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My~ <br />FACT <br /> <br />This corridor congestion is an isolated problem. <br /> <br />Highway 10 motorists must use Highway 101/I-94, Highway 169, Highway 252, <br />Highway 47 or 35W to get to Minneapolis. All of these routes are heavily <br />congested at rush hour. Major improvements on these routes would also be <br />necessary in order to provide relief for the Highway 10 commuter. This is one <br />of the reasons that the 30 local units of government comprising the NCDA <br />concluded that getting automobiles off of Highway 10 was the most cost <br />effective alternative. It will have region wide impact. <br /> <br />FACT <br /> <br />Funding the Northwest Busway would be a better solution. <br /> <br />The Northwest Busway in Hennepin County is separated from the Northstar <br />Corridor by the Mississippi River and serves a different travel shed. It would <br />be like saying that funding a busway along Highway 13 in Dakota County <br />would solve traffic congestion on Interstate 494 in Bloomington. <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br /> <br />1. Northstar would lessen pressure on roads during times of <br /> peak congestion. <br /> <br />2. Northstar would encourage development, both business <br /> and residential. <br /> <br />3. Northstar is the most cost-effective transportation option <br /> available. <br /> <br />4. Northstar is flexible; increasing capacity is as easy <br /> purchasing more passenger cars. <br /> <br />5. Northstar is supported by 80 percent of Northstar Corridor <br /> residents. <br /> <br />p. 6 May 9, 2002 <br /> <br /> <br />