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Transitways <br />One of the key objectives of a transitway strategy is to facilitate development of an effective <br />express transit route network connecting transit hubs with major economic activity centers. <br />Dedicated transitways, where transit vehicles would not mix with other vehicular traffic, are <br />essential in order to provide a travel-time advantage over single-occupant vehicle and to improve <br />transit service reliability. A regional transitway network would build upon existing transit <br />advantages and would be coordinated with other transit support facilities, such as park-and-ride <br />lots, transit hubs and transit stations. <br /> <br />The Metropolitan Council currently supports three corridors for potential rail transit <br />improvements: <br /> <br />· Hiawatha Avenue between downtown Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport (MSP) and <br /> the Mall of America; <br />· The Northeast Corridor* between downtown Minneapolis and the Northtown Transit Hub; <br /> and <br /> The Riverview Corridor between downtown St. Paul and the Minneapolis-St. Paul <br /> International Airport. <br /> <br />(*The Northstar Corridor incorporates the Northeast Corridor as described in the Twin Cities <br />Metropolitan Commuter Rail Study.) <br /> <br />4.2 <br /> <br />TRANSPORTATION PLAN UPDATE FOR THE ST. CLOUD METROPOLITAN <br />AREA 1995-2020, ST. CLOUD AREA PLANNING ORGANIZATION <br /> <br />The first two goals of the 2020 Plan recognize the need for plans to seek the optimum balance of <br />mobility, accessibility and safety. Providing for system efficiency as well as intermodal <br />transportation needs is recognized in the statement of objectives. The remaining goals are a <br />reminder that plans should minimize adverse community impacts and cost. <br /> <br />Goal A: <br /> <br />Balance Mobility and Accessibility <br /> <br />· Objective 1 <br /> Objective 2 <br />· Objective 3 <br />· Objective 4 <br />· Objective 5 <br /> <br />Minimize road congestion <br />Balance roadway travel by functional class <br />Minimize indirection <br />Maximize transit availability <br />Maximize bicycle/pedestrian availability <br /> <br />Goal B: <br /> <br />Maximize Safety <br /> <br />Objective 1 Minimize accidents <br /> <br />Goal C: <br /> <br />Minimize Environmental Degradation <br /> <br />· Objective 1 Minimize emission of air pollution <br />· Objective 2 Minimize impacts to environmentally sensitive areas <br />· Objective 3 Minimize noise pollution <br /> <br />Northstar Corridor Major Investment Study <br />Section 4 - Planning Context <br />10-28-98 <br /> <br />4-2 <br /> <br /> <br />