Provide 600 hours of shuttle service at Como Regional Park
Como Regional Park. Provide 600-plus house of shuttle service.
Como Regional Park
Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL$15,763,000$16,141,000
(a) $15,763,000 the first year and $16,141,000 the second year are to be distributed under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3. The Metropolitan Council may use a portion of this appropriation to provide grants for metropolitan parks and trails of regional or statewide significance within the metropolitan area that are not eligible under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3.
(b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit a report on the expenditure and use of money appropriated under this section to the legislature as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each year. The report must detail the outcomes in terms of additional use of parks and trails resources, user satisfaction surveys, and other appropriate outcomes.
Increased shuttle ridership to reduce vehicle emissions and fuel.
Shuttle service provided May to September 2013 and 2014 to Como Zoo and Regional Park; Weekends May to September and weekdays June to August from 9:30 am to 6:30 pm. Service from off-site parking to entry of Como Park Zoo and Conservatory minimized traffic congestion in and around Como Regional Park. Total service of 96 days, 870 hours, April to September 2011. In 2010, 30,485 riders rode round trip. The average daily ridership was 5.1 percent, with an 11 percent high. Based on the second year of this grant, the following cumulative effects are as follows: Assuming 4 riders per car averaged 880 fewer cars in and around the Como Regional Park. For 192 days, reduced miles driven by 6 miles, not adding 64.4 metric tons of CO2 into the air.
Total riders from 2012 to 2013 increased by 10,947, a 35% increase for a total ridership of 42,467. Capture rate of Campus Visitors increased by .64%, but we did see a decrease in weekend capture and an increase in weekday riders. There was some poor weather (heat, storm, cooler days) on the weekends. Our total number of weekday riders increased by 113% with a total number of 15,509 users.