Agenda attachment 6-22-15 - METRO Blue Line/Station Planning Final Report
5ğƷĻʹ June 22, 2015
ƚʹ Golden Valley Planning Commission, Golden Valley Environmental Commission,
Golden Valley Open Space and Recreation Commission
CƩƚƒʹ Jason Zimmerman, Planning Manager
{ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ METRO Blue Line Extension, Station Area Planning Final Report
The Station Area Planning process for the METRO Blue Line Extension, which began in late 2013,
recently concluded with the release of a final report. Hennepin County hired SRF Consulting to
open houses were held in addition to a City-led neighborhood meeting at the Courage Kenny
Rehabilitation Institute in January.
being
proposed for Minneapolis. The final report outlines the existing conditions, the station area
vision, and an implementation framework for each station location. An electronic version of the
report can be found on the Hennepin County Bottineau Community Works website:
http://www.hennepin.us/~/media/hennepinus/residents/transportation/bottineau/minneapolis-
gv-report-final-150601-web.pdf
The final report is being shared with the Planning, Environmental, and Open Space and
Recreation Commissions. It will be submitted to the City Council in July to be received and filed.
The information from this process will be used to inform the Comprehensive Plan update
scheduled to begin in 2016.