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"The guidelines for staBon design! ? <br />are drawn from numerous other: <br />commuter rail systems." <br /> <br />"Station area/and use and site <br />olanning is recognized to be an <br />opportuniO/ to use transportation <br />investment to shape the set~ng in <br />which commuter rail se/vices are <br />offered." <br /> <br />To increase the level of service provided to transit users and to enhance the efficiency <br />with which transit services are operated, commuter rail service planning will include: <br /> <br />· Selective elimination of parallel bus routes serving similar origins and destinations <br /> at the same time as the commuter rail service. <br /> <br />· The routes and schedules of other transit routes serving the central business <br /> districts should coordinated to the extent possible with commuter rail service. <br /> <br />· The facilitation of convenient access between commuter rail service in downtown <br /> Minneapolis and the Hiawatha light rail transit line. <br /> <br />Provision of feeder bus routes where service can be provided to areas outside of <br />reasonable walking distance of commuter rail stations and reasonable travel time to <br />principle destinations can be provided. <br /> <br />In communities that have established circulator transit services, include the loc <br />commuter rail stations in the service and arrange schedules to allow two-way <br />transfers between the trains and the circulator busses. <br /> <br />Station Development and Site Planning <br /> <br />The guidelines for station design are drawn from numerous other commuter rail systems, <br />although there is consistency on basic design issues. There is a lower level of <br />consistency for design details that are not directly associated with the operation of the <br />railroad. On some of those issues, where consistency is highly desirable, firm standards <br />are provided. On non-critical issues, information is provided, but no standard is <br />provided. <br /> <br />Station area land use and site planning is a critical issue in the success of a commuter <br />rail service, and are generally recognized by transportation planners to represent an <br />opportunity to use transportation investment to shape the setting in which commuter rail <br />services are offered. By offering a certain type of transportation service in a certain <br />location, communities are able to shape their growth in attractive and economical ~ <br />The goals that communities generally include are attractive, friendly, more compact, and <br /> <br />Commuter Rail System Plan 4-2 <br /> <br /> <br />