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<br />City of Mounds View | 2040 Comprehensive Plan <br />DRAFT September 21, 2020 <br /> <br /> <br />Chapter 5: Transportation | 5-9 <br /> <br /> Spring Lake Road <br />Transit <br />Metro Transit is the major transit service provider in the Twin Cities area, and it <br />provides transit service in Mounds View. Mounds View is within the Transit Capital <br />Levy District, Market Area III. Service options for Market Area III include: <br /> Primary emphasis on commuter express bus service <br /> Suburban local routes providing basic coverage <br /> General public dial-a-ride service supplementing fixed route service <br />Figure 5-3 shows the current bus routes serving Mounds View. There are express <br />routes to downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul, and limited plus local bus <br />services to downtown Minneapolis via Silver Lake Road. In addition to the fixed <br />route bus service, the Metropolitan Council operates Metro Mobility that provides <br />door-to-door transportation service for people with disabilities and Transit Link, <br />which provides shared-ride public transportation for areas where regular route <br />transit service is infrequent or unavailable. The Metropolitan Council provides other <br />services through the Metro Commuter program. The City is expecting the <br />Metropolitan Council to continue to provide mass transit, Metro Mobility, and Metro <br />Commuter services in the future. <br />The City is supportive of higher density and mixed-use development along the <br />Mounds View Boulevard corridor, see Chapter 2: Land Use. Higher density <br />development is needed to support frequent transit service, and vice-versa. As <br />plans move forward with higher density development along the Corridor, the City <br />will continue to work with Metro Transit to develop transit service on Mounds View <br />Boulevard. <br />There is an existing park-and-ride lot located at the County Road H and I-35W <br />interchange area. Transit service in the northeast quarter of Mounds View is <br />virtually nonexistent. The residential areas there, including two manufactured <br />home parks, would benefit from transit service. As Mounds View works to build a <br />robust and diversified transportation network, it is important for transit service to <br />be included as a viable option. Mounds View will work with Metro Transit to <br />enhance transit service in the City in order to support a multi-modal network and <br />improve access for current and future residents.