20181105 Gold Line Phase 3 White Bear and Sun Ray for D1 Community Council

METRO

Gold Line BRTOD Plans

White Bear and Sun Ray Stations Draft Circulation & Development Plans District 1 Community Council Land Use Committee Meeting November 5, 2018

Agenda 1. BRT Project Status 2. PRESENT Draft Development & Circulation Plans 3. DISCUSSION

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BRT Preliminary Engineering

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6-foot sidewalk 6-foot sidewalk

6-foot sidewalk 12-foot trail

Grade Separated Guideway (Under White Bear Avenue)

Grade Separated Guideway (Under Ruth Street)

White Bear Station—Preliminary Engineering (Sept. 2018)

6’ sidewalk to Ruth Street

Berm elevated station

12’ trail to station

Add 6’ sidewalk Hazel Street Station

White Bear Station—Preliminary Engineering (Sept. 2018)

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6-foot sidewalk 10-foot trail

BRT and Trail Bridge

Sun Ray Station—Preliminary Engineering (Sept. 2018)

TJ Maxx

Pedersen Street

Old Hudson Road

Sun Ray Station location— Looking East

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TJ Maxx Interstate 94

Old Hudson Road BRT Guideway

Draft Rendering: Crandall Arambula

Sun Ray Station—Looking East

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District 1 Stations BRTOD Planning

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I-494

I-94

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

BRTOD Plans Project – Station Area Development

Increase Ridership through Improved Access and Transit-Oriented Development

Station Area Planning Intent

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Corridor Vision  Unified, complimentary, yet diverse stations  Safe, direct, and convenient network of walking and biking station access routes  Vibrant and equitable station areas where people desire to live, work, shop, and recreate

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Neighborhood

Employment

Established residential areas with fewer opportunities for transitoriented in fill or development

Established employment centers that provide familywage jobs and high transit ridership opportunities

Mixed use Neighborhood

Commerce

Established commercial centers that are corridor and region-serving

Established or significant redevelopment opportunities for neighborhood-scale residential, retail, and employment

Station Typologies

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Corridor Trail

Station Access

12’ Trail (10’ min.) adjacent to BRT or parallel route

Sidewalks, buffered/protected bike lanes, & trails

Collector Trail

Neighborhood Access

12’ Trail (10’ min.)

Existing and planned trails

Sidewalks, and painted bike markings

Street Hierarchy

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Gold Line Corridor Concept

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Neighborhood Station

Mixed-use Neighborhood Station

Gold Line Corridor Concept

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White Bear Neighborhood Station Provides:  BRT Service to an existing under-served transitdependent neighborhood  Provides new infill housing at the station  Provides long-term BRTOD uses south of I-94 17

Sun Ray Mixed-use Neighborhood Station Provides:  Mixed use destination for the Saint Paul BRT corridor segment  Phased approach for redevelopment of the shopping center 18

White Bear Station

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White Bear and Sun Ray BRTOD Phases & Engagement Phase 1-

Issues & Opportunities

Oct 2017

Phase 2-

Preliminary Station Area Concepts

July 2018 (Open House) August 2018 (District 1)

Phase 3-

Draft Development and Circulation Plans

Nov 2018 (District 1)

Phase 4-

Draft BRTOD Plan

TBD 2018 (District 1)

Plan Adoption

TBD 2018 (Council) 20

Issues and Opportunities (Community Engagement-- October 2017) Key Issue: Create an equitable plan that addresses needs of existing station area residents is especially important at this station Key Opportunities: Address station area health factors when it comes to the built environment  Safety- Provide a highly visible and active station  Connectivity- Provide new walking and biking routes into the neighborhood and to shopping destinations  Housing- Explore opportunities to increase affordable and market rate housing  Jobs- Long-term mixed use commercial development south of Interstate 94

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Adopted Policy & Plans  Pedestrian and Bike Plan  Adopted Station Area Plan Zoning Low speed & volume street optimize for walk and bike

Enhanced shared lane

Striped & Protected Bike Lanes

Trail

Traditional Neighborhood (45’ Mixed-use Commercial & Multifamily)

Traditional Neighborhood (35’ Mixed-use Commercial & Multifamily)

Multi-family Residential (5 stories)

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East View Playground Nokomis

St. Bascal School

Conway Community Rec. Center Sun Ray Library

Ruth St.

Wilson Ave

Sun Ray Shopping Center

Old Hudson Road White Bear Station Options

Sun Ray Station

Aldi

White Bear Ave.

Target

Battle Creek Middle School

Corridor Trail (Walk and bike parallel route)

Preliminary Circulation Concepts (Aug. 2018)

Affordable and Market Rate Housing

Affordable and Market Rate Housing

Traditional Neighborhood (Commercial and Housing)

Preliminary Development Concepts (Aug. 2018)

Comments Summary (District 1 Council Land Use Committee & corridor open house) Preliminary Circulation Concepts Support for Corridor Trail Route looping south of I-94 Preliminary Land Use Concepts Need for a future District 1 led Suburban Avenue corridor master plan

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Draft Circulation & Development Plans

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White Bear and Sun Ray BRTOD Phases & Engagement Phase 1-

Issues & Opportunities

Oct 2017

Phase 2-

Preliminary Station Area Concepts

July 2018 (Open House) August 2018 (District 1)

Phase 3-

Draft Development and Circulation Plans

Nov 2018 (District 1)

Phase 4-

Draft BRTOD Plan

TBD 2018 (District 1)

Plan Adoption

TBD 2018 (Council) 27

Ruth St

Hazel St

White Bear Ave

3rd St

Burns Ave

Corridor Trail (Walk and bike parallel route)

Draft Circulation Plan

BEFORE

AFTER

No trail Add 10’ minimum wide trail and 5-foot landscape boulevard

Circulation Plan-Typical TypicalCondition Condition Corridor Trail-

Hazel St

White Bear Ave

Station Access Route (Old Hudson Road)

Ruth St

3rd St

Burns Ave

White Bear Station—Circulation Plan

BEFORE

AFTER

Add bike lane

Add sidewalk Add bike lane

Circulation Plan- Typical Condition Station Access—Old Hudson Road

Ruth St

Hazel St

White Bear Ave

3rd St

Burns Ave

Station Access Route (White Bear Avenue)

White Bear Station—Circulation Plan

BEFORE

AFTER

Add trail and buffer

North

Circulation PlanTypical Condition Station Access Route—White Bear Avenue & Ruth Avenue bridges

Mixed-use Affordable and Market Rate Housing Concepts

Traditional Neighborhood (Future Suburban Avenue corridor master plan)

Development Plan

Mixed-use Affordable and Market Rate Housing Concepts Old Hudson Road

Interstate 94

Multi-family under construction

Existing Redevelopment Area – Looking North

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Multi-family mixed-use

Multi-family mixed-use

Old Hudson Road

Park

Station Plaza

Planned multifamily Phase 2

BRT Guideway Interstate 94 Multi-family under construction

Draft Development Concepts – Looking North

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Mixed-use multi-family

Multi-family under construction

Interstate 94

Station Plaza Park

Old Hudson Road

Existing Residential Hazel Street

Draft Development Concepts – Looking South

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Sun Ray Station

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Issues and Opportunities (Community Engagement-- October 2017) Key Issue: Existing shopping center includes many attributes that support transit.

Short and long term redevelopment must consider ways to maintain and expand transit-oriented uses

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Issues and Opportunities (Community Engagement-- October 2017) Key Issue: Existing shopping center includes many attributes that support transit.

Short and long term redevelopment must consider ways to maintain and expand transit-oriented uses Key Opportunities: Create a strategy for a realistic private sector-driven redevelopment of the shopping center into a vibrant mixed-use station area    

Phasing— maintain existing viable uses, Cub Foods and others Multi-modal transit center— identify a long-term site near the BRT station Plazas and parks— identify amenities for improving livability next to I-94 Connectivity— identify walking and biking routes, especially to 3M 40

Adopted Policy & Plans  Pedestrian and Bike Plan  Adopted Station Area Plan Zoning Traditional Neighborhood (45’ Mixed-use Commercial & Multifamily)

Enhanced shared lane

Low speed & volume optimize for walk and bike

Striped & Protected Bike Lanes

Trail

Traditional Neighborhood (35’ Mixed-use Commercial & Multifamily)

Traditional Neighborhood (75’ Mixed-use Commercial & Multifamily) 41

Conway Community Rec. Center Sun Ray Library

Wilson Ave

Sun Ray Shopping Center

White Bear Station Options

White Bear Ave.

Aldi

Sun Ray Station

Battle Creek Middle School

Corridor Trail

Sun Ray—Preliminary Circulation Concepts (August 2018)

Pedersen St.

Wilson Ave.

Multi-family

Existing Apartments

Live-work Townhomes

Multi-family with ground floor commercial

Existing Apartments Park and Ride

Parking

Station Plaza Commercial anchor

Preliminary Development Concepts (August 2018)

Comments Summary (District 1 Council Land Use Committee & corridor open house) Preliminary Circulation Concepts Support for Corridor Trail, 3rd Street bike lanes & Ruth and White Bear bridge enhancements  Consider wider Pedersen Street sidewalks and dedicated bike path Preliminary Land Use Concepts Need to see phasing strategy  Concerned about displacing existing businesses 44

Draft Circulation & Development Plans

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White Bear and Sun Ray BRTOD Phases & Engagement Phase 1-

Issues & Opportunities

Oct 2017

Phase 2-

Preliminary Station Area Concepts

July 2018 (Open House) August 2018 (District 1)

Phase 3-

Draft Development and Circulation Plans

Nov 2018 (District 1)

Phase 4-

Draft BRTOD Plan

TBD 2018 (District 1)

Plan Adoption

TBD 2018 (Council) 46

Ruth St

Hazel St

Old Hudson Rd

White Bear Ave

3rd St

Neighborhood Access Route

Burns Ave

Sun Ray Station—Circulation Plan

Sun Ray Library

Existing Park

Existing Transit Center

Existing Multi-Family

Existing parking lot

Existing Multi-Family

Station Access Trail

Sun Ray Shopping Center

Culver’s

Cub Foods

T.J. Maxx Leeann Chin

Sun Ray Station

Draft Circulation Concept

Sun Ray Lanes

Sun Ray Library

Existing Park

Shopping Center Redevelopment Concept

Park and Plaza Concept Existing Multi-Family

Multi-Family

Multi-Family + Ground Floor Commercial

Culver’s

Existing Multi-Family

Multi-Family + Ground Floor Commercial Multi-Family + Ground Floor Commercial

Ground Floor Commercial

Commercial Multi-Family + Ground Floor Commercial

Long-term Multi-modal Transit Center location

Multi-Family + Ground Floor Commercial

Sun Ray Station

Draft Development Concept – At Buildout

Sun Ray Lanes

Sun Ray Lanes

Existing Multi-Family

Existing Park

Cub Foods

Sun Ray Library

Existing Multi-Family

Sun Ray Shopping Center

Existing Park & Ride Lot

Leeann Chin

Existing Transit Center

Corridor Trail T.J. Maxx

Station Access Trail Culver’s

Sun Ray Station

Draft Development Concept – BRT Opening Day

Sun Ray Lanes

Existing Park

Multi-Family + Ground Floor Retail

Existing Multi-Family

Cub Foods

Sun Ray Library

Sun Ray Shopping Center

Park and ride lot redevelopment

Transit Plaza and Park Existing Multi-Family

Leeann Chin

Park

Plaza

Multi-modal transit center + park and ride + commercial parking garage

Culver’s

Draft Development Concept – Phase 1

Proposed Pedersen Street Station Access Trail

Long-term multi-modal transit center (not part of BRT project)

Pedersen Street Looking North

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Pedersen Street Station Access Trail

Culvers at Ground Floor

Rendering: Crandall Arambula

Draft Circulation Concept – Pedersen Street Looking North

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Potential multi-modal transit center

Old Hudson Road

BRT Guideway Rendering: Crandall Arambula

Sun Ray Station—Looking East

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Sun Ray Lanes

Multi-Family + Ground Floor Retail Existing Multi-Family

Existing Park

Cub Foods

Sun Ray Library

Park

Existing Multi-Family

Plaza

Culver’s

Draft Development Concept – Phase 2

Multi-Family + Ground Floor Retail

Sun Ray Lanes

Existing Multi-Family

Existing Park

Sun Ray Library

New Grocery Store

Park

Existing Multi-Family

Plaza

Culver’s

Draft Development Concept – Phase 3

Sun Ray Lanes Existing Park

Existing Multi-Family

Multi-Family with Culver’s at Ground Floor Sun Ray Library

Townhomes Existing Multi-Family

Park

Plaza

Draft Development Concept – Long Term

White Bear and Sun Ray BRTOD Phases & Engagement Phase 1-

Issues & Opportunities

Oct 2017

Phase 2-

Preliminary Station Area Concepts

July 2018 (Open House) August 2018 (District 1)

Phase 3-

Draft Development and Circulation Plans

Nov 2018 (District 1)

Phase 4-

Draft BRTOD Plan

TBD 2018 (District 1)

Plan Adoption

TBD 2018 (Council) 58

METRO

Gold Line BRTOD Plans

White Bear and Sun Ray Stations Draft Circulation & Development Plans District 1 Community Council Land Use Committee Meeting November 5, 2018

Preliminary Circulation & Development Plan Concepts Preliminary Engineering Considerations No impacts to shopping center structures. Limited property acquisition required  Corridor trail included.

Narrowed at TJ Maxx and Leann Chinn restaurant  Park and Ride- 150 space lot

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Preliminary Circulation & Development Plan Concepts Preliminary Engineering Considerations Grade concerns precluded walk and bike underpass  Two stations considered, Van Dyke and Hazel  Site constraints preclude corridor trail to station  Adopted station area plans identified a mixed-use concept on MnDOT property. Viability to be determined.

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