Gold Line Phase 2 White Bear Concepts 20180808

METRO

Gold Line BRTOD Plans

White Bear Station Concepts District 1 Community Council Land Use Committee Meeting August 6, 2018

Agenda 1. Gold Line BRT Project Overview 2. BRTOD Concepts 3. Discussion – Your Response to BRTOD Concepts 4. Next Steps

BRT Project Overview

Locally Preferred Alternative Route and Station Locations

Gold Line BRT— Draft Environmental Assessment Plan (2016)

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Metro Transit Gold Line Project Process Project Development (2018-2019)

Engineering (2020-2021)

Construction (20212023)

Operations (2024)

Project Development Activities (2018-2019)

1. Refine design (project elements you will be able to see) 2. Environmental Clearance 3. Stakeholder and Community Engagement • Technical, Policy, and Community and Business Advisory Committees • Public meetings, social media, etc.

• Coordinate with cities on planning around stations

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I-494

I-94

Bus Rapid Transit Oriented Development Plans (1/2 mile of the stations) Led by partner cities and Washington/Ramsey Counties

BRTOD Plans Project – Station Area Development

Increase Ridership through Improved Access and Transit-Oriented Development

Station Area Planning Objectives

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White Bear Station (Options) Van Dyke Street TARGET

Suburban Ave.

Hazel Street

Sun Ray Sun Ray Station Shopping Center.

McKnight Rd.

Ruth St.

White Bear Ave.

3rd St

Station Planning Area ½ Mile Radius

3M

HA TIEN ALDI MARKET

Burns Ave.

Station Neighborhood ¼ Mile Radius

District 1— White Bear and Sun Ray Station Areas

Saint Paul Stations Planning Process 18 months (June 2017 to December 2018) Stakeholder Engagement

Phase

1

2

3

4

BRTOD P la n

Purpose

Identify Opportunities Issues, & Concerns

Review Preliminary Land Use and Circulation Concepts

OCTOBER & NOVEMBER

AUGUST

Review Preferred Concept

Review Draft BRTOD Plan

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER

BRTOD Plan

Ideal Transit-oriented Development

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Station Location + Guideway

Ideal BRTOD

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Safe, Accessible and Comfortable Stations Safe Platform Access

Minimize crossing distance

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Station Location + Guideway

Ideal BRTOD

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Station Access—Five-Minute Walk + Bike

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HIGHER LOWER

Station Access—Walk + Bike Priority

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Multi-use corridor (BRT/Walk/Bike)

Ideal BRTOD

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BRT Guideway Walk + Bike Trail

Corridor Trail—BRT + Bike + Walk

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Primary Station Access (Transit-supportive use Streets)

Neighborhood Access (Low-stress streets)

Neighborhood Access (Auto-dominated streets)

Ideal BRTOD

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Active Transit-Supportive Streets (Medium traffic 5,000-15,000 vehicles per day)

Gramor Development

Crandall Arambula

Primary Station Access

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Low-Stress Streets (Low traffic 1,500 vehicles per day)

Payton Chung

Neighborhood Access Routes

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Auto-Dominated Streets (Heavy traffic 15,000+ vehicles per day)

City of San Luis Obispo

Neighborhood Access Routes

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Station Location + Guideway

Ideal BRTOD

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Potential infill development sites

Station Neighborhood Âź-mile radius (5-minute walk)

Ideal BRTOD Transit Supportive Development

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Station Neighborhood: Housing Missing-middle Housing Types

Better! Cities and Towns

Residential infill

Ideal Station Neighborhood — Courtyard housing

Potential infill development sites

Station Hub 1/8-mile radius

(most intense development)

Ideal BRTOD Transit Supportive Development

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Ground floor retail and restaurants provide an active 18-hour environment

Ideal Station Hub — Mixed-use retail development

High-density Residential

Retail

High-density Residential

Transit

Retail

Ideal Station Hub — BRT plaza

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White Bear

BRTOD Concepts

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White Bear Station Area Objectives (October 2017)  Create a safe station environment  Consider a safe and direct extension of Hazel Street south to Suburban Avenue (I-94 undercrossing)  Ensure safe walking and biking within the station area  Maintain affordable housing  Promote additional housing and development opportunities

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Station Location + Guideway

BRTOD Concepts

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Hazel Street

Direct neighborhood access

10-foot walk + bike 6-foot sidewalk

Berm elevated station and guideway

White Bear Station – Hazel Street Option

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Berm elevated station

Level accessway to station

Active use at station

Direct neighborhood access

Refinement Concept (Project Engineering-July 2018)

White Bear Station – Hazel Street Option

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10-foot sidewalk to Old Hudson Road

ADA ramp to station platform

Berm elevated station platform and guideway

White Bear Station – Van Dyke Option

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Berm elevated station requires ramp

Parking lot adjacent to station—inactive use

Future Apt. Building Building obstructs view to station

Refinement Concept (Project Engineering-July 2018)

White Bear Station—Van Dyke Station Platform and Guideway

Pedestrian and bike underpass is feasible but does not have City support and will not be included in Project Environmental Clearance

Suburban Ave

White Bear Station — Opportunity

Station Location + Guideway

BRTOD Concepts

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White Bear Ave.

T3 Traditional Neighborhood

T2 Traditional Neighborhood

T2 Traditional Neighborhood

MnDOT property

T2 Traditional Neighborhood

Ruth St.

Hazel St. Old Hudson Rd.

RM2 Multifamily

Ha Tien Market

Suburban Ave..

Burns St.

Adopted Plan Zoning

Land Use Concept

White Bear Station — Land Use

Townhomes

Hazel St.

Van Dyke Apts.

Sun Cliff Apts

Ground floor commercial with apartments above Hudson Garden Apts

Walgreen’s

Summit Hill Senior Living BRT Guideway

Van Dykel Station Option

Hazel Station Option

Ha Tien Market

Suburban Ave.

White Bear Station – Land Use

Aldi

Ruth St.

White Bear Ave.

Park amenity serves development and the station

Multi-family Old Hudson Rd

Multi-family

Multi-family Building Under-Construction

I 94

White Bear Station – Land Use

Transit-supportive multifamily housing Multi-family

Station oriented to the park

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Sun Cliff Apts

Hazel St.

Van Dyke Apts.

Hudson Garden Apts

Walgreen’s

Summit Hill Senior Living BRT Guideway

Hazel Station Option

Ha Tien Market

Suburban Ave.

White Bear Station – Land Use

Aldi

Ruth St.

White Bear Ave.

Van Dyke Station Option

Street grid

Multi-family housing

Park amenity Multi-family

Townhomes

Multi-family

Multi-family

White Bear Station – Land Use

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Sun Cliff Apts

Hazel St.

Van Dyke Apts.

Hudson Garden Apts

Walgreen’s

325 to 450 Dwelling Units

Summit Hill Senior Living BRT Guideway

Hazel Station Option

Ha Tien Market

225 to 300 Dwelling Units Suburban Ave.

White Bear Station – Land Use

Aldi

Ruth St.

White Bear Ave.

Van Dyke Station Option

Sun Cliff Apts

Hazel St.

Van Dyke Apts.

Hudson Garden Apts

Walgreen’s

Summit Hill Senior Living BRT Guideway

Hazel Station Option

Employment and Commercial

Ha Tien Market

Suburban Ave.

White Bear Station – Land Use

Aldi

Ruth St.

White Bear Ave.

Van Dyke Station Option

Station Location + Guideway

BRTOD Concepts

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Gateway Trail

Existing

(Walk + Bike Trail)

Bruce Vento Trail

Proposed Corridor Trail

Corridor-wide (Walk + Bike Trail)

Corridor-wide Trail—Link to Local & Regional Walk + Bike Network

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Nokomis St. Bascal School

Conway Community Rec. Center Sun Ray Library

Ruth St.

Wilson Ave

Old Hudson Road White Bear Station Options

Aldi

Sun Ray Shopping Center

Sun Ray Station

White Bear Ave.

Target

Battle Creek Middle School

Corridor-wide Trail (Walk and bike parallel route)

Station Access— Corridor-wide Trail

Walk + Bike Trail

Suburban Avenue (View looking west)

Walk + Bike Trail

Burns Avenue (View looking west)

Walk + Bike Trail— Suburban Avenue and Burns Avenue

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10-foot Minimum Trail and Landscape Buffer

Walk + Bike Trail—Typical Design Concept (Burns Ave & Suburban Ave)

East View Playground Nokomis

St. Bascal School

Conway Community Rec. Center Sun Ray Library

Wilson Ave Ruth St.

Primary Station Access (Walk and bike parallel route)

Sun Ray Shopping Center

Old Hudson Road White Bear Station Options

Aldi

Sun Ray Station

White Bear Ave.

Target

Battle Creek Middle School

Station Access— Hazel Street

15’ Parkway

Parking Lane

Southbound Travel Lane 30’ curb to curb

Northbound Travel Lane

15’ Parkway

60’ right-of-way

Primary Station Access – Hazel Street (Existing)

15’ Parkway

Northbound Southbound Travel Lane Travel Lane 22’ curb to curb

8’ Sidewalk

15’ Parkway

60’ right-of-way

Primary Station Access – Hazel Street (Proposed)

East View Playground Nokomis

St. Bascal School

Neighborhood Access (White Bear Bridge)

Conway Community Rec. Center Sun Ray Library

Ruth St.

Wilson Ave

Old Hudson Road White Bear Station Options

Aldi

Sun Ray Shopping Center

Sun Ray Station

White Bear Ave.

Target

Battle Creek Middle School

White Bear Station — Circulation

5’

Walk

13’

Southbound Travel Lane

13’

Southbound Travel Lane

13’

Northbound Travel Lane

13’

Northbound Travel Lane

52’ curb to curb 62’ Bridge

White Bear Avenue Bridge – Existing

5’

Walk

5’

Existing Walk

11’-6”

Southbound Travel Lane

11’

Southbound Travel Lane

11’

Northbound Travel Lane

11’-6”

Northbound Travel Lane

2’

10’

Multi-use Trail

45’ curb to curb 62’ Bridge

White Bear Avenue Bridge – Proposed Station Access Route

Neighborhood Access (3rd Street) Nokomis St. Bascal School

Conway Community Rec. Center Sun Ray Library

Ruth St.

Wilson Ave

Old Hudson Road White Bear Station Options

Aldi

Sun Ray Shopping Center

Sun Ray Station

White Bear Ave.

Target

Battle Creek Middle School

White Bear Station — Circulation

5’ Walk

10’ Parkway

Parking Lane

19’

Westbound Eastbound Travel Lane Travel Lane 38’ curb to curb

19’

Parking Lane

10’ Parkway

68’ right-of-way

Primary Station Access – Existing 3rd Street

5’ Walk

13’

Eastbound Travel Lane

13’

Westbound Travel Lane

2’

10’ Bikeway

38’ curb to curb 60’ right-of-way

Primary Station Access – Proposed 3rd Street Bike Lanes

White Bear Station Options Assessment Criteria

Van Dyke Station

Hazel Station

Station Environment Station Access BRTOD Potential BRT Cost BRT Operations White Bear Connecting Bus Service

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Discussion- Your Response

What are the benefits of the Van Dyke Station?

What are the challenges of the Van Dyke Station?

Discussion—Station Location

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What are the benefits of the Hazel Street Station?

What are the challenges of the Hazel Street Station?

Discussion—Station Location

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What is attractive or appealing?

East View Playground Nokomis

St. Bascal School

Conway Community Rec. Center Sun Ray Library

Ruth St.

Wilson Ave

Old Hudson Road White Bear Station Options

Aldi

Sun Ray Shopping Center

Sun Ray Station

White Bear Ave.

Target

What are your concerns?

Suggested changes or modifications?

Battle Creek Middle School

Corridor-wide Trail (Walk and bike parallel route)

Discussion—Station Access

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East View Playground Nokomis

Primary Station Access (Walk and bike parallel Conwayroute) Community

St. Bascal School

Rec. Center Sun Ray Library

Ruth St.

Wilson Ave

Old Hudson Road White Bear Station Options

Aldi

Sun Ray Shopping Center

Sun Ray Station

White Bear Ave.

Target

What is attractive or appealing?

What are your concerns?

Suggested changes or modifications?

Battle Creek Middle School

Discussion—Station Access

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Neighborhood Access (3rd Street)

East View Playground Nokomis

St. Bascal School

Conway Community Rec. Center Sun Ray Library

Ruth St.

Wilson Ave

Old Hudson Road White Bear Station Options

Aldi

Sun Ray Shopping Center

Sun Ray Station

White Bear Ave.

Target

Neighborhood Access (White Bear Bridge)

What is attractive or appealing?

What are your concerns?

Suggested changes or modifications?

Battle Creek Middle School

Discussion—Station Access

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Park amenity

Multi-family housing

Employment and Commercial

Street grid Ha Tien Market

Park amenity

What is attractive or appealing?

What are your concerns?

Suggested changes or modifications?

Multi-family housing

Discussion—Land Use

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Next Steps

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Saint Paul Stations Planning Process 18 months (June 2017 to December 2018) Stakeholder Engagement

Phase

1

2

3

4

BRTOD P la n

Purpose

Identify Opportunities Issues, & Concerns

Review Preliminary Land Use and Circulation Concepts

OCTOBER & NOVEMBER

AUGUST

Review Preferred Concept

Review Draft BRTOD Plan

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER

BRTOD Plan