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<br />E. TRANSIT <br /> <br />Roseville is served by Metro Transit, University of Mim1esota Commuter <br />Service, and the Roseville Circulator System. Ninety percent of the City <br />residents are within 1/4 mile of a bus route. Figure Trans-6 shows the <br />existing transit routes in Roseville. <br /> <br />1. Rosedale Transit Hub <br /> <br />The Rosedale Shopping Center serves as a major transit hub for the <br />Metr"o Council fixed bus routes. The hub was created by the City at <br />the initiative of the Regional Transit Board (RTB) (this since has <br />become a part of Metro Transit). Rosedale is a typical tr"ansit hub <br />facility. It consists of a bus staging area, two passenger facilities, <br />and a park-and-ride lot. <br /> <br />The Rosedale hub is a focal point for suburban transit services, and <br />links these services to the two downtowns and to other suburban <br />areas in the regional transit system. This hub is the 5th busiest in <br />the Metropolitan Area with 536 bus trips daily (2001). <br /> <br />The RTB granted the City funds to construct the two principal <br />elements of the Rosedale hub. One shelter is next to Mervyn's and <br />acts as a transfer point between several routes. Buses are scheduled <br />to pulse into the facility to allow transfers with little or no waiting. <br />A smaller shelter is located close to the Snelling/TH 36 interchange. <br />This hub serves a 300-car park-and-ride lot that is associated with <br />Metro Transit's peak hour express routes serving downtown <br />Minneapolis and St. Paul. <br /> <br />A ramp is currently being designed in partnership between <br />Rosedale and the Metropolitan Council to allow for the needed <br />expansion of this facility to accommodate Metro Transit's Sector 2 <br />route revisions that increased express bus service to this facility in <br />2001. The projected expansion would add 200 more spaces to the <br />lot for park and ride. <br /> <br />2. Metropolitan Council Transit Fixed Routes <br /> <br />Metro Transit runs seven fixed bus routes, including express <br />service to downtown Minneapolis (Route 260) and downtown St. <br />Paul (Route 270). The regular local routes provide service from <br /> <br />Roseville Comprehensive Plan - 2003 Update <br /> <br />Transportation - Page 11 of 28 <br />