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Article: Airport has its reasons for location of rail stop; Parking ramp station would be easier to build and would be closer to new gates, officials say.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- August 13, 1998
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Where should the planned Hiawatha Avenue light-rail line stop at the airport?
"The best place is right smack underneath the terminal," said Gary Erickson, Hennepin County's light-rail expert. "If I had my druthers, that's where I think it should be."
Most people would agree.
But Dennis Probst, who is the airport's building construction manager and who has light-rail design experience of his own, says the best place for the station is at the eastern end of the public parking ramp under construction in front of the terminal.
Understanding his recommendation requires a vision of what the airport will look like after eight to 12 gates are ...