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<br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> Date: 12/10/2012 <br /> Item No.: <br />Department Approval City Manager Approval <br />Item Description: Resolution of Support for Metro Transit’s Snelling Avenue Bus Rapid <br />Transit Project Funding Request <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />B ACKGROUND 1 <br />In April of this year Metro Transit presented to the City Council their recently completed a study 2 <br />of arterial corridors to understand the effectiveness of bus rapid transit to improve service and 3 <br />ridership. This study identified several corridors across the metro area where bus rapid transit 4 <br />could provide near light rail transit level of service to transit users. Snelling Avenue has 5 <br />emerged as the focus of a "first corridor" to implement for bus rapid transit. Metro Transit has 6 <br />begun planning for the Snelling Avenue corridor project and is beginning the process of 7 <br />identifying and securing funding for the project. There is currently a solicitation open for transit 8 <br />facilities funding through MnDOT at this time. They are seeking support from their local 9 <br />partners for their grant application. They have asked staff to seek a resolution of support for the 10 <br />project from the City Council. This project will have a number of opportunities for local review 11 <br />and input as it develops and staff will monitor progress to keep the City Council informed. The 12 <br />project is preliminarily targeted for construction in 2014-2015. It will connect the Rosedale 13 <br />Transit Center to the LRT Greenline and continue south and into Minneapolis. We have 14 <br />attached a resolution for Council consideration (Attachment A). 15 <br />P OLICY O BJECTIVE 16 <br /> The City Council has a current goal of improving transit opportunities for Roseville residents. 17 <br />F INANCIAL I MPLICATIONS 18 <br />This project is proposed to be funded by Metro Tr ansit. There are no local funds being requested 19 <br />for this project. 20 <br />S TAFF RECOMMENDATION 21 <br />Staff recommends the City Council approve a resolution of support for the Snelling Avenue bus 22 <br />rapid transit project and funding application. 23 <br />R EQUESTED C OUNCIL A CTION 24 <br />Motion to approve a resolution of support for The Metro transit Snelling Avenue bus rapid 25 <br />transit project and funding application 26 <br /> 27 <br />Prepared by: Duane Schwartz, Public Works Director <br />Attachments: A. Resolution