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Maplewood staff outline Bronze Line plan: micro‑transit by 2026, full service by 2032
Summary
City Manager Sable told the Maplewood City Council the Metro Transit Bronze Line will be a hybrid BRT with five stops in Maplewood, a Metro Micro pilot expected in September 2026, and county-led construction funding (Ramsey County ~90%, Metro Transit ~10%). A locally preferred alternative is expected before the council in spring 2026.
Maplewood City Manager Sable presented details of the newly announced Bronze Line to the City Council at a Dec. 8 manager workshop, saying the hybrid bus rapid transit (BRT) route will run about 9.8 miles with 22 stations total and five stops inside Maplewood.
"The Bronze Line really is, the first hybrid transit line in the Twin Cities metro network," City Manager Sable said, explaining the line combines fixed-guideway segments and arterial BRT that will run in regular traffic through Maplewood rather than on the Bruce Vento Trail. "I just wanna state again, there is no transit proposed on the Bruce Vento Trail, that will still remain a bike and pedestrian place."
Why it matters: staff and council framed the project as a community mobility upgrade while insisting the alignment addressed earlier local concerns about the Purple Line…
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