Snelling Avenue Light Rail Station, continued
Have you ever shopped at Midway Shopping area? Why or why not?: Live Journal Discussion
(My wife posted the question. I did not participate here.) There are substantial differences between the vision expressed by the community (above) and the vision expressed by Brian McMahon of University United to the D13 land use committee.
Do we want collaborative marketing between Met Council and RD Management? Everyone wants to see development, and marketing is certainly a desirable goal to validate concepts in the Station area plan and elsewhere. However, given that RD Management's business model may be incongruent with City of Saint Paul's plans for the area, why not do marketing internal to the Met Council, toward agreements with other developers? Now is indeed the time to do marketing. But, under no circumstances should extensions or further agreements with RD Management be signed, given the history. The best outcome is to encourage RD Management to sell to a developer with a different mission.
The Metropolitan Council should pursue marketing toward a post-RD Management Midway Center/bus barn era. Issues to be fleshed out in order to maximize the long-term benefit to the community and the selling price of the area include:
1) Green spaces
2) Enclosed transit station at Snelling and Saint Anthony intersection with parking ramp, bus transfer stations, taxi stands
3) Pedestrian and bike routes to the transit station and all local bus/rail stops (21/94/84/16/50)
4) Improved freeway access to Midway Center/Target complex-- get them there, get them out design to support regional use of the area, but not further congest Snelling.
A "Transit Oriented Development Demonstration Site, " as proposed in the Snelling Station Area Plan (Section 6) lacks the foundation of public understanding and support.
My Snelling/University Rail Station Input from January contains some supporting data regarding transit: Google Docs
(My wife posted the question. I did not participate here.) There are substantial differences between the vision expressed by the community (above) and the vision expressed by Brian McMahon of University United to the D13 land use committee.
Do we want collaborative marketing between Met Council and RD Management? Everyone wants to see development, and marketing is certainly a desirable goal to validate concepts in the Station area plan and elsewhere. However, given that RD Management's business model may be incongruent with City of Saint Paul's plans for the area, why not do marketing internal to the Met Council, toward agreements with other developers? Now is indeed the time to do marketing. But, under no circumstances should extensions or further agreements with RD Management be signed, given the history. The best outcome is to encourage RD Management to sell to a developer with a different mission.
The Metropolitan Council should pursue marketing toward a post-RD Management Midway Center/bus barn era. Issues to be fleshed out in order to maximize the long-term benefit to the community and the selling price of the area include:
1) Green spaces
2) Enclosed transit station at Snelling and Saint Anthony intersection with parking ramp, bus transfer stations, taxi stands
3) Pedestrian and bike routes to the transit station and all local bus/rail stops (21/94/84/16/50)
4) Improved freeway access to Midway Center/Target complex-- get them there, get them out design to support regional use of the area, but not further congest Snelling.
A "Transit Oriented Development Demonstration Site, " as proposed in the Snelling Station Area Plan (Section 6) lacks the foundation of public understanding and support.
My Snelling/University Rail Station Input from January contains some supporting data regarding transit: Google Docs
Labels: central corridor, D13, light rail, park and ride, UPDC
posted by David Rasmussen at 9:08 PM
<< Home