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METROPOLITAN COUNCIL <br />Suite 300 Metro Square Building, St. Paul~ Minnesota 55101 <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />June 23, 1980 <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Transportation S~Ubcommittee <br /> <br />LRT Study Project Management Team <br /> <br />Corridor Selection Evaluation Data and Application <br /> <br />PURPOSE OF THE LRT STUDY <br /> <br />The purpose of the study as defined by the Minnesota Legislature, is <br />to "conduct a feasibility study of the use of light rail (transit) in <br />the Metropolitan Area." A report to the Legislature will be made <br />during the 1981 Session. <br /> <br />OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY <br /> <br />The objectives of the study for the Metropolitan Area are: <br /> <br />To develop a policy on conditions under which LRT would be <br />feasible, and <br /> <br />To study representative corridors where LRT might be <br />feasible by the year 2000. <br /> <br />It is important to emphasize that the LRT Study is not intended to <br />develop a regional light rail transit system for the Metropolitan <br />Area. The results will indicate which study corridors are the most <br />likely candidates for further light.rail studies~ <br /> <br /> <br />