95th Avenue Park & Ride

3249 95th Ave. NE, Blaine 55449

Description: With nearly 1,500 parking spaces, the 95th Avenue Park & Ride is Metro Transit's largest Park & Ride. Located in the northwest corner of Interstate 35W and 95th Avenue NE, the Park & Ride includes a three-deck parking ramp with around 500 covered parking spaces; additional parking is found on an adjacent surface lot.

The Park & Ride opened in 1997 with 1,000 spaces and was expanded in 2009 as part of the Urban Partnership Agreement, a federal grant that led to several transit improvements on the I-35 corridor. Federal funding also paid for NexTrip signage and real-time displays on I-35 that show Park & Ride availability and travel time savings for transit users.

Routes: Route 250 to downtown Minneapolis, Route 252 to the University of Minneapolis and Route 262 to downtown St. Paul

Features: Covered waiting area, NexTrip signage, bike lockers, elevators, security cameras

Construction: The 2009 expansion cost roughly $9 million