Video: Metro Transit proposes changes to Johnson Street Route 4 bus service

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The Waite Park Community Council welcomed guests from Metro Transit to its Feb. 29 board meeting to discussed planned changes to Johnson Street bus service.

The transit agency is planning several changes to improve Route 4 service. Proposed changes include: 

  • Consolidating bus stops for up to quarter-mile spacing (see map below for specific bus stop locations) 

  • Relocating select stops past a signalized intersection to reduce delays 

  • Expanding the no-parking zone around select stops to ensure buses can fully pull to the curb at the bus stop 

  • Adjusting the route alignment and schedule

  • Installing concrete pads to improve accessibility for customers 

  • Installing new shelters at qualifying bus stops

  • Transit signal priority is being installed at select intersections along Lyndale Ave S in Minneapolis.

  • Bus lanes are being added along portions of Hennepin Ave and 1st Ave NE in Northeast Minneapolis as part of a Hennepin County-lead project.

View Metro Transit’s presentation to the neighborhood in the video player above. More information and a survey is available at https://www.metrotransit.org/route-4