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City reveals possible routes for a Brooklyn-Queens streetcar. Looking to keep it in exclusive ROW for as much of the route as possible.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/02/nyreg ... ueens.html

True. I guess if we ever get around to a Nicollet Streetcar/aBRT, it'll be a no-brainer to make the downtown portion free.

Agreed. Like you said above, it would be so much easier for customers (especially tourists) to take advantage of a single free service instead of the 18 and 10.

Confirmed: Orange Line will be free in downtown. https://twitter.com/stinamo/status/792452878027911168 https://twitter.com/stinamo/status/792453280261607424 Cool! I wonder if that's in addition to the Nicollet Mall free ride service, or just replacing it, since it's easier to promote that a specifi...

Confirmed: Orange Line will be free in downtown.

https://twitter.com/stinamo/status/792452878027911168
https://twitter.com/stinamo/status/792453280261607424

New renderings of the stations. Also it looks like they may have decided to go with the "bent" alignment for the Knox Ave underpass. Also, there's mention of the downtown stations being "Fare Free." I'm gonna follow up with Christina Morrison to see what exactly that means. https...

To answer the question about bike racks:

"They will provide level boarding with room for four wheelchairs and two bicycles per vehicle."

https://content.govdelivery.com/account ... ns/16e0baf

Lame.

Barrio, right?

Not a fan personally. I got excited to go there many times, but there was always a ridiculously long wait for food that wasn't all that good.

In Portland they always run as a married pair. They never run single car operations, or for that matter three car operations.

So if we want to run at max capacity and retain operational flexibility, we need bi-directional train cars.

Additionally, Wikipedia says that the S70s used in Portland are single-ended. They're still shaped the same on both ends, but have a curved row of seats instead of a cab at one end. That would work just fine for our system as well. If they need to de-couple a car during service (due to maintenance ...

SWT is considering alternatives to eliminating route 687 (service from Eden Prairie to Target in Brooklyn Park). They're looking into shortening the route, making additional stops at park-and-rides or other business in the Minnetonka area, or possibly implementing an on-demand service. http://swtran...

Visualization of the upcoming Type III light rail vehicles. Biggest difference is that the seats in the center section will all face each other, increasing capacity. https://i.imgur.com/X2uCcmT.png I've always hated the four-person rows, where you're knocking knees with the person across from you. ...

Agreed. Even on Target Plaza, it took me a few times walking through to realize I was over 394. And that doesn't have much around it.

After thinking about it, my issue is that it's adding vehicle entrances to 5th St. The biggest impediment to the LRT moving efficiently through downtown is the need to allow for vehicle turning movements across the tracks. (For example, the way westbound trains frequently stop at Marquette to allow...

Fewer local routes overlapping and filling the frequency gaps?

Looks like the 84 does end at 8:45-9:15 on weekdays and 7:15-7:30 on weekends, that could explain it.

I would imagine that there are more service workers in the corridor, especially at Rosedale and Harmar. That being said, they should have a reduced frequency on Sunday evenings if that is the case, as many service industries close earlier.

Yeah, you would think.

I find the evening headways on the A Line kind of interesting: Northbound (46th St Station) Weekdays: 10 min until 7:20, 20 min until 10:20, ~30 min until close Weekends: 10 min until 7:30, 15 min until 10:15, ~30 min until close Southbound (Rosedale) Weekdays: 10 min until 8:15, ~20 min until 11, 3...

Why do trains have to stop for cars exiting CP Plaza? You don't cross the tracks from that garage.

I think Silophant meant turn right from 5th St to go north on Marquette.

Detailed design for the 12th Street Transit Ramp will go before TPW for municipal consent.

I'm excited for the connection between William Berry Parkway and Sheridan on Richfield Road. Accessing Sheridan from Lake Calhoun isn't easy right now.

Metro Transit is looking to reshuffle Orange Line funding to ensure the ramp from Hwy 65 to 12th Street and the Lake Street station can be constructed. Given the lack of state funding, they want to delay acquiring ROW for the project and put it instead towards helping fund those two parts of the pro...