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MnPASS System Study Technical Memorandum #1 Corridor Screening and Evaluation Criteria prepared for Minnesota Department of Transportation prepared by Cambridge Systematics, Inc. with URS Corporation September 20, 2004 (revised) www.camsys.com technicalmemorandumtechnical memorandum MnPASS System Study Technical Memorandum #1 Corridor Screening and Evaluation Criteria prepared for Minnesota Department of Transportation prepared by Cambridge Systematics, Inc. 100 CambridgePark Drive, Suite 400 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140 with URS Corporation September 20, 2004 (revised)MnPASS System Study Technical Memorandum No. 1: Corridor Screening and Evaluation Criteria Cambridge Systematics, Inc. i September 20, 2004 (revised) Table of Contents 1.0 Project Overview and Context ................................................................................. 1 2.0 Roadway Segments Considered .............................................................................. 2 3.0 Screening Criteria...................................................................................................... 3 4.0 Screening Method...................................................................................................... 7 5.0 Screening Results....................................................................................................... 7 6.0 Suggested MnPass Systems for Detailed Evaluation............................................ 11 7.0 Refining the System Definitions ............................................................................. 18 8.0 Detailed Evaluation Criteria..................................................................................... 18MnPASS System Study Technical Memorandum No. 1: Corridor Screening and Evaluation Criteria Cambridge Systematics, Inc. ii September 20, 2004 (revised) List of Tables Table 1. Current and Future Congestion Measures by Type, Data Source, and Segments............................................................. 4 Table 2. Short-Term Revenue Potential Measures by Data Source and Segments ... 5 Table 3. Number of Ratings by Criteria ....................................................................... 8 Table B-1. Summary of Criteria Ratings for Potential MnPass Segments..................... B-1MnPASS System Study Technical Memorandum No. 1: Corridor Screening and Evaluation Criteria Cambridge Systematics, Inc. iii September 20, 2004 (revised) List of Figures Figure 1. Types of MnPass Candidate Segments.......................................................... 3 Figure 2. Segments with Overall “High” Ratings......................................................... 8 Figure 3. Segments with Overall “Medium” Ratings................................................... 9 Figure 4. Segments with Overall “Low” Ratings.......................................................... 10 Figure 5. Segments with Overall “High” or “Medium” Ratings................................. 11 Figure 6. System #1: Beltway plus I-35W HOT............................................................. 12 Figure 7. System #2: Partial Beltway plus I-35W HOT ................................................ 13 Figure 8. System #3: Core Radials.................................................................................. 14 Figure 9. System #4: Best of the Screened Corridors.................................................... 16 Figure 10. System #5: Toll Lanes on Proposed Transitways.......................................... 17 Figure A-1. Percent of Annual Traffic < 45 mph, AM peak, 2003 ................................... A-1 Figure A-2. Percent of Annual Traffic < 45 mph, PM peak, 2003.................................... A-1 Figure A-3. Percent of Time Periods where Travel Time > Median + 40%, AM peak, 2003 .................................................................................................................. A-2 Figure A-4. Percent of Time Periods where Travel Time > Median + 40%, PM peak, 2003 .................................................................................................................. A-2 Figure A-5. Predicted Hours of Weekday Congestion (V/C > 0.9) 2030 Trip Table with 2013 Network .............................................................. A-3 Figure A-6. Annual Weekday Vehicles (000) < 45 mph, AM peak, 2003........................ A-4 Figure A-7. Annual Weekday Vehicles (000) < 45 mph, PM peak, 2003......................... A-4 Figure A-8. Annual Weekday Vehicle-Miles (000) < 45 mph, AM peak, 2003............... A-5 Figure A-9. Annual Weekday Vehicle-Miles (000) < 45 mph, AM peak, 2003............... A-5MnPASS System Study Technical Memorandum No. 1: Corridor Screening and Evaluation Criteria Cambridge Systematics, Inc. iv September 20, 2004 (revised) List of Figures (continued) Figure A-10. Annual Weekday Vehicle-Hours (000) of Delay < 45 mph, AM peak, 2003 ............................................................................................................... A-6 Figure A-11. Annual Weekday Vehicle-Hours (000) of Delay < 45 mph, PM peak, 2003 ............................................................................................................... A-6MnPASS System Study Technical Memorandum No. 1: Corridor Screening and Evaluation Criteria Cambridge Systematics, Inc. 1 September 20, 2004 (revised) MnPASS System Study Technical Memorandum No. 1 Corridor Screening and Evaluation Criteria 1.0 Project Overview and Context The primary goal of the MnPASS System study is to gather, study, evaluate, and report any facts, comparisons, statistics, or other relevant data concerning the impacts of overlaying a MnPASS Toll lane system in the Twin City Metropolitan area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. MnPASS Toll lanes are defined as special-use lanes adjacent to existing freeways where drivers can pay a toll to achieve more reliable travel times. In corridors where HOV lanes already exist, these lanes would be conversions of existing HOV lanes, where HOVs would drive for free. In corridors without HOV lanes, the MnPASS toll lanes would be additional capacity, where the additional capacity is tolled. The overall objective of the study is to identify a potential Twin City Metropolitan Area MnPASS Tolling Lane system and to provide Mn/DOT and the Met Council with information on the cost,


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