Recommended Corridor Plan June 2021 The Recommended Corridor Plan June 2021 Faster transit is coming to the Route 21 corridor

MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL

MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL

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MAKA Lake & Nicollet

A LINE Lake & 36th Ave E

Lake & 44th Ave Marshall & Cretin

R See inset SKA Lake & 4th/5th Ave Lake & Minnehaha R Marshall & Fairview Selby & Lake & Cedar I

ORANGE BLUE V Lake & Nicollet A LINE Western-Arundel Lake & 36thLake Ave & 44th Ave MarshallE & Cretin Lake & 4th/5th Ave Lake & Minnehaha R Marshall & Fairview

ORANGE BLUE Western-Arundel

METRO B Line Downtown St. Paul detail (Bus Transit) Wacouta Downtown St. Paul detail Jackson Sibley METRO B Line METRO B Line would serve METRO Transfer(Bus Rapid stations Transit) Wacouta Gold Line stations in downtown St. Paul. Jackson Sibley METRO B Line would serve METRO 5th St METROTransfer A Linestations G LINE Union () Gold Line stations in downtown St. Paul. Depot & 5th StWacouta G6th LINE St & Union Kellogg Robert Depot & Planned(Bus Rapid METRO Transit) Bus Rapid Transit GREEN 6th St & Wacouta Kellogg Union Planned METRO Bus Rapid Transit Robert Planned METRO Gold Line GREEN6th St & Depot & (Bus Rapid Transit) Kellogg 5th St & UnionSibley Planned METRO Gold Line Smith & 6th St 6th St at 6th St & Robert Depot & Union (Bus Rapid Transit) Minnesota Depot Planned METRO Orange Line Kellogg 5th St Hamm Plaza 5th St & Sibley Robert Union (Bus Rapid Transit) Smith & 6th St 6th St at Robert 5th St & Depot Planned METRO Orange Line 5th St Hamm Plaza Minnesota Planned(Bus Rapid Rush Transit) Line Minnesota GOLD 5th St & Robert (Bus Rapid Transit) Minnesota Cedar Planned Rush Line Minnesota GOLD Smith 7th St St. Peter 4th St METRO(Bus Rapid Blue Transit) Line (Light Rail) 5th St at Cedar

Rice Park 4th St Smith 7th St Washington St. Peter METROMETRO Green Blue Line (Light(Light Rail)Rail) 5th St atMarket Rice Park

Washington Market PlannedMETRO METRO Green LineGreen (Light Line Rail) Extension (Light Rail) Planned METRO Green Line Extension (Light Rail)

The METRO B Line is a planned Bus Rapid Transit line that will provide faster and more reliable transit CHANGES COMING TO ROUTE 21 service in the Route 21 corridor. Bus Rapid Transit is a package of transit enhancements that adds up to Learn more and comment now at a faster trip and an improved experience on Metro metrotransit.org/b-line-project or by Transit’s busiest bus routes. emailing us at [email protected] The METRO B Line will improve a busy transit route:

• Before the pandemic, customers took more than 10,000 daily rides on Route 21, making it Metro Transit’s second busiest bus route

• Route 21 ridership remains strong, even during the pandemic

• One in five people traveling along Lake Street are using transit

• Lake Street is one of the slowest transit corridors due to traffic lights, frequent bus stops, and people lined up to board buses

PRELIMINARY PROJECT SCHEDULE (subject to change) • 2020-2021 • 2021-2022 • 2023-2024 • 2024 PLANNING ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION OPEN FOR SERVICE

PROJECT CONTACT: Cody Olson [email protected] metrotransit.org/b-line-project 612-248-0642 What makes the B Line better? metrotransit.org/b-line-project

Limited stops, frequent service Today, Route 21 serves the corridor with frequent service, stopping every other block for most of the route.

Today: Route 21

1/8 mile between stops

The B Line would be the primary service in the corridor with high frequency service all day, and on nights and weekends. Local service on Route 21 is planned to operate every 30 minutes on the portion between and Minnehaha Avenue. A new local bus, Route 60, would run every 30 minutes along and connect to the Midway area of St. Paul. Planning for bus service will continue as the B Line is designed and built. Pre-boarding fare payment Future: B Line for faster stops For faster boarding through all doors, B Line buses won’t have fareboxes. Customers will purchase a ticket or tap a 1/3 to 1/2 mile between stations Go-To Card at the station, just like light rail. Police officers – not bus drivers – will ensure customers have paid. Neighborhood-scale New infrastructure for speed & reliability stations with amenities In additional to the improved stations and wider stop Stations are equipped with features for a safe and spacing, we are exploring options to make the B Line comfortable experience, similar to light rail. even faster. Options include: • NexTrip, real-time departure information • More green time with signal priority – to keep the B Line • On-demand heat, security lighting, and emergency moving, buses could “ask” for early or extended green communications lights at certain intersections • Near-level boarding – walk onto the bus without • Bus-only lanes along portions of the B Line corridor to having to climb steps keep buses out of traffic • Bike parking and trash receptacles

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