MVTA sought funding from the Regional Transit Board, the agency supervising transit service in the Twin Cities region, to improve park-and-ride locations in Apple Valley, Burnsville, and Eagan. Demand for more spaces was projected as needing 300 more spaces in 1993 and 700 more spaces by 1996. A need for a 500 space park-and-ride lot in Burnsville by I-35W were identified but no timeline for construction had been established.
MVTA sought funding from the Regional Transit Board, which oversees transit services in the Twin Cities area, to enhance park-and-ride facilities in Apple Valley, Burnsville, and Eagan. The demand was projected to increase by 300 spaces in 1993 and 700 spaces by 1996. A need for a 500-space park-and-ride lot near I-35W in Burnsville had been recognized but no construction timeline had yet been set.