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Do not fill this in! === Transportation === {{Main|Transportation in Minnesota|Metro (Minnesota)|Trails in Minneapolis}} [[File:Hiawatha Line and Sabo Bridge (27810931609).jpg|thumb|alt=Yellow and blue light rail train travels downhill across a grade crossing; a pedestrian bridge is behind|A Metro Blue Line train traveling from the [[Lake Street/Midtown station]] ]] The 2020 census found that the average commute to work for the Minneapolis population was 22 minutes.<ref name="2021-S0801">{{cite web |publisher = [[US Census Bureau]] |title = Commuting characteristics by sex |url = https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US2743000&tid=ACSST1Y2021.S0801 |access-date = February 16, 2023 |archive-date = February 16, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230216182841/https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US2743000&tid=ACSST1Y2021.S0801 |url-status = live }}</ref> The most common means of transportation to work was driving alone (45 percent), the least common was bicycling (1.7 percent), and others were carpooling (6.5 percent), taking public transit (5.6 percent), and walking (4.8 percent).<ref name="2021-S0801" /> A division of the [[Metropolitan Council (Minnesota)|Metropolitan Council]], [[Metro Transit (Minnesota)|Metro Transit]] operates public transportation in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metrotransit.org/about-Metro-transit|title=About Metro Transit|access-date=April 18, 2023|publisher=[[Metro Transit (Minnesota)|Metro Transit]]|archive-date=April 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418170436/https://www.metrotransit.org/about-Metro-transit|url-status=live}}</ref> The system has two [[light rail]] lines, one [[commuter rail]] line, about six [[bus rapid transit]] (BRT) lines,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metrotransit.org/schedules-maps|title=Schedules & Maps|access-date=April 18, 2023|publisher=[[Metro Transit (Minnesota)|Metro Transit]]|archive-date=March 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317193726/https://www.metrotransit.org/schedules-maps|url-status=live}}</ref> and about 90 [[transit bus|bus]] lines with over 8,000 stops.<ref>{{cite web |work = [[Moovit]] |publisher=[[Intel]] |date = December 3, 2022 |access-date = December 10, 2022 |title = Metro Transit |url = https://moovitapp.com/index/en/public_transit-lines-MinneapolisSt_Paul_MN-1143-10734 |archive-date = December 10, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221210164117/https://moovitapp.com/index/en/public_transit-lines-MinneapolisSt_Paul_MN-1143-10734 |url-status = live }}</ref> As of 2021, riders of Metro Transit system-wide were 44 percent persons of color.<ref>{{cite news |author = Hazzard, Andrew |date = November 15, 2021 |access-date = December 10, 2022 |url = https://sahanjournal.com/climate-environment/blue-line-extension-north-minneapolis-gentrification/ |title = The Metro Blue Line Extension is finally moving forward. But some fear it will drive up rents and force them to leave. |work = [[Sahan Journal]] |archive-date = December 10, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221210164115/https://sahanjournal.com/climate-environment/blue-line-extension-north-minneapolis-gentrification/ |url-status = live }}</ref> Bus ridership in the Twin Cities was 91.6 million in 2019, a three-percent decline over the previous year and part of a national trend in falling local bus ridership, while commuter rides were down, and ridership on light rail and BRTs remained steady or grew slightly.<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Moore |first1 = Janet |title = Transit ridership in Twin Cities metro area declined slightly last year |url = https://www.startribune.com/transit-ridership-in-the-metro-declined-slightly-last-year/568563242/ |access-date = November 14, 2020 |work =[[Star Tribune]]|date = March 7, 2020 |archive-date = August 17, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210817041436/https://www.startribune.com/transit-ridership-in-the-metro-declined-slightly-last-year/568563242/ |url-status = live }}</ref> The [[Metro Blue Line (Minnesota)|Metro Blue Line]] light rail line connects the [[Mall of America]] and [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport]] in [[Bloomington, Minnesota|Bloomington]] to downtown, and the [[Green Line (Minnesota)|Green Line]] travels from downtown through the University of Minnesota campus to downtown [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]]. A [[Bottineau LRT|Blue Line extension]] to the northwest suburbs re-entered the planning stages for a new route alignment in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Moore |first1 = Janet |title = Bottineau Blue Line light-rail reboot takes shape |url = https://www.startribune.com/bottineau-blue-line-light-rail-reboot-takes-shape/573433081/ |access-date = January 14, 2021 |work = [[Star Tribune]] |date = December 19, 2020 |archive-date = August 17, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210817121039/https://www.startribune.com/bottineau-blue-line-light-rail-reboot-takes-shape/573433081/ |url-status = live }}</ref> A [[Southwest LRT|Green Line extension]] is planned to connect downtown with the southwestern suburbs.{{efn|About a decade late, the Southwest line is expected to open in 2027, and has cost $1.8{{nbsp}}billion as of 2022.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.startribune.com/met-council-approves-111m-in-additional-funding-for-southwest-line-but-more-is-needed/600237878/ |title = Met Council approves additional $111 million for Southwest light-rail line, but more is needed |author = Moore, Janet |date = December 21, 2022 |access-date = December 22, 2022 |work =[[Star Tribune]]|archive-date = December 22, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221222001553/https://www.startribune.com/met-council-approves-111m-in-additional-funding-for-southwest-line-but-more-is-needed/600237878/ |url-status = live }}</ref>}} BRT lines are 25 percent faster than regular bus lines because riders pay before boarding, stops are limited, and sometimes they employ signal prioritization.<ref name=Brey>{{cite news |title = Minneapolis Wants to Be the 'Bus Rapid Transit Capital of North America' |url = https://www.governing.com/community/minneapolis-wants-to-be-the-bus-rapid-transit-capital-of-north-america |author = Brey, Jared |date = December 9, 2022 |access-date = December 10, 2022 |work = [[Governing (magazine)|Governing]] |publisher = [[e.Republic]] |archive-date = December 9, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221209194733/https://www.governing.com/community/minneapolis-wants-to-be-the-bus-rapid-transit-capital-of-north-america |url-status = live }}</ref> The newest BRT line, the D Line, runs along one of Minnesota's most used bus lines, the {{convert|18|mi|km||adj=on}} route{{nbsp}}5, where a quarter of households do not have access to a car.<ref name="Brey" /> The {{Convert|40|mile|abbr=out|adj=on}} [[Northstar Line|Northstar Commuter rail]] runs from [[Big Lake, Minnesota]], to downtown Minneapolis. Commuter rides decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, and as of 2023, service cut back to four from 12 daily trips.<ref>{{cite news|title=Met Council study finds no easy answers to ridership woes on Northstar commuter rail|last=Moore|first=Janet|date=March 14, 2023|access-date=April 18, 2023|work=[[Star Tribune]]|url=https://www.startribune.com/met-council-study-finds-no-easy-answers-to-ridership-woes-on-northstar-commuter-rail/600258844/|archive-date=April 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418180046/https://www.startribune.com/met-council-study-finds-no-easy-answers-to-ridership-woes-on-northstar-commuter-rail/600258844/|url-status=live}}</ref> Hundreds of homeless people nightly sought shelter on Green Line trains until overnight service was cut back in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Moore |first1 = Janet |title = 'Transit is not a shelter': Green Line curtails all-night service |url = https://www.startribune.com/green-line-service-cutback-may-displace-homeless-riders/552734412/ |access-date = January 16, 2021 |work =[[Star Tribune]]|date = August 19, 2019 |archive-date = August 15, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210815184833/https://www.startribune.com/green-line-service-cutback-may-displace-homeless-riders/552734412/ |url-status = live }}</ref> Short more than a hundred police officers, in 2022, the Metro Council hired community groups to help police light rail stations; these non-profits can guide passengers to mental health services and shelters.<ref name=MooreLRT /> In 2023, crime in the Metro Transit system spiked 32% over the previous January, but for the year, ridership was up 15% to about 60% of the pre-pandemic level.<ref name=MooreLRT>{{cite news|title=Crime jumped 32% on Metro Transit trains, buses in 2023|last=Moore|first=Janet|date=February 5, 2024|access-date=February 7, 2024|url=https://www.startribune.com/crime-jumped-25-on-metro-transit-trains-buses-in-2023/600341173/|work=[[Star Tribune]]|archive-date=February 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206183740/https://www.startribune.com/crime-jumped-25-on-metro-transit-trains-buses-in-2023/600341173/|url-status=live}}</ref> Evie Carshare, owned by Minneapolis and Saint Paul since 2022, is a fleet of 145 electric cars available for one-way trips in a {{convert|35|sqmi|sqkm|adj=on}} area of the Twin Cities.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://hourcar.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2022-HOURCAR-Evie-Impact-Report-Online-FINAL.pdf|title=Impact Report|date=2022|access-date=November 18, 2023|publisher=HOURCAR|archive-date=December 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202140712/http://hourcar.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2022-HOURCAR-Evie-Impact-Report-Online-FINAL.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Bicycling-Minneapolis-2007-03-02.jpg|thumb|alt=Person on a bike waiting at a stoplight in the snow.|A cyclist in winter]] Minneapolis has {{convert|16|mi|km}} of on-street protected bikeways, {{convert|98|mi|km}} of bike lanes and {{convert|101|mi|km}} of off-street bikeways and trails.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/bicycling/ |title = Minneapolis bicycling facts |access-date = December 12, 2022 |publisher = City of Minneapolis |archive-date = December 12, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221212220742/https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/bicycling/ |url-status = live }}</ref> Off-street facilities include the [[Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway]], [[Midtown Greenway]], [[Little Earth Trail]], [[Hiawatha LRT Trail]], [[Kenilworth Trail]], and [[Cedar Lake Trail]].<ref>{{cite web |title = Trails & Parkways |url = https://www.minneapolisparks.org/parks__destinations/trails__parkways/ |access-date = December 14, 2020 |publisher = [[Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board]] |archive-date = August 16, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210816132636/https://www.minneapolisparks.org/parks__destinations/trails__parkways/ |url-status = live }}</ref> Replacing [[Nice Ride Minnesota|Nice Ride]] in 2023, for part of the year [[Lime (transportation company)|Lime]], [[Spin (company)|Spin]] and Veo had bicycles and scooters for rent with an app.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-bikes-scooters-for-rent-again-starting-this-week/600266284/|title=Minneapolis bikes, scooters for rent again starting this week|author=''Star Tribune'' staff|date=April 11, 2023|access-date=April 12, 2023|work=[[Star Tribune]]|archive-date=April 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412003111/https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-bikes-scooters-for-rent-again-starting-this-week/600266284/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2007, the [[I-35W Mississippi River bridge|Interstate 35W bridge]] over the Mississippi, which was overloaded with {{Convert|300|ST|kg}} of repair materials, collapsed, killing 13 people and injuring 145. The [[I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge|bridge was rebuilt]] in 14 months.<ref>{{cite news |title = 10 Years After Bridge Collapse, America Is Still Crumbling |url = https://www.npr.org/2017/08/01/540669701/10-years-after-bridge-collapse-america-is-still-crumbling |date = August 1, 2017 |author = Schaper, David |access-date = January 18, 2021 |work = [[NPR]] |archive-date = August 23, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210823233552/https://www.npr.org/2017/08/01/540669701/10-years-after-bridge-collapse-america-is-still-crumbling |url-status = live }}</ref> The [[Minneapolis Skyway System]], {{convert|9.5|mi|km}} of enclosed pedestrian bridges called [[skyway]]s, links 80 city blocks downtown with access to second-floor restaurants, retailers, government, sports facilities, doctor's offices and other businesses that are open on weekdays.<ref>{{cite web |publisher = Meet Minneapolis |title = Your Guide to the Minneapolis Skyway System |url = https://www.minneapolis.org/map-transportation/minneapolis-skyway-guide/ |access-date = February 3, 2023 |archive-date = August 1, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210801114806/https://www.minneapolis.org/map-transportation/minneapolis-skyway-guide/ |url-status = live }}</ref> Fifteen commercial passenger airlines serve [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport]] (MSP).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mspairport.com/flights-and-airlines|access-date=April 22, 2023|title=Flights & Airlines|publisher=[[Metropolitan Airports Commission]]|archive-date=April 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422150550/https://www.mspairport.com/flights-and-airlines|url-status=live}}</ref> MSP is the headquarters of [[Sun Country Airlines]].<ref name=MSP>{{cite news |title = Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on track for third annual passenger record in a row |url = https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2019/12/12/minneapolis-st-paul-international-airport-on-track.html |work = [[Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal]]|publisher=[[American City Business Journals]] |author = Thomas, Dylan |date = December 12, 2019 |access-date = January 18, 2021 |archive-date = June 4, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210604210509/https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2019/12/12/minneapolis-st-paul-international-airport-on-track.html |url-status = live }}</ref> After it merged with [[Northwest Airlines]] in 2009, [[Delta Air Lines]] flew 80% of the airport's traffic,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.minneapolis.org/map-transportation/delta-airlines/|title=Delta Air Lines|access-date=April 22, 2023|publisher=Meet Minneapolis|archive-date=April 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422145648/https://www.minneapolis.org/map-transportation/delta-airlines/|url-status=live}}</ref> and MSP was Delta's second-largest US hub.<ref>{{cite news|title=Delta's new station chief works to build back MSP hub after pandemic|url=https://www.startribune.com/deltas-new-station-chief-works-to-build-back-msp-hub-after-pandemic/600069969/|last=Painter|first=Kristen Leigh|date=June 19, 2021|access-date=April 22, 2023|work=[[Star Tribune]]|archive-date=April 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422150523/https://www.startribune.com/deltas-new-station-chief-works-to-build-back-msp-hub-after-pandemic/600069969/|url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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