Minneapolis' Light Rail & Commuter Rail Network Evolution
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Publicado 2021-12-12
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Todos los comentarios (21)
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We also have A-line and C-line BRT in operation, with D-line under construction, and B, E, F, G, and H lines in various stages of planning. Also the purple and gold lines will have significant amounts of dedicated right-of-way and are in advanced planning. The Blue line LRT extension has been rerouted in a mostly positive way but that's added significant delay to the previous schedule. Finally, early design work is also being done for a streetcar line linking St Paul to the airport.
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It should be noted that the Blue Line also has an expansion planned to the north, but it's probably not included here because the final alignment hasn't been determined yet
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lots of work is also going into developing the “arterial BRT” system in the twin cities, with multiple lines which should hopefully improve connectivity across the city... would like to see additional regional rail, and the revival of some of the cities’ other big transit projects like the minneapolis streetcar
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I’ve always been partial to the design of the LRVs Minneapolis got
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I'm always excited when the video goes "bringing us to the system map we know today" but there's still time left on the video, because that means near-term forthcoming expansions!
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I wish you would have included the A and C Lines, they might not have dedicated lanes, but they are part of the METRO network alongside Blue, Green, Red, and Orange.
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I like that you've reformatted the BRT lines to include parts in mixed traffic. Some of the older videos look odd with giant gaps when you only included dedicated ROWs.
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A very underrated network
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Thank you! I've been waiting for this one!
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Thank you very much for this video. I love visiting the Twin Cities. The light rail makes it very easy to get around. I am sure that the Univ of Minnesota students like being able to go directly to campus from the Airport.
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Great to see your videos again and that you're still alive. Great job as always. 🚈
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Would love to see how you make these maps!
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Thanks for doing this, this is really good.
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Still looking forward to seeing your attempt at New York given that the first lines of what is now the Long Island Rail Road opened in the 1830s and the first elevated line in the 1860s with extensions still underway on the Subway and commuter rail lines, plus several transitways
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Plan to visit my relatives in Minneapolis and St Paul this September via Amtrak from Chicago. Nice work and very informative 👍
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Thank you for including the mixed traffic sections of the brts
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Great videos! I would like to see videos talking about past streetcar systems of the cities ( i know it's a lot of info) and then the decline and then the modern transit. Just a suggestion.
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The thing I love about out light rail here in Minnesota is the fact that we’re the only ones running the Bombardier Talent flexity swift lf-70(Our Type 1 Bombardiers) and there’s legit no train that comes close to looking like our rolling stock is mad crazy and on the other hand we have the Siemens S70& S700 which every Transit system is flocking to get😂
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As someone who lives in the twin cities, i love the light rail system we have. Also just a side note, the metro area is around 4 million people. We've been growing hella fast
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They need more regional rail like RTD.
