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Collaborators Lead Organization:
City of Rochester and DMC EDA
Contact:
DMC Communications
; Email:
erinobrien@dmceda.org
; Phone:
TBD
Known/Likely Collaborators:
City of Rochester, MN
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Community Development Department (Formerly Rochester-Olmsted Planning Department)
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DMC EDA
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SRF Consulting
Potential Collaborators:
Related Projects
2022 Rochester, MN Transit Development Plan Update
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DMC Transportation: Parking
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Destination Medical Center (DMC)
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SE Mn Transportation Projects Information Portal
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The Rochester - Twin Cities Rail Corridor (Zip Rail)
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Transportation: ROCOG Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)
Impacts Major Impact:
Mobility
PlanScape Impacts : Level 1:
Transportation
Level 2:
Transportation, Heart of the City, Discovery Square, UMR and Recreation, Central Station, Waterfront, St Marys Place
DMC Impacts:
Livable City, Hotel & Hospitality, Arts & Culture, Health & Wellness, Heart of the City, Discovery Square, UMR and Recreation, Central Station, Waterfront, St Marys Place
Community Health Impacts:
Financial Stress/Homelessness, Social Determinants
Type of Project
Planning
The 2nd Street SW corridor is one of the most heavily-used corridors in the City of Rochester, carrying more than 21,800 vehicles and 13,000 transit riders each day. The corridor is already near capacity, and congestion causes significant delays for transit users, drivers, and others traveling through the area. Link Rapid Transit will:
- Expand transportation options.
- Reduce the need for expensive parking.
- Alleviate future congestion.
- Prepare for downtown growth and support sustainable development.
- Improve quality of life for residents, employees, and visitors.
Downtown is expected to grow dramatically in the coming years. Link will help people take more trips downtown by riding transit, biking, walking, and carpooling.
BRT was selected in 2019 as a result of the Alternatives Evaluation. The preferred route follows 2nd Street SW from the Mayo West Lot to downtown Rochester and will primarily operate in dedicated bus lanes. The current phase of work includes:
- Environmental review.
- Preliminary engineering.
- Communication and public engagement.
Key reports on: Bus Rapid Transit (2nd Street SW Link)
 May 2022; February 2022 and November 2021 Rapid Transit Updates and Upcoming milestones presented to DMCC.
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 DMCC Board Voted in favor of staff recommendations 2019
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October 2020 Series of DMC Webinars - 5 Year Updates
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 Co-designers will be Rochester residents with strong connections to their communities and local knowledge of their neighborhood and the Rapid Transit Project area.
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Key reports on: Bus Rapid Transit (2nd Street SW Link)
May 2022; February 2022 and November 2021 Rapid Transit Updates and Upcoming milestones presented to DMCC.
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DMCC Board Voted in favor of staff recommendations 2019
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October 2020 Series of DMC Webinars - 5 Year Updates
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Co-designers will be Rochester residents with strong connections to their communities and local knowledge of their neighborhood and the Rapid Transit Project area.
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General reports on: Bus Rapid Transit (2nd Street SW Link)
 To achieve maximum results, the project team took a unique “co-design” approach to gather the input needed for shaping the Rochester Rapid Transit Project to reflect the community’s values.
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"The council opted to move forward with a modified plan for a single village at Mayo Clinic’s west parking lot along Second Street Southwest and a transit system traveling east and west with a loop around the city-county Government Center."
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Status reports and documentations presented to DMCC.
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 A number of DMC Transportation RFP questions were brought up by Susan Park Rani, DMC board member.
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Frustration was raised about the lack of transportation stake-in-the-ground at the May 26, 2016 DMC Board meeting. In project management 101 parlance, there is a lack of a work-break-down-structure of the overall DMC development plan.
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DMCC has approved a funding $500,000 per year to contract a transit planner to spearhead transit studies
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Other Community News and Reports having impacts on:
Transportation
 March 2023 Executive Committee Meeting; Feb 9 2023 DMCC Board Meeting and City, County, DMC Collaborative Session
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 Feb. 2023 Status; April 2022 AFOC Action Plan Draft
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 November 2022 DMCC Board Meeting: notable topics: Experience Metrics, Soldier Fields, Equitable development, Discovery square, Heart of the City
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 November 2022 DMCC Meeting: Featuring Equity Development
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 September DMCC Board Status: NTH to run a developer selection process with Mayo
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July 2022 Destination Medical Center Information Sheet.
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 The Rochester-Olmsted Council of Governments (ROCOG) has released a draft of the 2023-2026 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), for a 30-day public comment period.
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 The City of Rochester has been awarded a $19.9 million dollar United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant.
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 May 5 2022 virtual open house: Presentation and Video Recording
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 January 2022 Meeting Review Workgroup purpose (mission, vision, and values) and OpenBeam comments.
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 City of Rochester 2022 Actions extracted from the city website.
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