Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 23, 2008
METRO TRANSIT TO EXPAND SERVICE ON ROUTE 14
IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, RICHFIELD
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL – (May 23) – Metro Transit bus service will be expanded on the south end of Route 14, creating more access to jobs in Richfield and near the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport beginning May 31. Funding for the service enhancement comes from a federal Job Access and Reverse Commute grant, which supports transportation services that improve access to employment opportunities.
The expanded service will be offered seven days a week on Route 14C and Route 14F branches. The expanded service extends Route 14 from 54th Street to the air-freight terminals at the airport on Cargo Road.
New Route 14C trips will serve the Cedar Point Commons shopping center, which includes Target and Home Depot, located at 66th Street and Cedar Avenue in Richfield. New Route 14F trips will serve FedEx and UPS, both located on Cargo Road near the airport.
Route 14 operates seven days a week. The cash fare for Route 14 is $2 during weekday rush hours and $1.50 at all other times.
For trip planning services, customers can speak with a transit expert at the Transit Information Center at 612-373-3333 or use the online trip planner at metrotransit.org.
Metro Transit is a service of the Metropolitan Council. Customers boarded its buses and trains 77 million times in 2007, the highest annual ridership in 25 years.
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(Editors: For information call Bob Gibbons, director of customer services, 612-349-7509 or via e-mail at robert.gibbons@metc.state.mn.us)
