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The distribution of rider origins demonstrates that while most rider residences are close to the station, many riders travel long distances before boarding the train. The distribution of rider residences is similar to the distribution of customers for a retail business, or the draw area from which a residential development will attract most of its residents. Retail stores have trade areas, residential developments have draw areas, and each Northstar station has a travelshed. For this analysis, these travelsheds will be referred to as draw areas. Draw areas were delineated for each station based on the origin of park-n-ride users. These draw areas, shown on Map 2-1, have widely differing geographic areas. Three draw areas extend south of the Mississippi River, while three do not. Big Lake Station and Elk River Station Draw Areas cover the largest geographic areas, while the Fridley Station Draw Area is the smallest. The draw areas for Elk River, Ramsey, Anoka, and Coon Rapids overlap with adjacent station draw areas based on rider behavior. Map 2-1 NORTHSTAR CORRIDOR DRAW AREAS ,..T .-ice 4• • Northstar Stations 0 Narrhstar Corridor Draw Areas — Railroad Gq� 2 f &, sane: t•• 5.64 mar: .— Copyright 2013 McComb Group, Ltd. &p Lake Han • er r;•eenfl C�f • :asr Berhel Brame 02/27/13 The portion of draw area employed residents that work in Minneapolis decreases the further the station is located from Minneapolis. In the Fridley Station Draw Area, there are 16,232 resident workers, of which 3,384 (20.8 percent) work in Minneapolis. Ramsey Station Draw Area has 25,296 employed residents of which 2,779 (11.0 percent) are employed in Minneapolis. Draw area residents that are employed in Minneapolis, particularly downtown Minneapolis, are the strongest candidates to be Northstar commuters. 2-2