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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 />• Northstar Stations <br />▪ North slar Corridor Draw <br />Areas <br />— Railroad <br />fl 2 f ! 8 <br />9N s�r.�� <br />©Copyright 2013 McComb Group, Ltd. <br />Corcoran F <br />seenll.�•, c, <br />oo <br />l 1 <br />r <br />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 />