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Hennepin Bus Lanesmetrotransit.org/hennepin-bus-lanes
Hennepin Avenue bus-only lanes will provide faster, more reliable transit service.
Project Summary• 400+ bus trips travel the
corridor each weekday
• 3,300+ customers boarding between Franklin Avenue and Lake Street
• Hennepin Avenue is also one of the slowest corridors
• Rush hour transit speeds regularly slow to 6 mph
• High level of variability of traffic flow
• Bus lanes will provide a faster, more consistent ride
Why we’re doing this.
Bus mode share during peak hours
8 a.m.: northbound Hennepin at
26th St
4 p.m.: southbound Hennepin at
25th St
49% of corridor users
3% of corridor vehicles
45% of corridor users
2% of corridor vehicles
Sources: Metro Transit, Oct. 2017; City of Minneapolis, Jan. 2018.
Hennepin Avenue Congestion
Hennepin Bus Lanesmetrotransit.org/hennepin-bus-lanes
A three-day test of bus-only lanes was conducted in May 2018 to measure changes to route performance and gather public feedback.
Pilot ResultsInitial results were promising, and we’re incorporating some lessons we learned from this experience into the final bus lanes design:
• Times will be adjusted to northbound from 7-9 a.m. and southbound from 4-6:30 p.m., weekdays only. Parking will be allowed in the curb lane at all other times.
• Hennepin Avenue will be restriped to allocate more space for the bus lanes. Bus lanes will also be painted red.
• Transition between northbound and southbound lanes will be shifted one block north to 25th Street.
• We’ll trim boulevard trees, clear obstructions close to the street and make improvements to the roadway for a smoother ride.
• We’re adding a new northbound segment – Lake Street to the Uptown Transit Station.
What we learned from 2018.
Hennepin Bus Lanesmetrotransit.org/hennepin-bus-lanes
FranklinH
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26th St
27th St
28th St
Lagoon
31st St
25th St
24th St
22nd St
Lake
UptownTransitStation
UptownTransitStation
NorthboundBus-only lane
LEGEND
SouthboundBus-only lane
Bus stop
Project Area Map Hennepin Avenue Existing
Sidewalk 20'Combined
Traffic/Parking Lane
10'TrafficLane
10'TrafficLane
20'Combined
Traffic/Parking Lane
Sidewalk
NORTHBOUND
SOUTHBOUND
NORTH BOUND EXAMPLE SHOWN
NORTHBOUND
Hennepin Avenue Planned Summer 2019
Sidewalk 18'Combined
Traffic/Parking Lane
10'TrafficLane
10'TrafficLane
10'TrafficLane
12'Bus Lane peak /
Parking lane
Sidewalk
SOUTHBOUND
What it will look like.
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Uptown Transit Center
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IRVI
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31ST
26TH
25TH
28TH
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22ND
24TH
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SUMMIT
FREM
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FRANKLIN
LAGOON
LAKE
29TH
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THE MALL
25 1/2
KENWOOD ISLES
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Uptown Transit Center
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Hennepin Avenue Transit RidershipWeekday Boardings by Route and Stop - October 2017
Northbound Southbound
Max Load: 3,250 riders
Max Load: 3,100 riders
Route 6
Route 12
Route 17
Route 114
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Daily boardings for all routes
Hennepin Bus Lanesmetrotransit.org/hennepin-bus-lanes