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involved with any redesign of that intersection. Mr. Thompson noted that a similar <br />redesign had been experienced elsewhere (Arcade at Maryland). With left turn <br />bays, Mr. Thompson noted the challenge created for buses and turn radii at those <br />intersections. <br />Member Lenz asked for an update on the safety, cleanliness and maintenance of <br />bus stops themselves; with Mr. Culver clarifying this included snow removal and <br />garbage pick-up. Member Lenz also noted that some stops were not actually bus <br />stops, but simply a sign poked in the boulevard. Even though some of those <br />situations may involve a county roadway, Member Lenz asked if and how the city <br />could influence improvements to make transit more attractive. Member Lenz <br />opined that transit, including its bus stops, needed to be more attractive to entice <br />ridership. <br />Member Seigler referenced the stop in front of his property where he installed steps <br />rather than stand on the snow bank to board the bus. <br />While data indicates an upward trend in ridership, Member Lenz noted that it <br />remained unappealing in many places. Member Lenz referenced the new housing <br />development on Woodhill Avenue as an example of a needed service area. Member <br />Lenz stated if Metro Transit and the city wanted new residents to use public transit, <br />then bus stops needed to be more appealing. <br />Mr. Culver reported that Metro Transit had stepped up maintenance — including <br />garbage, recycling and snow removal — at the BRT stations along Snelling Avenue, <br />expanding efforts to make transit more attractive at those locations. <br />Mr. Thompson noted the challenges in improving maintenance at all bus stop <br />locations, with 12,000 to 14,000 stops in this broader service area. <br />Mr. Culver noted the installation of concrete pads at some bus stop locations. <br />However, he noted that could also be problematic if there was no sidewalk <br />connection to those pads. Mr. Culver further noted that they still didn't address <br />winter snow clearing of those pads for their usability. While recognizing Member <br />Lenz points, Mr. Culver agreed that generally speaking, the city didn't do a good <br />job in making transit more attractive either. <br />As an example of service issues, Member Lenz noted that she couldn't get to the <br />airport from her home using the Metro Transit option at this point unless she could <br />somehow get to the A-line. As another example, Member Lenz noted that she <br />couldn't get from her home to Rosedale. Member Lenz opined that these were just <br />two examples of convenient use of mass transit that could be available for Roseville <br />residents if services on smaller buses (e.g. Circulator) were available, and using <br />them was more attractive and user-friendly. Member Lenz suggested additional or <br />enhanced information on routing options should be made available on the Metro <br />Transit website for potential or regular customers to plan routing options. <br />Page 5 of 14 <br />