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Proposed Location <br />RICE CREEK COMMONS <br /> 5 <br />Amazon HQ2 RFP Decision Drivers <br />and the Rice Creek Commons Site <br />Rice Creek Commons has the unique ability to fulfill all of the ideal site and building <br />requirements, including future growth needs, as defined by Amazon in its RFP. <br />Site Requirements <br /> Proximity to Population Center <br />Rice Creek Commons is conveniently located 10 freeway miles <br />from the downtowns of both Minneapolis and Saint Paul. <br /> Proximity to International Airport <br />MSP International airport <br />Rice Creek Commons is located 30 minutes from the Minneapolis/Saint Paul <br />International Airport, one of the top ranked airports nationally. The airport is a Delta hub, thus travelers <br />can reach almost any domestic destination by air within three hours. The airport ranks second per capita in <br />passenger departures nationally. It is considered the fastest airport in the U.S., with the highest rate of on-time <br />departures. <br />Regional airports <br />Rice Creek Commons is located seven minutes from the Anoka County Regional Airport, which has undergone <br />a series of improvements recently, including lengthening and widening its two runways. The airport supports <br />more than 68,000 takeoffs and landings annually, and can accommodate medium-sized corporate jets. <br />The site is also located 10 minutes from the Saint Paul Downtown Airport, which can serve up to the largest <br />corporate jets. The airport has three runways and is the only reliever airport in the Metropolitan Airports <br />Commission system with a runway longer than 5,000 feet. The 6,700-foot runway can accommodate Gulfstream <br />jets that can reach Asia, Europe, and South America on a single tank of fuel, making international corporate <br />travel easy. The airport is adding new amenities, including a restaurant. More than 64,000 takeoffs and landings <br />occur at the airport annually. <br /> Proximity to Major Highways and Arterial Roads <br />The site is adjacent to Interstate 35W to the west and immediately north of Interstate 694. It is bordered on the <br />north by County Road I and on the south by U.S. Highway 10 and County Road 96. I-35W connects directly to <br />downtown Minneapolis to the south and U.S. Highway 10 connects through I-694 and I-35E to downtown Saint <br />Paul to the southeast. <br />Rice Creek Commons is connected to the external road network in three locations: County Road I, <br />County Road H, and Highway 96. Within the site, the development team has designed a boulevard <br />that can carry 40,000 cars per day. Local streets within the development have been planned to be pedestrian- <br />and bicycle-friendly.