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METRO D LINE

The METRO D Line connects communities

The METRO D Line has been in operation since December 2022, providing service between Brooklyn Center and Bloomington. Since 2014, more than $3.7 billion has been invested along the METRO D Line, bringing residents more places to work, play, live, and shop all connected by one Metro Transit ride.

History of the METRO D Line

The D Line has operated since 2022, but planning began long before. First proposed in 2009 as an alternative to Route 5, it became a planned transitway in the 2040 Transportation Policy Plan.

Designed to meet growing demand on Route 5, the Metropolitan Council worked with Hennepin County and the City of Minneapolis to develop the D Line. Community input was key, with public feedback helping shape the line’s design, including additional stops. The D Line now connects communities to homes, jobs, parks, and more.

What is happening on the D Line?

We're connecting communities.

The D Line connects residents to Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis, Richfield, and Bloomington. In addition to the cities on the line, the D Line connects with the Green Line, Blue Line, Orange Line, Red Line, and C Line. That means with just one transit transfer, riders can also reach St. Paul, Apple Valley, and Burnsville.

When the Green Line Extension is operating, residents on the D Line will also be able to more easily reach St. Louis Park, Edina, Hopkins, Minnetonka, and Eden Prairie. The D Line connects residents on the line with many vibrant metro communities, and with destinations like the Mall of America and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

Homes are being built.

Through 2023, communities have permitted 6,900 residential units along the D Line, worth nearly $1.7 billion.

Affordable housing is also a need for residents. Housing development along the D Line supports efforts to increase affordable housing options. About 31% of the housing permitted and built along the D Line from 2014 to 2023 is defined as affordable.

Businesses have the opportunity to grow.

Commercial development worth nearly $1.5 billion has been permitted and built on the D Line corridor from 2014 through 2023. By attracting businesses, these developments are also helping make jobs accessible by the D Line.

Communities invest in amenities and connections where we build transit.

From 2014 through 2023, communities have permitted more than $536 million for schools, churches, and other community spaces and amenities along the D Line. That development will connect residents with parks, trails, green spaces, public facilities, walking and biking paths, and more.

We're creating jobs.

Industrial development along the D Line will bring jobs to the area, with nearly $48 million invested in industrial facilities, factories, and more.

The METRO D Line is enriching communities and connecting residents with more jobs, homes, parks, businesses, and so much more – making our communities more mobile and livable. Learn more about the METRO D Line.

Notes: Information based on data for the 2024 development trends report, which will be published soon. Market forces will impact when developments open. For more information, view the reports released by the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) office, or contact them at [email protected].