Midtown Phillips News

Midtown Phillips News  //  This is a new project. Its starting primarily as an aggregator, collecting lots of news from lots of sources, specific to Midtown Phillips and surrounding areas. Who knows where we'll go from there!

Filed under

transportation

See all posts on posterous with this tag »
 
Oct 11 / 9:38am

Metro Transit Studying Lake & Chicago Bus Routes - Meeting Oct 12

A public meeting is being held at the Midtown Global Market on October 12 to discuss the Arterial Transit Corridor Study (ATCS) by Metro Transit

Arterial BRT map

Metro Transit will hold public meetings Oct. 11-13 on a study of 11 urban corridors. These areas have high-ridership bus routes that connect major destinations and are candidates for implementation of "rapid bus" service.

The concept would improve travel speed, increase reliability, enhance the ride and create faster connections. Making these things a reality requires eliminating delays: from cutting the time it takes to board, reducing the time buses wait at traffic lights and lessening time spent in traffic congestion.

A "rapid bus" system would have vehicles that feature low floors and allow boarding from either door. Fares would be paid before boarding – just as on light rail – so more time is spent moving rather than at stops. Trips would be frequent with fewer stops per mile. Stations would have enhanced information displays and better lighting and climate control.

> See an overview of the rapid bus concept for the region

> Timeline / Next steps

Attend a public meeting to learn more

Tuesday, Oct. 11 - 6 to 8 p.m.

Metro State University, Founders Hall
700 E. 7th St., St. Paul

Nearby bus routes: 61, 63 and 74
Parking ($2.50) is available on Maria St. between E. 6th and 7th streets, across from Founders Hall.

Wednesday, Oct. 12, 6 to 8 p.m.

Midtown Global Market, basement meeting room
920 E. Lake St., Suite G10, Minneapolis

Nearby bus routes: 5, 21, 27, 39  and 53
Paid parking is available across 10th Avenue from the Midtown Exchange – it can be validated with a purchase from any Midtown Market vendor. Metered parking is also available on Elliot Avenue but cannot be validated.

Thursday, Oct. 13, 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

Central Library, Doty Board Room, N-280
300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis

The library is served by many local and express bus routes. Find your route with the Trip Planner.
Public parking is located on 4th St. between Hennepin and Nicollet for $3/hour or $4 for two hours.

Give us your thoughts

Tell us what you think about the rapid bus concept. E-mail Metro Transit Service Development at ATCS@metc.state.mn.us.

Filed under  //  event   transportation