Project Impact(s):
Transportation
This project is in Plan Phase
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Collaborators Lead Organization:
Mayo, City of Rochester, DMC
Contact:
DMC Communications
; Email:
erinobrien@dmceda.org
; Phone:
TBD
Known/Likely Collaborators:
City of Rochester, MN
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Community Development Department (Formerly Rochester-Olmsted Planning Department)
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DMC EDA
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SRF Consulting
Potential Collaborators:
Related Projects
DMC Transportation: Parking
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Destination Medical Center (DMC)
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Rochester, MN Transit Development Plan Update
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SE Mn Transportation Projects Information Portal
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The Rochester - Twin Cities Rail Corridor (Zip Rail)
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Transportation: ROCOG Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)
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West Transit Village
Impacts Major Impact:
Mobility
PlanScape Impacts : Level 1:
Transportation
Level 2:
Transportation, Heart of the City, Discovery Square, UMR and Recreation, Central Station, Waterfront, St Marys Place
DMC Impacts:
Livable City, Hotel & Hospitality, Arts & Culture, Health & Wellness, Heart of the City, Discovery Square, UMR and Recreation, Central Station, Waterfront, St Marys Place
Community Health Impacts:
Financial Stress/Homelessness, Social Determinants
Type of Project
Planning
The 2nd Street SW corridor is one of the most heavily-used corridors in the City of Rochester, carrying more than 21,800 vehicles and 13,000 transit riders each day. The corridor is already near capacity, and congestion causes significant delays for transit users, drivers, and others traveling through the area. Link Rapid Transit will:
- Expand transportation options.
- Reduce the need for expensive parking.
- Alleviate future congestion.
- Prepare for downtown growth and support sustainable development.
- Improve quality of life for residents, employees, and visitors.
Downtown is expected to grow dramatically in the coming years. Link will help people take more trips downtown by riding transit, biking, walking, and carpooling.
BRT was selected in 2019 as a result of the Alternatives Evaluation. The preferred route follows 2nd Street SW from the Mayo West Lot to downtown Rochester and will primarily operate in dedicated bus lanes. The current phase of work includes:
- Environmental review.
- Preliminary engineering.
- Communication and public engagement.
Pinned Reports on: LINK - Bus Rapid Transit
DMC Feb 2025 Board Meeting Memo
City of Rochester Receives $84.92 Million Federal Grant for Transformative Link Bus Rapid Transit Project
LINK Progress Report to City Council
Rochester eyes TIF to support Transit Village, Public Parking
March 2, 2025 Update per PB Reporting
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 October 23, 2023 City Council Study Session
May 2022; February 2022 and November 2021 Rapid Transit Updates and Upcoming milestones presented to DMCC.
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 DMCC Board Voted in favor of staff recommendations 2019
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Co-designers will be Rochester residents with strong connections to their communities and local knowledge of their neighborhood and the Rapid Transit Project area.
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Mobility Related Event(s) => LINK
Reports on: LINK - Bus Rapid Transit
DMC Feb 2025 Board Meeting Memo
City of Rochester Receives $84.92 Million Federal Grant for Transformative Link Bus Rapid Transit Project
LINK Progress Report to City Council
Rochester eyes TIF to support Transit Village, Public Parking
March 2, 2025 Update per PB Reporting
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October 23, 2023 City Council Study Session
May 2022; February 2022 and November 2021 Rapid Transit Updates and Upcoming milestones presented to DMCC.
Read more ...
 To achieve maximum results, the project team took a unique “co-design” approach to gather the input needed for shaping the Rochester Rapid Transit Project to reflect the community’s values.
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DMCC Board Voted in favor of staff recommendations 2019
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October 2020 Series of DMC Webinars - 5 Year Updates
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Co-designers will be Rochester residents with strong connections to their communities and local knowledge of their neighborhood and the Rapid Transit Project area.
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Status reports and documentations presented to DMCC.
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 A number of DMC Transportation RFP questions were brought up by Susan Park Rani, DMC board member.
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Frustration was raised about the lack of transportation stake-in-the-ground at the May 26, 2016 DMC Board meeting. In project management 101 parlance, there is a lack of a work-break-down-structure of the overall DMC development plan.
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DMCC has approved a funding $500,000 per year to contract a transit planner to spearhead transit studies
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