Southwest Transitway Station Area Planning

In anticipation of the construction of passenger stations along the Southwest Transitway, the Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority (HCRRA) is funding a series of station area planning activities in partnership with the cities of Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Hopkins, and St. Louis Park. Planning will occur around the Minneapolis stations in spring of 2010.

Station area planning builds upon the past planning work of each community to analyze how LRT riders will get to the transit stations and how development patterns could change around each station. Community members and city staff will help the Hay Dobbs consulting team develop strategies and recommendations for the station area land-use plans within a half-mile radius around each of the 12 suburban stations. Read more about Station Area Planning and how the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Station Area Planning work together.

**Please note that the station area plans are only conceptual and reflect long-term ideas for development around stations. The plans are not construction blueprints or implementation plans. **

Station Area Planning Meetings

Stakeholder and public meetings were held in each of the four communities in 2008-2009 to obtain feedback and recommendations. For materials from each of these meetings, please see below:

Spring 2009 Open Houses

Hopkins - April 21, 2009
Click here for presentation boards shown at the Hopkins public meeting.

Minnetonka - May 13, 2009
Click here for presentation boards shown at the Minnetonka public meeting.

St. Louis Park - May 14, 2009
Click here for presentation boards shown at the St. Louis Park public meeting.

Eden Prairie - July 22, 2009.
Click here for presentation boards shown at the Eden Prairie public meeting.  Set 1  Set 2

Summer 2009 Open Houses

Hopkins - August 11, 2009
Click here for the station area planning presentation shown at the Hopkins public meeting.
Click here for the Blake Station Handout
Click here for the Downtown Hopkins Station Handout
Click here for the Shady Oak Station Handout

Minnetonka - August 13, 2009
Click here for the station area planning presentation shown at the Minnetonka public meeting.
Click here for the Shady Oak Station Handout
Click here for the Opus Station Handout

St. Louis Park - August 18, 2009
Click here for the station area planning presentation shown at the St. Louis Park public meeting.
Click here for the Beltline Station Handout
Click here for the Wooddale Station Handout
Click here for the Louisiana Station Handout

Eden Prairie - August 19, 2009.
Click here for the station area planning presentation shown at the Eden Prairie public meeting.
Click here for the City West Station Handout
Click here for the Golden Triangle Station Handout
Click here for the Eden Prairie Town Center Station Handout
Click here for the Southwest Station Handout
Click here for the Mitchell Station Handout

Please visit your city’s website for more information about station area planning in your community.

 

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