East Metro Transit Network Existing Conditions Report
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April 2, 2018 Huitt-Zollars, Inc. Christof Spieler, LEED AP Director of Planning Vice president 1001 Fannin Street, Suite 4040 Houston, TX 77002 T 713.622.1180 cspieler@huitt-zollars.com
Introduction The Twin Cities have long understood the need for a high-quality transit system. Over decades, elected officials and community leaders have advocated for funding and for transit improvements. This has led to projects like the Green Line and St. Paul Union Station that have made transit better and attracted new riders. Effective transit, though, works as a network, and the rest of the network has not received the attention the new transitways have. Over 70% of Metro Transit's ridership is on bus routes. Many of these bus routes date back a century to streetcar routes, and while the network has been expanded and individual routes have been adjusted, the overall system structure still reflects old development patterns and trip needs. Much of the system is infrequent and thus inconvenient to passengers, and many of the routes are complex and difficult to understand. This has had an impact: ridership on the bus network fell 5% from 2015 to 2016 even as Green Line ridership increased.
WASHINGTON
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A closer look at the network, including workshops, discussion with Metro Transit, and more data analysis could identify specific areas for improvement. East Metro Strong, as an outside advocacy group, is in a position to further advance the transit discussion in the East Metro region and to set the groundwork for future transit improvements that could help current riders, attract new ones, and make the area more economically competitive.
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694
35W
This document is a preliminary look at the current transit network in the East Metro region to see how it compares to population and employment, and a summary of what kinds of improvements might be worth examining. It is based on publicly available data (including Metro Transit's excellent GIS files) and this effort has not involved any conversations with stakeholders, public officials or transit agency staff. It does not make any specific recommendations. This cursory effort does indicate that there are significant opportunities for transit improvement in the transit network. The East Metro has relatively dense residential areas not served by frequent service, multiple employment nodes that are hard to reach with the current network, and opportunities to leverage new transitways (like the Green Line) as well as future transitways to improve the network. Metro Transit has shown that improved local bus service coordinated with major transitway investments can build a more useful and efficient transit network and draw more riders. The A Line bus service, which links to both the Green and Blue lines, has increased ridership in its corridor by 35%. Even bigger improvements can come from systematically looking at the entire network. Houston did this, redesigning all of its local bus routes, and was able to double the people served by frequent service and increase ridership by deploying existing resources more efficiently. Metro Transit's Service Improvement Plan has identified bus routes for added service, but it takes the existing network as a starting point and thus requires significant funding.
35E
35W
252
36
36
35E
694
RAMSEY 94 55
494
35W 100 494
52
35W
DAKOTA
The East Metro Region
Existing Development Patterns The key to successful transit is identifying nodes and corridors that have the density of population and jobs to support frequent service. Every transit stop creates a zone ¼-mile in radius within which people are within a 5-minute walk of service. The more people there are in this zone, the more potential ridership there is. The higher the ridership, the more service can be justified. More service, in turn, drives even more ridership.
Washington
Ramsey
In the East Metro area, the densest population is within the City of Saint Paul. A continuous area bordered by McKnight Road to the east, Larpenteur Avenue to the north, Snelling Avenue and the Mississippi River to the west, and Ford Parkway, 7th Street, and I-94 to the south, has population densities generally over 5,000 people per square mile, with large areas above 10,000. There are also areas of similar density in West St. Paul and South St. Paul. Most of these areas also have street grids, which create fairly direct paths to transit stops. Employment density is as important as population density: regardless of whether a transit rider walks from home to transit or uses a parkand-ride lot, they must be able to walk to their job on the other end. Downtown Saint Paul is the largest employment center in the East Metro region, but it is not the only one. Several other areas – the Midway Area Grand Avenue, Energy Park, and Rosedale Center – have similar employment densities. There are also multiple suburban job centers, including the 3M campus area in Maplewood and a series of nodes around the 694 and 494 Loops, several of which have more than 10,000 jobs..
Dakota
Population density
Downtown Saint Paul has 86,000 jobs. This is not nearly as big as Downtown Minneapolis – which has 232,000 – but it is one of the 60 largest employment hubs in the entire United States, and one of the 30 densest1. It is roughly the same size as Downtown Charlotte and Salt Lake City, both of which have major light rail systems centered in them.
Washington
Ramsey
Dakota
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Employment
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Population Density
Anoka Coon Rapids Blaine Circle Pines Lexington Spring Lake Park Brookyn Park 94 694
Maple Grove
35W
252
Brooklyn Center
694
Golden Valley
55
Minneapolis
394 St Louis Park
Hopkins
Roseville
35E
Lauderdale Falcon Heights
SW Minneapolis South & France
Tangletown
Lake Elmo Hudson
Oakdale Maplewood
Macalester Groveland Highland
94
Woodbury 494
Lilydale W. St Paul
35W 62
Edina 100
Richfield
Mendota Mendota Heights
S. St Paul
169 494
52
Newport
Inver Grove Heights
Bloomington 35W
Cottage Grove
Eagan
Burnsville Hastings
KEY People per square mile < 2,500 2,501 - 5,000 5,001 - 7,500 7,501 - 10,000 10,001 - 12,500 12,501 - 15,000 15,001 - 17,500 17,501 - 20,000 20,001 - 22,500 > 22,501 0
4
2
4
N 8 mi
Oak Park Heights Bayport
694
St Paul
Longfellow
55
36
Payne-Phalen
University
Hazel Park
Powderhorn
Stillwater
N. St Paul
36
Calhoun Isles Uptown
Pine Springs
Little Canada
Columbia Heights Arts District
Medicine Lake
7
Vadnais Heights
35W
Robinsdale
White Bear Lake Birchwood Village
Arden Hills
94 Columbia Heights
169
494
Grant
Shoreview New Brighton
New Hope
35E
North Oaks
Fridley
Employment
Hwy 10 & CoRd 14 Downtown Anoka
Northtown Mall Area
Hwy 169 & CoRd 81 & CoRd 109 CoRd 109 I-94 & Hemlock Lane Arbor Lakes
I-94 & Boone Avenue
I-494 & Bass Lake Rd
I-35W & Hwy 10
Hwy 47 & Osborne Road
Hwy 65 &35W 73rd Avenue
252
94 694 I-694 & Shingle Creek Pkwy
35E I-694 & Lexington Ave
East River Industrial
I-35E & CoRd E Hwy 169 & Bass Lake Rd I-494 & Hwy 55, Plymouth
94
I-35W & CoRd C 35W
CoRd 81 & Lowry Ave Central Ave NE MN Mid-City Industrial I-394 & Hwy 169 Downtown MN
169 Douglas Dr & Sandburg Rd
494
Hwy 55 & Hwy 169 55
UMN
I-394 & Park Place Blvd
Rosedale36 Center Area CoRd 46 & Buford Ave
Hwy 169 & Bren Rd
I-494 & Hwy 62
Southdale Center
62 Hwy 5 & Powers Blvd
Golden Triangle
Hwy 5 & Great Plains Blvd
Hazeltine North
Hwy 212 & Mitchell Rd
E Energy Park Dr University Ave
Hwy 280 & University Ave Uptown & Midtown Hiawatha Ave & Lake St Wedge Hwy 100 & Excelsior Blvd 55
Hwy 1697 & Excelsior Blvd
35W
I-494 & I-35W I-35W & 98th St
35W
I-94 & McKnight Rd
Downtown St. Paul
94 I-94 & Radio Dr
West Side, St. Paul 494
S. Robert St & Wentworth Ave I-35E & Hwy 55 494
I-494 & Hwy 100
694
I-494 & Valley Creek Rd
Hwy 62 & Hiawatha Ave
169
Eden Prairie Center Area
Hwy 36 & Rice Street 35E
Grand Ave
MSP Int’l Airport
100
Bayport
Maplewood Mall Area
I-394 & I-494 394 Ridgedale Center Area
Hwy 36 & Stillwater Avenue 36
694
I-494 & Concord St
52
South Loop, Bloomington Hwy 13 & Yankee Doodle Rd
I-35E & Yankee Doodle Rd
Hwy 149 & Yankee Doodle Rd
Old Shakopee Rd & Hampshire Ave Valley Industrial
12th & Cliff Rd Burnsville Center
CoRd 82 & Mystic Lake Dr CoRd 42 & Cedar Ave
Airlake Industrial
KEY Number of jobs < 3,000 3,001 - 6,000 6,001 - 12,000 12,001 - 24,000 > 24,000 0
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4
N 8 mi
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Existing Transit Network
Washington
Metro Transit is the primary transit provider in the East Metro region, with some routes operated by MVTA. While it is easy to break down the transit network by mode, it is more useful to see it as three interconnected systems:
Ramsey
CORE LOCAL The Core Local Network is designed to serve all kinds of trips – home to work, home to school, shopping, errands, and leisure trips – 7 days a week. It operates in both directions from early morning to late evening. Stops are spaced fairly closely – every few blocks to every ¼-mile. Service typically operates every 15 minutes during peak hours and every 15 to 30 minutes at other times. Generally, service that operates every 15 minutes or better allows people to ride without worrying about schedules; less frequent service requires more planning. The core local network in the East Metro includes a rail line (the Green Line), an arterial BRT service (the A-Line), three local bus routes that are designated part of the High Frequency Service Network, and another nine local bus routes. Much of this service is within the city of St. Paul, but several routes extend into northern Ramsey County, Washington County, and Dakota County. The Core Local Network provides transit that is useful enough that it can be a desirable alternative to driving for all daily trips for some people.
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Transit Routes
COVERAGE LOCAL The Coverage Local Network extends the Core Network into areas that have lower transit demand. Due to limited resources, this service generally operates only hourly for much of the day. It is a "lifeline" service, critically important to those who do not have other options, but unlikely to attract people who have a car. The Coverage Local Network consists entirely of bus routes. Some fill in areas between core local routes while others extend further into low density suburban areas. EXPRESS The Express Network is tailored to long-distance commuters. It generally operates during peak hours in peak directions only. Morning service originates at suburban park-and-rides or in suburban neighborhoods, then uses freeways to make fast trips to job centers. The afternoon trips do the reverse. Some routes have as little as 2 trips in the morning and 2 trips in the afternoon; others may be as frequent as every 10 minutes a peak. Some routes do offer mid-day service at lower frequencies and non-peak direction service. Express service can be provided by buses, by commuter rail (like Northstar in Minneapolis), by BRT, or by light rail. All of the express routes in the East Metro are bus. Most of the express routes in the East Metro go to or from Downtown St. Paul. A few travel to Downtown Minneapolis. Only a handful serve the other employment centers in the East Metro. SYSTEM CONNECTIVITY All three networks should work together. Many coverage riders will make part of their trips on the Core Network. Express riders, too, benefit from connectivity. The local network links the express routes to more jobs on the inner end of the routes. Local routes can also serve as feeders to the express system. Overall, the majority of riders will make a connection from one route to another on their trip. The transit network in the East Metro is strongly radial. Nearly every route, be it local bus, express bus, or light rail, runs to and from Downtown St. Paul. The downtown area, in particular the 5th, 6th and Cedar/Wabasha corridors, is not only a major transit destination but a major transfer point. There are other transfer points outside of Downtown St. Paul. Some are transit centers, like Maplewood Mall and Sun Ray. Others are simply intersections, like University and Snelling, where the Green Line meets the A-Line, bus line 16, bus line 21, and bus line 84.
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Travel Time Between Major Destinations
Grand Avenue
I-94 and Mcknight Rd
Maplewood Mall
North St Paul
Payne-Phalen
Mid-City Industrial
Hwy 55 & I-35E
Bloomington South Lodge
Roseville West
University Ave & Hwy 280
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29
60
71
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96
66
30
68
38
50
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32
34.5
30
35
51.5
42.5
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50
92
44.5
37
26
43.5
42
81.5
98
82.5
56.5
14.5
77.5
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36
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65.5
80
79
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54
67
61.5
37
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92
130.5
78.5
80
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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ORIGIN
MSP Int’l Airport
DOWNTOWN ST PAUL
University of Minnesota
DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS
Downtown St Paul
Downtown Minneapolis
DESTINATION
26.5
33
MSP INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
31
34.5
42.5
GRAND AVENUE
60
27
40
51.5
I-94 AND MCKNIGHT RD
82
33
82.5
68.5
73
MAPLEWOOD MALL
82
47.5
82.5
82
73
52
NORTH ST PAUL
91.5
47.5
80.5
83
71
54
16.5
PAYNE-PHALEN
60.5
20.5
73
55
45
53.5
42.5
33.5
MID-CITY INDUSTRIAL
32
40.5
14.5
53.5
53
74.5
91
79.5
50
HWY 55 & I-35E
70
94
81.5
60
81
0
161
179
115.5
99
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH LODGE
40
44.5
51.5
14
51.5
74.5
90
89
63
58.5
69
ROSEVILLE WEST
50
64.5
40.5
50
36
77
44.5
50
51
33
84
59
UNIVERSITY AVE & HWY 280
23
27
11
40
30
70
85.5
76.5
50.5
24
79
49
30 38
In Minutes 35W
252
35E
94 694
94
694
35W
Roseville West
9
Mid-City Industrial
36
Maplewood Mall Area N. St Paul
36 35E
Downtown Minneapolis
694
Payne-Phalen UMN University Ave & Hwy 280
Downtown St. Paul
I-94 & McKnight Rd 94
Grand Ave 55
494
35W 62
MSP Int’l Airport
100
169
I-35E & Hwy 55 494
35W
52
South Loop, Bloomington
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All Transit Service
35W
252
35E
94 694 10 94
694
35W 169
494
36
5 11
55
62 35E
A
4
3
394
694 64
121 2
GREEN
17
94
21 6
7
55
494 BLUE
35W 62 100
18
35W
KEY 1-15 min 16-30 min 31-60 min >60 min
0
2
N 4
8 mi
54
515
169
8
36
19
494
52
Existing Transit Boardings
35W
252
35E
94 694
94
694
35W
36
169
494
36 35E
694
55 394
94 7 55
494
35W 62 100 169 494
52
35W
Average Weekday Bus Boardings 1 10 50 100 1,000
Average Weekday Rail Boardings 100 1,000 10,000
0
2
N 4
8 mi
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Existing Frequent Mid-Day Transit Service
Anoka Coon Rapids Blaine Circle Pines Lexington Spring Lake Park Brookyn Park
35W
252
Maple Grove
New Brighton
169
494
94 Columbia Heights
Arts District
5
11
4
Minneapolis
394
St Louis Park
Calhoun Isles 17 Uptown
7
6
Hopkins
62
100
Lauderdale A Falcon Heights
35W
Stillwater
62 35E
694
St Paul
Lake Elmo Hudson
Oakdale Maplewood
Macalester Groveland Highland
94
Woodbury
Lilydale W. St Paul
494
54
Mendota Mendota Heights
18
494
S. St Paul 52
Newport
Inver Grove Heights
Bloomington 35W
Cottage Grove
Eagan
Burnsville
N 0
10
2
4
8 mi
Oak Park Heights Bayport
N. St Paul
Hazel Park GREEN
BLUE
36
Payne-Phalen 64
121
55
Pine Springs
36
University3
Longfellow 21 Powderhorn
515Richfield
169
Roseville
2
SW Minneapolis South & France Tangletown Edina
694
Little Canada
Columbia Heights
Golden Valley
55
Vadnais Heights
35W
Medicine Lake
White Bear Lake Birchwood Village
Arden Hills
Robinsdale 19
Grant
Shoreview
10
New Hope
35E
North Oaks
Fridley
94 694 Brooklyn Center
Hastings
Proposed Frequent Mid-Day Transit Service
Anoka Coon Rapids Blaine Circle Pines Lexington Spring Lake Park Brookyn Park
35W
252
Fridley
94 694 Brooklyn Center
Maple Grove
New Brighton
Robinsdale
169
494
14
Medicine Lake
394
Arts District
Minneapolis
675
St Louis Park
Hopkins
62
Roseville
Pine Springs
Stillwater
36
35E
Lauderdale Falcon Heights
694
Lake Elmo
Payne-Phalen Hazel Park GREEN
Longfellow Powderhorn
63
St Paul
Oak Park Heights Bayport
N. St Paul
36
University
Calhoun Isles Uptown
7
694
Little Canada
Columbia Heights
Golden Valley
55
Vadnais Heights
35W
22
Grant White Bear Lake Birchwood Village
Arden Hills
94 Columbia Heights
New Hope
35E
North Oaks Shoreview
Hudson Oakdale Maplewood
Macalester Groveland 74 55 Lilydale W. St Paul BLUE Highland
94
23
SW Minneapolis South & France Tangletown Edina 100
Woodbury 494
35W
Richfield
Mendota Mendota Heights
68
169 494
52
S. St Paul Newport
Inver Grove Heights
Bloomington 35W
Cottage Grove
Eagan
Burnsville
Hastings
KEY Existing SIP Proposed 0
2
4
N 8 mi
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SIP By Rank
Anoka Coon Rapids Blaine Circle Pines Lexington Spring Lake Park Brookyn Park
35W
252
Fridley
94 694 Brooklyn Center
Maple Grove
169
494
Minneapolis
394
St Louis Park
Hopkins
62
100
36
35E
694
St Paul
Lake Elmo Hudson
Oakdale Maplewood
Macalester Groveland Highland
94
Woodbury
Lilydale W. St Paul
494
35W
Richfield
Mendota Mendota Heights
S. St Paul
169 494
52
Newport
Inver Grove Heights
Bloomington 35W
Cottage Grove
Eagan
Burnsville
KEY High Priority Medium Priority Low Priority 0
12
2
4
N 8 mi
Oak Park Heights Bayport
Payne-Phalen
University
55
Stillwater
N. St Paul
Lauderdale Falcon Heights
Longfellow Powderhorn
Pine Springs
36
Hazel Park
SW Minneapolis South & France Tangletown Edina
Roseville
Calhoun Isles Uptown
7
694
Little Canada
Columbia Heights Arts District Golden Valley
55
Vadnais Heights
35W
Robinsdale
White Bear Lake Birchwood Village
Arden Hills
94 Columbia Heights
Medicine Lake
Grant
Shoreview New Brighton
New Hope
35E
North Oaks
Hastings
SIP By Type
Anoka Coon Rapids Blaine Circle Pines Lexington Spring Lake Park Brookyn Park
35W
252
Fridley
94 694 Brooklyn Center
Maple Grove
169
494
Minneapolis
394
St Louis Park
Hopkins
62
100
36
Oak Park Heights Bayport
35E
694
Lake Elmo
Payne-Phalen
University
55
Stillwater
N. St Paul
Lauderdale Falcon Heights
Longfellow Powderhorn
Pine Springs
36
Hazel Park
SW Minneapolis South & France Tangletown Edina
Roseville
Calhoun Isles Uptown
7
694
Little Canada
Columbia Heights Arts District Golden Valley
55
Vadnais Heights
35W
Robinsdale
White Bear Lake Birchwood Village
Arden Hills
94 Columbia Heights
Medicine Lake
Grant
Shoreview New Brighton
New Hope
35E
North Oaks
St Paul
Hudson Oakdale Maplewood
Macalester Groveland Highland
94
Woodbury
Lilydale W. St Paul
494
35W
Richfield
Mendota Mendota Heights
S. St Paul
169 494
52
Newport
Inver Grove Heights
Bloomington 35W
Cottage Grove
Eagan
Burnsville
Hastings
KEY Improve Existing New Route 0
2
4
N 8 mi
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Existing Frequent Route 1/2 Mile Access
35W
252
35E
94 694
94
694
35W
36
169
494
36 35E
694
55 394
94 7 55
494
35W 62 100 169 494
52
35W
KEY People per square mile < 2,500 2,501 - 5,000 5,001 - 7,500 7,501 - 10,000 10,001 - 12,500 12,501 - 15,000 15,001 - 17,500 17,501 - 20,000 20,001 - 22,500 > 22,501 0
2
4
N 8 mi
311,226 People have Access to Transit 14
Proposed Frequent Route 1/2 Mile Access
35W
252
35E
94 694
94
694
35W
36
169
494
36 35E
694
55 394
94 7 55
494
35W 62 100 169 494
52
35W
KEY People per square mile < 2,500 2,501 - 5,000 5,001 - 7,500 7,501 - 10,000 10,001 - 12,500 12,501 - 15,000 15,001 - 17,500 17,501 - 20,000 20,001 - 22,500 > 22,501 0
2
4
N 8 mi
311,226 People have Access to Transit 516,061 East Metro Transit Network Opportunities Analysis
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Existing Frequent Route 1/2 Mile Access
35W
252
35E
94 694
94
694
35W
36
169
494
36 35E
694
55 394
94 7 55
494
35W 62 100 169 494
52
35W
KEY Number of jobs < 3,000 3,001 - 6,000 6,001 - 12,000 12,001 - 24,000 > 24,000 0
2
4
N 8 mi
311,226 Jobs 293,465 People have have Access Access to to Transit Transit 16
Proposed Frequent Route 1/2 Mile Access
35W
252
35E
94 694
94
694
35W
36
169
494
36 35E
694
55 394
94 7 55
494
35W 62 100 169 494
52
35W
KEY Number of jobs < 3,000 3,001 - 6,000 6,001 - 12,000 12,001 - 24,000 > 24,000 0
2
4
N 8 mi
311,226 Jobs 516,061 293,465 353,711 People have have Access Access to to Transit Transit East Metro Transit Network Opportunities Analysis
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Strengths and Weaknesses The Twin Cities generally have a strong and successful transit system. Total transit ridership exceeds that of some significantly larger metropolitan areas. The Green and Blue light rail lines carry 3,200 riders per mile, 50% more than Portland and twice that of Salt Lake City or Charlotte. The A-Line is nationally regarded as a model for improving bus service on arterials. However, there are reasons to be concerned. Overall system ridership is down 5% from 2015 to 2016 despite a strong economy. New services, like rail and the A-Line, have performed well – both increased ridership in that period – but the existing bus network is losing riders. The success of the A Line shows that the fundamental issues with transit in the Twin Cities are not based on mode. Buses and rail alike can perform well and attract new riders. The key is providing high quality service – transit which is frequent, fast, reliable, comfortable, and easy to understand where people need it. Overlaying transit service onto population and employment makes several things readily apparent: THE HIGH FREQUENCY NETWORK DOES NOT SERVE ALL THE AREAS OF HIGH POPULATION DENSITY. Currently, the only routes on the designated High Frequency Service Network are the 64 to northeast St. Paul, the 54 along West 7th, the Green Line along University, and the A-Line on Snelling Avenue and Ford Parkway. Route 62 along Rice Street also has service roughly every 15 minutes all day but is not designated as part of the frequent network. Similarly dense areas along 3rd Street East, northeast and southeast of Downtown St Paul, and in West St. Paul and South St Paul do not have frequent service. In general, the East Metro has fewer frequent routes than similarly dense parts of Minneapolis. The Metro Transit Service Improvement Plan, approved in April 2015, addresses this issue by proposing additional service on several existing bus routes. The High Frequency Service Network proposed in the SIP aligns fairly well with population density.
THE HIGH FREQUENCY NETWORK DOES NOT SERVE ALL THE AREAS OF HIGH EMPLOYMENT DENSITY. Downtown St. Paul is connected very well with bus and rail. However, other employment areas are not. Currently, the only areas of dense employment outside of Downtown that have frequent service are those along the Green Line and the A Line. Thus, people working in the East Metro outside Downtown St. Paul are unlikely to find good transit options. The SIP significantly improves the high frequency network and adds frequent service to several of these employment centers. However, others are not addressed. These include suburban employment areas like Mendota Heights but also urban ones like the Grand Avenue corridor in St. Paul. THE EXPRESS NETWORK DOES NOT SERVE EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN. The Express Network is focused on Downtown Minneapolis and Downtown St. Paul. Other employment centers do not get the same connections. For example, routes 351, 353, 355, and 375 from the Woodbury and Lake Elmo pass within a few hundred feet of the 3M headquarters on their way to St. Paul, but do not stop. Getting to 3M from either of these suburbs would require taking the bus all the way to St. Paul, then catching a local bus to 3M, a detour of more than 45 minutes. The radial network structure forces nearly all riders to connect in Downtown St. Paul. Nearly every bus route in the East Metro runs into Downtown St. Paul. There are few cross-town routes, and the ones that do exist are often infrequent. At some times of day, the fastest transit route between Little Canada and Maplewood, a 15-minute drive, takes an hour and 20 minutes via Downtown; the direct bus, the 223, runs only every 90 minutes and not after 6:00p.m. or on weekdays. OFF-PEAK SERVICE IS INADEQUATE. Many bus routes run infrequently or not at all mid-day, evenings, and weekends. For example, the Lone Oak Drive area in Eagen is served by two routes, but both are weekday only and none run mid-day or after 6:30p.m. Employees working late, or in jobs that are not typically 9-to5, cannot use transit. MANY ROUTES ARE CONFUSING. Many Metro Transit bus routes feature a large number of branches and different service patterns. The 64, for example, is actually four different routes – 64H, 64D, 64P, and 64N. The D and N end at Maplewood Mall, while the H and P end at Hillcrest Shopping Center. The D and P turn off of Maryland on Hazelwood, while the H and N continue to White Bear. On one segment of White Bear the N goes south to get to Downtown while the H goes north. On top of that, two morning trips and two afternoon trips serve Johnson High School, creating another service pattern that is not given a letter.
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