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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />area trips are not competitive for travel time with autos, which results <br />in a relatively static transit mode share for the Coalition growth pat- <br />tern. The travel time issue is compounded by a lack of parking costs in <br />the suburban area. For transit trips to the core city CBDs, parking costs <br />in the CBDs offset the time penalty of riding transit. <br /> <br />3. The general linear nature of the study area is likely to result in a north- <br />south transit market rather than an east-west pattern. Design of new <br />service patterns will need to accommodate this propensity. Frequent <br />point to point service and focused express service (limited stop) may <br />prove most effective in meeting the transit needs of the study area un- <br />der the Coalition growth pattern. <br /> <br />4. Transit ridership gains were strongest for those with one or no autos in <br />the household, and those with good walking access to transit. <br /> <br />5. The mixed use areas, while not materially affecting aggregate transit <br />use in the study area, do have a significant effect on overall mode use <br />by being responsible for an increase in primary walk trips that is equiva- <br />lent to the current transit mode share in the Coalition area. <br /> <br />Transit-Next Steps <br /> <br />1. Join with Metro Transit to conduct more detailed analysis of transit <br />service provided to major movements within the study area and test <br />alternative services to cost-effectively improve the transit market share <br />of those trips. <br /> <br />2. Conduct more detailed analysis of transit service provided to major <br />movements into the study area or to non-downtown destinations and <br />test alternative services to cost-effectively improve the transit market <br />share of those trips. <br /> <br />3. As land development occurs in the study area, work with the Metropoli- <br />tan Council and Metro Transit to implement transit service to those areas. <br /> <br />4. Explore the use of D /TED survey findings regarding location of home <br />and work to assist with transit service planning and delivery. <br /> <br />Modeling-Next Steps <br /> <br />1. Update the model to address any issues of compatibility with the Met- <br />ropolitan Council and Mn/DOT forecasts. <br /> <br />2. Continue to use the model to iterate through the series of analyses <br />needed by the Arterials Working Group to plan the arterial and collec- <br />tor roadway system. Multiple iterations of the model will be needed to <br />refine the arterial planning. <br /> <br />23 <br />