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G Line, previously known as the Robert Street Corridor, is a proposed bus rapid transit corridor, from
Little Canada to
West Saint Paul via downtown
Saint Paul
Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...
on Rice and Robert Streets. Robert Street is named after Captain Louis Robert, an early resident of Saint Paul.
[Empson, Donald L. (2006). ''The Street Where You Live: A Guide to the Place Names of Saint Paul.'' ]University of Minnesota Press
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. p 232. . The corridor's population is expected to grow 45% and 27% more jobs are expected to come to the area from 2000 to 2030. In the 2006 state bonding bill, $500,000 was set aside to study the feasibility of adding mass transit. Robert Street, the south portion of the corridor, was also studied for light rail improvements. In the Metropolitan Council's 2030 Transportation Policy Plan Robert Street is one of nine arterial streets that are recommended for bus rapid transit. Six of the nine corridors would be built by 2020 and the remaining three would be built by 2030. In February 2021, the corridor was selected to be implemented as the G Line.
See also
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Metro A Line
The Metro A Line is a bus rapid transit line in the Twin Cities, Minnesota operated by Metro Transit. The A Line operates primarily along the Snelling Avenue corridor and travels through the cities of Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Falcon Heights, ...
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Metro C Line
The Metro C Line is a bus rapid transit line in Brooklyn Center and Minneapolis, Minnesota operated by Metro Transit. The line is part of Metro Transit's Metro network of light rail and bus rapid transit lines. The route operates from the Broo ...
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Robert Street (Metro Transit station)
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Robert Street Bridge
References
External links
Robert Street Transitway Overview*
Bus rapid transit in Minnesota
Transportation in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Proposed public transportation in Minnesota
Transportation in Ramsey County, Minnesota
Transportation in Dakota County, Minnesota
Metro Transit (Minnesota)
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