Rider's Almanac Blog

Posts in Category: E Line

As BRT progress continues, time to look further into the future

Posted by Drew Kerr | Sep. 3, 2020

From Charles Carlson, Director-BRT Projects Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the METRO A and C lines and many of our local bus routes continue to see comparatively strong ridership. Continued demand in these corridors underscores the need to make [...]

A Line BRT B Line Bus Bus Rapid Transit C Line D Line E Line

BRT successes provide plenty of reasons to be optimistic

| Feb. 4, 2020

A customer boards a northbound Route 6 on France Avenue, where the METRO E Line will operate in the future. From Charles Carlson, Director of Bus Rapid Transit Projects Here and across the country, bus ridership is declining. But in [...]

E Line

METRO E Line open houses, surveys provide meaningful feedback

Posted by John Komarek | Jan. 7, 2019

The proposed METRO E Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is planned to run between downtown Minneapolis and Lake Street. Where it goes from there, however, is still being decided. It could connect with the Green Line extension, or it could travel [...]

A Line BRT C Line D Line E Line

Three future rapid bus projects move forward

Posted by Drew Kerr | July 26, 2018

Plans to bring the kind of fast, frequent service that has been so successful on the A Line to three additional corridors advanced within the past week. Here is a summary of the latest advances: C Line Crews recently began assembling the [...]

Bus Bus Rapid Transit E Line Minneapolis

Bus-only lanes to be piloted on Hennepin Avenue

Posted by Drew Kerr | May 10, 2018

Bus customers who travel on Hennepin Avenue know traffic moves slowly when the street is full of vehicles. In fact, during rush hour, buses travel an average of just six miles per hour. Exploring ways to provide faster, more reliable service, [...]