LAKE ST W Adjusted Transit Routes and Proposed Stop Loca�ons for 31ST ST W Lyndale Avenue Legend Transit Route Number 4 IRVING AVE IRVING S AVE 18G LAISDELL AVE B 23 46 DUPONT AVE S AVE DUPONT Route 21 & 53 HENNEPIN HENNEPIN AVE 35TH ST W 114 115TRANSIT ON LYNDALE AVE S 36TH ST W 146As part of the Bryant Avenue Reconstruction project, the City is considering Walker 113 Methodist moving transit from Bryant Ave S to Lyndale Ave S to balance needs for all Proposedusers Transitin the Stop area while meeting the project goal of supporting existing and future transit service. The map to the left shows adjusted routes and proposed LAKE ST W Adjusted Transit Routes and 38TH ST W TENTATIVE - stop locations if transit moved to Lyndale Ave S. Please note that this map Proposed StopLakewood Loca�ons for Layover: Route 4 SUBJECTdoes notTO CHANGEreflect actual service changes but is for illustrative purposes only. 31ST ST W Lyndale AvenueCemetery Route 114 Legend 40TH ST W Transit Route Number 4 LYNDALE AVE S AVE LYNDALE IRVING AVE IRVING S AVE 18G LAISDELL AVE B 23 46 • 6 bus routes would use some portion of Lyndale Avenue between DUPONT AVE S AVE DUPONT Route 21 & 53 HENNEPIN HENNEPIN AVE 35TH ST W Lake St and 50th St 114 115 o 3 local routes 36TH ST W LAKE 146 HARRIET o 3 limited stop routes (currently suspended due to COVID-19) Walker 113 Methodist Proposed Transit Stop KINGS HWY • 15 transit stops, including both pull out and in-lane stops (see NOTE: ROUTES 53, 113, 114, 115, AND 146 examples on page 3) 38TH ST W ARE CURRENTLYTENTATIVE SUSPENDED - DUE TO BRYANT AVE S AVE BRYANT Lakewood Layover: COVID-19 RELATED SERVICE CHANGES. • More room for transit amenities such as shelters Route 4 SUBJECT TO CHANGE 46TH ST W Cemetery Route 114 TENTATIVE - • Intersection changes provide an opportunity to improve safety for SUBJECT TO CHANGE all users on Lyndale Ave S 40TH ST W 48TH ST W LYNDALE AVE S AVE LYNDALE ° Map created in March 2021 for illustra�ve 0 0.125 0.25 purposes only. Does not reflect actual service. Miles DRAFT50TH ST W 1 LAKE HARRIET KINGS HWY BRYANT AVE S AVE BRYANT 46TH ST W ° 48TH ST W Map created in March 2021 for illustra�ve 0 0.125 0.25 purposes only. Does not reflect actual service. Miles 50TH ST W HOW WILL THIS IMPACT THE EXISTING DESIGN OF LYNDALE AVE S? In most locations, adding On-street parking impacts Pedestrian medians How will adding pedestrian transit service to this section at proposed bus stops At three intersections (37th medians impact vehicle of Lyndale Ave S will have very There will be minor impacts to Street, 41st Street and 45th operations on Lyndale Ave S? minor impacts to the existing on-street parking at 10 of the Street) we are proposing to The pedestrian medians will design of Lyndale. At the 26 26 proposed bus stop locations. add pedestrian medians on impact vehicle operations in proposed bus stop locations, At these locations, one to two Lyndale Avenue to improve the two ways. The medians will typically a narrow section of on-street parking spots will safety and comfort of people prohibit drivers from moving sidewalk will be constructed be removed to accommodate crossing Lyndale on foot. The straight across Lyndale and between the curb and main the bus stop operations. See three proposed locations will not allow left turns from sidewalk to help passengers the drawings on the following are located at intersections Lyndale or from the cross board and exit the bus safely pages for the exact locations of without traffic signals. At streets, as shown in Figure and conveniently. Figure 1 these on-street parking impacts. these locations, the left turn 2. Left turns and cross street below illustrates what a typical Sixteen of the 26 proposed bus lanes would be removed and traffic represent the lowest bus stop would look like. At stop locations will not impact replaced with a center median. traffic movements at these these locations, we are not parking. Relocation of two An illustrative example of what intersections with most proposing any other changes to bus stops from 46th Street to the medians will look like is drivers choosing to turn right the curb line. Lyndale will add four parking shown in Figure 2 below. onto Lyndale Avenue. The stalls to the corridor. median impact is estimated to represent approximately 2-3% of traffic movements at each intersection. 50th St W and Lyndale Ave S The intersection of 50th St W and Lyndale Ave S will need some curb, sidewalk, and signal changes. These changes will allow for buses to stop at this intersection, complete the turning movements, and minimize impacts to traffic through the intersection. Figure 1. Bus stops on Lyndale Ave S will look like Figure 2. Allowable turns with pedestrian median See page 5 for the proposed this bus stop on Minnehaha Ave changes to this intersection. DRAFT 2 HOW WILL ADDING TRANSIT SERVICE IMPACT VEHICLE OPERATIONS ON LYNDALE AVE S? Traffic modeling completed for this project shows that intersections on Lyndale operate at an acceptable level for vehicular traffic flow during the morning and evening rush hours. This means that, while people driving on Lyndale Ave S do experience some delay during these times, these delays do not cause undue impacts to the City’s vehicular transportation system. The modeling also concluded that adding local transit service to Lyndale Ave S would not significantly impact vehicular traffic flow on the street now or into the future. Existing dimensions of Lyndale Ave S at 36th St W FUTURE TRANSIT ON LYNDALE The Johnson/Lyndale transit corridor has not been identified by Metro Transit for near-term BRT implementation but is a candidate for arterial BRT implementation prior to 2040. Because the upcoming Bryant Ave S reconstruction project is intended to serve the community for at least the next 50 years, it’s critical to consider how space for transit and future BRT operations would be accommodated in the vicinity of Bryant Avenue or on Bryant Avenue. Lyndale Ave S has more available right-of-way than Bryant Ave S, which would provide greater flexibility for the C Line BRT station platform placement of future BRT stations. ABOUT BUS RAPID TRANSIT (BRT) BRT would bring faster service with enhanced stations about every 1/2 mile, like those on the METRO A Line and C Line. You can learn more about Metro Transit plans for BRT on their website: https://www.metrotransit.org/ network-next Dimensions for a typical BRT station DRAFT 3 SUMMARY OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO LYNDALE AVE S Proposed Stop Changes to In-lane or pull out stops? Comments On-street parking impacts Location the curb line? 33rd St W Pull out No ~1 parking spot removed 34th St W Pull out No ~4 parking spots removed 35th St W Pull out No ~4 parking spots removed 36th St W Pull out No ~2 parking spots removed 37th St W Pull out No Remove left turn lane and install pedestrian median ~4 parking spots removed 38th St W Pull out No ~4 parking spots removed 40th St W In-lane No None 41st St W In-lane No Remove left turn lane and install pedestrian median None 43rd St W In-lane No None 45th St W In-lane No Remove left turn lane and install pedestrian median None 46th St W Pull-out northbound, In-lane No Existing bus stops on 46th St W to be removed Addition of 4 parking spots on 46th St W southbound 48th St W* In-lane No None 50th St W Pull out northbound, In-lane Yes Curb shift in NE corner to accommodate northbound bus None southbound stop, minor curb adjustments to NW and SW corners *accessibility improvements to existing stops PULL OUT VERSUS IN-LANE STOPS Pull out bus stop In-lane bus stop Buses exit the travel lane completely, pulling to the curb for passenger Buses remain in the travel lane while passengers board and alight. Buses boarding and alighting. Pull out stops require more time than in-lane do not need to merge back into the flow of traffic which saves time. stops because buses must merge back into the flow of traffic. However, making stops may require traffic behind the bus to wait. DRAFT 4 LYNDALE AVENUE FROM 50TH STREET TO 48TH STREET DRAFT TRANSIT PROPOSAL FOR LYNDALE AVE S 2 5 4 5 1 3 8 Removal of 2 trees. LYNDALE AVENUE FROM 48TH STREET TO 46TH STREET 7 2 5 9 3 7 5 6 1 Intersection changes to allow for bus turning movements. 4 A Hennepin County project will 6 Existing bus stop remains. install this median in 2021 as part of a pedestrian safety project. 2 In-lane bus stop with 3 Pull-out bus stop with accessibility improvements. accessibility improvements. 7 Existing stops on 46th St W to be removed. Routes will now turn at Lyndale Ave and use the proposed stops (shown in red) on Lyndale Ave south of 46th St W. 8 Existing bus stop relocated to the far side 5 Accessibility improvements to existing of the intersection. bus stops. These improvements will not NOTE: See page 4 for more detail impact the existing curb line. 9 Buses are exempt from the right-only turn. DRAFT 5 LYNDALE AVENUE FROM 46TH STREET TO 44TH STREET DRAFT TRANSIT PROPOSAL FOR LYNDALE AVE S 4 1 1 5 1 2 3 4 LYNDALE AVENUE FROM 44TH STREET TO 42ND STREET 6 1 1 1 In-lane bus stop with accessibility improvements.