Transportation in Minnesota
Ground transportation
Almost all north–south through railroads and long-distance four-lane
Highway transportation
Minnesota's major
The interstate highways are part of a class of routes known as interregional corridors, which also includes
The Minnesota Legislature identified many of the original trunk highways in the state in the state Constitution by constitutional amendment. A 1920 amendment laid out seventy routes connecting a number of cities. Today, these
Bus services
Transit buses
Regular route
Many rural areas and smaller towns also have rural bus service, though many of those are
Intercity bus lines
In addition to traditional intercity bus services, a network of independently operated long distance airport shuttles serving Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport has developed in recent years. Brainerd, Duluth, Mankato, Rochester, Saint Cloud, Eau Claire (WI), and La Crosse (WI) are all connected by daily scheduled shuttle service with the Minneapolis–Saint Paul airport. The shuttles provide transportation between area cities as well as serving airport passengers.
Railroads
Light rail
Decades before Metro Transit, the
In the future, other light rail lines may be built. The
Commuter and intercity rail
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The 82-mile (132 km)
The state is served by one intercity passenger rail line,
(NLX) is planned to restore service between Minneapolis and Duluth, which used to have train service until 1985.Freight rail
Major freight railroads in Minnesota include BNSF Railway, Union Pacific Railroad, Canadian National Railway, and Canadian Pacific Railway and its Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad and Soo Line Railroad subsidiaries. Principal ladings include coal from the Powder River Basin to ports and eastern power plants, grain and other agricultural products from farm to processors and ports, taconite (a form of iron ore) from the Iron Range in northeastern Minnesota to Lake Superior ports or on all-rail routes to steel mills, timber and forest products, and intermodal traffic.
Minnesota has had many more railroads and rail lines in the past, and reached a peak of over 9,100 miles (14,600 km) of rails around 1920. In 2007, there was almost exactly half as much track, 4,545 miles (7,314 km). Most of the reduction occurred in the 1970s and 1980s.[10]
Bicycle trails
A 2006 report stated that Minnesota had more miles of
Minneapolis MN Public Transportation Statistics
The average amount of time people spend commuting with public transit in Minneapolis-St. Paul on a weekday is 66 minutes. 19% of public transit riders, ride for more than 2 hours every day. The average amount of time people wait at a stop or station for public transit is 13 min, while 14% of riders wait for over 20 minutes on average every day. The average distance people usually ride in a single trip with public transit is 8.3 km, while 20% travel for over 12 km in a single direction.[12]
Water transportation
Much of Minnesota's early transportation followed the numerous rivers and lakes. Early European explorers and settlers followed the routes used by the
Air transportation
Minnesota’s principal airport is
See also
References
- ^ "Minnesota Department of Transportation Summary" (PDF). State of Minnesota Administration Website. Minnesota Management and Budget Statement. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ "Interregional Corridors and Regional Trade Centers" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2006. Retrieved June 30, 2006.
- ^ "Office of Investment Management: The Minnesota Interregional Corridor System". 2005. Archived from the original on June 14, 2006. Retrieved June 30, 2006.
- ^ "Legal Basis for Establishment of Trunk Highways". Retrieved December 7, 2006.
- ^ deFiebre, Conrad (December 16, 2009). "Greater Minnesota gets on board: Transit ridership grows while investment declines". Twin Cities Daily Planet. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ "Facts about trains and construction". Archived from the original on June 29, 2006. Retrieved July 1, 2006.
- ^ "News". Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
- ^ "Transportation amendment update". Minnesota Department of Transportation. 2006. Archived from the original on November 17, 2006. Retrieved November 24, 2006.
- ^ "Northstar Corridor Rail Project Summary". Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on September 24, 2006. Retrieved December 7, 2006.
- ^ Cambridge Systematics, Inc., Kimley Horn and Associates, Inc., and TKDA, Inc. (December 2009). "Minnesota Comprehensive Statewide Freight and Passenger Rail Plan (Draft Final Report)" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
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- ^ "Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN Public Transportation Statistics". Global Public Transit Index by Moovit. Retrieved June 19, 2017. Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
- ^ "Minnesota Ports and Waterways". Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on March 17, 2008.