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Discovery Square

Concept Description Discovery Square Design

Discovery Square Related Organizations

7 Organizations(s) registered, shown in alphabetical order

Discovery Square Related Projects

14 Discovery Square Related Project(s) registered shown in alphabetical order

Discovery Square Related Status

33 Discovery Square Related Status Report(s) registered, max. 20 shown in date order

Central Station

Concept Description

Central Station Related Organizations

2 Organizations(s) registered, shown in alphabetical order

Central Station Related Projects

7 Central Station Related Project(s) registered shown in alphabetical order

Central Station Related Status

11 Central Station Related Status Report(s) registered, max. 20 shown in date order

Transportation

LINK - Bus Rapid Transit

Plan Description

Link is a proposed 2.8 mile route along 2nd Street that will connect downtown Rochester, Mayo Civic Center, Mayo Clinic campuses, and the Downtown Waterfront Southeast area. Link will be operated by Rochester Public Transit and will be free for all users. Link buses are high amenity, 60-foot electric buses which will provide service to 7 stations across the city. Service intervals will be every 5 minutes on weekdays from 6 to 9 a.m. and 3 to 6 p.m., and every 10 to 15 minutes at other times. Link will operate from 5 a.m. to midnight on weekdays and 8 a.m. to midnight on weekends.

Collaborators

Confirmed: City of Rochester, MN ; Community Development Department (Formerly Rochester-Olmsted Planning Department) ; DMC EDA ; SRF Consulting

Potential:

Strategies (How)

Why is Link necessary?

The 2nd Street SW corridor is one of the most heavily-used corridors in the City of Rochester, carrying more than 21,800 vehicles and 13,000 transit riders each day. The corridor is already near capacity, and congestion causes significant delays for transit users, drivers, and others traveling through the area. Link Rapid Transit will:

Expand transportation options.
Reduce the need for expensive parking.
Alleviate future congestion.
Prepare for downtown growth and support sustainable development.
Improve quality of life for residents, employees, and visitors.

BRT was selected in 2019 as a result of the Alternatives Evaluation. The preferred route follows 2nd Street SW from the Mayo West Lot to downtown Rochester and will primarily operate in dedicated bus lanes. The current phase of work includes:

Environmental review.
Preliminary engineering.
Communication and public engagement.

Results (Work Products)

Efficient, convenient and accessible transportation systems that provides favorable cost structure commuters, employers and the public sector
More marketable downtown properties
More efficient and effective use of existing and future parking supplies
Better efficiencies in the use of land and reduced parking development costs (for both private and public sectors)
Greater transit ridership
Reduced traffic congestion
A strong partnership between the public sector, Mayo Clinic and the downtown business community
Measurable success based on consensus targets for access and growth

Indicators (How do we know we are achieving the results?)

Organization that effectively supports and advocates the long-term economic vitality and livability of the downtown
Downtown parking to support economic development goals
Increased percentage of downtown employees commuting by transit from 10% (2008) to 23-30% by 2035
Increased number and percentage of commuter bike trips to downtown Rochester from an existing bike/walk mode split of 7% (2008) to 13% by 2035
Increased percentage of downtown employees commuting by carpool/vanpools to downtown Rochester from 12% (2008) to 14% (2035)
Increased employee awareness of the Rochester Access Management Authority and alternative mode transportation options
System-wide partnerships to support parking and TDM efforts/mission

Related Projects

DMC Transportation: Parking ; Destination Medical Center (DMC) ; Rochester, MN Transit Development Plan Update ; SE Mn Transportation Projects Information Portal ; The Rochester - Twin Cities Rail Corridor (Zip Rail) ; Transportation: ROCOG Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) ; West Transit Village

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Status/News

Mobility Updates (December 08, 2023)

October 23, 2023 City Council Study Session

May 2022; February 2022 and November 2021 Rapid Transit Updates and Upcoming milestones presented to DMCC.

SRF Consulting - Rochester Rapid Transit (September 08, 2021)

To achieve maximum results, the project team took a unique “co-design” approach to gather the input needed for shaping the Rochester Rapid Transit Project to reflect the community’s values.

DMC Transportation Plan - Circular (November 20, 2020)

DMCC Board Voted in favor of staff recommendations 2019

DMC Mobility Presentations (October 30, 2020)

October 2020 Series of DMC Webinars - 5 Year Updates

Rochester City Transit Development Seeking Co-designers (September 08, 2020)

Co-designers will be Rochester residents with strong connections to their communities and local knowledge of their neighborhood and the Rapid Transit Project area.

Plans for a pair of transit villages connected by a dedicated route are being scaled back. (May 18, 2020)

"The council opted to move forward with a modified plan for a single village at Mayo Clinic’s west parking lot along Second Street Southwest and a transit system traveling east and west with a loop around the city-county Government Center."

Destination Medical Center Corporation Board Green Lights Mobility Hub Locations in Rochester (September 26, 2019)

September, May and Feb 2019 Presentations to DMCC.

DMC Transportation Plan Status (November 06, 2018)

Status reports and documentations presented to DMCC.

DMC Transportation Infrastructure Management 2015 Status (December 10, 2016)

1st year status

SRF Status Reports on DMC Transportation and questions about MWO supply chain (June 24, 2016)

A number of DMC Transportation RFP questions were brought up by Susan Park Rani, DMC board member.

DMCC Board raised concern about lack of transporation planning progress (May 29, 2016)

Frustration was raised about the lack of transportation stake-in-the-ground at the May 26, 2016 DMC Board meeting. In project management 101 parlance, there is a lack of a work-break-down-structure of the overall DMC development plan.

Rochester, MN Transit Development Plan Update