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Guidelines for placing and removing waiting shelters Shelter placement guidelines Metro Transit buses serve nearly 12,300 bus stops, 67 Park& Ride lots and 28 Transit Centers With so many stops and facilities, Metra Transit must prioritize where shelters are located. Thew considerations are made when determi ning where to locate a shelter. Dally Boarding; -To quallfyfor a standard shelter, a suburban location must have 9least 25 passenger hoardings per day. In Minneapolis and St Paul, a location must have at least 40 passenger hoardings per day. The number ofboardingsata stop is determined usingthe most recent and complete available data for the fall of each year. Site Suitability -Available space, site conditions (slope, obstructions, etcj and proxkm8y W the bus stop sign are considered when determining sitewitability. Metro Transit also trim to avid placing shelters in areas that may obstruct signage, windows or entry Into a building. Long-term maintenance challenges, such as snow removal and accessibility to repair parts of the shelter, are aim considered. Customers with limited moblllty - By tracking the boarding locations of customers payi W fa res with mobi lity Go -To Cards, Metra Transit can further prioritize locations based on the number of daily hoardings by mstpmerswith Ilinked moblllty. Demographics, including recelathnicity and income status, are comidered W comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Environmental Justice policy aimed at addressing disparate impacts on minority and low-income populations. Transit Transfers are aim considered In shelter prkoritlzatlon, as customers trsreferring are Ilkely W be waiting as part of their transit trip llghting and on-demaM heating is InstaIIad In shelters If conditions; allow and there area sufficient number of boardings W justify the costs. Heating Is considered where there are at least 80 board i ngs per day. Shelters are typially lasted with inflve W six -feet of a bus stop sign, where customers get on and off buses. In most cases, shelters are looted 'nearside; meaning the bus wlII stop just beyond the shelter site Shelters are separated from the stop W provide room for customers who board or exit the bus using a moblllty device and to al low for easier snow remova I. s Read more about shelter designs here Shelter removal Metro Transit must sometimes remove or relocate shelters to ensu re the highest number of customers Is being served with oval lable resources. The fol lowing considerations are made when de ermlringwhen a shelter may be removed or replaced: low number of average daily boarding, -A shelter maybe removed if the numher of passengers boarding per day is at least 50 percent be low the standard. In a suburban location, a transit stop with approximately 12 or fewer board Ings per day may be considered for removal; In Minneapolis or St Paul, a tareit stop with approximately 20 or fewer hoardings per day may be considered for removal. Shelter reaches the end of Its useful Ilie - When properly mal Mai lned, shelters typically have,a 20 -year Ile span. If a location meets boarding standards, the out-of- date shelter will be replaced with a new or used shaker. If hoardings are low, the out-of-date shelter may be removed. Shelter Is damaged or destroyed - If a shelter has been damaged by a vehicle accident or other Incident and has potential to create a safety hazard, Itwill be removed. If the location meets board Ing standards, the shelter will be replaced when a new or used shelter becomes aval I able, If the location has low boa rdIngs, the destroyed shekerwiII be removed and may not be replaced. Ongoing vandalism -Shelters damaged by persistent vandal ism take mal Mena no, staff tlme away from other needs and area major constraint on Metro Transit's maintenance budget Metro Transit may temporarily or permanently remove,a shelter with a high number of vandalism Incidents In an attempt to break vandalism Patterns. Changes In rightof-way, property ownership or easements - Cha nges In property boundaries, easements, roadways or W blic right-of-way sometimes requlre Metro Transit W remove a shelter. Metro Transit may replace the removed shelter if the stop numbs boarding standards and there is Ali II space fora shelter after changesaremade. Requests from customers and stakeholders - Metro Transit occasionally recehms requests and suggestions for removing shelters from certain locations. These requests All be addressed an a case-by-case basis by considering factors outlined above Communication of Proposed Shelter Removals Beforea shelter is removed, Metro Tramit will notify customers and stakeholders nt least two weeks in advance of the scheduled removal data. Notifications will provide an explanation of why the shelter ls being removed as well as the proposed removal date. Customers will be notified through signs at the shelter. In suburban locations, Metro Transit will notify the affected City Manager; if the shelter is located in Minneapolis or St Paul, Metro Transit wiII notify the affected City Council persons) and their staff members. If the shelter has been adopted two volunteer for maintenance, Metro Tmmit will aim notify the shelter adopter. Metro Ta mit will notify the affected CoundImember of the Metropolitan Council.