METRO Bronze Line Bus Rapid Transit Engineering Phase
Summary
The county signed a grant agreement with Met Council to fund engineering for the Bronze Line BRT project, an early but real step toward the transit line.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 5
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Aug 18, 2026.
Impact analysis
Grant-funded engineering phase; county cost share not stated in the record.
Transit riders and communities along the Bronze Line corridor.
Corridor businesses and residents face years of construction disruption starting around 2030; some property impacts possible during street reconstruction.
Mentions & discussions (5)
Regional Railroad Authority — August 18, 2026
The Bronze Line BRT project moves into engineering with a grant agreement between the Metropolitan Council and the Authority. Design is only at 3%, and neighbors — especially along the Johnson Parkway bridge segment — have raised concerns. The design process resumes this fall with stakeholder committees.
Board of Commissioners — August 18, 2026
The county signed a grant agreement with Met Council to fund engineering for the Bronze Line BRT project, an early but real step toward the transit line.
Board Workshop / Discussion — August 4, 2026
A ~10-mile BRT line from Union Depot to Maplewood Mall with 22 stations, about 90% funded by Ramsey County through the railroad authority levy and county sales tax. The capital grant agreement with the Met Council comes to the board Aug. 18, with construction around 2030 and service by 2032.
Regional Railroad Authority — May 19, 2026
Vice Chair Xiong reported on a meeting with the Real Life Co-op on the East Side, where residents raised concerns about a bridge over Johnson Parkway and Phalen Boulevard and asked for more at-grade options. Staff said the project is only around 1% engineering, so there is plenty of time for public input.
Regional Railroad Authority — March 17, 2026
The county backed the revised plan for the Bronze Line BRT and is pushing the Metropolitan Council to write the updated project definition into its Imagine 2050 Transportation Policy Plan.
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