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• The City is investigating a potential bike/pedestrian route along Fairview Avenue, part of Larpenteur Avenue and south down Gortner Avenue. This route can be seen in Figure 5 on page 11. The bicycle and pedestrian trail network provides adequate accessibility to the transit corridors and transit facilities, which can be seen in Figure 6 on page 12. 2.3 Transit 2.3.1 Existing Transit Routes The existing transit routes and facilities are shown in Figure 6 on page 12. Six bus routes currently serve the City, routes 3, 61, 84, 87, 121 (Campus Connector), and 124 (St. Paul Circulator). 2.3.2 Transit Market Area The City is the Market II Transit Service Area. Market Area II has a moderate concentration of jobs, housing and activities. Typically Market Area II has a population density of 9-14.9 persons /acre augmented by contiguous High Transit Dependency areas. Typical service options in this market area are regular route locals, all day expresses, small vehicle circulators, special needs paratransit (ADA, seniors) and ridesharing. Area II has a primary emphasis on big bus /regular route service. The frequencies of service are typically 15-30 minutes or 30-60 minutes depending on land use patterns and time of day. The span of service is typically 12-20 hours per day, seven days a week. The access is typically spaced .5-1.0 miles apart with six to eight stops per mile. 2.3.3 Future Transit Facilities The Central Comdor is an 11-mile Light Rail Transit (LRT) route planned between Minneapolis and St. Paul running along University Avenue. There is a planned stop at Snelling Avenue. Bus service connecting Falcon Heights, including the University of Minnesota and State Fair, will connect to the LRT stop at Snelling. The Red Rock Corridor is a 30 mile transportation corridor starting in Hastings and running along Highway 61 and then west along I-94 through St Paul and then to Minneapolis. Planned stops are not defined at this time, but like the Central Corridor there would be stops that could be serviced to Falcon Heights via bus service. 2.4 Aviation The nearest airports to Falcon Heights are the Anoka County (12 miles north) and Downtown St. Paul (9 miles southeast) reliever airports which provide general aviation access while reducing congestion at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, which is 10 miles south of the City. Falcon Heights is not within the airspace protection zones of these facilities. The City will work as a contributing community with the Metropolitan Airports Commission. The City will monitor progress and participate as appropriate in the public process of improving the MSP International Airport. i TComprehensive Plan UpdateT City of Falcon Heights AFAL000701.00 Page 13