is transit going to the right places?
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Is Transit goingto the right places?
proposed improvements - population densities - ridership patterspa 5271 | fall 2016 | joe polacek | geoff maas
met council, water from dnr
proposed improvements
transitway
bus stop
2.5 5.0
MILES
7.50
minneapolis
saint paul
POLACEK
populationdensityconcentrated in> downtown mpls> uptown> south mpls> northeast> downtown stp
from census
people per acre
< 10
10 - 25
50 - 200
200+
2.5 5.0
MILES
7.50
POLACEK
proposedtransitways
populationdensity
extended to> eden prairie> river valley> woodbury> brooklyn park
concentrated in> north side> south side
from census, met council
people per acre
< 10
10 - 25
50 - 200
200+
proposed line
2.5 5.0
MILES
7.50
POLACEK
populationdensity
‘better bus stops’concentrated in> north side> south side
extended to> inner ring ‘burbs
< 10
10 - 25
50 - 200
200+
bus stop
from census, met council
people per acre
2.5 5.0
MILES
7.50
POLACEK
employmentdensityconcentration> downtowns> I-494> highways
from met council
jobs per acre
7 - 25
26 - 45
46 - 90
90 - 200
2.5 5.0
MILES
7.50
POLACEK
proposedtransitways
employmentdensity
extended to> job centers> highway corr.
from met council
jobs per acre
7 - 25
26 - 45
46 - 90
90 - 200
proposed line
2.5 5.0
MILES
7.50
POLACEK
employmentdensity
concentrated in> downtowns> surroundings
‘better bus stops’
2.5 5.0
MILES
7.50
7 - 25
26 - 45
46 - 90
90 - 200
bus stop
from met council
jobs per acre
POLACEK
ridershipdensityconcentration> north mpls> south mpls> university
extended to> apple valley
1 - 15
16 - 32
33 - 54
55 - 100
101 - 191
trips taken
from met council 2.5 5.0
MILES
7.50
POLACEK
ridershipdensity
extended to> peripherals
proposedtransitways
from met council
1 - 15
16 - 32
33 - 54
55 - 100
101 - 191
trips taken
proposed line
2.5 5.0
MILES
7.50
POLACEK
ridershipdensity
‘better bus stops’concentrated in> high use> north mpls> midtown
1 - 15
16 - 32
33 - 54
55 - 100
101 - 191bus stop
from met council
trips taken
2.5 5.0
MILES
7.50
POLACEK
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constructingtransitwaysto dispersedjob centers
improvingbus stopsin residentialcore
Is Transit goingto the right places?
from met council 2.5 5.0
MILES
7.50
POLACEK