METRO
Gold Line BRTOD Plans
White Bear and Sun Ray Station BRTOD Plans District 1 Community Meeting January 16, 2019
Community Meeting Agenda PRESENTATION: 1. BRT project and BRTOD Plans overview 2. BRTOD Plans 3. BRTOD Plans benefits DISCUSSION: 4. Comments and questions 5. Table discussions 6. Table reports 2
BRT PROJECT OVERVIEW
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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
Gold Line construction
Gold Line opening day 2024
(22 Months)
Public Engagement
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Project Engineering (Guideway and Station design) led by Metro Transit and a separate project
I-494
I-94
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Metro Transit BRT Engineering Project – Guideway and Station Design
BRT Characteristics —Frequent Service Fewer stops (1/2 mile apart)
Transit priority signal
Bus-only lanes
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BRT Characteristics—Train-Like Features Level boarding to vehicle
Fare payment at the station
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BRT Characteristics—Enhanced Stations High Quality Amenities
Shelters Seating Paving Landscaping Electronic Reader Boards
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6-foot sidewalk
Ruth St
White Bear Ave
6-foot sidewalk
6-foot sidewalk Old Hudson Avenue
12-foot trail
Guideway
Underpass Ruth St
Underpass
MnDOT Parcel
White Bear Station—Preliminary Engineering (Sept. 2018)
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I-94
Apartments under construction
White Bear Avenue Station location— looking south
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6-foot wide sidewalk to Ruth Street
Station on berm
12-foot wide Trail to station
Existing Apartments
6-foot wide sidewalk
White Bear Station location— looking south
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6-foot sidewalk
Sun Ray Shopping Center
10-foot trail
Overpass
Sun Ray Station—Preliminary Engineering (Sept. 2018)
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Pedersen Street
Old Hudson Road
Sun Sun Ray Ray Station Stationlocation— location—looking Lookingeast East
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Interstate 94
Old Hudson Road
BRT Guideway Rendering: Crandall Arambula
Sun Ray Station location—looking east
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BRTOD PROJECT OVERVIEW
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I-494
I-94
Bus Rapid Transit Oriented Development Plans (1/2 mile of the stations)
BRTOD Plans Project – Station Area Development
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St. Paul BRTOD Plans
Saint Paul stations
Include: Station Assessments Vision Circulation Plans Development Plans Implementation recommendations
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BRTOD Planning +
Intent: Increase ridership through improved walk and bike station access transit-oriented development
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St Paul BRTOD Plans Address: Traditional Neighborhood Zoning
 Policy and implementation guidance for adopted plans  Additional detail for station access and bus rapid transitoriented development
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St. Paul BRTOD Planning Process Four phases Began May 2017 Ends February 2019— City staff recommendations to Council Engagement sessions with District 1 Land Use Committee and City staff during each phase
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GOLD LINE CORRIDOR VISION
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Corridor-wide Vision 1. Establish a multi-modal transportation corridor that link stations 2. Enable station areas to achieve their development potential 3. Increase potential ridership
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Station Access Hierarchy Corridor Trail
Station Access
A continuous walking and biking link between the ten BRTOD Planning Project stations.
Provide linkages between the Corridor Trail and stations.
Collector Trail
Neighborhood Access
Provide access into station areas from neighborhoods and destinations outside the mile-wide study area corridor.
Provide connections between Station Access, Collector Trail, and Corridor Trail routes. 23
Gold Line Corridor Vision
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Station Typologies Neighborhood
Employment
Predominantly residential areas with few opportunities for transitoriented infill or redevelopment.
Established employment centers that provide familywage jobs and high transit ridership opportunities
Mixed use Neighborhood
Commerce
Established or significant redevelopment opportunities for neighborhood-scale residential, retail, and employment
Established commercial centers that are corridor and region-serving
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Gold Line Corridor Vision
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White Bear Neighborhood Station
Sun Ray Mixed-use Neighborhood Station
Gold Line Corridor Vision
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WHITE BEAR AVENUE STATION BRTOD PLAN
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White Bear Avenue Station Key Issue: Create an equitable plan that addresses needs of existing station area residents
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White Bear Avenue Station Key Opportunities: Address station area health factors. Provide: Safety—highly visible and active station Connectivity — safe and direct link to destinations Housing — increase both affordable and market rate housing Jobs— south of Interstate 94
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CIRCULATION PLAN
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Circulation Plan Corridor Trail  No direct connection to station
Hazel St
 Link between station and destinations south of the freeway Ruth St
White Bear Ave
3rd St
Suburban Ave Burns Ave
Corridor Trail (Walk and bike parallel route)
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Circulation Plan Corridor Trail key segments: Ruth St
Ruth Street Bridge Trail Hazel St
White Bear Ave
3rd St
Ruth Street Bridge Suburban Avenue
Burns Ave
Suburban Avenue Trail
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Circulation Plan Bike Lanes
Hazel St
White Bear Ave
3rd St
Ruth St
Bike Lanes
Corridor Trail—Ruth Street Bridge 10-foot walk and bike trail and 2-foot buffer raised above the roadway Add lighting and new painted crosswalks at intersections
Existing Condition (Looking North)
Maintain existing travel lanes Trail
Planned Condition (Looking North)
Burns Ave
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Hazel St
White Bear Ave
Ruth St
No Sidewalk
3rd St
Circulation Plan Corridor Trail—Suburban Avenue Add 10-foot trail and 5-foot landscaped buffer raised above the roadway Trail may be located on either side of roadway or a hybrid
Existing Condition (Looking East) Trail Burns Ave
Planned Condition (Looking East)
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Circulation Plan Station access route: Hazel St
White Bear Ave
Station Access Route (Old Hudson Road + White Bear Avenue)
Ruth St
3rd St
 Provides direct link to the station  Bike lanes, sidewalk, and trail improvements
Burns Ave
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Narrow Sidewalk
Hazel St
Ruth St
3rd St
White Bear Ave
Wide Auto Lanes
Circulation Plan Station access route — White Bear Avenue Bridge Widen existing sidewalk to 10-feet and include a 2-foot buffer at curb Add lighting
Existing Condition (Looking North)
Narrow wide travel lanes Narrow Auto Lanes
Planned Condition (Looking North)
Burns Ave
Trail
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Circulation Plan
No Sidewalk
Station access route — Old Hudson Road Ruth St
Hazel St
White Bear Ave
3rd St
Add bike lanes between White Bear Avenue to Ruth Street Add lighting and new painted crosswalks at intersections
Existing Condition (Looking East)
Fill gaps in sidewalks Fill Gaps in Sidewalk Burns Ave
Bike Lanes
Planned Condition (Looking East)
Bike Lanes
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Station Access  Direct sightlines between Old Hudson Road and to the station  Direct walking and biking routes Existing
Plaza Park
Development Concept
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Station Access
Park
Direct sightlines and walking and biking route from Old Hudson Road
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DEVELOPMENT PLAN
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Development Plan— Market Gap Assessment Station area near-term demand: Apartments
80 market rate 80 affordable
Townhomes
14 for sale
Retail & Services
65,000 square feet
Office
40,000 square feet
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Development Plan Near-term
mixed-use infill development
Station area development sequencing:  Near-term increase affordable and market rate housing north of the freeway  Long-term increase jobs south of the freeway
Long-term
mixed-use development
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Development Concept Best practices and community objectives: Consistent with existing zoning — uses, heights, massing and standards Activate station— buildings oriented to station, parks, and streets Activate station— ground-floor retail near the station White Bear Avenue Station— View Looking North to Old Hudson Road
Focus for community activity— public park MnDOT parcel— key redevelopment site 44
Vacant & underutilized sites
Development Concept Near-term demand: Near-term concept:
Existing Development
Near Term Development Concept
174 housing units
300 housing units
65,000 sq ft retail and services
10,000 sf retail and services
40,000 sq ft office
1.2 acre park/plaza At a minimum, target 80 affordable units
White Bear Avenue Station
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Development Concept Multi-family housing + groundfloor commercial (Three stories)
Multi-family housing + groundfloor commercial (Five stories)
MnDOT parcel New multi-family
Multi-family housing + ground-floor commercial (Five stories-phase 2)
Park
White Bear Avenue Station
Multi-family housing + groundfloor commercial (Three stories)
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Development Concept Existing building provides ‘eyes’ on the station
Park amenity
Proposed buildings oriented to station and park
White Bear Avenue Station— View looking north toward Old Hudson Road
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Development Plan Suburban Avenue long-term development sites:  Additional conceptual development planning  market analysis
Long-term commercial development
Corridor Trail (Walk and bike parallel route)
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SUN RAY STATION BRTOD PLAN
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Sun Ray Station Key Issue: 3M
Sun Ray Shopping Center
Burns Ave
McKnight Rd
Ruth St
Pedersen St
Existing shopping center provides transitsupportive uses Sun Ray Transit Center and park-and-ride is not adjacent to station
No park amenities at the station
No existing walking and biking street grid
Station platform is behind shopping center building
Battle Creek Middle School
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Sun Ray Station Create a strategy for private sector-driven redevelopment into a vibrant mixed-use station area 3M
Sun Ray Shopping Center
Burns Ave
Sun Ray Station— View Looking East
McKnight Rd
Ruth St
Pedersen St
Key Opportunities:
Development phasing— maintain existing viable uses Connectivity— improve walking and biking routes between, the station, shopping center, neighborhood and 3M
Battle Creek Middle School
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CIRCULATION PLAN
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Circulation Plan 3rd St
Corridor Trail McKnight Rd
Sun Ray Shopping Center
Ruth St
Pedersen St
Connection to 3M 3M
Connection McKnight Road collector trail Link to destinations south of the freeway
Suburban Ave Burns Ave
Corridor Trail (Walk and bike route)
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Circulation Plan Corridor Trail— Old Hudson Road Hazel St
Ruth St
3rd St
White Bear Ave
No Sidewalk
Existing Condition (Looking East)
Trail
Planned Condition (Looking East)
The BRT project will construct: A 10-foot Corridor Trail and 5-foot landscaped boulevard
Burns Ave
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Circulation Plan Corridor Trail— Old Hudson Road Hazel St
Ruth St
3rd St
White Bear Ave
No Sidewalk
Existing Condition (Looking East)
The BRT project will construct: A 10-foot Corridor Trail and 5-foot landscaped boulevard City enhancements to the Corridor Trail include:
Trail
Planned Condition (Looking East)
Lighting for both the roadway and trail Burns Ave
Street trees, shrubs and groundcover
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Circulation Plan
Sun Ray Shopping Center
McKnight Rd
Station access route:  Provides direct link between library, recreation center and the station 3M
Ruth St
Station Access Route (Pedersen Street Trail)
Pedersen St
3rd St
Suburban Ave Burns Ave
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Utility poles and wires Narrow Sidewalk
Narrow Sidewalk
Circulation Plan Station access route — Pedersen Street Long-term redevelopment of the shopping center should include:
Old Hudson Road
Existing Condition (Looking North)
Trail and landscaped boulevard improvements Improve crosswalks Improve pedestrian-scale lighting
Wide Sidewalk
Additional canopy trees
Trail
Old Hudson Road
Planned Condition (Looking North)
Relocate overhead utilities underground to improve visual quality of the street 57
Station Access Route
Sun Ray Station— View looking north toward Old Hudson Road
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DEVELOPMENT PLAN
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Pedersen St
Development Plan— Market Gap Assessment Near term demand for: Apartments 600 market rate 180 affordable
3M
Sun Ray Shopping Center
Burns Ave
McKnight Rd
Ruth St
100 senior Retail & services
160,000 sq. ft.
Office
30,000 sq. ft.
Battle Creek Middle School
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Transit Center
Sun Ray shopping center
Development Plan Long Term Concept: Consistent with adopted station area plan vision Sun Ray shopping center redevelopment Pedersen Street corridor redevelopment Transit Center redevelopment McKnight Road redevelopment
Culver’s
Bowling alley
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Development Concept Long-term build-out: Apartments
2,500
Retail & services
240,000 sf
Office/hotel
195,000 sf
Parking garage, park-and-ride & Transit Center
600 stall
Park/plaza
2.0 acre
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Development Concept— Build-out Park and plaza Conway Park amenity Rec. Center
Parking structure includes multimodal transit center & park-and-ride
Multi-family + groundfloor commercial
Sun Ray Library
Commercial
Commercial
Street grid Sun Ray Station
Retail anchor (Grocery store) and hotel
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Development Concept— Phasing Minimize impacts — maintain viable shopping center uses as long as possible Existing Development
Address market gap — provide a near-term and long-term strategy Improve bus and BRT connections — relocate transit center and park-and-ride
Phasing Concept
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Conway Park
Create park amenity
Address near-term market gap demand
Development Concept— Phasing
Cub Foods
Apartments Existing viable uses maintained
Plaza
Activate station environment
Sun Ray Sun Ray Station Station
Improve bus and BRT connections
Near Term Demand:
Phase 1 Concept:
880 units
580 units
Retail & services 160,000 sq ft
45,000 sq ft
Office/hotel
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30,000 sq ft
Parking garage, park-and-ride & Transit Center
150 spaces & 4 to 6 bus bays
Park/plaza
2.0 acre
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IMPLEMENTATION
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White Bear Avenue Station
Circulation Projects Design and funding:
Sun Ray Station
Corridor Trail Enhancements and Improvements Metropolitan Council regional solicitation City Capital Improvement Plan Corridor Trail, Station Access, and Station Parks and Plazas City Capital Improvement Plan
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White Bear Avenue Station
Development Projects Equitable Growth and AntiDisplacement Strategies
Sun Ray Station
 St Paul Home and Storefront Improvement Plans  Corridor Affordable Housing Financing Study
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White Bear Avenue Station
Development Projects Additional Planning
Sun Ray Station
White Bear Avenue Station MnDOT Parcel Reuse Study Suburban Avenue Corridor Plan Sun Ray Transit Center redevelopment Transit Center and park-and-ride relocation study
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POTENTIAL CORRIDOR BRTOD BENEFITS
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White Bear Avenue Station
Potential BRTOD Benefits Private Investment: White Bear Avenue $ 63 million Station: $600 million Sun Ray Station: Sun Ray Station
Total: $663 million
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White Bear Avenue Station
Potential BRTOD Benefits Potential Household Transportation Savings:  Over 50% annual fuel savings  $725 a year per household Sun Ray Station
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White Bear Avenue Station
Potential BRTOD Benefits Annual ‘Green Dividend’ Per Station Area: $4 million recirculated locally Sun Ray Station
25% reduction in vehicle miles travelled
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DISCUSSION
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White Bear Avenue—Your Comments
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White Bear Avenue—Your Comments
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Sun Ray Station—Your Comments
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Sun Ray Station—Your Comments
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Project Website: http://thegatewaycorridor.com/
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METRO
Gold Line BRTOD Plans
White Bear and Sun Ray Station BRTOD Plans District 1 Community Meeting January 16, 2019