Transit
Every Lowry Hill News story tagged Transit.
City
Lyndale Avenue Redesign Nears a County Vote as Businesses and Cyclists Clash
Hennepin County is expected to bring its final design for rebuilding Lyndale Avenue South to the Minneapolis City Council this month, after a June 1 public meeting where Uptown business owners and cyclists clashed over a plan that adds a bikeway and cuts about a quarter of on-street parking.
City
A First Full Summer on the Rebuilt Hennepin Avenue and the E Line
For the first time in years, the Hennepin Avenue corridor through Uptown heads into summer without an active construction zone, the rebuilt street now served by the METRO E Line that began carrying riders in December.
City
Kenwood Concrete Project Reopens Burnham Road Bridge, Shifts Traffic on Sheridan
With the school year ending, families in Lowry Hill, Kenwood and East Isles can register children for summer day programs through the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, the area's largest provider of warm-weather youth programming.
City
A Summer of Street Work: Loring Park Resurfacing, a Grant Street Bikeway and Gas-Line Upgrades
Crews began rebuilding half a mile of 1st Avenue South, from Grant Street to Franklin Avenue, in late March, the largest of several Ward 7 street and utility projects underway this construction season.
City
Lyndale Avenue redesign draws criticism from bike, walk advocates
A September 2025 MinnPost commentary argues that Hennepin County's proposed reconstruction of Lyndale Avenue, the Wedge's eastern edge, falls short for people who walk and bike and should be changed before it is locked in.
Business
How One Hennepin Shop Owner Survived the Avenue's Long Rebuild
Hennepin Avenue reopened in October 2025 after about a year and a half of reconstruction, and the businesses that survived now face a second test: winning back the customers the construction drove away.
Neighborhood
From Whittier Backyard to Wedge Landmark: The Co-op's Origin
The Wedge Co-op began in 1974 with Whittier neighbors who wanted whole foods without a long trip, opened in a Franklin Avenue apartment, and moved to its Lyndale Avenue home in 1979.
City
Bryn Mawr's planned Green Line station sits in a scenic valley
The Metro Green Line Extension's planned Bryn Mawr Station sits beside the Cedar Lake Trail near downtown, with an opening targeted for 2027.
City
Hennepin's Rebuild Tested the Balance Between Cars, Buses and Bikes
The rebuilt Hennepin Avenue South divides its fixed width among buses, bikes, cars and pedestrians, and no constituency got everything it wanted.
City
Downtown Hennepin Reconstruction: A Different Design Just North of Lowry Hill
The downtown stretch of Hennepin Avenue was rebuilt years before the Uptown corridor, a separate 2019-2022 project with its own design for a denser theater-and-office district.
City
How the Hennepin Redesign Was Built Around the E Line
The rebuilt Hennepin Avenue was designed around the METRO E Line, which opened Dec. 6 and largely replaced Route 6.
Neighborhood
After the Ribbon-Cutting, Uptown Businesses Wait for Customers to Return
With Hennepin Avenue reopened after 18 months of construction, Uptown business owners are split on whether customers will return.
City
The Bus-Lane Debate: Why Hennepin Got Part-Time Lanes, Not 24/7
Public Works first recommended full-time bus lanes for Hennepin Avenue, but after a council fight and a mayoral veto the project settled on part-time lanes.
City
Inside the New Hennepin: Bus Lanes, Bikeways and Medians
The rebuilt Hennepin Avenue reallocates about 1.4 miles of pavement among part-time bus lanes, a two-way protected bikeway, raised medians and wider sidewalks.
City
Hennepin Avenue Reopens, and the Bus Has a Home
Hennepin Avenue reopened Oct. 31 after roughly two years of reconstruction that built E Line stations into the street, and the bus rapid transit line began service Dec. 6.
City
Hennepin Avenue Reopens After an 18-Month, $36 Million Reconstruction
Hennepin Avenue South reopened Oct. 31 between Lake Street and Douglas Avenue after an 18-month, roughly $36 million reconstruction.
Neighborhood
Sidewalks, Bus Stops and a More Walkable Hennepin
The $36 million Hennepin Avenue South rebuild reopened in October 2025 with wider sidewalks, new bus stations and a two-way protected bikeway along the Wedge's western edge.
Events
City of Lakes Art Fair Returns to Bde Maka Ska for an Autumn Weekend
More than 170 juried artists will set up booths along the northwest shore October 10 and 11.
City
A New Transit Map for the West Side of the City
Two long-running projects reshaped how Lowry Hill gets around in a single year: the METRO E Line opened in December 2025, and the Kenilworth and Cedar Lake trails reopened a month earlier after nearly seven years of light rail construction.
City
A Ribbon Cutting Caps a Transformative Year for Transit
City and county leaders gathered at Minneapolis College on Dec. 6, 2025, to mark the opening of the METRO E Line, the third bus rapid transit line Metro Transit launched in a single year.
City
Ten-Minute Buses: What Frequency Really Means for Lowry Hill
The E Line's defining feature is frequency: buses arrive every 10 to 15 minutes all day on Hennepin Avenue, so riders no longer plan trips around a timetable.
City
The E Line Threads the Lakes to the University
The METRO E Line links the Chain of Lakes, Uptown and downtown to the University of Minnesota in a single frequent bus route, with no transfer for riders boarding near Lake of the Isles.
City
New E Line Stations Reshape the Hennepin Corridor
The E Line replaced Route 6's sign-on-a-pole stops with permanent bus rapid transit stations along its 13.3-mile route, including ones at Hennepin and Franklin and Hennepin and 25th Street.
City
From Route 6 to Rapid Transit: The End of an Era on Hennepin
Route 6, one of Metro Transit's busiest local buses, was retired Dec. 6, 2025, when the faster E Line took over Hennepin Avenue.
City
The E Line Launches, Replacing Route 6 With All-Day Rapid Buses
Metro Transit's E Line opened Dec. 6, 2025, replacing Route 6 on Hennepin Avenue with bus rapid transit that runs as often as every 10 minutes all day.
Neighborhood
Kenilworth and Cedar Lake trails reopen after seven years
The Minneapolis Park Board reopened the Kenilworth and Cedar Lake trails on Nov. 28, 2025, restoring a heavily used bike and pedestrian corridor closed since 2019 for Southwest light rail construction.
Neighborhood
Kenilworth Channel reopening reconnected the lakes for paddlers
The Kenilworth Channel between Lake of the Isles and Cedar Lake reopened to paddlers in late August 2023 after about two years closed for light-rail bridge work.
Neighborhood
Praise and Pushback: How the Wedge Weighed In on the Hennepin Redesign
Before construction began, LHENA's community development committee surveyed residents on the city's plans, and the verdict was mixed.
Neighborhood
Hennepin Avenue Reopens After Two Years of Construction
The $36 million rebuild of South Hennepin brought new transit lanes, a protected bikeway and wider sidewalks to the Wedge and Lowry Hill's eastern edge.
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