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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, July 21, 2014 Page 8 before, on the whole, average stations costs for a pair of north/south platforms was estimated between $300,000 and $600,000. Ms. Roth noted that a large por- tion of that cost is for communication and electrical infrastructure costs and pre- paring concrete platforms versus current bus stops on grassy strips along road- ways. Councilmember Willmus expressed his concerns, as well as those of many Rose- ville residents and those traversing the community, with current signal timing, es- pecially at County Roads B and C at Snelling Avenue, and existing inefficiencies of traffic flow along those east/west corridors during am and pm peaks, which was significantly encumbered. Councilmember Willmus questioned if there was some way to mitigate that situation as part of this process, but certainly not to fur- ther negatively impact it with BRT transit signal priorities. Ms. Roth advised that, during their evaluation process, it had been determined that some of those east/west arterials functioned as relievers for Highway 36, es- pecially County Road B and Larpenteur Avenue, and therefore were not slated for any consideration for a signal priority system for the BRT service. Ms. Roth not- ed that part of the rationale for and goal of BRT service was to move traffic as quickly as possible, not to further delay it; therefore, she clarified that there were no plans for any installation of pre-empt capabilities at those intersections. Councilmember Laliberte thanked Ms. Roth for her presentation, which she opined much better addressed those planning issues she'd been privy to over the last 18 months as liaison for the City with the Metropolitan Council. Coun- cilmember Laliberte noted that she'd heard from several residents who were upset with the deferral of the Roselawn stop, and advised that many of those residents had not attended the Metropolitan Council's open houses, as the Roselawn stop had been included in the original plans, and therefore saw no reason to advocate for it. Having attended the open house held at the library in January of 2014, and heard the considerable interest expressed by residents and those attending in the Job Corps Station and their organized advocacy for that station, Councilmember Laliberte opined that they were able to receive attention. Given the current ridership, Councilmember Laliberte questioned the need to push for a resolution of'support for the Roselawn station versus a station at Hoyt- Nebraska. Also, while not wanting to diminish the importance of extending the line north along Snelling Avenue to serve a ridership density from the colleges along that line, which she was a definite proponent for, Councilmember Laliberte also expressed her desire to not communicate to single-family residence dwellers that transit for them wasn't just as important. Councilmember Etten agreed that, if the budget was fixed, it was hard to argue with a station at Hoyt-Nebraska. However, even though Route 84 would continue to operate and provide a connection to the Green LRT Line, Councilmember Et-