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* These notations have been made on a copy of a Northstar Corridor brochure for the full 82-mile proposal. _ Ouick facts Corridor length: 82 miles .(Rico ,to Minneapolis) t~dders (estimated): Ilio * 10,000 trips per day actually respresents 5,000 daily roundtrips (people per year) *5,000 people are projected to ride the train. 6,000 housing units will bring at least 12,000 more people to the already fastest- growing area in the state. Many of these homes will have both adults working. This Northstar will increase urban sprawl and congestion by putting more people on the highway and bring even more people to this already fast-growing area. mOrning &.evening rushhour} Northstar fares (estimated): Minneapolis to :St, Cloud: .......... .SIO St. Cloud to Big Lake: ............. FJkRiverto Minneapolis: ........ Cost of driVing a car (at $.50 per mile): Sou=e: Minneapolis to St. Cloud: ......... ;J;36 (72miles) St.-ClOud to.Big Lake: .............. ~14.50 (29 mileS) Elk River to Minneapolis:.,.,.,.316~50 (33 miles) Eco.omic benq~t~ of Northstar: - 13,000 new jObs - $1:2 billion in neWdeveiopment The NEW Northstar proposal's service distance and ridership has been reduced by · . approximately 50%. That's 40 miles with 2,500 annual commuters. Housing : :i : projections are about 4,000 new housing units--again, bringing far more people to the area than are projected to ride the train. Station locatiOns: Rice, St Cloud,-Becker, Big Lake, Elk RiVer, NE M T~ ~ can do during yau~ Northstar ride: I *Unless we stop this runaway train proposal, we as taxpayers will be subsidizing a train that will bring more people, urban sprawl and congestion to the already fastest-growing area of the state. (*For more information or to comment, please contact Rep. Mark Olson at (651) 296-4237 or rep.mark.olson @house.mn)