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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 2-1, 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 2-1 <br /> NORTHSTAR CORRIDOR DRAW AREAS <br /> s F <br /> it k <br /> i <br /> 'ast Bethel <br /> t. <br /> Big Lake €�k xrenen alk Go,, <br /> �N <br /> ,17�• ,� - f, ver <br /> i � I ••r t� m <br /> II S r iQ. «sego Ramsej Colu bus <br /> li . am ake <br /> Adb -7 <br /> S� . !' , oayt <br /> cna B ame <br /> 2 y Han er <br /> .Nmth slat 9atlaals • � ��` ! � � �� <br /> 0 North sear Cord dor Draw + y CnA.u L <br /> Areas r s _ e y <br /> Railroad Corearl Map ave ng l <br /> er <br /> Creen9 n North Oaks <br /> S 6 8 G die hgre.M <br /> .X'., Scali:l'•5.5/mN+s � t Brafklyn. en Hilts <br /> e <br /> 0 Copyright 2013 McComb Group,Ltd 02!27/13 <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 />