Memo- LRT Station Study Update
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Public Warks Department
Memorandum
From:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
Steven J. Stadler, Public Works Director~
Rick Getschow, City Manager
To:
Copy:
Date:
December 7,2006
Subject:
LRT Station Study Update
Purpose: To present and discuss the results of the study to-date and seek City Council
feedback in preparation for the upcoming public open house
The second Stakeholder meeting and Open House for the Hopkins Station Area
Planning Study will be held on Thursday, December 14. For both meetings, about 12
display boards will be used to show the potential impacts and opportunities of the three
proposed transit (LRT) stations, including impacts/opportunities due to: access to/from
the transit stations, linkages to downtown, and potential future land use change. This
will best be shown with boards that show conceptual plan layout and three-dimensional
images of the proposed stations and the surrounding areas. The project team is
hopeful that the more detailed images and descriptions of the stations will prompt
additional comments and suggestions from the stakeholders group and the public.
In preparation for the Dec 14 meetings, the project team held a teleconference on Dec
7 to review and discuss the proposed display boards. This meeting resulted in several
changes to the boards. Therefore, copies of only the first three boards are included
with this staff memo. Copies of all the boards will be provided to City Council at the
Worksession.
Hopkins Station Area Planning Open House 2
December 2006
Welcome
Welcome to the Hopkins Station Area Planning Open House #2
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Study Principles
Sustainability
Meeting the needs of the present
without compromising the ability
of future generations to meet their
subsequent needs by balancing the
social, environmental and economic
spheres of Influence in the declslon-
making process.
Complete Communities
Neighborhood self-sufficiency and
reduction of sprawl realized by
the integration of transportation
and land use planning, as well as
other elements - such as market
demands, environmental constralnts/
opportunities, community input, and
technical efficiencies - in a 'seamless'
planning process.
Duany Plater-Zyberk & Compan'
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Transit-Oriented Development
"Compact, mixed-use and pedestrian-
friendly neighborhoods containing a
range of hOUSing types, workplaces,
shops, entertainment, schools, parks
and civic facilities essential to the
dally lives of residents - all within
an easy 5 to 10 minute walk from a
transit station."
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Please review the presentation boards carefully and write your
observations on a Comment Card
Land Use and Transportation Analyses
Included in the Study
Goal
The Study will develop Station Area Plans for the Hopkins West, Downtown
and Blake Light Rail Transit Stations and provide the first elements of
a "road map" to gUiding future integrated transportation and land use
planning initiatives Within the City of Hopkins.
of the Study
Development / Redevelopment Opportunities & Constraints
Mappings
Objectives
Develop strategies and recommendations for three proposed station
areas within the City of Hopkins that consider integrated solutions
regarding environmental, transportation, land use and economic
impacts.
Access and Circulation Plans
Emphasize the City of Hopkins commitment to improving the quality
of life of its residents by further demonstrating the importance of
transit station sites.
Downtown ConnectiVity Options
Parking Demand and Supply
Implementation Strategy
Funding and
Ensure linkages between the Hopkins StatIOn Area and the
downtown core complement and enhance future development
opportunities.
Foster TranSit-Oriented Development (TOO) at each of the proposed
Station Areas.
December 2006
Stakeholder Workshop /
Public Consultation 2
September 2006
Stakeholder Workshop
Public Consultation 1
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July 2006
Area Inventory /
Transportation
Analysis
February 2007
Stakeholder Workshop I
Final Public Consultation
Schedule
June 2006
Study Start-Up
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Please use the "sticky notes" provided, and
fill out a comment sheet once you have
viewed all of the boards. Your feedback is
important to us and will help Inform future
Open Houses.
We Want to KnoW
What you Think!
February 2007
Final Report
January 2007
Option Evaluation and
Refinement; Preferred Station
Area Plan{s) and Funding Scenanos
September-
October 2006
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Prepare Alternative
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Station Area Planning Open House 2
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Hopkins
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Corridor
Rail
Light
high-speed public transit connecting
Beyond the advantage of efficient
the LRT corridor
and use opportunities to the City of Hopkins
communities to downtown Minneapolis
offers major
southwest
Official
As indicated on the Southwest Transitway Alternatives
Assessment (A A) Corridor Map. the Hennepin Country
Regional Railroad Authority is currently proposing three
transit stations within the City of Hopkins. They are
referred to on the map below as Shady Oak (Hopkins
West), Hopkins (Hopkins Downtown) and Blake Road
(Hopkins East).
The consultant team suggests that consideration be
given to a Jackson Avenue location as a optional site
to the Blake Road transit station. The relative merits or
each are discussed on a subsequent board within this
presentation.
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Corridor
Light Rail (LRT) lA Route. 3A Route or 3C Route
Alternative Proposal
Proposal
Rail
City of Hopkins Boundary
Pedestrian Trai
Alternative LRT Station
LRT 3A or 3C Route
Light
LRT lA Route
LRT Station
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Hopkins Station Area Planning Open House 2
December 2006
Transit-Oriented Development
The Southwest LRT service would represent a major Investment by the
road Authority. The City of Hopkins can
ntensifYlng land use surrounding designated
(TOO)
mixed-use developments -
Foster improvements in community health and wellbeing
by building pedestrian and cycle friendly environments.
Mixed-Use Design
combines several different functions - residential
space above a retail establishment or an entire
development combining commercial, residential and public
accommodations - within a single land use. It results from
emerging urban patterns that encourage compact, dense
and pedestrian-friendly design at the street level
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large capital investment of the light ra
Promote more sustainable land uses than is currently
the case;
Add "critical mall" to the City Centre and with it, the
prospect of more and better community amenity;
Increase transit ridership with development of
pedestrian-friendly streets and transit plazas;
Transit-Oriented Development
TOO - compact,
Compliment the
transit system
The benefits of
are that they:
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capitalize on this fact by
transit stations.
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