We're transforming
DOWNTOWN
Minneapolis is undergoing a major transformation in the way you get into and around Downtown. New transit lanes, more two-way streets, new rail lines, and biking and walking improvements are changing how everyone experiences the heart of the city.
- New transit lanes on Marquette and 2nd avenues carry more riders and make bus trips through downtown quicker
- Hennepin, 1st, and 2nd avenues north now carry two-way traffic, making it easier to get where you’re going
- Nicollet Mall will have about 35% fewer buses, making it a better place to shop and eat, and allowing bicycles back on the mall
- Northstar Commuter Rail begins service, carrying about 3,400 people into and out of Downtown each day
- Northstar Commuter Rail begins service, carrying about 3,400 people into and out of Downtown each day
- Northstar Commuter Rail begins service, carrying about 3,400 people into and out of Downtown each day
- The Hiawatha LRT Bicycle Trail will extend into Downtown
- The Hiawatha LRT Bicycle Trail will extend into Downtown
- A new, improved streetscape will connect the Convention Center to Nicollet Mall
- Parts of 2nd and 3rd avenues north have been rebuilt
- By fall 2009, Marquette and 2nd Avenues will be reconstructed to create better transit access and wider, greener sidewalks.
- Hennepin Avenue and 1st and 2nd Avenues North will be converted to two-way streets in late 2009, with new bike lanes on 1st Avenue.
- Fewer, quieter buses on Nicollet Mall will make shopping and dining on the Mall an even better experience beginning in early 2010.
- New rail lines will begin operating in late 2009, including Northstar Commuter Rail and an extension of the Hiawatha Light Rail Line.
- The Hiawatha LRT Bicycle Trail will be extended into Downtown to connect with 3rd and 4th streets, beginning in 2010.
- Starting in 2010, a Convention Center gateway will improve the streetscape along 13th Street between the Convention Center and Nicollet Mall.
- 3rd Avenue North and 2nd Avenue North — 3rd Avenue North from Washington Avenue to 5th Street and 2nd Avenue North from Washington Avenue to 3rd Street are being reconstructed in 2009.
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