Cedar Avenue Corridor Transitway
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The Cedar Avenue Corridor is a 53 mile future busway planned by Bus Rapid Transit (MVTA) for Cedar Avenue (Minnesota State Highway 77/County Road 23) between Minneapolis/Bloomington and Lakeville.
A problem with traffic arose in 2002 when Cedar to Minneapolis was choked with traffic, spilling over to County Road 42, according to the Star Tribune (February 21, 2007), Bus Rapid Transit Officals and the City of Apple Valley & Lakeville, this project is slated to help ease traffic congestion & other concerns.
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[edit] Project Details
Cedar will be reconstructed with new bus lanes (an express tunnel might be placed for construction) for easier travel between Downtown Minneapolis and Lakeville. The Busway will begin in Bloomington around Mall of America, and expand southward into Eagan (current routes include 445 via 446), Apple Valley, Lakeville, and Farmington.
[edit] Background (Phrase 1)
The Cedar Avenue Transitway will serve the Mall of America in Bloomington to 215th Street in Lakeville, some of the fastest growing areas in the Metropolitan Area and in the State of Minnesota. Traffic volumes on Cedar Avenue currently exceed 100,000 vehicles a day at the Minnesota River bridge on any given morning, with congestion sometimes extending as far south as County Road 42 in Apple Valley, Johnny Cake Road and Garden View Road, as well as even the largest highways & county roads of Pilot Knob (where a proposed light rail line from Downtown Saint Paul to Burnsville might be placed, in Eagan) and State Highway 3 (Between Eagan and Rosemount), a distance of several miles away. The cities of Lakeville, Farmington, and Eagan are projected to double in population between the year 2000 and 2025, and the City of Apple Valley will gain half again its current population: 90,000 more residents in the Corridor. Also, a plan for Cedar has been made for signals (Like the ones seen on the Hiawatha Light Rail Line or bus transitways that have been seen in Minnesota), since the Bus Rapid Transit buses will have more future/Tech like 2010 commercial campaigns and other neet features that will be installed between Diffley Road in Eagan and County Road 70 in and Lakeville.
[edit] The Implementation Plan (Part 1/Phrase 2)
- Preliminary engineering and environmental documentation
- Apple Valley Transit station expansion of park and ride capacity
- Cedar Grove west station preliminary engineering
- Lakeville 180th Street vicinity transit station land acquisition
[edit] The Implementation Plan (Part 2/Phrase 3)
- Construction of Cedar Bus lanes and bus lanes added from 140th Street to 195th Street for use though Apple Valley and Lakeville.
- Expand Routes 477 & 480 MVTA Routes to 180th Street Station
- Expand Routes 444 & 445 to Cedar Grove Park & Ride (Could become new transfer point between those two buses)
- Launch Bus Service on Pilot Knob Road From the 157th Street Station to the Eagan Transit Station
- Launch Palomino Park & Ride Bus Service to the Eagan Business District and/or Saint Paul Union Depot Station
- Launch Minneapolis Express Service from 147th Street to Cedar-Riverside Light Rail Station and/or Downtown Minneapolis via University Of Minnesota
[edit] On-Line Operational Service (Phrase 4)
This project should be operational and compeleted by 2013 or little bit after.
[edit] Stations
[edit] Transitway Stops (To Lakeville/Mall of America)
Beginning Point - Direct Connections from Hiawatha Light Rail Corridor Line and Routes 5, 54, 415, 440, 442, 444, 445, 477, 515, 538, 539, 540 and 542
- Cedar Grove Park & Ride Station
Direct Connections from 442, 476, 477
- Cliff Road Station
Direct Connections from 442, 476, 477, 480
- Palomino Hills Park & Ride
Direct Connections from 442, 476, 477, 480
- 140th Street Station
Direct Connections from 442, 476, 477, 480
- 147th Street Station
Direct Connections from 442, 476, 477, 480
- Apple Valley Transit Station
Direct Connections from 440, 476, 442, 477, 480
- 180th Street Station
Direct Connections from 480C, 477A and any Lakeville Bound Bus Rapid Transit Routes
- 195th Street Station
Direct Connection to/from any Lakeville Bound Bus Rapid Transit Routes
- Lakeville Central/215th Street Station
End of Line - Direct Connection to/from any Lakeville Bound Bus Rapid Transit Routes
[edit] Express Bus Stops (To Minneapolis)
- Downtown Minneapolis
Beginning Point - Connection to all Downtown bound MVTA, Metro Transit, and Bus Rapid Transit routes
Direct Connections to any Minneapolis, St. Paul, and University of Minnesota bound Bus Rapid Transit & Metro Transit routes
Direct Connections to 111 and Northbound Hiawatha Line trains
- State Highway 62
Direct Connection to the 477
- Cedar Grove Park & Ride Station
Direct Connections from 442, 476, 477
- Cliff Road Station
Direct Connections from 442, 476, 477, 480
- Palomino Hills Park & Ride
Direct Connections from 442, 476, 477, 480
- 140th Street Station
Direct Connections from 442, 476, 477, 480
- 147th Street Station
End of Line - Direct Connections from 442, 476, 477, 480 and to any buses headed to 215th Street Station
[edit] Express Bus Stops (To Saint Paul)
Beginning Point - Direct Connections to/from Central Corridor Light Rail Line, Greyhound Bus Lines, Jefferson Bus Lines, proposed moved Amtrak North American rail line and proposed bus routes 450 and 455
Direct Connections from Route 54
- Eagan Transit Station
Direct Connections from 445, 446, 470, 472
- Palomino Hills Park & Ride
End of Line - Direct Connections from 442, 476, 477, 480 and to any buses headed to Apple Valley Transit Station, Burnsville Center, and 215th Street Station
