Southern Alternatives
The southern part of the corridor has four potential alignments. Three could be used for light rail or bus rapid transit, and one would be strictly for bus rapid transit. Every alternative would still terminate at Target Field station.
Alternative D1 would continue to follow the BNSF right of way all the way south to Olson Memorial Highway (Minnesota State Highway 55) and would follow Olson Memorial Highway all the way into downtown. Stations would be located at Theodore Wirth Park, Golden Valley Road, Penn Avenue, and Van White Boulevard.
Alternative D2 would run entirely along streets, instead of partially along railroad right-of-way. It would follow West Broadway to Penn Avenue, and Penn Avenue to Olson Memorial Highway into downtown. Stations would be located at North Memorial Medical Center, West Broadway at Penn Ave, Penn Ave at Plymouth Ave, and Olson Memorial Highway at Van White Boulevard.
Two additional alternatives, D3 and D4, were essentially eliminated in the 2010 report.
Read more about this topic: Bottineau Boulevard Transitway, Alignment Alternatives
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