HomeMy WebLinkAbout14-154 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 2014/11/17RESOLUTION NO. 14-154
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF CONGESTION MITIGATION AND
AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CMAQ) FUNDING
FOR SWLRT BELTLINE STATION PARK-AND-RIDE
WHEREAS, the City of St. Louis Park has long realized the need to improve the
connectivity at the Southeast corner of Beltline Blvd and CSAH 25; and
WHEREAS, the City of St. Louis Park has envisioned significant mixed-use, transit
oriented development at the southeast quadrant of CSAH 25 and Beltline Boulevard; and
WHEREAS, the Southwest Light Rail Transit (Green Line Extension) project will
extend the Green Line from downtown Minneapolis through the communities of St. Louis Park,
Hopkins, Minnetonka and Eden Prairie; and
WHEREAS, the plan for the Southwest Light Rail Transit (SWLRT) Beltline Station's
proximity to Highway 100 provides an opportunity to attract LRT riders to the Beltline area; and
WHEREAS, the Beltline Station offers an attractive transportation option for St. Louis
Park residents while promoting increased LRT ridership; and
WHEREAS, the proposed structured park-and-nde ramp will be wrapped with pnvate
development that will meet the City's development vision of the Beltline Station; and
WHEREAS, a grant of $7 million in 2017 federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality
Improvement Program (CMAQ) funds would provide the necessary funds to implement this
vision by opening day.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that, after appropriate examination and due
consideration, the governing body of the City of St. Louis Park:
1. Supports the request to the Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) for 2017 Congestion
Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program federal funding to construct a 541 -
space park-and-ride structure at the Southwest LRT Beltline Station; and
Commits to providing the $1.75 million local match that is required as part of the
proval of the grant funds.
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Adoptpd-hy the ty Council November 17, 2014
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