MN: 'It's a Big Deal': C Line to Bring Bus Rapid Transit to Popular North Minneapolis Route

It’s an ambitious plan: Convert the Twin Cities’ most popular bus routes to a newish-to-this-region form of transit. Eleven different routes have been identified as good candidates for arterial bus rapid transit — rubber-tire vehicles and enhanced stations with some of the features that make light rail so popular with riders.

St. Paul was the first to get such service with the A Line that started running in June of 2016. Its distinct buses pick up passengers along Snelling Avenue and Ford Parkway every 10 minutes between the Rosedale Mall and the 46th Avenue Blue Line station in Minneapolis.

Metro Transit says ridership is exceeding projections.

Read the full article at https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2018/03/its-big-deal-c-line-bring-bus-rapid-transit-popular-north-minneapolis-route