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| Screenshot source, here. Their above "click here" |
Over a year old - doubt the tout. And, that headlined eighty million dollar figure, don't be surprised if by the time all the dust settles, that will approach the subsidy and "catalyst" spending the City will have done [remember the Norman Castle was to be the catalyst, at a mere $19 million - per the chain of visions and revisions].
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Almost exactly a year ago - broken dreams - this link. One comment to that post said in part:
I wanted to add, from my observations, that commuting patterns in the northwest metro don't necessarily revolve around getting to the urban core. For example; if someone lives in Big Lake or Ramsey, it's more likely they'll work in another suburb (such as Maple Grove, Plymouth, Blaine or Eden Prairie).
Now, even if a train can effectively drop you off somewhere in Fridley or Big Lake or Coon Rapids, these environments are useless with[out] an automobile. [I made the mistake of taking the train up to Big Lake only to discover I had to walk across a highway to get into town, where most of the businesses were closed - luckily I had a book and found a park. Sort of a misadventure expedition].
Maybe it's premature to comment because TOD stations such as Ramsey are still in the works, scheduling is geared towards only commuters and commuters are still culturally adverse to train ridership.
(with[out] added as error correction - all else is original) I cannot argue with that observation. I think it is spot-on.