Purple Line BRT Project

Project funding partners

Metro Transit is the lead agency responsible for developing and eventually operating the METRO Purple Line. The project is being developed as a collaboration of public and private partners, who are working together to contribute funding, staff, technical skills, project oversight, and connections to communities along the corridor.

Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is expect to provide half of the project's capital funding.

Ramsey County

Ramsey County has committed $39.9 million for the Purple Line’s Project Development phase.

Metro Transit

Other project partners

*These project partners are from the original locally preferred route from 2017.