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126 number of vehicles operating on a particular route, available resources and how <br />127 they're invested; and the importance and heavy use of connections to Rosedale. <br />128 <br />129 Overall, Members and Mr. Thompson concurred that the proposed plan provided <br />130 significant improvements for Roseville <br />131 <br />132 Further discussion included "night owl" service (Route 16); Snelling Avenue <br />133 identified as the #1 route for the rapid bus (BRT) service out of the twelve (12) <br />134 introductory routes proposed by 2015; new technologies for tagging passes for <br />135 riders and off -but fare collections at enhanced bus stops with vending machines to <br />136 facilitate speeding up the process; and how circulator routes could be coordinated <br />137 to get riders further into Roseville beyond the concentration on Rosedale. <br />138 <br />153 At the request of Member Gjerdingen, Mr. Thompson addressed Route 83 <br />154 specific to Lexington Avenue and Como Park, and the various issues involving <br />155 that route. Mr. Thompson reported that a point of discussion had included <br />156 extending service off Lexington to the OVAL in Roseville as well. Mr. <br />157 Thompson advised that Lexingt n Avenue through Como Park was very curvy <br />158 and didn't provide safe sight dis ances for bus stops beyond one (1) at the <br />159 fountain approximately half way through the park; and since no one lives at the <br />160 park, but there were a number of residents north of the park, consensus had been <br />161 that it was more prudent to run the line as proposed. While Mr. Thompson <br />162 admitted that some people may benefit, the typical reasons for people to use <br />163 transit (e.g. incoe, auto ownership, population density) were all considered, with <br />164 the conclusion that twice as many people would be within walking distance of the <br />165 chosen route for Lexington. While some people to the north and east of Como <br />166 Park may be further from the designated route proposed. Mr. Thompson stated <br />167 that overall more residents would benefit. <br />168 <br />169 Chair Vanderwall thanked Mr. Thompson for the interesting and informative <br />170 presentation and written report for additional review; and confirmed that it was <br />171 available for the public on line at metrotransit.org. <br />Page 4 of 14 <br />