Metro Transit has released the final service improvement plan, with approval anticipated on Monday.
http://www.metrotransit.org/sip
http://www.metrotransit.org/Data/Sites/ ... ndices.pdf (Large file)
I'll list the near term (2015-17) high ranked projects here:
3 - Add late night and early morning trips, daily.
4 - Separate the north portion of the route into new Rt. 15
6 - Add 8 peak hour trips that do not stop from Uptown TC to Franklin Ave.
7 - Improve midday and Saturday service to 20 min, improve peak from Franklin/27th to 1st/8th to 15 min.
9 - Simplify route to use Glenwood, Cedar Lake, and Wayzata Bl between Downtown and Louisiana Ave TC. Cedar Lake Rd west of Park Place will be served by Rt. 643. 9H service to 26th Ave will continue until SW LRT restructuring. 15-30 min service, evenings 60 min.
10 - Improve Sat. service to 10 min, add owl trips.
11 - Improve weekday and Sat. service to 15 min between Lowry and 46th St.
15 - Replaces Rt. 4 north of downtown.
17 - Extend all trips to 27th/Washington. Add a 1 am trip from downtown on Sundays.
18 - Improve PM rush hour to 7-8 min, Sunday morning to 10 min, add owl service.
19 - Improve Sunday service to 15 min.
22 - Improve to 15 min daily between 42/Lyndale and VA Hospital.
30 - Add weekend service, 30 min day, 60 morning/evening.
32 - Improve weekday to 20 min, add Sunday service every 30 min.
51 - New peak direction limited stop version of Rt. 5 between Downtown and Mall of America.
54 - Extend to Maplewood Mall via 7th, Arcade, Maryland, White Bear, add owl service.
58 - New peak direction limited stop version of Rt. 18 between Downtown and American Bl.
61 - Improve peak to 15 min, Improve Sat. 30 min, add new Sunday service 30 min, add weekend evening hours.
63 - Improve to 15 min daily, 20 min evenings.
74 - Improve from 46th Blue Line to Stillwater/Nokomis to 15 min daily, 20 min evening.
94 - Add weekend service, 30-60 min.
110 - New Longfellow/Seward - U of M route.
643 - Restructure to replace part of Rt. 9, via Glenwood, Xenia, Cedar Lake. 15 min peak, 30 min other times.
721 - Improve weekends to 30 min.
724 - Improve peak to 15 min.