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Resolution of the City of Gem Lake Ramsey County, Minnesota Resolution 2017 - 05 Resolution transmitting the City of Gem Lake support for the Locally. Preferred Alternative for the Rush Line Corridor to.the Rush Line Corridor Task Force, the .Ramsey :County Regional Railroad Authority and the Metropolitan Council WHEREAS, the Rush Line Corridor is an 80-mile travel corridor between St. Paul and Hinckley Minnesota, consisting of urban; suburban and rural communities; and WHEREAS, a. Pre -Project Development Study has been completed to -analyze bus and rail alternatives in the 30-mile study area between St. Paul and Forest Lake, which has the greatest.potential for significant transit improvements in the near term; and WHEREAS; the purppse of the Rush Line Corridor Project is to provide transit service thatsat'isfies the 1png-term regiona1.mobiIity and accessibility needs for businesses and the traveling public acid catalyzes sustainable development within the. 3.0-mlie study area; and WHEREAS, the Pre -Project. Development Study Was a joint focal and regional planning effort conducted by the Rush Line Corridor Task Force and led by the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority; and WHEREAS, after.@ thorQugh.techgical analysis of 55 potential route segments and 7 transit modes acid extensive public engagement through the Pre -Project Development Study Alternative 1 has been identified as the locally preferred alternative; and WHEREAS, Alternative 1 best meets the project's purpose.and need and would likely qualifyfor Federal Transit Administration New Starts funding; and WHEREAS, the Locally Preferred Alternative. includes the definition of the made, conceptual alignment :and general station locations which can be refined through further environmental and engineering: efforts; and. WHEREAS, Alternative 1 is defined as Bus Rapid Transit. with 1n.a.dedicated gbid eway:generally along Phaien.Boulevard, Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority right-of-way and Trunk Highway 61, extending approximately 14 miles, and connecting Union Depot 1n downtown. St...Paul to the east side neighborhoods of St. Paul and the Cities of Maplewood, Vadnais Heights, Gem Lake and White Bear Lake (see attached figure); and WHEREAS; Alternative 1 would. be co -located With the Bruce Vento Trail through the portion of the route that: utilizes the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority right-of-way; and. WHEREAS, the next phase of the project will include environmental analysis under the Federal and State. environmental review processes to avoid, minimize, and mitigate. potential impacts while maximizing mobility; accessibility and. surrounding economic development opportunities; and.