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173 involved with any redesign of that intersection. Mr. Thompson noted that a similar <br />174 redesign had been experienced elsewhere (Arcade at Maryland). With left turn <br />175 bays, Mr. Thompson noted the challenge created for buses and turn radii at those <br />176 intersections. <br />177 <br />178 Member Lenz asked for an update on the safety, cleanliness and maintenance of <br />179 bus stops themselves; with Mr. Culver clarifying this included snow removal and <br />180 garbage pick-up. Member Lenz also noted that some stops were not actually bus <br />181 stops, but simply a sign poked in the boulevard. Even though some of those <br />182 situations may involve a county roadway, Member Lenz asked if and how the city <br />183 could influence improvements to make transit more attractive. Member Lenz <br />184 opined that transit, including its bus stops, needed to be more attractive to entice <br />185 ridership. <br />186 <br />187 Member Seigler referenced the stop in front of his property where he installed steps <br />188 rather than stand on the snow bank to board the bus. <br />189 <br />190 While data indicates an upward trend in ridership, Member Lenz noted that it <br />191 remained unappealing in many places. Member Lenz referenced the new housing <br />192 development on Woodhill Avenue as an example of a needed service area. Member <br />193 Lenz stated if Metro Transit and the city wanted new residents to use public transit, <br />194 then bus stops needed to be more appealing. <br />195 <br />196 Mr. Culver reported that Metro Transit had stepped up maintenance — including <br />197 garbage, recycling and snow removal — at the BRT stations along Snelling Avenue, <br />198 expanding efforts to make transit more attractive at those locations. <br />199 <br />200 Mr. Thompson noted the challenges in improving maintenance at all bus stop <br />201 locations, with 12,000 to 14,000 stops in this broader service area <br />202 <br />203 Mr. Culver noted the installation of concrete pads at some bus stop locations. <br />204 However, he noted that could also be problematic if there was no sidewalk <br />205 connection to those pads. Mr. Culver further noted that they still didn't address <br />206 winter snow clearing of those pads for their usability. While recognizing Member <br />207 Lenz points, Mr. Culver agreed that generally speaking, the city didn't do a good <br />208 job in making transit more attractive either. <br />209 <br />210 As an example of service issues, Member Lenz noted that she couldn't get to the <br />211 airport from her home using the Metro Transit option at this point unless she could <br />212 somehow get to the A-line. As another example, Member Lenz noted that she <br />213 couldn't get from her home to Rosedale. Member Lenz opined that these were just <br />214 two examples of convenient use of mass transit that could be available for Roseville <br />215 residents if services on smaller buses (e.g. Circulator) were available, and using <br />216 them was more attractive and user-friendly. Member Lenz suggested additional or <br />217 enhanced information on routing options should be made available on the Metro <br />218 Transit website for potential or regular customers to plan routing options. <br />Page 5 of 14 <br />