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Brooklyn Park | Crystal | Robbinsdale | Golden Valley | Minneapolis

BLRT Business Advisory Committee: Sept. 14, 2021

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Today’s Topics

Public Engagement: What We Heard Summer 2021

County Road 81 Update Robbinsdale:

North Memorial Hospital Station Area

Crystal: Bass Lake Road/Crystal Airport

Upcoming Community Workshop

Minneapolis Update

Upcoming Community Workshops

Project Schedule

Draft & Final Report Development and Review

Anti-Displacement Facilitator Selection Update

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Public Engagement: What We Heard Summer 2021

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July & August Public Engagement

45 Public Events

8 Open Houses

Other activities included: pop-up events, community event attendance, stakeholder check-ins, co-hosted activities

Pop-ins & door knocking increase this total

Over 2,000 direct points of contact

222 comments on interactive map

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Think Brooklyns Forum on Inclusive Housing &

Aging in Place

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Community Feedback: Station Study Areas

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General concurrence with station study areas

Some comments about closer

station spacing in Minneapolis on West Broadway

Discussion of placement within the study areas

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Community Feedback: Visualizations

Brooklyn Park: Questions about past decisions with station placement, site design, and Park-and-Ride placement

Crystal: Roadway design, pedestrian connections/safety

Robbinsdale: Pedestrian safety, traffic flow, community cohesion, connection to Downtown Robbinsdale & North Memorial Hospital, Park-and Ride options

Minneapolis: Need for more information about turn lanes, station placement, parking, bike accommodations, pedestrian crossings, and potential property impacts including direct/indirect displacement

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County Road 81 Update

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North Memorial Hospital Station Study Area:

Connecting to West Broadway Option 1

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North Memorial Hospital Station Study Area:

Connecting to West Broadway Option 2

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North Memorial Hospital Station Study Area:

Connecting to Lowry

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North Memorial Hospital Station Study Area

Lowry Avenue connection video

West Broadway Avenue connection

Option 1: Video

Option 2: Video

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Bass Lake Road Intersection

Potential to grade separate CR 81 over Bass Lake Road

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Like in the past, ongoing coordination with the

Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) and the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC)

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Proposed Route

Crystal Airport Considerations

Proposed Station

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Light Rail & Runway Approach

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Upcoming Community Meetings

Crystal Open House: Wednesday, September 29 from 5:00 -7:00 PM, Crystal Community Center

Robbinsdale Open House: October TBD

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Minneapolis Update

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Minneapolis Update

Selected route options for evaluation: West Broadway and Washington / Lowry

Determined station study areas for each route

Establishing evaluation criteria

Advancing design details

Station configurations and locations

Intersections with turn lanes

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Examples of Information Considered in Evaluation Process

Land Use

Equity considerations

Community demographics

Traffic and parking information

Right-of-Way

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Draft: Work in Process Subject to Change

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Examples of Information Considered in Evaluation Process

Destinations served by proposed stations

Projected ridership

Projected travel time

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Draft: Work in Process Subject to Change

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Minneapolis Update

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Community design workshops

Dates in progress

Details:

o See updated details including turn lanes, station placement options, dimensioning and routing options

o Engage on what solutions you think work best for your community, and any

opportunities or challenges you see with each option

o Review data and discuss the benefits &

impacts of both routes

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Project Schedule

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Project Schedule: Upcoming Milestones

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Fall Community Workshops

December 2021: Draft Report

Culmination of community engagement and technical work

45-day comment period

March 2022: Final Report

Will build on draft report, incorporating feedback from comment period

Will recommend route and station study areas to advance for further engineering and environmental review

30-day comment period

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Route Modification Report: Overview

Project history

Why the BLRT Project is needed and reason for change in route

Building from March 2021 Initial Route Evaluation report

Process

Demonstrate decision-making is following a transparent process and incorporating community input at every stage

Evaluation

Show how decisions are made based on Project Principles and a set of evaluating criteria

Incorporate important feedback and comments from community engagement

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Project Goals Guide Evaluation Process

Improve transit access and connections to jobs and regional destinations.

Improve frequency and reliability of transit service to communities in the corridor

Provide transit improvements that maximize transit benefits, while being cost competitive and economically viable

Support communities’ development goals

Promote healthy communities and sound environmental practices including efforts to address climate change

Advance local and regional equity and work towards reducing regional racial disparities

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Anti-Displacement Facilitator Selection Update

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Anti-Displacement Contractor Introduction

The Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) works with community leaders and local government partners to produce knowledge that drives change. CURA’s mission is to connect the resources of the University of Minnesota with the interests and needs of urban communities and the region for the benefit of all.

CURA is founded on the belief that partnership between the University, community leaders, philanthropic organizations and government is mutually beneficial

Project Manager: C Terrance Anderson

As CURA’s Director of Community Based Research, C Terrence oversees CURA's community-based programs

Previous professional experience in urban planning and public policy positions: Equity Manager at Metropolitan Council,

Community Outreach coordinator for Metro Transit and Transportation Planner for Southeastern Regional Planning Commission in Milwaukee

He resides in North Minneapolis with his wife and children

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CURA Research and Organizing Team:

Dr. Edward Goetz, Director of CURA

Dr. Brittany Lewis, Senior Research Associate

Jeff Matson, Program Coordinator of Community GIS

Dr. Tony Damiano, Researcher

Ned Wik Moore, Program Director of Neighborhood Leadership and Organizing

Malik Holt-Shabazz, Program Director of Neighborhood Leadership and Organizing

Kristen Murray, Program Development

Graduate Research Assistant - TBD

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Additions to Team CURA:

Bellwether Consulting

Works with government agencies to apply an equity lens to policies and practices.

Allison Bell

President

Since 2011, Ms. Bell has led equitable development work in the Twin Cities

Housing Justice Center

Using unique expertise in housing law and policy used to preserve and expand the supply of

affordable housing across Minnesota and to protect the civil rights of people who need affordable places to call home.

Margaret Kaplan

President

Ms. Kaplan has a robust knowledge about local, state, and federal housing policy and programs in addition to community organizing

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Next Steps

Contract kick-off and workgroup

recruitment

Week of October 4th

Contract execution

September 30th

Hennepin contract approval

September 21st

Contract negotiation

Thru September 21st

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CURA will lead the creation and facilitation of a new Blue Line Extension Anti-Displacement Work Group

Facilitator:

CURA

Community Members

Community Organizations

Private Sector Experts

Local Government

Agencies Philanthropic

Organizations Project Team

Anti-displacement Work Group

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Stay Connected!

Project website: bluelineext.org

Project news, maps, surveys, what we’re hearing

Committee meeting materials: agenda, handouts, presentations, meeting

minutes

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Connect with staff for your questions or schedule a presentation

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