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Metropolitan Council advances 10 arterial BRT corridors for detailed study; public engagement opens
Summary
Metro Transit and Metropolitan Council staff narrowed 17 candidate arterial bus rapid transit corridors to 10 that will advance to detailed evaluation and public engagement; the work will inform the 2026 regional solicitation and a future amendment to the region’s long-range transportation plan.
The Metropolitan Council voted on July 23 to accept a staff update identifying 10 arterial bus rapid transit (BRT) corridors that will advance to more detailed study and public engagement.
Metro Transit planner Kyle O’Donnell Burrows told the council the screening narrowed an initial list of 17 candidate corridors down to 10 “to identify the next programmed arterial BRT lines to be implemented in the 2030s.” He said the work will feed into the 2026 regional solicitation and an amendment to the region’s 2050 transportation policy plan.
Why it matters: arterial BRT is the council’s ridership-focused arterial bus investment. Staff said arterial BRT has the region’s highest productivity target — about 25 or more riders per in-service hour — and should be prioritized in transit market areas with the strongest ridership…
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