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The distribution of rider origins demonstrates that while most rider residences are close to the <br />station, many riders travel long distances before boarding the train. The distribution of rider <br />residences is similar to the distribution of customers for a retail business, or the draw area from <br />which a residential development will attract most of its residents. Retail stores have trade areas, <br />residential developments have draw areas, and each Northstar station has a travelshed. For this <br />analysis, these travelsheds will be referred to as draw areas. <br />Draw areas were delineated for each station based on the origin of park-n-ride users. These draw <br />areas, shown on Map 2-2, have widely differing geographic areas. Three draw areas extend <br />south of the Mississippi River, while three do not. Big Lake Station and Elk River Station Draw <br />Areas cover the largest geographic areas, while the Fridley Station Draw Area is the smallest. <br />The draw areas for Elk River, Ramsey, Anoka, and Coon Rapids overlap with adjacent station <br />draw areas based on rider behavior. <br />Map 2-2 <br />NORTHSTAR CORRIDOR DRAW AREAS <br />• Nertnsrar Stations <br />0 Nortnstar Corridor Draw <br />Areas <br />Railroad <br />G Y f 6 a <br />+-. <br />SnW:9'• 5{ I.iYs <br />© Copyright 2013 McComb Group, Ltd. <br />The portion of draw area employed residents that work in Minneapolis decreases the further the <br />station is located from Minneapolis. In the Fridley Station Draw Area, there are 16,232 resident <br />workers, of which 3,384 (20.8 percent) work in Minneapolis. Ramsey Station Draw Area has <br />25,296 employed residents of which 2,779 (11.0 percent) are employed in Minneapolis. Draw <br />area residents that are employed in Minneapolis, particularly downtown Minneapolis, are the <br />strongest candidates to be Northstar commuters. <br />2-2 <br />