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Supporting the initiation of the Ford Corridor Study.
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WHEREAS, the Riverview Corridor is a transitway corridor in the cities of Saint Paul and Bloomington Minnesota, serving urban and suburban communities; and
WHEREAS, a pre-project development study has been completed to analyze bus and rail alternatives in the Riverview Corridor study area connecting the Union Depot in downtown Saint Paul, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, the Mall of America in Bloomington and the neighborhoods in-between; and
WHEREAS, a pre-project development study was completed to evaluate and recommend transit service that enhanced mobility and access to opportunities for residents, businesses and the region and to cultivate economic prosperity; and
WHEREAS, the pre-project development study was a joint local and regional planning effort conducted by Riverview Corridor Policy Advisory Committee and led by the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority in collaboration with local and regional partners; and
WHEREAS, the study included thorough technical analysis of alternatives including multiple bus and rail modes and multiple route alignments providing service within the study area; and
WHEREAS, the technical analysis identified two separate travel markets in the Riverview Corridor study area; and
WHEREAS, one market, the Highway 5 market, is served by the Riverview Corridor Locally Preferred Alternative; and
WHEREAS, the other market, the Ford Corridor market, consists of the area between the Riverview Corridor Locally Preferred Alternative and the Blue Line in Minneapolis encompassing the Ford Site (see attached figure); and
WHEREAS, by selecting Alternative 4b as the Riverview Corridor Locally Preferred Alternative, the Policy Advisory Committee recognized the need for the City of Saint Paul, Metro Transit and the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority to work in consultation with Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority and the City o...
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