‘Transit’ Archives
Readjusting After COVID: 16 Important Bus and Train Route Notes
from the series Metro Transit... By JOHN CHARLES WILSON As any regular transit user knows, COVID-19 did a real number on Metro Transit service. There is a project called Network NOW, which is the blueprint Metro Transit created to restore service while adjusting it for the new realities of commuting. Metro Transit plans to adjust buses and trains to cater more to all-day, everyday use, and less to traditional rush hour usage, as fewer people are using transit for commuting to jobs at traditional hours. The Phillips Community area will see more frequent buses and trains on heavily used routes, but a lot of minor routes that were given time outs during COVID are going away, permanently. Most people won’t notice much, but individuals with limited mobility may not like it because these minor routes, although not very frequent, brought them closer to their destinations. Changes relevant to the Phillips area will be: Route 2 will run every 10 minutes in the daytime seven [...]
Metro Transit – Dec. ’23
By JOHN CHARLES WILSON The next Metro Transit and Minnesota Valley Transit Authority service changes are coming Saturday, 2 December 2023. Watch for the following changes which affect the Phillips neighborhood:Routes 9 and 67 will have minor schedule adjustments to accommodate routing changes.Route 21 will run to Saint Paul every 15 minutes instead of every half hour, from 6:30 AM to 9:30 PM. It will also not serve the Uptown Transit Center because of construction, instead it will go via Lake Street and Lagoon Avenue to France Avenue. This is like the planned route for the B Line Bus Rapid Transit, expected to be coming in June 2025.Route 467 will have minor schedule changes to reflect actual travel times.Route 465 (MVTA) will have an additional trip northbound from Burnsville at 9:20 AM because of high ridership to the University of Minnesota near that time.Just a reminder: Metro Transit and MVTA typically run Saturday schedules on most routes, with a few exceptions, on Black [...]
Metro Transit: September ’23
By JOHN CHARLES WILSON After three years of service cuts, the Phillips Community will finally get some of its bus service back. The following changes went into effect Saturday, August 19 2023:The Orange Line now runs every 15 minutes instead of every 30 on weekdays until 8 PM, and on Saturdays from 9 AM to 6 PM. In addition, an extra trip in each direction has been added on weekday mornings. The D Line times were adjusted to match traffic conditions and to maintain frequency.Route 2 now runs every 10 minutes instead of every 15 between 11:30 AM and 7 PM on weekdays.Route 9 now runs once every 30 minutes instead of once an hour on weekdays in the early morning and early evening, and all day on Saturdays.Route 14 school day-only trips now run at times fitting the new school bell schedule.Route 22 school day-only trips now run at times which fit the new school bell schedule.Route 67 now runs every 30 minutes instead of every hour, every day of the week. These changes should [...]
