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The '''Robert Street Corridor''' is a proposed light rail or bus rapid transit corridor, from downtown [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]], to its southern suburbs. Robert Street is named after Captain Louis Robert, an early resident of Saint Paul.<ref name=Empson>Empson, Donald L. (2006). ''The Street Where You Live: A Guide to the Place Names of Saint Paul.'' [[University of Minnesota Press]]. p 232. ISBN 0-8166-4729-1 ISBN 978-0-8166-4729-3.</ref> The corridor's population is expected to grow 45% and 27% more jobs are expected to come the area from 2000 to 2003.<ref>{{cite web|title=Robert Street Corridor|url=http://www.co.dakota.mn.us/EnvironmentRoads/Transit/Robert/default.htm|publisher=Dakota County|accessdate=13 September 2012}}</ref> In the 2006 state bonding bill, $500,000 was set aside to study the feasibility of adding mass transit.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lindsay|first=Meggen|title=WISH LIST GRANTED -- SORT OF - MINNESOTA ZOO AND BUS LINE WIN, BUT PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER LOSES OUT|newspaper=[[Saint Paul Pioneer Press]]|date=May 25, 2006}}</ref> The corridor will most likely be bus rapid transit due to low ridership levels.<ref>{{cite news|last=Berg|first=Steve|title=LRT or BRT? It depends on the potential of the corridor|url=http://www.minnpost.com/cityscape/2011/02/lrt-or-brt-it-depends-potential-corridor|accessdate=8 October 2012|newspaper=[[MinnPost.com]]|date=2 February 2011}}</ref> In the Metropolitan Council's 2030 Transportation Policy Plan Robert Street is one of nine arterial streets that are recommended for bus rapid transit. Six of the nine corridors would be built by 2020 and the remaining three would be built by 2030.<ref>{{cite web|title=2030 Transportation Policy Plan Summary|url=http://www.metrocouncil.org/planning/transportation/TPP/2008/TPPSummaryBrochure.pdf|work=2030 Transportation Policy Plan |publisher=[[Metropolitan Council]]|pages=6–7|accessdate=8 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Dornfield|first=Steve|title=Could bus rapid transit increase ridership 30 percent in the Twin Cities?|url=http://www.minnpost.com/cityscape/2011/10/could-bus-rapid-transit-increase-ridership-30-percent-twin-cities|accessdate=8 October 2012|newspaper=[[MinnPost.com]]|date=31 October 2012}}</ref>
The '''Robert Street Corridor''' is a proposed light rail or bus rapid transit corridor, from downtown [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]], to its southern suburbs. Robert Street is named after Captain Louis Robert, an early resident of Saint Paul.<ref name=Empson>Empson, Donald L. (2006). ''The Street Where You Live: A Guide to the Place Names of Saint Paul.'' [[University of Minnesota Press]]. p 232. ISBN 0-8166-4729-1 ISBN 978-0-8166-4729-3.</ref> The corridor's population is expected to grow 45% and 27% more jobs are expected to come to the area from 2000 to 2003.<ref>{{cite web|title=Robert Street Corridor|url=http://www.co.dakota.mn.us/EnvironmentRoads/Transit/Robert/default.htm|publisher=Dakota County|accessdate=13 September 2012}}</ref> In the 2006 state bonding bill, $500,000 was set aside to study the feasibility of adding mass transit.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lindsay|first=Meggen|title=WISH LIST GRANTED -- SORT OF - MINNESOTA ZOO AND BUS LINE WIN, BUT PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER LOSES OUT|newspaper=[[Saint Paul Pioneer Press]]|date=May 25, 2006}}</ref> The corridor will most likely be bus rapid transit due to low ridership levels.<ref>{{cite news|last=Berg|first=Steve|title=LRT or BRT? It depends on the potential of the corridor|url=http://www.minnpost.com/cityscape/2011/02/lrt-or-brt-it-depends-potential-corridor|accessdate=8 October 2012|newspaper=[[MinnPost.com]]|date=2 February 2011}}</ref> In the Metropolitan Council's 2030 Transportation Policy Plan Robert Street is one of nine arterial streets that are recommended for bus rapid transit. Six of the nine corridors would be built by 2020 and the remaining three would be built by 2030.<ref>{{cite web|title=2030 Transportation Policy Plan Summary|url=http://www.metrocouncil.org/planning/transportation/TPP/2008/TPPSummaryBrochure.pdf|work=2030 Transportation Policy Plan |publisher=[[Metropolitan Council]]|pages=6–7|accessdate=8 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Dornfield|first=Steve|title=Could bus rapid transit increase ridership 30 percent in the Twin Cities?|url=http://www.minnpost.com/cityscape/2011/10/could-bus-rapid-transit-increase-ridership-30-percent-twin-cities|accessdate=8 October 2012|newspaper=[[MinnPost.com]]|date=31 October 2012}}</ref>


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Revision as of 17:51, 23 November 2013

The Robert Street Corridor is a proposed light rail or bus rapid transit corridor, from downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, to its southern suburbs. Robert Street is named after Captain Louis Robert, an early resident of Saint Paul.[1] The corridor's population is expected to grow 45% and 27% more jobs are expected to come to the area from 2000 to 2003.[2] In the 2006 state bonding bill, $500,000 was set aside to study the feasibility of adding mass transit.[3] The corridor will most likely be bus rapid transit due to low ridership levels.[4] In the Metropolitan Council's 2030 Transportation Policy Plan Robert Street is one of nine arterial streets that are recommended for bus rapid transit. Six of the nine corridors would be built by 2020 and the remaining three would be built by 2030.[5][6]

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References

  1. ^ Empson, Donald L. (2006). The Street Where You Live: A Guide to the Place Names of Saint Paul. University of Minnesota Press. p 232. ISBN 0-8166-4729-1 ISBN 978-0-8166-4729-3.
  2. ^ "Robert Street Corridor". Dakota County. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  3. ^ Lindsay, Meggen (May 25, 2006). "WISH LIST GRANTED -- SORT OF - MINNESOTA ZOO AND BUS LINE WIN, BUT PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER LOSES OUT". Saint Paul Pioneer Press.
  4. ^ Berg, Steve (2 February 2011). "LRT or BRT? It depends on the potential of the corridor". MinnPost.com. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  5. ^ "2030 Transportation Policy Plan Summary" (PDF). 2030 Transportation Policy Plan. Metropolitan Council. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  6. ^ Dornfield, Steve (31 October 2012). "Could bus rapid transit increase ridership 30 percent in the Twin Cities?". MinnPost.com. Retrieved 8 October 2012.

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