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METRO A LINE

The METRO A Line connects communities

The METRO A Line began service in 2016 and has since enriched and connected our communities. Along the transitway, nearly $1 billion has been invested in bringing more housing options, workplaces, businesses, parks, and more to our communities. The A Line connects residents with accessible housing, jobs, grocery stores, small businesses, and communities.

History of the METRO A Line

Construction of the A Line began in 2015 and became operational in 2016. The A Line brought together regional planners, community members, businesses, and cities to make the A Line benefit all people that it serves. Input from our metro communities guided the plan and design of the A Line.

The A Line was the Metropolitan Council’s first project to install bus rapid transit on high-capacity roadways in developed areas in the seven-county region. Learn more about bus rapid transit.

What is happening on the A Line?

We're connecting communities.

Nearly $1 billion has been invested on the line to bring jobs, homes, and more accessible by affordable transit.

The A Line connects Minneapolis, St. Paul and Roseville. The METRO Green Line and METRO Blue line are accessible by the A Line. With no more than one connection route, residents along the line can reach Minneapolis, St. Paul, Roseville, and Bloomington. When the Green Line expansion is operational, residents will be able to reach St. Louis Park, Edina, Hopkins, Minnetonka, and Eden Prairie.

Homes are being built.

3,800 homes have been built along the A Line. An additional 6,000 homes are being planned to bring more housing options to the transitway.

Housing can be expensive, which is why affordable housing has become a priority along the A Line. Over 30% of housing added along the transitway since 2014 is affordable. With easy access to the A Line, our communities’ economically disadvantaged residents can easily and affordably access jobs, homes, businesses, and more.

Businesses have the opportunity to grow.

A planned $32.5 million in commercial development will bring new business opportunities to communities along the A Line. This will include making space for restaurants, hotels, stores, and more will attract small business owners to these communities.

Communities invest in amenities and connections where we build transit.
$92 million is planned for school, churches, and other community spaces and amenities along the A Line. That investment will connect residents with public spaces and facilities, parks and green spaces, walking and biking paths, and more.

We're creating jobs

Since 2014, nearly $17 million in industrial development has brought jobs and workplaces to communities along the A Line.

Since 2016, the A Line has been providing communities with easy access to homes, jobs, businesses, parks, events and music, and so much more. Learn more about the A Line.

Notes: Information based on data from the 2023 development trends report. 2024 data will be available soon. Market forces will impact when developments open. For more information, view the full development trends report or contact the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) office at [email protected].