Southwest Light Rail Transit Bicycle Facility Assessment Technical Memorandum #3 Prioritization. July 23, P age

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1 Southwest Light Rail Transit Bicycle Facility Assessment Technical Memorandum 3 Prioritization July 23, P age

2 Contents Introduction... 3 Project Definition... 3 Prioritization Criteria and Data Collection... 3 Proposed Projects by Jurisdiction... 5 Summary and Conclusions All ed Projects Appendix P age

3 Introduction This technical memorandum provides a municipality-specific prioritized list of planned bicycle facility corridors within the bikesheds 1 established for the Southwest LRT alignment. The prioritization of projects was based upon a selection of weighted factors discussed below. A project was included in this prioritization process if it was within a previously established bikeshed (both unique and overlapping) and it had been proposed in a planning document adopted by Hennepin County or the partner communities. Project Definition Existing planning documents typically provide an image of the entire, completed proposed bicycle network. However, for the purposes of the prioritization process, the proposed networks needed to be divided into distinct projects. Facility recommendations from each community were grouped into unique projects to be prioritized. Only projects that touched or were within an established bikeshed were included in the analysis. Projects within the Southwest LRT station bikesheds are considered to be more likely to improve the bicycle mode share at the stations, so focusing investment in this area would achieve the goals of this project. For the most part, projects were linear corridors recommended by a single plan. However, special attention was given to those road segments where multiple plans recommended bicycle facilities (e.g. a recommendation from Hennepin County and the City of Minneapolis plans). In these cases, one project was assigned to the shared portion of the corridor. If planned facilities from individual planning documents continued past these shared line segments, they were assigned a different, unique identification number. Projects included in more than one plan were given more weight than those identified in only one plan. Prioritization Criteria and Data Collection Once planned projects within the bikesheds were identified, Prioritization criteria were developed and weighted based on Bicycle Facility Assessment working group meetings and conversations. The criteria attempt to quantify a project s relative value, with connections to Southwest LRT stations being weighed most heavily, followed by improving access to the regional trail network, filling gaps in the bicycle network, residential and employment population served by the project. Criteria Notes Value eighting Proximity to LRT station 30% point in GIS Does this project create a direct connection to an LRT station? Projects ranked in comparison to each other on a scale of 0 to 10 Does the project improve connections to the regional trail network? Proximity to trail segment in GIS Projects ranked in comparison to each other on a scale of 0 to 10 25% 1 See Technical Memorandum 1 for definition of Southwest LRT station bikesheds. 3 P age

4 Does this project fill a gap in the bicycle/trail system within the bikeshed? How many residents does the project serve? How many employees does the project serve? Does the project fill a Hennepin County identified Top 25 gap Does the project appear in more than one plan? defined as ½ mile or less. Assigned population to each project based on adjacent blocks Assigned jobs to each project based on LEHD data points s identified in the Hennepin Co bike plan GIS links that appeared in multiple layers, usually overlap between municipal and TSAAP projects. Yes = 10 No = 0 Projects ranked on a scale of 0 to 10 based on residential density (population per mile) Projects ranked on a scale of 0 to 10 based on employment density (jobs per mile) Yes = 10 No = 0 Yes = 10 No = 0 15% 10% 10% 5% 5% : 100% A projects distance from a Southwest LRT station was calculated via spatial join in GIS. Similarly, the regional trail network was represented by a series of points and a project s distance from that point was calculated. The top 25 gaps in the Hennepin County bicycle network were previously identified, so these projects were weighted accordingly. In addition, the existing bicycle facility network within the bikesheds was visually inspected for gaps that would be addressed by planned projects. Finally, to control for project length, the number of employees and residents served was calculated on a per mile basis. Data for residential population were gathered from the 2010 Census block level within a 500 foot buffer of the project. Employment data were collected from the Census 2013 Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) program dataset ( also within a 500 foot buffer. Both residential and employment data were spatially joined to individual projects. All criteria were then converted to a scale from 0 to10, with 10 being the highest. This was done to normalize each criterion to a unitless value. Prioritized Projects by Municipality After weighting each project using the above prioritization criteria, the following is a set of tables and maps that indicate each municipality s project priorities. All scores are weighted scores. An appendix containing the entire corridor s project priorities can be found following the conclusion. 4 P age

5 Eden Prairie 5 P age

6 Project Location Station Top Hiawatha Avenue City est Station Area Eden Prairie Town Center Station Area 4 92 East of Flying Cloud Drive th Street Shady Oak Road Shady Oak Road Parallel to Shady Oak Road Mitchell Road Shady Oak Road Near Technology Drive Technology Drive Prairie Center Drive Anderson Lakes Parkway th Street New Road from Technology Drive to Prairie Center Drive Valley View Road East of City est Parkway Singletree Lane Golden Triangle Station Area Flying Cloud Drive Golden Triangle Station Area Parallel to ashington Avenue S P age

7 Edina 7 P age

8 Project Location Station Top Interlachen Boulevard east of Londonderry Drive Brookside Avenue Londonderry Drive Lincoln Drive Blake Road S Hilary Lane th Street P age

9 Hopkins 9 P age

10 Project 10 P age Location Station Top Blake Road N th Avenue S th Avenue Extension th Avenue Connection north-south through 43 Hoops nd Street NE st Street S th Street S nd Street NE th Avenue N th Street S th Avenue N th Avenue S Main Street th Avenue S th Avenue N st Street N Minnetonka Mills Road nd Street N Excelsior Boulevard th Street N Underpass at Blake Road Shady Oak Station Area Parallel to Tyler Avenue N Tyler Avenue N rd Street S Oak Ridge Road to Van Buren ay N Shady Oak Road Blake Road S Second Avenue S nd Street S Goodrich Street th Avenue N

11 Minnetonka 11 P age

12 Project Location Station Top Across Bren Road Red Circle Drive th Avenue S Opus Station Area est of Green Circle Drive Opus Station Area Opus Station Area South of estbrooke ay Opus Station Area Fairview Avenue Bren Road E Shady Oak Road Shady Oak Road East of K-Tel Hopkins Crossroad Pioneer Road Oak Ridge Road Bren Road P age

13 St. Louis Park 13 P age

14 Project 14 P age Location Station Top Brookside Avenue Louisiana Avenue S Louisiana Avenue S N-S East of ooddale Station Blake Road N Minnetonka Boulevard Texas Avenue S Salem Avenue S alker Street Lake Street Louisiana Avenue S Lake Street France Avenue S N-S East of ooddale Station Texas Avenue S th Street ayzata Boulevard st Street Station Area Cedar Lake Beltline Boulevard France Avenue S France Avenue S th Street along Minnehaha Creek ooddale Station Area Monterey Drive Quentin Avenue S Ottawa Avenue S est of 32nd Street Highway Louisiana Avenue S Louisiana Station Area Highway Pennsylvania Avenue S Toledo Avenue S Dakota Avenue S

15 Project Location Station Top Cedar Lake Spur Virginia Avenue S Quentin Avenue S rd Street th Street Cedar Lake Road Toledo Avenue S th Street S rd Street Near estridge Lane Franklin Avenue P age

16 Golden Valley 16 P age

17 Project Location Station Top ayzata Boulevard Glenwood Avenue P age

18 Minneapolis (East) 18 P age

19 Minneapolis (North) 19 P age

20 Minneapolis (South) 20 P age

21 Project 21 P age Location Station Top th Street N Royalston Avenue N Lake Street th Street N st Street rd Avenue N Penn Avenue S ayzata Boulevard Kenwood Parkway Hawthorne Avenue France Avenue S Penn Station Area parallel to Cedar Lake Douglas Avenue Kenwood Parkway Marquette Avenue Burnham Road nd Avenue S th Avenue N Cedar Lake Road S Royalston Station Area Franklin Avenue ayzata Boulevard Street Station Area Excelsior Boulevard rd Avenue S Dunwoody Boulevard Irving Avenue N est Lake Station Area Cedar Lake Cedar Lake th Street N th Street th Street Van hite Station Area Cedar Lake

22 Project 22 P age Location Station Top Hennepin Avenue Penn Station Area Cedar Lake Zenith Avenue S Sunset Boulevard Glenwood Avenue nd Avenue N North-South Route Cedar Lake Fremont Avenue N east of Cedar Lake Road N Excelsior Boulevard Lyndale Avenue N Franklin Avenue E Calhoun Boulevard Golden Valley Road Cedar Lake Spur Yale Place st Street th Street Hennepin Avenue th Street Lasalle Avenue along I Irving Avenue S Cedar Lake Road N Lyndale Avenue N Van hite Memorial Boulevard Marquette Avenue th Avenue S th Street E th Avenue N th Street North-South Route Pleasant Avenue Oak Park Avenue N

23 Project Location Station Top Xerxes Avenue S th Avenue N Dupont Avenue S th Street Richfield Road Thomas Avenue N nd Street Oakland Avenue Bloomington Avenue P age

24 Hennepin County Bike Plan 24 P age

25 Project 25 P age Location Station Top th Street N Brookside Avenue Penn Avenue S ayzata Boulevard Louisiana Avenue S N-S East of ooddale Station Hawthorne Avenue Marquette Avenue nd Avenue S Louisiana Avenue S th Avenue N th Avenue S N-S East of ooddale Station ayzata Boulevard Red Circle Drive ayzata Boulevard Excelsior Boulevard Beltline Boulevard ayzata Boulevard Dunwoody Boulevard Shady Oak Road Fairview Avenue Bren Road E Interlachen Boulevard Mitchell Road Quentin Avenue S Shady Oak Road North-South Route Louisiana Avenue S Franklin Avenue E Golden Valley Road Prairie Center Drive east of Londonderry Drive

26 Project Location Station Top Brookside Avenue Londonderry Drive Lincoln Drive Blake Road S Virginia Avenue S th Street Cedar Lake Road N Bren Road Valley View Road Hilary Lane North-South Route Xerxes Avenue S Dupont Avenue S th Street P age

27 Summary and Conclusions After compiling proposed bicycle facility recommendations from planning documents from Hennepin County and each of the municipalities surrounding the Southwest LRT, these proposed facilities were grouped into specific, unique, projects that generally followed linear corridors. The prioritization criteria were then applied to these projects, including distance from a Southwest LRT station and distance from a regional trail. The prioritized projects were then divided into maps and tables pertaining to each municipality. This prioritization should assist municipalities in selecting bicycle projects for implementation that would most greatly enhance bicycle access to SLRT stations by focusing on those corridors that were given the highest scores. All projects evaluated in this prioritization have already been identified in a planning document, so the need for these facilities has already been discussed at the municipal level. This memorandum provides a larger view of the local and regional bicycle networks as they relates to the potential Southwest LRT and its accessibility by bicycle. This prioritization should assist Hennepin County and municipalities in selecting bicycle projects for implementation that would most greatly enhance bicycle access to Southwest LRT stations by focusing on those corridors that received the highest scores. All projects evaluated in this prioritization have already been identified in a planning document, so the need for these facilities has already been determined. This memorandum provides a larger view of the local and regional bicycle networks as they relate to the Southwest LRT and its accessibility by bicycle. Hennepin County acknowledges that there is an important relationship between major transit systems, such as Southwest LRT, and the bike and trail network in the overall bike accessibility of the region. In order to solidify this relationship and ensure the facilitation of multi-modal transportation in the Southwest LRT corridor, the projects and recommendations identified through the Bike Facility Assessment will be adopted into the 2040 Hennepin County Bicycle Transportation Plan as an appendix. The projects will also be incorporated into the Southwest Corridor Investment Framework. These two documents will guide public investment in the Southwest LRT station areas and including the Bike Facility Assessment projects will ensure that bike accessibility will be a major focus in the future. The inclusion of the projects in the 2040 Hennepin County Bicycle Transportation Plan will also allow them to be eligible for multiple Hennepin County funding programs. These include the annual Bicycle Participation Program and the Southwest LRT Community orks project. 27 P age

28 All Projects 28 P age

29 All Projects ed Appendix Overall Local Project Municipality Location Station Top MINNEAPOLIS 7th Street N HOPKINS Blake Road N HOPKINS 8th Avenue S MINNEAPOLIS Royalston Avenue N MINNEAPOLIS Lake Street MINNEAPOLIS 10th Street N MINNEAPOLIS 21st Street MINNEAPOLIS 3rd Avenue N ST. LOUIS Brookside PARK Avenue MINNEAPOLIS Penn Avenue S HOPKINS 17th Avenue Extension MINNEAPOLIS ayzata Boulevard ST. LOUIS Louisiana PARK Avenue S ST. LOUIS PARK Louisiana Avenue S P age

30 Overall Local Project Municipality Location Station Top ST. LOUIS PARK N-S East of ooddale Station HOPKINS 17th Avenue MINNEAPOLIS Kenwood Parkway HOPKINS Connection north-south through 43 Hoops HOPKINS 2nd Street NE ST. LOUIS Blake Road PARK N ST. LOUIS Minnetonka PARK Boulevard HOPKINS 1st Street S MINNEAPOLIS Hawthorne Avenue MINNEAPOLIS France Avenue S EDEN PRAIRIE Hiawatha Avenue HOPKINS 7th Street S MINNEAPOLIS Penn Station Area ST. LOUIS Texas PARK Avenue S HOPKINS 2nd Street NE P age

31 Overall Local Project Municipality Location Station Top HOPKINS 5th Avenue N ST. LOUIS Salem PARK Avenue S MINNEAPOLIS parallel to Cedar Lake HOPKINS 5th Street S MINNEAPOLIS Douglas Avenue MINNEAPOLIS Kenwood Parkway MINNEAPOLIS Marquette Avenue ST. LOUIS alker PARK Street MINNEAPOLIS Burnham Road ST. LOUIS Lake Street PARK MINNEAPOLIS 2nd Avenue S HOPKINS 11th Avenue N HOPKINS 11th Avenue S HOPKINS Main Street ST. LOUIS Louisiana PARK Avenue S MINNEAPOLIS 6th Avenue N P age

32 Overall Local Project Municipality Location Station Top HOPKINS 9th Avenue S ST. LOUIS Lake Street PARK ST. LOUIS France PARK Avenue S HOPKINS 8th Avenue N HOPKINS 1st Street N MINNEAPOLIS Cedar Lake Road S MINNEAPOLIS Royalston Station Area ST. LOUIS N-S PARK East of ooddale Station MINNETONKA Across Bren Road ST. LOUIS Texas PARK Avenue S HOPKINS Minnetonka Mills Road ST. LOUIS 36th Street PARK MINNEAPOLIS Franklin Avenue MINNEAPOLIS ayzata Boulevard MINNETONKA Red Circle Drive P age

33 Overall Local Project Municipality Location Station Top EDEN PRAIRIE City est Station Area ST. LOUIS ayzata PARK Boulevard HOPKINS 2nd Street N MINNEAPOLIS 21 Street Station Area MINNETONKA 11th Avenue S ST. LOUIS 21st Street PARK Station Area HOPKINS Excelsior Boulevard MINNETONKA Opus Station Area MINNETONKA est of Green Circle Drive MINNEAPOLIS Excelsior Boulevard ST. LOUIS Cedar Lake PARK ST. LOUIS Beltline PARK Boulevard HOPKINS 4th Street N EDEN PRAIRIE Eden Prairie Town Center Station Area MINNEAPOLIS 3rd Avenue S P age

34 Overall Local Project Municipality Location Station Top EDEN PRAIRIE East of Flying Cloud Drive GOLDEN ayzata VALLEY Boulevard MINNEAPOLIS Dunwoody Boulevard MINNETONKA Opus Station Area ST. LOUIS France PARK Avenue S MINNEAPOLIS Irving Avenue N MINNETONKA Opus Station Area MINNETONKA South of estbrook e ay MINNEAPOLIS est Lake Station Area EDEN PRAIRIE 70th Street MINNETONKA Opus Station Area MINNEAPOLIS Cedar Lake MINNEAPOLIS Cedar Lake ST. LOUIS France PARK Avenue S EDEN PRAIRIE Shady Oak Road P age

35 Overall Local Project Municipality Location Station Top EDEN PRAIRIE Shady Oak Road MINNEAPOLIS 5th Street N ST. LOUIS 28th Street PARK HOPKINS Underpass at Blake Road MINNETONKA Fairview Avenue ST. LOUIS along PARK Minnehaha Creek ST. LOUIS ooddale PARK Station Area EDEN PRAIRIE Parallel to Shady Oak Road MINNETONKA Bren Road E MINNETONKA Shady Oak Road EDINA Interlachen Boulevard HOPKINS Shady Oak Station Area MINNEAPOLIS 24th Street MINNEAPOLIS 24th Street MINNEAPOLIS Van hite Station Area P age

36 Overall Local Project Municipality Location Station Top MINNEAPOLIS Cedar Lake MINNEAPOLIS Hennepin Avenue ST. LOUIS Monterey PARK Drive MINNEAPOLIS Penn Station Area HOPKINS Parallel to Tyler Avenue N EDEN PRAIRIE Mitchell Road MINNEAPOLIS Cedar Lake MINNEAPOLIS Zenith Avenue S ST. LOUIS Quentin PARK Avenue S MINNEAPOLIS Sunset Boulevard ST. LOUIS Ottawa PARK Avenue S MINNEAPOLIS Glenwood Avenue MINNEAPOLIS 2nd Avenue N ST. LOUIS est of PARK 32nd Street EDEN PRAIRIE Shady Oak Road P age

37 Overall Local Project Municipality Location Station Top ST. LOUIS Highway PARK MINNETONKA Shady Oak Road MINNEAPOLIS North South Route MINNEAPOLIS Cedar Lake MINNETONKA East of K Tel MINNEAPOLIS Fremont Avenue N HOPKINS Tyler Avenue N MINNEAPOLIS east of Cedar Lake Road N HOPKINS 3rd Street S HOPKINS Oak Ridge Road MINNEAPOLIS Excelsior Boulevard EDEN PRAIRIE Near Technology Drive ST. LOUIS Louisiana PARK Avenue S HOPKINS to Van Buren ay N MINNEAPOLIS Lyndale Avenue N P age

38 Overall Local Project Municipality Location Station Top MINNEAPOLIS Franklin Avenue E MINNEAPOLIS Calhoun Boulevard ST. LOUIS Louisiana PARK Station Area MINNETONKA Hopkins Crossroad HOPKINS Shady Oak Road ST. LOUIS Highway PARK MINNEAPOLIS Golden Valley Road MINNEAPOLIS Cedar Lake Spur MINNEAPOLIS Yale Place MINNEAPOLIS 31st Street MINNEAPOLIS 26th Street EDEN PRAIRIE Technology Drive ST. LOUIS Pennsylvania PARK Avenue S MINNEAPOLIS Hennepin Avenue HOPKINS Blake Road S P age

39 Overall Local Project Municipality Location Station Top EDEN PRAIRIE Prairie Center Drive MINNEAPOLIS 25th Street MINNEAPOLIS Lasalle Avenue ST. LOUIS Toledo PARK Avenue S EDEN PRAIRIE Anderson Lakes Parkway MINNEAPOLIS along I HOPKINS Second Avenue S EDINA east of Londonderr y Drive ST. LOUIS Dakota PARK Avenue S EDINA Brookside Avenue ST. LOUIS Cedar Lake PARK Spur EDINA Londonderr y Drive EDINA Lincoln Drive EDINA Blake Road S P age

40 Overall Local Project Municipality Location Station Top MINNEAPOLIS Irving Avenue S ST. LOUIS Virginia PARK Avenue S HOPKINS 2nd Street S HOPKINS Goodrich Street ST. LOUIS Quentin PARK Avenue S EDEN PRAIRIE 78th Street MINNETONKA Pioneer Road MINNEAPOLIS Cedar Lake Road N MINNEAPOLIS Lyndale Avenue N HOPKINS 12th Avenue N ST. LOUIS 33rd Street PARK MINNETONKA Oak Ridge Road EDEN PRAIRIE New Road from Technology Drive to Prairie Center Drive MINNEAPOLIS Van hite Memorial Boulevard P age

41 Overall Local Project Municipality Location Station Top ST. LOUIS 35th Street PARK MINNETONKA Bren Road ST. LOUIS Cedar Lake PARK Road EDEN PRAIRIE Valley View Road EDEN PRAIRIE East of City est Parkway EDEN PRAIRIE Singletree Lane ST. LOUIS Toledo PARK Avenue S ST. LOUIS 26th Street PARK S MINNEAPOLIS Marquette Avenue MINNEAPOLIS 4th Avenue S EDEN PRAIRIE Golden Triangle Station Area EDINA Hilary Lane ST. LOUIS 33rd Street PARK MINNEAPOLIS 14th Street E ST. LOUIS PARK Near estridge Lane P age

42 Overall Local Project Municipality Location Station Top MINNEAPOLIS 8th Avenue N MINNEAPOLIS 38th Street EDEN PRAIRIE Flying Cloud Drive MINNEAPOLIS North- South Route MINNEAPOLIS Pleasant Avenue EDEN PRAIRIE Golden Triangle Station Area MINNEAPOLIS Oak Park Avenue N MINNEAPOLIS Xerxes Avenue S GOLDEN Glenwood VALLEY Avenue MINNEAPOLIS 16th Avenue N EDEN PRAIRIE Parallel to ashington Avenue S EDEN PRAIRIE Near Prairie Center Drive MINNEAPOLIS Dupont Avenue S MINNEAPOLIS 44th Street P age

43 Overall Local Project Municipality Location Station Top MINNEAPOLIS Richfield Road MINNEAPOLIS Thomas Avenue N EDINA 44th Street MINNEAPOLIS 42nd Street MINNEAPOLIS Oakland Avenue ST. LOUIS Franklin PARK Avenue MINNEAPOLIS Bloomingto n Avenue P age