2019 Annual Regional Park-And-Ride System

2019 ANNUAL REGIONAL PARK & RIDE SYSTEM REPORT JANUARY 2020 Prepared for: Metropolitan Council Metro Transit Minnesota Valley Transit Authority SouthWest Transit Maple Grove Transit Plymouth Metrolink Northstar Link Minnesota Department of Transportation Prepared by: Ari Del Rosario Metro Transit Engineering and Facilities, Planning and Urban Design Table of Contents Overview......................................................................................................................................................3 Capacity Changes........................................................................................................................................6 System Capacity and Usage by Travel Corridor.........................................................................................7 Planned Capacity Expansion.......................................................................................................................8 About the System Survey............................................................................................................................9 Appendix A: Facility Utilization Data .......................................................................................................10 Park & Ride System Data.....................................................................................................................10 Park & Pool System Data .....................................................................................................................14 Bike & Ride System Data .....................................................................................................................16 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">2019 Annual Regional Park & Ride System Report </li><li style="flex:1">|</li><li style="flex:1">2</li></ul>Overview The 2019 Annual Regional Park & Ride System Report provides a summary of current trends in the Twin Cities regional park-and-ride system. This document is a system performance update that complements other Metropolitan Council long-term planning documents, including the 2040 Transportation Policy Plan and Thrive MSP 2040. A survey of the system was conducted in October 2019, which included vehicle and bicycle counts for every facility as well as recording of license plates for analyzing user origins. As of October 2019, the regional park-and-ride system consisted of 100 active park-and-ride facilities throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area. In addition to park-and-ride facilities, there were 30 active park-and-pool facilities (provided by MnDOT). Park-and-ride facilities are defined as parking facilities that are served by transit (i.e. they have a bus route or rail line serving them), whereas parkand-pool facilities are designated parking areas that provide individuals a gathering point from which they can carpool to a common destination. Both types of facilities have been surveyed by regional and state transportation agencies since 1999. This report focuses primarily on park-and-ride facilities. Six transit providers operate the region’s park-and-ride facilities and associated transit service: Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA), Maple Grove Transit, Metro Transit, Northstar Link, Plymouth Metrolink and SouthWest Transit. The region’s park-and-pools are provided by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT). WisDOT, however, did not participate in this year’s survey. The annual system survey is a collaborative effort conducted by the region’s providers. The 2019 survey counted 18,653 regional park-and-ride users, an increase of approximately 1.1% from 18,442 users in 2018. The overall capacity of the system is currently 32,854, and the utilization rate is 56.8%. Compared to last year, the system experienced a reduction in capacity by approximately 900 spaces. This is largely a temporary reduction due to various construction projects underway. While strong growth in usage occurred prior to 2008, utilization rates have since leveled off and remain steadily within a range of 18,000 to 19,000 users over the past decade. Yearly changes in total capacity and usage of the park-and-ride system can be seen in Figure 1. The locations of all active park-and-ride facilities is shown in Figure 2. This year most providers saw a slight increase in park-and-ride usage. Plymouth saw a moderate decrease in parking utilization at their park-and-rides. However, this follows a positive 26.7% change between 2017-2018 which suggests this year’s decrease is only a return to normal. Capacity and usage changes by service provider may be found in Table 1. The regional system has available capacity for more metro residents to use park-and-rides. The Hwy. 77 South, I-35E North/Hwy. 36 East and Hwy. 169 South corridors have the greatest available capacity with utilization rates of less than 50%. In particular, the Hwy. 169 South corridor is notably underutilized with a rate below 25%. Only two corridors, Hwy. 52/55 and I-94 East, experience a utilization rate over 75%, and a new Park & Ride at I-94 and Manning Avenue in Lake Elmo is planned. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">2019 Annual Regional Park & Ride System Report </li><li style="flex:1">|</li><li style="flex:1">3</li></ul>Figure 1: Regional Park & Ride System Usage 2004-2019 Table 1: 2018-2019 System Capacity and Usage by Provider 2018- 2019 Change Number of Facilities 2018 Usage 2019 Capacity 2019 Usage 2019 % Utilized 2018-2019 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">% Change </li><li style="flex:1">Provider </li></ul>Metro Transit Bus 70 61 911,655 8,632 3,023 1,395 1,628 3,206 1,524 1,509 508 20,570 15,058 5,512 2,943 2,569 6,384 2,930 2,226 578 11,757 8,611 3,146 1,501 1,645 3,343 1,468 1,609 434 57.2% 57.2% 102 -21 123 106 17 0.9% -0.2% <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">4.1% </li><li style="flex:1">Rail </li><li style="flex:1">57.1% </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Northstar </li><li style="flex:1">6</li><li style="flex:1">51.0% </li></ul>64.0% 52.4% 50.1% 72.3% 75.1% 25.3% 7.6% <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">METRO Blue Line </li><li style="flex:1">3</li><li style="flex:1">1.0% </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">MVTA </li><li style="flex:1">14 </li></ul>5 137 -56 100 -74 2 4.3% -3.7% 6.6% -14.6% 5.0% SouthWest Maple Grove Plymouth 54<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Northstar Link </li><li style="flex:1">2</li><li style="flex:1">40 </li><li style="flex:1">166 </li><li style="flex:1">42 </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Park-and-Ride Total </li><li style="flex:1">100 </li></ul>30 18,442 340 32,854 1,601 18,653 721 56.8% 21.8% 211 9 1.1% <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">2.6% </li><li style="flex:1">MnDOT Park-and-Pool Total </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">2019 Annual Regional Park & Ride System Report </li><li style="flex:1">|</li><li style="flex:1">4</li></ul>Figure 2: 2019 Regional Park & Ride System by Provider <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">2019 Annual Regional Park & Ride System Report </li><li style="flex:1">|</li><li style="flex:1">5</li></ul>Capacity Changes Since the October 2018 park-and-ride system survey, 20 spaces have been added and 906 spaces have been removed from the regional park-and-ride system capacity total for a net loss of 886 spaces. Since the first annual survey was conducted in 2004, this year saw the most noticeable decline in parkand-ride capacity. However, this decline is not largely due to permanent facility closures or parking space reduction. The decrease in capacity at Metro Transit facilities was due to temporary closures or reductions including Shoreview Community Center, Knox Avenue, Fridley Station and Maple Plain. SouthWest Transit no longer has a contract at St. Andrew’s Church (overflow from SW station). Hopkins Park & Ride changed location due to Green Line Extension construction. The new facility has 50 spaces and was open at the time of the 2019 survey. The only park-and-ride capacity increase was at the Plymouth Park & Ride where more spaces have been rented. Capacity was increased from 50 spaces to 70 to keep up with high demand at the site. All 2019 capacity changes and corrections can be seen in Table 2. Table 2: Capacity Changes and Corrections 2018 Capacity 2019 Capacity Capacity <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Change </li><li style="flex:1">Park and Ride Facility </li><li style="flex:1">Reason </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Shoreview Community Center </li><li style="flex:1">10 </li><li style="flex:1">0</li><li style="flex:1">-10 </li><li style="flex:1">Temporarily closed for construction </li></ul>Capacity temporarily reduced due to construction of Orange Line Knox Avenue at Best Buy St. Andrew’s Church <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">525 </li><li style="flex:1">200 </li><li style="flex:1">-325 </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">82 </li><li style="flex:1">0</li><li style="flex:1">-82 </li><li style="flex:1">SouthWest no longer maintains this facility </li></ul>(overflow from SW station) Fridley Station East parking lot temporarily closed due to development and will reopen with a reduced capacity <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">668 </li><li style="flex:1">331 </li><li style="flex:1">-337 </li></ul>Temporarily closed due to development and will reopen with a reduced capacity <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Maple Plain </li><li style="flex:1">150 </li></ul>50 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">0</li><li style="flex:1">-150 </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">20 </li><li style="flex:1">Dunkirk Park & Ride </li><li style="flex:1">70 </li><li style="flex:1">Plymouth renting more spaces </li></ul>Carmike Cinema was counted with Apple Valley Transit Station, instead of separately. Apple Valley Transit Station was under construction during count, and the capacity of the temporary parking lots is unavailable. Apple Valley Transit Station & Carmike Cinema (overflow) 883 52 883 50 0<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Hopkins </li><li style="flex:1">-2 </li><li style="flex:1">Green Line Extension construction </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Spaces Lost </li><li style="flex:1">906 </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">20 </li><li style="flex:1">Spaces Gained </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Net Capacity Change </li><li style="flex:1">-886 </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">2019 Annual Regional Park & Ride System Report </li><li style="flex:1">|</li><li style="flex:1">6</li></ul>System Capacity and Usage by Travel Corridor The regional system has available capacity for more metro residents to use park-and-rides. The Hwy. 77 South, I-35E North/Hwy. 36 East and Hwy. 169 South corridors have the greatest available capacity with utilization rates of less than 50%. In particular, the Hwy. 169 South corridor is notably underutilized with a rate below 25%. Only two corridors, Hwy. 52/55 and I-94 East, experience a utilization rate over 75%, and a new Park & Ride at I-94 and Manning Avenue in Lake Elmo is planned. Figure 3: 2019 Regional Park & Ride System Utilization and Capacity by Travel Corridor <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">2019 Annual Regional Park & Ride System Report </li><li style="flex:1">|</li><li style="flex:1">7</li></ul>Planned Capacity Expansion Planned park-and-ride expansion projects [Figure 4] include a new 550-space Park & Ride at I-94 and Manning Avenue in Lake Elmo (I-94 East). A 330-space expansion of Apple Valley Transit Station (Hwy. 77 South) opened in late 2019 after the survey was completed. Other planned park-and-ride expansion will occur with transitway projects. Green Line Extension (I-394/Hwy. 12 and Hwy. 212/5), Blue Line Extension (I-94 West), and Gold Line (I-94 East) are currently planned to add 4,800 new park-and-ride spaces to the system. The Rush Line (I-35E North/Hwy. 36 E) is planning to add about 345 spaces, subject to change as Rush Line project development progresses. Figure 4: 2019 Regional Park & Ride System Utilization and Capacity by Travel Corridor With Expansions and Future Park & Ride Facilities <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">2019 Annual Regional Park & Ride System Report </li><li style="flex:1">|</li><li style="flex:1">8</li></ul>About the System Survey The park-and-ride system has been surveyed annually since 1999, providing the region with valuable information about this critical transportation system component. In a collaborative effort, staff from state, county and regional agencies collected data for vehicles parked at each Park & Ride and Park & Pool facility. Data collection dates were held in October 2019. The survey is conducted during this time to gain accurate data on the typical use of each facility, as Fall is not a prime vacation time and schools are back in session. The 2019 data was collected once for each park-and-ride facility, generally between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. and within the following dates: Tuesday, Oct. 1 – Thursday, Oct. 3; Tuesday, Oct. 8 – Wednesday, Oct. 9; Thursday, Oct. 24 and Wednesday, Oct. 30. System-wide license plate surveys are conducted biennially as part of the system survey process and were last collected in 2018. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">2019 Annual Regional Park & Ride System Report </li><li style="flex:1">|</li><li style="flex:1">9</li></ul>Appendix A: Facility Utilization Data Park & Ride System Data % Usage Usage Change: 2018- Utilized 2019 Change: 2018- 2019 PR NUM 2018 Capacity Usage <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">2018 </li><li style="flex:1">2018 % </li></ul>Utilized 2019 Capacity Usage <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">2019 </li><li style="flex:1">2019 % </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Provider </li><li style="flex:1">Name </li><li style="flex:1">City </li></ul>716 251 268 210 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">MVTA </li><li style="flex:1">157th St Station </li><li style="flex:1">Apple Valley </li></ul>Bloomington Brooklyn Park 258 1585 565 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">19 </li><li style="flex:1">7% </li></ul>44% 4% 258 1585 565 18 649 35 7% 41% 6% <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">-5% </li><li style="flex:1">-1 </li></ul>-44 12 Metro Transit Rail Metro Transit Metro Transit <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">28th Ave Station </li><li style="flex:1">693 </li></ul>23 -6% 52% -11% 63rd Ave & Bottineau Blvd <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">65th Ave & Brooklyn Blvd </li><li style="flex:1">Brooklyn </li></ul>Center <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">242 </li><li style="flex:1">121 </li><li style="flex:1">50% </li><li style="flex:1">242 </li><li style="flex:1">108 </li><li style="flex:1">45% </li><li style="flex:1">-13 </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">298 </li><li style="flex:1">Metro Transit Rail </li></ul>MVTA <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Anoka Station </li><li style="flex:1">Anoka </li><li style="flex:1">525 </li></ul>883 204 768 39% 87% 525 883 220 743 42% 84% <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">8% </li><li style="flex:1">16 </li></ul>712, 318 Apple Valley Transit Station (inc. Carmike Cinema) <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Apple Valley </li><li style="flex:1">-3% </li><li style="flex:1">-25 </li></ul>534 300 152 710 312 718 306 145 266 155 Northstar Link Metro Transit Rail MVTA Becker Municipal Lot Big Lake Station <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Becker </li><li style="flex:1">20 </li></ul>518 370 1428 400 166 420 100 50 7 248 235 1084 25 35% 48% 64% 76% 6% 20 518 370 1428 400 166 420 100 50 7 233 246 1116 28 35% 45% 66% 78% 7% 0% -6% 5% 0 -15 11 32 3 Big Lake <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Eagan </li><li style="flex:1">Blackhawk </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">MVTA </li><li style="flex:1">Burnsville Transit Station </li></ul>Carver Station Burnsville Carver 3% SouthWest MVTA 12% <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">2% </li><li style="flex:1">Cedar Grove Transit Station </li></ul>Chanhassen Transit Station Christ Episcopal Church Church of St. William Church of the Nazarene <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Eagan </li><li style="flex:1">43 </li><li style="flex:1">26% </li></ul>34% 46% 44% 71% <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">44 </li><li style="flex:1">27% </li></ul>27% 48% 48% 80% 1 SouthWest Metro Transit Metro Transit Metro Transit Chanhassen Woodbury Fridley 141 46 115 48 -18% 4% -26 2<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">22 </li><li style="flex:1">24 </li><li style="flex:1">9% </li><li style="flex:1">2</li></ul>Brooklyn Center <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">115 </li><li style="flex:1">82 </li><li style="flex:1">115 </li><li style="flex:1">92 </li><li style="flex:1">12% </li><li style="flex:1">10 </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">40 </li><li style="flex:1">Metro Transit </li></ul>Metro Transit Metro Transit Rail Metro Transit Maple Grove Plymouth Co Rd 73 & I-394 South Como & Eustis Minnetonka St. Paul 732 38 502 35 69% 92% 56% 47% 80% 162% 45% 6% 732 38 407 36 56% 95% 76% 58% 54% 113% 52% 5% -19% 3% -95 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">1</li><li style="flex:1">10 </li></ul>231 245 215 317 711 722 Coon Rapids/Riverdale Station Cottage Grove Coon Rapids Cottage Grove Maple Grove Plymouth 455 525 125 50 257 247 100 81 455 525 125 70 347 305 67 35% 23% -33% -2% 90 58 -33 -2 Crosswinds Methodist Church <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Dunkirk Park & Ride </li><li style="flex:1">79 </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">MVTA </li><li style="flex:1">Eagan Transit Station </li></ul>Eagle Creek Transit Station <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Eagan </li><li style="flex:1">626 </li></ul>563 279 36 626 563 328 28 18% -22% 49 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">-8 </li><li style="flex:1">MVTA </li><li style="flex:1">Shakopee </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">2019 Annual Regional Park & Ride System Report </li><li style="flex:1">|</li><li style="flex:1">10 </li></ul>% Usage Usage Change: 2018- Utilized 2019 Change: 2018- 2019 PR NUM 2018 Capacity Usage <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">2018 </li><li style="flex:1">2018 % </li></ul>Utilized 2019 Capacity Usage <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">2019 </li><li style="flex:1">2019 % </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Provider </li><li style="flex:1">Name </li><li style="flex:1">City </li></ul>297 244 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">SouthWest </li><li style="flex:1">East Creek Station </li><li style="flex:1">Chaska </li><li style="flex:1">675 </li></ul>754 259 322 38% 43% 675 754 246 329 36% 44% <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">-5% </li><li style="flex:1">-13 </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">7</li><li style="flex:1">Metro Transit Rail </li><li style="flex:1">Elk River Station (171st Ave & </li></ul>Tyler St) <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Elk River </li><li style="flex:1">2% </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">57 </li><li style="flex:1">Metro Transit </li></ul>Metro Transit Metro Transit Metro Transit Metro Transit Rail Metro Transit Rail Metro Transit Rail Metro Transit Metro Transit Metro Transit MVTA <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Excelsior City Hall </li><li style="flex:1">Excelsior </li><li style="flex:1">20 </li></ul>25 7 20 35% 80% 72% 32% 97% 91% 12% 52% 72% 91% 19% 73% 262% 38% 20 25 14 13 70% 52% 70% 34% 103% 99% 22% 42% 81% 100% -35% -2% 6% 7<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">-7 </li><li style="flex:1">110 </li></ul>204 294 253 252 299 180 271 262 258 917 256 269 Faith-Lilac Way Lutheran Church Foley Blvd Robbinsdale Coon Rapids Forest Lake Fort Snelling Fort Snelling Fridley 1243 308 586 398 668 123 115 415 343 52 889 99 1243 308 586 398 331 123 115 415 343 50 873 105 603 393 74 -16 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">6</li><li style="flex:1">Forest Lake Transit Center </li></ul>Fort Snelling South Fort Snelling Station North Fridley Station 571 364 78 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">6% </li><li style="flex:1">32 </li></ul>29 -4 8% -5% -19% 12% 3% General Mills Blvd & I-394 Grace Church Golden Valley Roseville <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">64 </li><li style="flex:1">52 </li><li style="flex:1">-12 </li></ul>10 12 -3 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">83 </li><li style="flex:1">93 </li></ul>Guardian Angels Catholic Church Heart of the City <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Oakdale </li><li style="flex:1">377 </li></ul>66 389 63 94% 18% 72% 100% 38% <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Burnsville </li><li style="flex:1">-5% </li></ul>-5% -62% -2% Metro Transit Metro Transit Metro Transit <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Hopkins </li><li style="flex:1">Hopkins </li><li style="flex:1">38 </li><li style="flex:1">36 </li><li style="flex:1">-2 </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Hwy 100 & Duluth </li><li style="flex:1">Golden Valley </li><li style="flex:1">50 </li><li style="flex:1">131 </li></ul>46 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">50 </li><li style="flex:1">50 </li><li style="flex:1">-81 </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">-1 </li><li style="flex:1">Hwy 252 & 66th (formerly Regal </li></ul>Cinemas 20) Brooklyn Center <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">120 </li><li style="flex:1">120 </li><li style="flex:1">45 </li></ul>302 205 173 228 158 209 287 304 305 217 290 161 Metro Transit Metro Transit Metro Transit Metro Transit Metro Transit Metro Transit Metro Transit Metro Transit Metro Transit Metro Transit Metro Transit Metro Transit <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Hwy 36 & Rice St </li><li style="flex:1">Little Canada </li></ul>Maplewood St. Paul 280 229 114 160 100 116 690 2 57% 44% 102% 68% 20% 7% 280 229 114 166 70 59% 31% 117% 62% 40% 4% 4% -30% 15% -9% 6 -30 17 -63 2 Hwy 61 & Co Rd C Hwy 61 & Lower Afton Rd Hwy 610 & Noble 133 627 4 Brooklyn Park St. Louis Park Shorewood Lakeville 1,009 10 1009 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">10 </li><li style="flex:1">Hwy 7 & Texas Ave </li></ul>Hwy 7 & Vinehill Rd I-35 & Kenrick Ave I-35E & County Road 14 I-35E & County Road E I-35W & 95th Ave 100% -50% 10% 23% 5% <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">27 </li><li style="flex:1">2</li><li style="flex:1">27 </li><li style="flex:1">1</li><li style="flex:1">-1 </li></ul>750 300 300 1,482 460 211 608 90 81% 30% 20% 46% 41% 90% 750 300 300 1482 460 211 666 111 64 89% 37% 21% 43% 45% 93% 58 21 3 Lino Lakes Vadnais Heights Blaine 61 687 188 189 642 206 197 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">-7% </li><li style="flex:1">-45 </li></ul>18 8<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">I-35W & Co Rd C </li><li style="flex:1">Roseville </li><li style="flex:1">10% </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">4% </li><li style="flex:1">I-35W & Co Rd H </li><li style="flex:1">Mounds View 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