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Minnetonka staff urges clarity on Metro Micro zones and outlines provider options as contract nears expiry
Summary
City staff reviewed a Nelson Nygaard transit study and recommended asking Metro Transit to define Metro Micro service zones, consider new crosstown connections, and keep service on County Road 101 as the city's current cooperation agreement with Metro Transit approaches its July 31 expiration.
Minnetonka City economic development staff on Monday presented findings from a Nelson Nygaard transit study and urged clearer parameters for Metro Transit’s on‑demand microtransit, saying the city has about six months remaining on its current cooperation agreement, which expires July 31.
“Kiersten Yeager, the economic development coordinator, said the study shows Metro Micro is an on‑demand shared ride public service intended to operate in smaller zones and complement the region’s regular bus and light‑rail lines,” Yeager said. “We have roughly 6 months until…that contract ends.”
The consultant’s four headline recommendations staff flagged were: (1) clearly define Metro Micro…
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