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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 16,2012 Page 7 Mr. Carlson advised that preliminary recommendations for potential corridor implementation in the near future included whether those corridors were about to be studied for other transit modes, at which time an advanced study toward implementation would be considered. Those two (2) corridors ready to imple- ment in the near future included the Snelling Avenue corridor and the West Seventh Street Corridor. Mr. Carlson noted that the Snelling Avenue corridor was 9.7 miles, with twenty-one (21) stations, with an estimated $26.8 million capital costs based on 2011 dollars. During the final phase of the transit study, Mr. Carlson reviewed the efforts to- date in seeming input from over thirty (30) communities and/or organizations; and public meetings held earlier this year. Next steps toward project implemen- tation would include securing funding and local support; and then the design and engineering phases specific to the corridor and its design; with each of those phases including increased community and stakeholder engagement. Mr. Carl- son advised that they had received great support and interest from Roseville to- date; and anticipated that to continue as the project moved forward. Discussion included whether the Rosedale Transit Hub would continue or if other alternate locations would be provided if the Rosedale site did not contin- ue; differentiating between the hub and park and ride elements; strategic loca- tion of the Rosedale Mall for local buses as well as transport to and from the mall; and rationale in not including the Rice Street corridor in studies, with the original study implemented in 2008 and Rice Street not identified at that time with sentiments received by the Metropolitan Council to do so from municipali- ties as well as Ramsey County. Further discussion included how routes and their connections were prioritized based on demand and available routing options; competitive nature in providing transit options and timing for those options for customers; and inclusion of transit-oriented development along corridors (e.g. NE Diagonal) in place in lo- cal cities that could facilitate development of the Transitway as well, with plan- ning efforts by the Metropolitan Council including local comprehensive plans for intensification and transit development and contributing to baseline growth in ridership in modeling efforts. Additional discussion included recognizing that all transit riders begin as pedes- trians and the need to provide safe connections and traffic flow, with pedestrian features updated in overall packages as improvements are made and older traffic control systems replaced. Mayor Roe thanked Mr. Carlson for his presentation. 11. Public Hearings