The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) will conduct a comprehensive planning study for the Hinckley Corridor Crossing Elimination and Improvement Study. The Responder will perform professional and technical services to support MnDOT in fulfilling the study's requirements. The Successful Responder will: 1. Conduct planning activities that identify existing conditions, best practices, and opportunities to define and implement a multi-year, multi-phase program of projects, policies, and procedures across the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Hinckley Subdivision corridor in Minnesota, which will drive measurable improvement in safety outcomes for motorists and pedestrians while also taking steps to eliminate trespassing. The Project will include evaluation of funding strategy recommendations and development of a corridor project inventory for implementation. 2. Prepare recommendations to deter trespassing and unsafe motorist or pedestrian behavior using industry-wide best practices across traditional media, social media, and other channels. 3. Prepare options for a programmatic approach for the implementation of a multimedia campaign that speaks to specific existing and potential future conditions along the corridor. 4. Leverage industry-wide best practices to produce recommendations for enforcing existing private property and traffic laws along the rail corridor by public law enforcement agencies. Specifically, the Responder will identify: (1) patrol routes, frequency and necessary resources, and (2) potential technology solutions for public law enforcement.
