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The proposed bus access changes around the 34th/494 interchange are interesting. I would assume other services going that way to serve the Airport (I.e. 495, 686) could also use that access.

If they build along that segment of the CP spur I would prefer to see two stations that align with the ...

I'm guessing Gold will at minimum gain some ridership from folks going between DTSP <-> Sunray/Sunray TC

Checking midday weekday scheduled travel time between Rice Park Station or 5th/7th and Sunray:
- Gold 17 minutes (10 min freq)
- 63 26 minutes (15 min freq)
- 70S 22 minutes (60 min freq)
- 74S ...

Let's see if it can last longer than their other local route experiments.

Agreed. At least with this attempt it is effectively replacing the existing PRIME 494 service to MOA/MSP, both of which seem to get a good amount of demand based on observations. I'd assume at SWS they'll continue local ...

Take it with a grain of salt as this is just conversation between train drivers, but I heard Metro Transit is considering splitting the Green Line into two routes,

Has there been anything noted on what the planned run time would be for a full run on the current Green Line plus the SW? I would ...

2024 Third Quarter Ridership presentation for the 12/9 Transportation Committee meeting:
https://metrocouncil.org/Council-Meetings/Committees/Transportation-Committee/2024/12-09-2024/info-ridership.aspx

Highlights,
- Green line and D line ridership account for about half of system ridership ...

Out of curiosity does anyone know if the buses the opt outs use for dial services and the ones metro use for mobility requires a CDL?
Saw that one transit provider out west started using those little electric buses mvta tested 2 years ago precisely because they don't require one for drivers ...

With the new system Implementation comes the option to pay directly with any card. I expect many people will forego having a Metro Transit payment card no matter what it’s called.

The only driving force to continue having a card would be monthly passes or discount fares.

Fare capping or passes ...

Based on this presentation for the upcoming Transportation Committee meeting, it looks like removal of the current weekday local rush hour fare surcharge on all local/'METRO' service will take effect in January if approved. Express routes would continue to have the rush hour surcharge, with changes ...

This may have very little effect, but I'm kind of curious if the increase in assorted delivery services since 2020 has impacted home buyers perceptions of travel time and such when evaluating where to move. Yeah in my opinion it friggin sucks to live somewhere where it takes 20 minutes of driving in ...

Considering in 2013 it was proposed to completely remove the 94 express between downtowns outside of weekday rush hours to help pump up the Green Line ridership, and the midday weekday service we currently have was the result of heavy pushback on that proposal from transit riders, it's nice to see ...

The most workable solution to the "how do we cross the river" issue would appear to be to advocate to the current MAC Commissioners why transit is good along with pushing who ever is Governor to appoint people to the MAC that support transit going forward

Cleaning up the light-rail and getting ...

With the Riverview shelved, now the question is how soon can we get 10 minute frequency on W. 7th either with the 54 (as proposed in the Network Now Draft) or re-badging as a Rapid Bus line? Network Now draft has 2027, and MNDot's W. 7th resurfacing and streetscape improvements were originally ...

The western end of Post Rd. has been reduced to a single traffic lane with one-way traffic flow all summer. It appears they have finally finished whatever utility work was being completed underneath and as of Sunday night it was prepped for paving. Interestingly a configuration change was included ...

Still very little service crossing between Metro Transit territory and the opt-out's territories, and I wonder if Metro Transit is working with the opt-outs on this plan at all. It shouldn't be a tall order to get a local route crossing between Bloomington and Eden Prairie, Brooklyn Park and Maple ...

https://www.mvta.com/news-items/mvta-service-schedules-adjust-in-september/
MVTA service adjustments in September:
- 420 Rosemount weekday service will return to hourly frequency
- 445 will no longer service Thomson Reuters/610 Opperman. A new stop will be added at Argenta and Dodd for indirect ...

.... If, and I put strong emphasis on if, there was consideration of combining Riverview with the Purple Line or Gold Line then maybe I'd be more supportive of the bus option, but so far I haven't seen interest in doing that from the powers that be and they'd rather have everyone forced to ...

Pre-pandemic there was 24 hour service on the 5/19 and the Green Line. I believe Metro Transit also added 24 hour service to the 10 and the 18 a few years before the pandemic.

They should have a Green and Blue Line overnight bus service and perhaps on the lettered lines and a few other key routes ...

This is a recent interview segment from Twin Cities Live with Adam Platt, executive editor for Twin Cities Business, discussing Minnesota's grocery store situation and changes in the past 20 years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8Btbtf1JIw

- Add UV air treatment systems on all buses. I was riding around La Crosse on the MTU last week, and even the stray 22 year old Gillig they're still running smelled super clean and fresh inside thanks to that air system they have on all their buses. Let's face it, if you get on a bus and it smells ...

... Siemens S700 vehicles are still preferred for this right? What are the differences between the normal and streetcar versions? I can’t really find any difference, though I do believe new S700s get cool colored door indicator lights (see Seattle Link and Charlotte Gold Line vehicles)

If rail ...