| In 2004, The greater-Minneapolis area in Minnesota | | | | about 17 stops total, making a trip from downtown |
| received an addition that would change the way city | | | | Minneapolis to the MOA about a 45 minute drive. It |
| inhabitants travel to and from work. The light rail was | | | | seems like a long time but the scenery and lack of |
| introduced to boost Metro Transit travel and allow | | | | rush hour traffic makes this a gold mine to travelers |
| for an easier way to the Bloomington Mall of America | | | | and mall goers alike. |
| from the Cities. The line, which is also operated by | | | | There are three station locations that have |
| the company that owns all Twin Cities' Buses, | | | | park-and-ride lots which are free of cost. These are |
| connects downtown Minneapolis to the Minneapolis-St. | | | | 28th Avenue, Bloomington, Fort Snelling, and Lake |
| Paul International Airport and the infamous Mall of | | | | Street/Motown. These are extremely beneficial |
| America. | | | | because parking downtown Minneapolis or at main |
| This metro train runs twenty hours a day running | | | | stream attraction such as the Metrodome or the |
| every 7-15 minutes during the daylight, and about | | | | Target Center can get quite pricey. This is the mean |
| 15-30 minutes apart during evening hours. This line has | | | | reason riders love this new travel option. |
| become the city's marvel and a great success for | | | | The next phase of this Twin Citie's Light Rail |
| Metro Transit. About 65% more riders are using this | | | | environment is the addition of a second line which will |
| easy to ride option through the city on a regular | | | | connect Downtown Minneapolis to the Twin Cities |
| basis. The light rail's route is quite simple. It starts in | | | | University which stretches along both Minneapolis and |
| the Warehouse District of metro Minneapolis and | | | | downtown St. Paul. The design is quite complex and |
| moves just west to Downtown Minneapolis. It runs | | | | the planning process is still underway. The project is |
| through downtown following Hiawatha Avenue | | | | expected to be complete some time around 2014, |
| through to Midtown at Hiawatha Park and to Fort | | | | making traveling the Twin Citie's Metro area a simple, |
| Snelling. After that riders hit the International Airport | | | | organized manner. |
| and the last stop is at the Mall of America. IT is | | | | |