South Loop Final AUAR
The South Loop District Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) and Mitigation Plan was adopted by the City Council in April 2002 and updated in 2009, 2012 and 2017. It encompasses the 2,350-acre South Loop District bound by I-494 and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on the north, TH 77 (Cedar Ave) on the west, and the Minnesota River and Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge on the south and east.
The AUAR was prepared in accordance with the requirements in Minnesota Rules Section 4410.3610. An AUAR is an alternative to site specific environmental reviews such as an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) or Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and provides for analysis of the cumulative environmental impacts of development in the study area over multiple years.
2017 AUAR Update
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2017 AUAR Update (Final)
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2017 AUAR Review Draft
- Appendices
Old AUAR Documents
2012 Update
Revised (final) 2012 AUAR Update
AUAR Files
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2012 South Loop AUAR Update Report – Updated in May 2012
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Updated Figure 3
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Appendix A – Water Quality modeling
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Appendix B – MOA Traffic Study (Phase II)
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Appendix C – Natural Resource - Endangered Species
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Appendix D – MOA Way-finding
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Appendix E – Roadway Infrastructure
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Appendix F-1 – I-494 and Hwy 77 Corridor Forecasting
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Appendix F-2 – I-494 and Hwy 77 Corridor Forecasting summary
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Appendix G – South Loop Traffic Analysis (SRF memo 07/09)
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Appendix H-1 – Mall of America Phase II Traffic Study (Hotel 11/07)
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Appendix H-2 – Mall of America Phase II Traffic Study Executive Summary
Comments
2009 Update
Appendix A - Bloomington Airport South Drainage and Water Quality Modeling Update
Appendix B - Mall of America Phase II Traffic Study
Appendix C - MN DNR Natural Heritage Information
Appendix D - Mall of America Wayfinding
Appendix E - Airport South Roadway Infrastructure Improvements
Appendix F-1 - I-494 and TH 77 Forecasting and Concept Development
Appendix F-2 - I-494 and TH 77 Forecasting and Concept Development Summary
Update Report