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BASIC CRITERIA OF CORRIDOR SELECTION <br /> <br />The basic criteria for selecting corridors for analysis in the LRT <br />Study are: <br /> <br /> 1. The selected corridors should have high potential for light <br /> rail feasibility. <br /> <br /> 2. The selected corridors, when analyzed, should provide a <br /> maximum of information which can be applied to similar <br /> corridors. <br /> <br />The selected co~ridors should, when analyzed, illustrate <br />the viability of light rail under different service <br />characteristics and travel demand (person and transit <br />trips). <br /> <br />The selected corridors analysis should establish refined' <br />feasibility criteria which can be used to identify and ptani <br />for specific line proposals in the study and other corridors <br />in the Metropolitan Area. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />The Transportation Subcommittee of the Metropolitan Council is~ <br />responsible for making the final selection of the study corridors <br />after soliciting comments from affected or interested parties. The <br />consultant will be requested to review the selection process and <br />results. <br /> <br />The Project Management Team (PMT) composed of two Mn/DOT, MTC, and MC <br />representatives was directed to develop criteria, submit an <br />evaluation procedure, prepare data, complete an analysis and <br />recommend corridors for analysis of. feasibility by the consultant. <br /> <br />The initial draft of the evaluation criteria and a proposed procedure <br />was developed jointly by Mn/DOT, MTC, and MC staff. The procedure <br />was approved by the Project Management Team. Subsequently data <br />available for evaluation were assembl'ed and the evaluation rankings <br />as described herein were derived and submitted for Subcommittee <br />approval. <br /> <br /> <br />