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My guess is that the Blue Line is suffering from 3 major interrelated categories: (1) MoA is less of a trip generator than pre-Covid due to changing retail trends; (2) most of the recent bad press about light rail conditions has seemed to be Blue Line-focused, particularly at the Lake Street statio...

I just hope the width between rails on the tracks is correct...

I'm a bit prejudiced in this opinion, but I'd certainly welcome Uber/Lyft pulling out of MN completely. The amount of close calls I've had over the years at MSP from rideshare drivers running stop signs/red lights, not paying attention to the road but their phone, driving erratically, etc. has been ...

I was able to attend the MNDot Hwy 5/W. 7th Street Improvement Project open house yesterday. It doesn't appear they've got the highly detailed improvement concepts that were presented there posted on the project website yet. However there are lots of potential improvements to improve pedestrian cros...

One thing I'm concerned with on the streetcar options is we may think of street layout like this: https://maps.app.goo.gl/DCAYVE5vGAEsQNeH7 https://maps.app.goo.gl/HdDkppKoGxChKe6Q6 But I don't want to actually get this due to various regulations/standards/etc: https://maps.app.goo.gl/xSgSnzK3mpT7na...

I suppose this also kinda applies to SWLRT as well, but I wonder how the trains will be signed once the BLRT opens? These are the options I could see Metro Transit doing: a. Signed as 'Minneapolis' until splitting off and proceeding as "Mall of America" or "Brooklyn Park" depend...

Metro Transit March 16th, 2024 service changes: https://www.metrotransit.org/quarterly-service-changes-begin-saturday-march-16 83 - Extended to Rosedale and no longer stops at Roseville Target; uses Lexington instead of I-35E on south end of route. Considering the main reason the 83 was traveling d...

Oxendales appears closed after a three month tenure. That's a shame. I'd sure like to know what the reasons were for closing so soon. I'm assuming they must've had a lease agreement to break or pay penalties to exit. Was business so bad they were spiraling into debt? Building structure issues? Mana...

Workforce update and March 16th service changes overview: https://metrocouncil.org/Council-Meetings/Committees/Transportation-Committee/2024/February-12,-2024/Info-2-Service-Change.aspx - The majority of schedule changes this round are due to upcoming construction detours - Schedule improvements for...

Committee of the Whole 2/7/2024 Safety and Security Auction Plan 2023 Q4 Update presentation (PDF) https://metrocouncil.org/Council-Meetings/Committees/Committee-of-the-Whole/2024/02-07-2024/SSAP-Presentation.aspx I know it was already mentioned the data is 'made up' but interesting to see some of t...

If we were to push for a hyper-pricey hyperloop to Rochester though then would they finally give us a cost saving decent regional rail line service there to shut us up?

Fare Collection System Upgrade presentation for the upcoming Transportation Committee.

https://metrocouncil.org/Council-Meetin ... grade.aspx

I guess technically Mendota Heights could join the MVTA, they currently only have fixed route service from MVTA routes 436 and 446. The rest of the, err, 'town' (subdivision??) is still all suspended Metro Transit lines. (75 branch, 415 and 452) On a side note, were Bloomington and Edina ever possib...

Well the way I see this the options look like; 1 - A 'streetcar' that's not actually a streetcar type service and skips the seemingly popular Watson/Tuscarora stops. - Provides a slower ride from W. 7th to the Airport for the hundreds of Airport and MOA employees, visitors and travelers who rely on ...

Does anyone know how to get data on specific Route numbers for the "regular" bus? I expect the B Line ABRT route to really do well when it starts up in 2024 or 2025. There is or was a way to look up very detailed info on individual routes, even stops IIRC. If someone can explain that agai...

Routes 120, 121, 122, 123, 124 are fare free as well FWIW :P As a regular transit rider I have no issue paying fares, in my case it's a better deal than driving, and riding the bus to work vs driving only adds about 5 minutes to the trip typically. If the fare was free but that meant buses were regu...

I noticed while riding thru Cedar Grove TS on the 444 this afternoon there was a ground breaking ceremony about to take place for another new apartment building going in kittycorner from the main station building. Southeast corner of Cedar Grove Pkwy and Nicols Road. IIRC the name on the board was '...

https://www.metrotransit.org/quarterly-service-changes-begin-saturday-aug-19 - Several routes will see frequency improvements, Orange, A, 2, 9, 10, 18, 30, 65, 67, 83, 87, 323, 540, 542. - Route 17 overhaul with Better Bus. - A few other changes to various bus routes with timepoint adjustments or ad...

Having an additional station somewhere in the southeast suburbs could make a lot of sense. I remember seeing the Rochester City Lines commuters coaches dropping off at their Inver Grove Hts. park and ride lots a few times prior to the Covids and there was always a decent group of commuters. 30-40 II...

Bus Operator Hiring Update and June 17, 2023 Service Changes Presentation for May 22nd, 2023 Transportation Committee meeting:

https://metrocouncil.org/Council-Meetin ... pdate.aspx