HomeMy WebLinkAbout#5 Red Rock Station PlanPlanning CommissionMemorandum
To:
Planning Commission
From:
John Hinzman, Community Development Director
Date:
July 25,2011
Item:
Review Red Rock Corridor Station Area Plan
Planning Commission ActionRequested:
The Planning Commission is asked toreviewand comment on the attached Red Rock
Corridor Station Area Plan.
Background Information:
The Red Rock Corridor is a proposed commuter railroad line linking Hastings with St. Paul
and Minneapolis along current rail lines. Four rail stations would be created along the line:
St. Paul (Lower Afton Road), Newport, Cottage Grove, and Hastings. The plan does not
anticipate service until 2022.
Planning for the line has been coordinated through the Red Rock Corridor Commission
consisting of elected officials from communities along the line. City Councilmember Barb
Hollenbeck represents the City of Hastings. A Citizens Advisory Committee was also
formed to assist in station area planning. Ron Toppin (HEDRA President) and Lynn
Moratzka (former Councilmember) served on the Committee.
The Station Area Plan follows previous planning efforts by the Commission dating back to
1999. Past studies have reviewed the feasibility and service alternative of the rail line.
The Hastings Economic Development and Redevelopment Authority (HEDRA) reviewed the
thst
plan on July 14. The City Council is scheduled to review the plan on August 1.
Attachments:
Introduction –Red Rock Corridor Station Area Plan
Hastings Station Plan
REPORT FINAL
PLANNINGAREASTATIONCORRIDORROCK RED
INTRODUCTION
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Median Age
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Mn/DOT
METRO TRANSIT
MET COUNCIL /
COUNTY / RRCC
CITY
(11+ YEARS)
LONG TERM
(6-10 YEARS)
MID TERM
(0- 5 YEARS)
IMMEDIATE TERM
HASTINGS STATION
RED ROCK CORRIDOR COMMUTER RAIL
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222
224
300
414-416
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Tyler Street
Ramsey Street
Sibley Street
Vermillion Street
HWY 61
Eddy Street
OTHER
Mn/DOT
METRO TRANSIT
MET COUNCIL /
COUNTY / RRCC
CITY
(11+ YEARS)
LONG TERM
(6-10 YEARS)
MID TERM
(0- 5 YEARS)
IMMEDIATE TERM