The new D Line Faster transit is coming to the Route 5 corridor.

Brooklyn Center The is a planned bus transit line that Transit Center Xerxes & 56th Ave will provide faster and more reliable transit service in the BROOKLYN Route 5 corridor. is a package of transit CENTER Brooklyn & 51st Ave enhancements that adds up to a faster trip and an improved Fremont experience on Metro Transit’s busiest bus routes. 44th Ave & Penn-Oliver 44th Ave & Humboldt-Girard Fremont & 42nd Ave Each weekday, customers take more than 16,000 rides Fremont & Dowling 94 on Route 5, Metro Transit’s busiest bus route. Buses carry Fremont & 35th Ave approximately 20 percent of people traveling by vehicle Emerson Final Fremont/Emerson & Lowry Station Plan in portions of the Route 5 corridor today and make up less July 2018 than 2 percent of vehicle traffic. During rush hours, buses Fremont/Emerson & 26th Ave regularly slow to average speeds of 8 miles per hour. Fremont/Emerson & Broadway

Frequent stops, lines of customers waiting to board, and red Fremont/Emerson & Plymouth 7th St & Bryant lights mean that buses are moving less than half the time. 7th St & Olson-5th Ave Olson Memorial Highway

MINNEAPOLIS How will the D Line be faster? Ramp A/7th St Transit Center The D Line will substantially replace Route 5 service 8th/7th St & Hennepin 8th/7th St & Nicollet between Brooklyn Center, , Richfield, and 8th/7th St & 3rd Ave Bloomington. The goal of the D Line is to make service 8th/7th St & Park 7th St 8th St Chicago & 14th St approximately 20 percent faster by stopping less often, 94 Chicago & Franklin allowing customers to board faster, and stopping at fewer Chicago & 24th St red lights. Chicago & 26th St

Instead of stopping every block, buses will make limited Chicago-Lake Transit Center stops at stations spaced farther apart. Fares will be collected Chicago & 34th St MINNEAPOLIS at stations — just like light rail — and not on the bus. Raised Chicago & 38th St curbs at platforms will make it easier to step onto the bus. Chicago & 42nd St D Line and identified stations Complete snow removal will improve winter boarding. Shared station Chicago & 46th St D Line buses will also communicate with traffic signals to Chicago & 48th St METRO Blue Line shorten red lights. METRO Blue Line Extension Chicago & 52nd St METRO Green Line METRO Green Line Extension Chicago & 56th St METRO Red Line

How much will the D Line cost to build? 60th St Portland & 60th St The preliminary estimated cost of the D Line project is $75 million. This includes the cost of stations and Portland & 66th St RICHFIELD related technology/fare collection elements, new BRT Portland & 70th St vehicles, transit signal priority and the cost of designing Portland & 73rd St and delivering the line. Cost estimates will be refined Portland & 77th St as engineering progresses. $55 million of federal and 494

Metropolitan Council funds have been identified for the D BLOOMINGTON Line project to date. AmericanAmerican & Bloomington & Thunderbird American & Portland-Chicago

PROJECT CONTACT: Cody Olson [email protected] metrotransit.org/d-line-project 612-349-7390 What makes the D Line different? metrotransit.org/d-line-project

Limited stops, frequent service The D Line would be the primary service in the corridor, with increased service on nights and weekends. Local bus Route 5 would continue to run at a reduced frequency to serve local trips at existing bus stops.

D Line

Service every 10 minutes, 1/4 - 1/2 mile between stations

Route 5

Service every 30 minutes, 1/8 mile between stops

More green time with signal priority Pre-boarding fare payment for faster stops To keep moving, D Line buses can “ask” traffic For speedier boarding through all doors, D Line buses won’t signals for early or extended green lights. have fareboxes. Customers will purchase a ticket or tap a Go-To Card at the station, just like light rail. Police officers – not bus operators – will ensure customers have paid.

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What do stations look like?

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