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

• AUAR_2017_FINAL.pdf
• AUAR_2017_REVIEW DRAFT (finalwithmaps).pdf
• Appendices
  • AppA_resolutions.pdf
  • Appendix B - Links to Original AUAR
  • Appendix C - NHS Review
  • Appendix D - SLD Drainage Model
  • Appendix E - SLD Traffic Study
  • Appendix F - Review Comments
  • Appendix G - Mitigation Plan

Old AUAR Documents

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2012 Update

Revised (final) 2012 AUAR Update

• AUAR_update_2012 Revised.pdf

AUAR Files

• AUAR_update_2012.pdf
   – Updated in May 2012
• fig03_update.pdf
• appendixa.pdf
  – Water Quality modeling
• appendixb_12.pdf
  – MOA Traffic Study (Phase II)
• appendixc.pdf
  – Natural Resource - Endangered Species
• appendixd_12.pdf
  – MOA Way-finding
• appendixe_12.pdf
  – Roadway Infrastructure
• appendixf1.pdf
  – I-494 and Hwy 77 Corridor Forecasting
• appendixf2.pdf
  – I-494 and Hwy 77 Corridor Forecasting summary
• appendixg.pdf
  – South Loop Traffic Analysis (SRF memo 07/09)
• appendixh_1.pdf
  – Mall of America Phase II Traffic Study (Hotel 11/07)
• appendixh_2.pdf
  – Mall of America Phase II Traffic Study Executive Summary

Comments

• MetCouncil comments 6-14-12.pdf
• MnDOT comments 6-5-12.pdf
• MPCA comments 5-25-12.pdf
• AUAR 2012 addendum_commentresponse.pdf

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

•  South Loop AUAR 2009 Update Report
•  Updated Figure 1

​Original AUAR

•  Introduction
  • ​ Figure 1
  •  Figure 2
  •  Figure 3
  •  Figure 3A
•  Project Description
  • ​ Figure 4
•  Project Data
  •  Figure 5
  •  Figure 6
  •  Figure 7
  •  Figure 8
•  Water Use​
  •  Figure 9
•  Water Quality
  •  Figure 10
  •  Figure 11
•  Water Quality Wastewaters
  •  Figure 12
•  Traffic
•  Trip Distribution
  •  Figure 13
•  Local Roadway System
  •  Figure 14
•  Vehicle Related Air Emissions
  •  Figure 15
•  Stationary Source Air Emissions
  •  Figure 16
•  Sensitive Resources
•  Cumulative Resources

Appendices

• AppendixA.pdf
• AppendixB.pdf
• AppendixC.pdf
• AppendixD.pdf
• AppendixE.pdf
• AppendixF.pdf

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