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r Agenda Item #4 Running Aces park and ride and then along County Road 54 to the White Bear Theatre park and ride prior to accessing I-35E. This will allow for the following: ■ Faster access to 1-35 for the two trips that skip the White Bear Theater park and ride. Buses would access 1-35 from Hwy 97 after stopping at Columbus. This eliminates backtracking that would be required if the Running Aces park and ride was served prior to the Forest Lake Transit Center. ■ Maintain consistency amongst all trips. If only the two trips that skip the White Bear Theatre park and ride are changed, then bus schedules overlap in Columbus reducing the efficiency of the service. ■ Reduced disruption to riders compared to a future change to the new route for the two buses that will continue to serve the White Bear Theatre park and ride. • Schedule o Staff recommends that the arrival/departure times be adjusted in the following ways: ■ Morning • Trip #1 adjust departure times for Forest Lake and Columbus to allow for buses to start service at the Forest Lake Transit Center and then travel to Running Aces Park and Ride before traveling to the White Bear Theatre Park and Ride. • Trip#2 adjust departure times from Forest Lake and Columbus to allow for the bus to reach 5th and Cedar at 7:15 a.m. • Trip#3 adjust departure times from Forest Lake and Columbus to allow for the bus to reach 5th and Cedar at 7:45 a.m. • Trip#4 adjust departure times for Forest Lake and Columbus to allow for buses to start service at the Forest Lake Transit Center and then travel to Running Aces Park and Ride before traveling to the White Bear Theatre Park and Ride. ■ Afternoon • Trip#1 adjust arrival times for Forest Lake and Columbus to allow for buses to travel from the White Bear Theatre Park and Ride to the Running Aces Park and before traveling to the Forest Lake Transit Center. • Trip#2 adjust departure times so that the departure from 6th and Minnesota is at 4:15 p.m. 4-3