Bus Rapid Transit
Every Lowry Hill News story tagged Bus Rapid Transit.
City
A First Full Summer on the Rebuilt Hennepin Avenue and the E Line
For the first time in years, the Hennepin Avenue corridor through Uptown heads into summer without an active construction zone, the rebuilt street now served by the METRO E Line that began carrying riders in December.
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How the Hennepin Redesign Was Built Around the E Line
The rebuilt Hennepin Avenue was designed around the METRO E Line, which opened Dec. 6 and largely replaced Route 6.
City
Hennepin Avenue Reopens, and the Bus Has a Home
Hennepin Avenue reopened Oct. 31 after roughly two years of reconstruction that built E Line stations into the street, and the bus rapid transit line began service Dec. 6.
City
A New Transit Map for the West Side of the City
Two long-running projects reshaped how Lowry Hill gets around in a single year: the METRO E Line opened in December 2025, and the Kenilworth and Cedar Lake trails reopened a month earlier after nearly seven years of light rail construction.
City
A Ribbon Cutting Caps a Transformative Year for Transit
City and county leaders gathered at Minneapolis College on Dec. 6, 2025, to mark the opening of the METRO E Line, the third bus rapid transit line Metro Transit launched in a single year.
City
Ten-Minute Buses: What Frequency Really Means for Lowry Hill
The E Line's defining feature is frequency: buses arrive every 10 to 15 minutes all day on Hennepin Avenue, so riders no longer plan trips around a timetable.
City
The E Line Threads the Lakes to the University
The METRO E Line links the Chain of Lakes, Uptown and downtown to the University of Minnesota in a single frequent bus route, with no transfer for riders boarding near Lake of the Isles.
City
New E Line Stations Reshape the Hennepin Corridor
The E Line replaced Route 6's sign-on-a-pole stops with permanent bus rapid transit stations along its 13.3-mile route, including ones at Hennepin and Franklin and Hennepin and 25th Street.
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From Route 6 to Rapid Transit: The End of an Era on Hennepin
Route 6, one of Metro Transit's busiest local buses, was retired Dec. 6, 2025, when the faster E Line took over Hennepin Avenue.
City
The E Line Launches, Replacing Route 6 With All-Day Rapid Buses
Metro Transit's E Line opened Dec. 6, 2025, replacing Route 6 on Hennepin Avenue with bus rapid transit that runs as often as every 10 minutes all day.
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