2040 Comprehensive Plan: Envision Shakopee

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FUTURE TRANSIT CONDITIONS

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The U.S. Highway 169 Mobility Study is examining a range of options for improving the ability of the corridor to meet the mobility needs of the region between Highway 41 and Highway 55. A transitway and/or MnPASS express lanes on the U.S. Highway 169 corridor would help reduce the effects of freeway congestion by maintaining access for transit and crucial trips even at times when U.S. Highway 169 becomes congested. A 2014 Highway Transitway Corridor Study forecast that upgraded transit service to a dedicated bus lane with upgraded stations would result in nearly four times the ridership forecast if bus services remained the same. This would provide Scott County residents with more reliable transit connections to Hennepin County. A 2010 MnPASS system study found high potential benefit from MnPASS lanes on U.S. Highway 169 from Highway 101 to Interstate 494, but warned of potential barriers to feasibility, namely whether it would be possible to add a lane to the Bridge over the Minnesota River. The City of Shakopee should look to work with MVTA in upgrading existing local service within the city and better integrate existing transit facilities within the future transportation system to encourage more multi-modal transportation choices among city residents.

ENVISION SHAKOPEE | SECTION IV: BUILT ENVIRONMENT