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More open or redevelopable land is also available in the Minneapolis West/Southwest, Minneapolis Northeast, and St. Paul North/Northeast corridors. Therefore, these three corridors should be ranked higher than the remaining corridors for the development potential criterion. Representative Of Different Service Characteristics The Service Characteristics pertain to line-haul and local transit service requirements based on the type of travel demand in the corridor. In the LRT Study, the preferred corridors are those which clearly exemplify different transit system service needs. The best examples of different service characterisitics, therefore, the corridors which rank high for this criterion are: Corridor A. St. Paul West-Minneapolis East. This is the only corridor having distinct high trip generating multiple nodes for travel along any selected alignment. The operation would serve short trips to the two CBD's, the University, the Midway and 280 industrial area. The corridor has heavy transit usage currently with frequent stops at the major destination nodes. Corridor D. Minneapolis West/Southwest. This corridor is unique in that it best exemplifies longer trip use in which higher speed operations would be essential to attracting users. The spacing of required stops is substantial and the current transit use in the corridor is limited. Corridor E. Minneapolis Northwest. This corridor best represents a combination of long and short trips-, heavy transit usage, and operations which must duplicate local as well as high speed element of service. Representative Of Different Coilection-Distribution'Needs As summarized in attached Table 4, this criterion shows a difference in the CBD distribution system as the major ranking measure. Assuming at least one alternate with Minneapolis CBD distribution must be selected, the alternates which require distribution in the St. Paul or both CBD's should be given more emphasis using this criterion. Each of the other corridors may have somewhat different requirements for collection but they are not unique to any one corridor. Inadequate Capacity Highway The 1990 and 2000 motor vehicle travel assignment indicate that individual high volume roadways are expected to be running at or above'-capacity in the future. The Transportation Policy Plan for the Metropolitan Highway System specifics that a deficency does not consititue a warrent for adding another major highway route. It would be a distinct advantage, however, if an LRT line could relieve travel delays and improve relative transportation service.