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Attachment A Transit NE Diagonal Guideway Are �oL�,c wn�t�vuo for gu.�Aewa� trPvus�t to nrr�Ve �Vu �oL�'Cr co VV' VV, u. Vk'�t "4 ? ri * The seventeen mile NE Diagonal corridor runs, from downtown Minneapolis, to downtown White Bear Lake directly serving the communities, of: Minneapolis Shoreview Gem La�ke St. Anthony Little Canada Townsh* White Bear 1p Roseville Vadnais He* 19 ea a hts White Br L�ke A land use /transit study for the NE Corridor was, completed in August 2002. It evaluated the potential for exclusive guideway transit service in the existing rail corridor. The half mile wide corridor encompas,s,es, 9,500 acres, and is about 83% developed with much of the vacant land containing wetlands, and other development challenges,. The corridor has a residential population of 40,000 with some growth. Population density was, determined as low and unevenly distributed. The 2004 Metropolitan Council Transportation Policy Plan and subsequent Transit Master Plan shifted the transit corridor to the median of TH 3 . The Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority continues, to designate the NE diagonal railroad corridor as an exclusive trans,itway. The legislature established the opportunity for metropolitan counties, adopting a transit sales, tax to participate in a new joint powers, County Transit Investment Board focusing on transit guideways, and advised by a group called Gears,. Ramsey County voted to enact the sales, tax and participate in the CTIB. The CTIB is expected to raise $1 million annually of new money for capital transit investments,. Mayor Klausing was, selected as the Ramsey County suburban representative. The Metropolitan Council is circulating a Metropolitan Transportation Policy Plan update for adoption by December 2008. The plan continues, the exclusive transit corridor in the median of TH 3 , but designates, the NE Diagonal as one of 28 corridors, to be studied in the next two years,.