Improved service is coming to the Bloomington area! Starting Saturday, Aug. 16, routes 534, 537, 538, 539, & 546 will feature many changes to frequency, routing, and span of service. Together, 67% more service will be provided on these routes each week. Nearly 20% more trips will serve Mall of America, 80% more trips will serve 98th St. Station, and double the number of trips will serve Normandale College each week. In addition, the new Metro micro service in the Bloomington area will begin, allowing customers to get to additional locations not serviced by our fixed routes in the area.
See the route listing below for all the details on service beginning on Aug. 16!
ROUTE 534
- Service will improve to every 30 minutes all days of the week, with service restored on Saturday and Sunday. Trips will now be offered until 10 p.m. all days of the week.
- Routing will be adjusted with trips no longer traveling via 90th St., Poplar Bridge, and Collegeview Rd. Trips will travel via 98th St. and Penn Ave. Service on Poplar Bridge, and Collegeview Rd. will be offered by Route 537.
ROUTE 537
- Frequency will improve to every 60 minutes on weekdays.
- Service will be available between 7:30 to 5:30 p.m.
- Service will be realigned from France Ave. to Collegeview Rd. to replace service of Route 534.
ROUTE 538
- Frequency will improve to every 30 minutes all day on weekdays.
- Direct service now made on all trips to Cub Foods, Target, 3400 Parklawn, and Knox Landing.
- 538B will be discontinued due to low ridership. Alternate service available on Routes 4 and 540.
ROUTE 539
- Weekend trips will be added with more hours of 30-minute service. On weekdays, trips will operate every 30 minutes until the end of service.
- Trips ending at Normandale College will turn into Route 546 trips to offer one-seat access to Normandale Village Shopping Center and Valley West Shopping Center.
- All trips will have the same routing all days of week.
ROUTE 546
- Weekend trips will be added with more hours of 30-minute service. On weekdays, service will improve to every 30 minutes during the midday and evening.
- New service will be offered on Old Shakopee Rd. west of France Ave. to Normandale Blvd., and on Normandale Blvd. from Old Shakopee Rd. to 98th St.
- Route will no longer travel on France Ave. Alternate service is available on Route 537 on weekdays.
- Rush-hour only service on Penn Ave., James Ave., and 94th St. will be discontinued. Alternate service on Penn Ave. will be available on Route 534 all days of the week and some portions with Metro micro.
- All trips will have the same routing all days of week.
- Trips ending at Normandale College will turn into Route 539 trips to offer one-seat access to 98th St. Station and Mall of America.
- Routing through Valley West Shopping Center and Normandale Shopping Center will change to facilitate through trips.