TRASH AND UP ELEC / COMM CABINET BIKE RACK ELEC / COMMUP BIKE RACK LEANING RAIL RECYCLING RECYCLING CABINET BENCH SHELTER SHELTER BENCH VMS BENCH CANOPY W/ VMS STREET LIGHT 60 FT BUS 60 FT BUS TREE 60 FT BUS 60 FT BUS 40 FT BUS STREET LIGHT 40 FT BUS TREE 6TH AND SIBLEY PLAN OPTION A N 6TH AND SIBLEY PLAN OPTION B N A1 B1 0 12' 24' 36' 0 12' 24' 36' Preferred Option B Concept Designs for Downtown Saint Paul Transit Customer Facility Improvements Image and Section STREET LIGHT, BEYOND SHELTER TREE SHELTER STREET LIGHT GLASS CANOPY VMS HEATER METAL SCREEN 5'-10" METAL 13'-6" HEATER SCREEN AT LEANING RAIL, 10'-6" OPEN BACK 10'-2" BACK BEYOND BENCH BENCH CONCRETE CONCRETE CURB CURB 6'-5" 7'-11" 7'-0" 7'-9" 6TH AND SIBLEY SECTION OPTION A 6TH AND SIBLEY SECTION OPTION B A2 B2 0 4' 8' 12' 0 4' 8' 12' May 23, 2019 | 6 5/22/2019 3:50:44 PM 5/22/2019 6TH AND SIBLEY OPTIONS DOWNTOWN ST PAUL BUS STOPS 6th Street Between Preferred Option B Sibley Street and Jackson Street Images 7 | May 23, 2019 Preferred Option B Concept Designs for Downtown Saint Paul Transit Customer Facility Improvements Images May 23, 2019 | 8 3 3 Como67 62 6th Street Between Como L’Orient Process - Project Precedents Maria Park 7th St Sibley Street and Jackson Street Bethesda Boys & Girls Club Hospital Charles University Downtown maps show Swede 68 35E Hollow routes operating all day. Park Rice Cedar Metro State 13th St Payne Gillette Children's 71 University For routes that operate primarily Sherburne Specialty Downtown Healthcare during rush hours, refer to the Mississippi MN Dept of Capitol Economy Ramsey Co Law Administration Pine Inn Olive Enforcement Center charts below. MN Dept of University University Natural Resources St Paul, MN Regions Hospital Grove Capitol/ Robert St Paul 12th St Kittson Rice St Minnesota 68 2015 Downtown Bus Stop Station State Capitol 71 Downtown St Paul Aurora Judicial MN Dept of Ctr 14th St State Human Services 3 Aurora Office John Lafayette Local Routes Improvements Bldg Pine 62 Robert St 67 Station 74 Route Northbound via Southbound via MN Dept 64 61 Metro Area Population: Centennial of Revenue 54 3 Minnesota Cedar St Office Bldg Martin Luther King Blvd 8th St 7th St Olive 16 Minnesota 3,551,036Cedar St Cedar MnDOT Effective: 12/1/18 Library 62 Wabasha Cedar St Columbus 12th St Jackson 94 Embassy Sibley 74 67 Wabasha Cedar St Armory Suites Temperance 64 Stop Average Daily Boarding: Best Western 68 Robert Robert St 61 Kelly Inn Robert Kellogg 71 Robert ApproxRobert St1,500 Sibley 54 John Ireland Blvd 11th St E 8th St Broadway Veterans 16 75 Wabasha Cedar St Service Bldg 3 Minnesota 10th St E 3 3 16 Fire Dept 62 12th St Rossmor 70 67 62 16 Bldg 7th St Stops: 3 68 CHS 63 Downtown Map Legend 67 Field 94 3 75 71 Wacouta Route Eastbound via Westbound via 16 16 St Paul- 10th St 9th St E Ramsey 94 62 Co Dept Station 21 5th St 6th St of Public 74 Downtown Zone Limit 67 Health Park Year Implemented: 2015 Public Sibley Square 70 Housing Metro Court 61 5th St 6th St Ride in the Downtown Zone for 50¢ Agency Great E 7th St Square 64 PrinceKellogg American 63 Professional 63 5th St 6th St (transfers not available). Board any bus or 16 History 94 Farmers' Bldg Theatre 61 74 Market Minnesota ME Mears 63 train going the direction you want to go. 10th St W MN 54 Park 64 5th St Fare6th Collection:St On Board History T 70 RO G 54 Center Public 7th Pl E Tilsner Radio 21 64 YMCA 21 Bldg 70 5th St 6th St Fitzgerald r 400 000 Frequent Local Buses Theatre ee 3 Bldg 63 Wall 52 94 62 n 94 Li Galtier Towers 401 61 Union 74 5th St 6th St Serve all stops and operate at least every 67 ne 16 Exchange Bldg 54 Depot Number of trips per weekday: 30 min. during middays on weekdays, 75 21 St Joseph's 3 Cedar Station Hospital World more often during rush hours. Evening 21 Trade 35E Center 16 First Kellogg Approx. 300 Summit 6th St E Jackson Trust and weekend service may be less 62 DoubleTree Ctr Union Wells MN Children's by Hilton Depot Main Fargo 67 frequent. Museum Place Metro Transit Empire Downtown St Paul Mulberry Saint Peter 75 Service Center 21 Wabasha Building (skyway) Twin Cities Palace Public TV Union Depot 000 W 7th St Bldg All-Day Local Buses Cathedral College Theatre Transit Center Express/Limited-Stop Routes of St Paul First 4th St E Federal Routes: 3, 16, 21, 54, 94, Serve all stops and operate throughout St Paul National Park 5th St E Bank Bldg Courts 262, 417, 480, 484, 489 Route Arrives Leaves the day but may offer less frequent Smith Travelers Square Building Ave 21 6th St W Theatre Ramp 54 61 downtown via downtown via service. 63 64 Ecolab 63 70 74 94 Lawson 21 Pioneer Kellogg Ramsey Co 53 5th St 6th St Commons Central Center East 000 Summit James Press Square All-Day Express Buses J Hill 54 Landmark Station House 5th St W 16 MISSISSIPPI RIVER 54 5th St 6th St Limited-stop or non-stop service that 21 Landmark Plaza 54 54 61 Center MN Bldg 3 63 64 94 5th St 6th St operates throughout the day on weekdays 70 74 94 67 Kellogg 70 Park Roy Wilkins Market 16 94 but may offer less frequent service. Smith Auditorium 262 Cedar St Wabasha St 74 Xcel Energy St Paul Crowne 3 2nd Center Ordway Rice Center Hotel Plaza Holiday Inn Kellogg Park 62 Hotel 265 6th St 5th St RiverCentre Ramsey Co 75 METRO Green Line 75 Courthouse 62 275 6th St 5th St Washington 4th St W Trains stop at all stations shown. RiverCentre City Hall 71 63 St Paul CenturyLink 294 6th St 5th St Library Rail Platform Fillmore 350 6th St 5th St Thompson Kellogg Ramsey Co 68 River Park Pl Center West 351 6th St 5th St Chestnut Science Museum 62 71 Transit Center/Station of Minnesota State United 7th 75 71 353 6th St 5th St Hospital Transit Service Center Robert 361 6th St 5th St Exchange 94 Raspberry Walnut Island Get passes, route information and other Lafayette 364 6th St 5th St transit help. 417 5th St 6th St Alexander Ramsey 480 5th St 6th St Grand House Sherman 484 5th St 6th St Eva Irvine Levee 489 5th St 6th St 54 Park 70 Livingston 71 860 6th St 5th St Harriet 74 Island Forbes Water MISSISSIPPI RIVER Fairfield 68 Fillmore 71 Plato 0 1/8 1/4 9 | May 23, 2019 Wabasha miles metrotransit.org Lafayette 68 612-373-3333 Plato 71 Robert Process - Project Precedents Concept Designs for Downtown Saint Paul Transit Customer Facility Improvements Minneapolis, MN Nicollet Mall Metro Area Population: 3,551,036 Stop Average Daily Boarding: Approx 1,200 Stops: 12 Year Implemented: 2017 Fare Collection: On Board Number of trips per weekday: Approx.
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