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Metropolitan Council updates Better Bus Stops guidelines, lowers shelter threshold and vows clearer detour communication
Summary
Metro Transit officials told the Metropolitan Council they will expand where shelters, lighting and heaters are considered, lower the shelter threshold to 20 daily boardings and work to clarify communications about temporary downtown detours after a public comment raised concerns about a planned Nicollet Avenue detour to Hennepin Avenue.
Metro Transit staff on March 12 told the Metropolitan Council that the agency has lowered the threshold for adding a bus shelter at a regular (non-BRT/LRT) stop from 30 daily boardings to 20 and outlined 2024 accomplishments including paved boarding pads, new shelters and faster maintenance response times.
The change to the Better Bus Stops guidelines was presented by Barry Farrington, program manager for Better Bus Stops, and project manager Paul Lam. Farrington said the lower threshold expands the pool of stops eligible for shelters and that final prioritization will use equity indicators, transfer activity and nearby community destinations. "We adjusted that threshold to 20 or more daily boardings," Farrington said.
The update follows 2024 work Metro Transit said included paved boarding pads at 81 stops, installation or replacement of shelters, deployment of solar lighting at 40 shelters and the addition…
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