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June service changes aren’t out yet, but can be seen on the Pantograph app. I might have missed some of them, but Network Now implementation is in full swing now. Here are the changes I could find:

OK, I missed quite a few! After this round of service changes bus service will be at 97% of pre ...

June service changes aren’t out yet, but can be seen on the Pantograph app. I might have missed some of them, but Network Now implementation is in full swing now. Here are the changes I could find:
- Metro B Line opens, replacing now eliminated route 21 (RIP) and running every 10-15 minutes all day ...

I think this is correct, with one big caveat: it needs to be a pleasant experience, especially during the first year of operation.


This reminds me of another thing I thought was interesting in Boston: outside of the downtown tunnel, the Green Line there is also proof of payment, with fare ...

The extension will get ridership. There is lots of all-day travel demand in Hopkins, St. Louis Park, and Minneapolis that will finally be fulfilled with this line. The park and rides will collect from underserved areas of choice riders in places like Minnetonka and Eden Prairie, which both still ...

https://www.house.mn.gov/SessionDaily/Story/18749

Here are HF2438’s largest proposed transportation funding increases for the 2026-27 biennium:

Blatnik Bridge (Duluth), $650 million;
state road construction, $454.09 million;
resilient pavement program, $50 million;
Interstate 35W and County ...

I'm not sure. Some of the stops are enhanced with shelters, and a handful appear to have tactile strips, but not to the degree of the aBRT system in the Twin Cities.

There's a topic over in the Greater Minnesota category on outstate transit but it hasn't seen replies in quite some time, plus I think it makes more sense to have it over here. This is a general thread for anything involving the transit systems in greater Minnesota, including:
- Fargo-Moorhead ...

Would it makes sense to have all the BRT lines have one central station in downtown? With the amount of aBRT lines and BRT lines having them converge into a terminal/station would allow making transfers easy. And if possiblehave a lrt connected with both this station

I thought that for a long ...

Did we route SWLRT on that long detour through the Golden Triangle because of the huge amount of living wage jobs in offices and industry there, or because we envisioned replacing all those jobs with 5 over 1 mixed use with mininum wage burger flipping and store clerk jobs on the ground floor ...

https://www.eplocalnews.org/2025/04/10/eden-prairie-prepares-for-light-rail-era-with-millions-in-infrastructure-upgrades/

EP Local News article on Eden Prairie's preparations for light rail service and beyond. Really a mixed bag, in my opinion. Some really good things and some disappointing ...

Some of these options are... interesting. Nicollet (18), 66th Street (515), or Lowry (32) would probably be the best options. American Boulevard is still a missed opportunity in my opinion, but I think we might be running out of good aBRT corridors. The route 2/63 combo is a cool concept, but I feel ...

I’d describe our LRT system as being more in line with the interurban railways that TCRT once operated. I do agree that a regional rail network should probably be downscaled in terms of rolling stock to tram-like vehicles (think River Line in New Jersey, for example). But yes, the LRT definitely ...

Fair enough! Haha

I have this growing feeling that after the road construction is done and both the B *AND* E lines run right through its heart that Uptown is going to see a revival. The streetscape improvements are making it much nicer of a walking environment, and the urban amenities are just too good to be in a ...

https://www.metrotransit.org/northstar

RIP

A couple more updates:
1. There is a small army of about 15-20 minibuses that appeared in the SWT bus yard, presumably for the 686. They appear to have headsigns so I'd imagine they will be the ones used for operation. I'm a little surprised that they didn't use low floor transit buses, but I guess ...

Superliners were used this winter when Horizons couldn't handle the temperatures, correct? I am very happy to see them work with what they've got this quickly!

As cool as repurposing the Northstar fleet sounds, I don't think those coaches would work very well in a long distance setting. The trip is ...

There really aren't any other passenger coaches they could use?

So, first day impressions, at least for me, were very positive. The infrastructure was really smooth running and pretty quick (the 35 minute runtime goes fast). Those flyovers were really impressive to ride over. I especially liked the stations. Nice, roomy shelters with good visibility to prevent ...

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