Phase 2 maplewood concepts nbhd meeting final 20180507

METRO

Gold Line BRTOD Plans

3M/Maplewood Station Access Concepts Community Meeting May 9, 2018

Agenda 1. PRESENTATION  Project Overview  Ideal BRTOD  3M/Maplewood Station Access Concepts 2. DISCUSSION  Your Feedback 3. NEXT STEPS

BRT Project Overview

Gold Line BRT Project Process Completed

Current

Transit needs analysis

Analysis to identify routes

Finalize route, general station locations, and transit type (bus rapid transit)

2010

2012

2016

Project Engineering (42 Months) BRTOD planning (18 Months)

Gold Line construction

Gold Line opening day 2024

Public Engagement

4

Locally Preferred Alternative Route and Station Locations

Gold Line BRT— Draft Environmental Assessment Plan (2016)

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Gold Line BRT Project Process Completed

Current

Transit needs analysis

Analysis to identify routes

Finalize route, general station locations, and transit type (bus rapid transit)

2010

2012

2016

Project Engineering (42 Months) BRTOD planning (18 Months)

Gold Line construction

Gold Line opening day 2024

Public Engagement

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Project Engineering (Guideway and Station design) led by Metro Transit and a separate project

I-494

I-94

Metro Transit BRT Engineering Project – Guideway and Station Design

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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3M-Maplewood Station

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Station Planning Area ½ Mile Radius

Station Neighborhood ¼ Mile Radius

3M/Maplewood Station – Planning Area

3M-Maplewood Station 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

MAY/JUNE

Review Preferred Concept

Review Draft BRTOD Plan

AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER/ NOVEMBER

BRTOD Plan

3M-Maplewood Station 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

MAY/JUNE

Review Preferred Concept

Review Draft BRTOD Plan

AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER/ NOVEMBER

BRTOD Plan

3M/Maplewood Preferred DevelopmentStation Scenario––Constraints Response Sheet

3M/Maplewood Station– Preferred Development ScenarioOpportunities – Response Sheet

Response Sheet– Response Sheet Preferred Development Scenario

Station Area Community Objectives    

Ensure safe walking and biking to station Provide a direct I-94 pedestrian/bike bridge to the station Maintain and enhance access to open space and trails Manage traffic speed and congestion at arterial intersections

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3M-Maplewood Station Planning Process 18 months (June 2017 to December 2018) Stakeholder Engagement

Phase

1

2

3

4

BRTOD P la ns

Purpose

Identify Opportunities Issues, & Concerns

Review Preliminary Land Use and Circulation Concepts

OCTOBER

MAY/JUNE

Review Preferred Concept

Review Draft BRTOD Plan

AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER/ NOVEMBER

BRTOD Plan

Ideal BRTOD

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1 Mile Corridor Planning Area

Ideal BRTOD Transit Supportive Development

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BRT Guideway & Station

Ideal BRTOD

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Dependable BRT Service Bus Lane

Limited auto turning/parking access

Bus Exclusive Guideway No auto access

Image: NACTO

The Gold Line will provide frequent, all-day service in both directions seven days a week

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Dependable BRT Service Fewer Stops

(1/2 mile apart)

Image: Pivot Architecture

Transit Priority Signal

Image: TranBC

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Accessible & Comfortable Stations Safe Platform Access

Well-defined crossings

Image: Wikipedia

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Accessible & Comfortable Stations Comfortable Waiting Environment

Image: Wikipedia

Image: Pivot Architecture

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Station Neighborhood 1/4 Mile (5 Minute Walk)

Ideal BRTOD Transit Supportive Development

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Station Neighborhood: Housing Missing – Middle Housing Types

Better! Cities and Towns

Station hub 1/8-mile radius

(most intense development)

Ideal BRTOD Transit Supportive Development

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Station Hub: Active Station Environment Adjacent 18-hour Uses Provide ‘Eyes’ on the Station

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Multi-Modal Corridor

(BRT Guideway + Multi-use Trail)

Ideal BRTOD

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Proposed Multi-use Trail

BRT Guideway and Station

Typical BRT Multi-Modal Corridor

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Primary Station Access Route Neighborhood Access Routes

Transit –supportive Destinations

Ideal BRTOD

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Enhanced sidewalks

Bicycle improvements

Typical Primary Station Access Route

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Neighborhood Access Routes

Ideal BRTOD

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Two-Direction Buffered Bike Lanes 6’ (Min.) Sidewalk

6’ (Min.) Sidewalk

Neighborhood Access Route Option

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Mixed Traffic- Low Traffic Volume Streets 6’ (Min.) Sidewalk

6’ (Min.) Sidewalk

Neighborhood Access Route Option

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3M-Maplewood Station Concepts

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Opportunities & Constraints—Isolated Station

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Station Location + Guideway

BRTOD Plan

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Station Location + Guideway

BRTOD Plan

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COMP PLAN MAP

Built out neighborhood and 3M campus = no proposed BRTOD within ¼ mile

Sterling St. N.

3M/Maplewood Station

Proposed Mixed Use Community Designation within ½ mile (Comprehensive Plan Update)

Upper Afton Park

3M/Maplewood— Land Use

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Station Location + Guideway

BRTOD Plan

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Preliminary Design

Refinement Concept

3M/Maplewood

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3M Headquarters Building

3M access (not to front door)

I-94

Station Platforms

PreliminaryDesign

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3M Headquarters

Cafeteria

Existing Sidewalk

Visitor Entry

3M Station Access

3M Parking Lot

Possible Future 3M Shuttle Station

(Wide sidewalk and direct route to 3M Headquarters Building)

Relocate Station

(Align station platform with direct access to 3M Headquarters Building and Parking Lot)

Refinement Concept

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Station Location + Guideway

BRTOD Plan

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Station Area Community Objectives  Ensure safe walking and biking to station  Consider a direct I-94 pedestrian/bike bridge to the station  Maintain and enhance access to open space and trails  Manage traffic speed and congestion at arterial intersections

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Century Ave (Mn120)

McKnight Road

Multi-Modal Corridor

(BRT Guideway + Multi-use Trail) 3M Global Headquarters

Sterling St. N.

3M/Maplewood Station

Upper Afton Park

3M/Maplewood— Circulation

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3M Headquarters Building

No public access (sidewalks)

I-94

Preliminary Design

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3M Headquarters

Cafeteria

Existing Sidewalk

Visitor Entry

3M Parking Lot

Multi-modal Station Access

(Multi-use trail separated from guideway busy road by 10’ landscaped parkway)

Refinement Concept

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Existing

Refinement Concept

Multi-modal Corridor– Hudson Road (Existing)

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I-94

Refinement Concept (View looking east)

Multi-modal Corridor– Hudson Road (Existing)

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Neighborhood Access Route

Battle Creek Regional Park

Sterling St. N.

3M/Maplewood Station

Upper Afton Park

Upper Afton Park

3M/Maplewood Station

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8’-10’ McKnight Trail (City of St Paul Public Works Preliminary Design )

Existing (View Looking North)

Refinement Concept (View looking north)

Neighborhood Access Route—McKnight Road N.

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8’-10’ McKnight Trail (City of St Paul Public Works Preliminary Design ) 3M Campus Wilson Avenue

Refinement Concept (View looking north)

Neighborhood Access Route—McKnight Road N.

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Neighborhood Access Route

Battle Creek Regional Park

Sterling St. N.

3M/Maplewood Station

Upper Afton Park

Upper Afton Park

3M/Maplewood Station

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3M Campus

Existing (View looking north)

Innovation Boulevard

10’ MN-120 Trail

Refinement Concept (View looking north)

Neighborhood Access Route—Century Avenue (MN 120 Northbound)

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3M Campus

Innovation Boulevard

10’ MN-120 Trail (MnDOT Project Completed)

Refinement Concept

Neighborhood Access Route—Century Avenue (MN 120 Northbound)

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No 3M Station Access Routes

Battle Creek Regional Park

Sterling St. N.

3M/Maplewood Station

Upper Afton Park

Upper Afton Park

3M/Maplewood— Circulation

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3M Station Access  Do not want to add access trails or encourage non-3M pedestrian traffic through the campus.  3M employee shuttle service will be modified in future to serve BRT.

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Battle Creek Regional Park

Sterling St. N.

3M/Maplewood Station

Primary Station Access Route

Upper Afton Park

3M/Maplewood— Circulation

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Station Area Community Objectives    

Ensure safe walking and biking to station Provide a direct I-94 pedestrian/bike bridge to the station Maintain and enhance access to open space and trails Manage traffic speed and congestion at arterial intersections

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Earl Station Multi-use Trail

Indian Mounds Regional Park

3M/Maplewood Station Battle Creek Regional Park

BRT combined in a loop with a Battle Creek regional pedestrian and bike trail

BRT-Recreational Trail Loop

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Typical pedestrian and bike bridge to transit station

Transit-Station Access Bridge (Not part of BRT project)

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Typical pedestrian and bike bridge to transit station

Transit-Station Access Bridge (Not part of BRT project)

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Lower-cost pedestrian and bike bridge crossing

Transit-Station Access Bridge (Not part of BRT project)

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Lower-cost pedestrian and bike bridge crossing

Transit-Station Access Bridge (Not part of BRT project)

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Urban ‘land bridge’ links parks to urban center

Transit-Station Access Bridge (Not part of BRT project)

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Urban ‘land bridge’ links parks to urban center

Transit-Station Access Bridge (Not part of BRT project)

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Nature-inspired ‘land bridge’ links parks to regional trail

Photo : Andrew Brahe

Photo : Yang Guoh

Station Access ‘Land Bridge’ (Not part of BRT project)

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Nature-inspired ‘land bridge’ links parks to regional trail

Photo: Andrew Brahe

Station Access ‘Land Bridge’ (Not part of BRT project)

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Nature-inspired ‘land bridge’ separates pedestrian and bikes from freeway noise

Station Access ‘Land Bridge’ (Not part of BRT project)

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Nature-inspired ‘land bridge’ incorporates significant historical elements

Station Access ‘Land Bridge’ (Not part of BRT project)

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Historically significant burial mounds

Images: St. Paul Historical

Station Access Bridge—Local Context

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Approximate Land Bridge and Station Location

Land Bridge and Station Location

Neighborhood Station Access

(Land bridge provides pedestrian/bicycle access to neighborhood)

Existing

Refinement Concept

3M/Maplewood—Primary Station Access

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3M Headquarters Building

‘Land Bridge’ Station Access

(Land bridge provides pedestrian/bicycle

access from station to neighborhood and Battle Creek Park)

Battle Creek Neighborhood

3M/Maplewood—Primary Station Access

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Battle Creek Park

I-94

Pedestrian and Bicycle Access (ADA accessible sloping ramp in berm to station)

Hudson Road

3M/Maplewood—Primary Station Access

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Station Platform

‘Land Bridge’

(Raised planters and multi-use path)

22’

3M/Maplewood—Primary Station Access

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8’ Landscaping

12’ Multi Use Trail 22’ Land Bridge

Clearance for multi-use trail and guideway

20’

Refinement Concept—Station Access

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+/- 850’

3M Campus

BRT Guideway & Station

Hudson Road

I-94

Hudson Place

Christ United Methodist Church (30’ Gas Line Easement)

Primary Station Access– I-94 Land Bridge (Proposed)

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20’ 20’

3M Campus

Multi-use Trail and Landscape

BRT Guideway & Station

Hudson Road

Primary Station Access– I-94 Land Bridge (Proposed)

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20’

I-94

Primary Station Access– I-94 Land Bridge (Proposed)

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+/- 375’ Ramp

Hudson Place

Christ United Methodist Church (30’ Gas Line Easement)

Primary Station Access– I-94 Land Bridge (Proposed)

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3M Headquarters Building

Sterling Street Ramp

Battle Creek Neighborhood

3M/Maplewood—Primary Station Access

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30’ Gas Pipeline Easement

Existing

Refinement Concept

Primary Station Access – Sterling Street N

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Christ United Methodist Church

Refinement Concept (View looking north)

Primary Station Access – Sterling Street N

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Potential Primary Station Access Route

Battle Creek Regional Park

Sterling St. N.

3M/Maplewood Station

Upper Afton Park

3M/Maplewood— Circulation

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Existing

Refinement Concept

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Potential Primary Station Access – Sterling Street N/Upper Afton Park

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3M Building

Upper Afton Park

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Potential Primary Station Access – Sterling Street N/Upper Afton Park

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I-94 Land Bridge and BRT Recreational Trail Loop  In 2019, Metropolitan Council will be engaging cities/counties on regional parks and trails needs.  Mid-year 2018 Ramsey County Parks is preparing a Battle Creek Park/Pig’s Eye master plan and support increased connections and access to parks.  City of Maplewood incorporated the land bridge and trail connection in the Comprehensive Plan Update

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Your Feedback

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3M/Maplewood Station – Your Feedback Preferred Development Scenario – Response Sheet

3M/Maplewood Station – Your Feedback Preferred Development Scenario – Response Sheet

3M/Maplewood Station – Your Feedback

Next Steps

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Gold Line BRTOD Planning Process 18 months Stakeholder Engagement

Phase

1

2

3

4

BRTOD P la n

Purpose

Identify Opportunities Issues, & Concerns

Review Preliminary Land Use and Circulation Concepts

OCTOBER

MAY/JUNE

Review Preferred Concept

Review Draft BRTOD Plan

AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER/ NOVEMBER

BRTOD Plan

Need Additional Time?

Complete Your Response Sheet On-Line

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METRO

Gold Line BRTOD Plans

3M/Maplewood Station Access Concepts Community Meeting May 9, 2018