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riverviewcorridor.com NORTH Ford Site 34 th Ave. Minnehaha Pkwy 50 th St E 46 th St Hiawatha Ave Minnehaha Ave 54 th St TH55 TH5 I-35 E Randolph Ave St. Clair Ave Davern St Minneapolis Mall of America Saint Paul M i s s i s s i p p i R i v e r T T H H 5 Spur Terminal 1 Terminal 2 Grand Randolph Otto Davern Maynard Montreal St. Clair Fort Snelling Historic Fort Snelling Homer Sp Sp u u r r H W. 7th St METRO Green Line connection Smith Ave. concepts Canadian Pacific Spur segment Hwy 5 river crossing concepts METRO Blue Line connection Bloomington South Loop concepts Key METRO Green Line Metro Transit A Line BRT METRO Blue Line Riverview Locally Preferred Alternative Existing Station Riverview Station Sub-option to be analyzed in O c future project phase S f # G G r r a and G G G G G G r a and O Green Line connection cepts Downtown Saint Paul Operating Environment • Dedicated and shared use. • Dedicated connections with METRO Green and Blue lines. • Decisions will be made in future phases to determine. which segments will be dedicated vs. shared use. T RIVERVIEW CORRIDOR LOCALLY PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE Modern Streetcar W. 7th - Hwy 5/Fort Snelling Saint Paul – Bloomington, Minnesota The Riverview Corridor connects neighborhoods, historic districts, businesses, thriving commercial districts and downtown Saint Paul to the regional transportation network. It includes Union Depot and Lowertown, downtown Saint Paul, Seven Corners, West 7th and Highland Park neighborhoods, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, Bloomington’s South Loop and the Mall of America. The Riverview Corridor Policy Advisory Committee approved a modern streetcar route along West 7th Street as the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) in 2017. The LPA was adopted by the Metropolitan Council into the region’s Transportation Policy Plan in 2019. The new modern streetcar line will share segments of track, stations and other infrastructure with existing METRO Blue and Green light rail lines and also connect to planned Bus Rapid Transit corridors serving the Twin Cities East Metro area. RiverviewCorridor.com Key characteristics of Riverview locally preferred alternative ROUTE LENGTH 11.7 miles TOTAL NUMBER OF STATIONS 20 TRAVEL TIME 44 min. 2040 DAILY RIDERSHIP Total 20,400 Transit-dependent 4,600 New Riders 2,700 ESTIMATED CAPITAL COST (2029$) $2.066B OPERATION & MAINTENANCE COST (2027$) $ M per year #
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Fort Snelling
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METRO Green Line connection
Smith Ave. concepts
Canadian Pacific Spur segment
Hwy 5 river crossing concepts
METRO Blue Line connection
Bloomington South Loop concepts
Key characteristics of Riverview locally preferred alternative
ROUTE LENGTH
11.7 miles
TOTAL NUMBER OF
STATIONS
20
TRAVEL
TIME
44 min.
2040 DAILY RIDERSHIP
Total 20,400Transit-dependent
4,600New Riders 2,700
ESTIMATEDCAPITAL
COST (2029$)
$2.066B
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE COST (2027$)
$ M per year
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METRO Green LineMetro Transit A Line BRT
METRO Blue Line
Riverview Locally Preferred Alternative
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Riverview Station
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Operating Environment• Dedicated and shared use.• Dedicated connections with METRO Green and Blue lines.• Decisions will be made in future phases to determine.
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LOCALLY PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE Modern StreetcarW. 7th - Hwy 5/Fort SnellingSaint Paul – Bloomington, Minnesota
The Riverview Corridor connects neighborhoods, historic districts, businesses, thriving commercial districts and downtown Saint Paul to the regional transportation network. It includes Union Depot and Lowertown, downtown Saint Paul, Seven Corners, West 7th and Highland Park neighborhoods, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, Bloomington’s South Loop and the Mall of America.
The Riverview Corridor Policy Advisory Committee approved a modern streetcar route along West 7th Street as the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) in 2017. The LPA was adopted by the Metropolitan Council into the region’s Transportation Policy Plan in 2019.
The new modern streetcar line will share segments of track, stations and other infrastructure with existing METRO Blue and Green light rail lines and also connect to planned Bus Rapid Transit corridors serving the Twin Cities East Metro area.
RiverviewCorridor.com
Key characteristics of Riverview locally preferred alternative
ROUTE LENGTH
11.7 miles
TOTAL NUMBER OF
STATIONS
20
TRAVEL
TIME
44 min.
2040 DAILY RIDERSHIP
Total 20,400Transit-dependent
4,600New Riders 2,700
ESTIMATEDCAPITAL
COST (2029$)
$2.066B
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE COST (2027$)
$ M per year
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Community EngagementMeaningful community engagement is critical to informed decision making and building trust among residents and business owners. Ramsey County is committed to continue public engagement through the Engineering and Pre-Environmental analysis and design process.
Next stepsThe Engineering and Pre-Environmental Phase of the project begins October 2020 and continues through 2023. This phase will examine impacts and gather detailed information to inform the project’s preliminary design.
Modern Streetcar chosen as Locally Preferred Alternative
3 Years
Engineering and Pre-Environmental Phase
3 Years
Project Development
2 Years
Final Engineering
3 Years
Construction
3-4 Years Operations
WE ARE HEREOngoing Public Engagement
Federal Transit Administration Process
