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• • • The Anoka County Volunteer Transportation Program provides rides to and from medical, dental, and appointments with social services for seniors (60 +) and clients receiving services from Anoka County. This service relies on volunteer drivers. While the service is free, donations are encouraged. Medical and dental trips may be made throughout the metro area while appointments with social services must remain within Anoka County. This program is funded primarily through private grants and donations. Existing Transit Facilities This section is a description of existing transit facilities in the City of Lino Lakes (Figure 6 -16). Transit facilities include: • Passenger facilities — Physical infrastructure that is designed for use by passengers while waiting for or boarding buses. • Support facilities e Physical infrastructure that is designed to support the operation and maintenance of transit vehicles. • Transit Advantages -- Physical infrastructure that is designed to provide a travel time advantage for transit vehicles versus automobiles. Transit Passenger and Support Facilities Transit service cannot be provided without a variety of physical facilities. These include passenger facilities that provide an opportunity to board buses. They range from a simple bus stop to large transit centers. Transit support facilities are also essential components of a transit system. Transit vehicle storage and maintenance facilities are almost invisible to the public but critical to the operation of buses. The following park and ride facilities serve residents of Lino Lakes. • There is e are two active Park and Ride facility -- locations in Lino Lakes,,,wlii€11-4s--at St. Joseph Catholic Church;is located at 141 Elm Street. The capacity of this lot is listed as 12 spaces_;S -e which -are beingtrscd. This lot is served by Route 250. The other site, Lino Park on Lake Drive, has 20 spaces and is served by Route 275. • There is also an active Park and Ride at St Genevieve Church, 7087 Goiffon Road in Centerville. The capacity of this lot is 50 spaces with 38 spaces being used. This lot is served by Route 275. • Although not within the City limits, the most significant Park and Ride facility for residents of Lino Lakes is the Park and Ride at 95th Avenue and I -35W in Blaine. There are 1,011 spaces at this lot, currently the third largest park and ride in the region, 982 of which are being used. Plans are underway to increase the capacity of this Park and Ride. Route 250 provides service to this lot with buses departing for Minneapolis as often as 5 minutes apart during the peak hour. • Because of the limited amount of service in the City, the number and type of physical support facilities is also limited. Currently, there are no vehicle storage or maintenance facilities in the City of Lino Lakes nor are there any major layover facilities. Transit Advantages Transit Advantages is a term that describes physical features that provide a travel time advantage over automobiles using the same facility. These include bus -only shoulders, HOV lanes, and ramp -meter bypasses. Transit advantages improve the attractiveness of transit by allowing buses to move faster than automobiles making the same trip, effectively reducing the travel time for transit patrons relative to automobile users. BUS -ONLY SHOULDERS 6 -43