How will bus transit service to LRT be increased to give the public access to the transit line?
• How will Central Corridor LRT riders get to the stations? On the Hiawatha line, one-third of the riders take one of the 27 connecting bus routes to reach an LRT station, and a 2008 transit survey for the Hiawatha LRT line supports the position that one-half mile is a reasonable walk distance to rail stations. • Sector study The Met Council has committed to beginning a transit sector study of bus service in 2012 two years before LRT revenue service begins and implementing bus service changes concurrent with the start of LRT service in 2014 to retain or improve overall transit service within a half mile of the LRT route.
• Sector study The Met Council has committed to beginning a transit sector study of bus service in 2012 two years before LRT revenue service begins and implementing bus service changes concurrent with the start of LRT service in 2014 to retain or improve overall transit service within a half mile of the LRT route.
