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system, they were allowed to spend 90% of the transit property taxes generated in their communities on transit service within their cities. Initially, goals were to add additional trips on routes with one trip so that each route had at least 3 trips, and creation of a dial-a-ride service. In March 1990, MVTA sought bids to operate their bus service, and in
January 1991 routes began operating under MVTA branding while still being operated under contract by MTC. At first, no trip times or route changes were instituted but some changes were under consideration for spring or summer. At the time there were three routes to Saint Paul, and six routes to Minneapolis. After only six weeks of service, MVTA along with the other six opt-out communities rallied against budget cuts impacting their transit systems. The budget cuts were instituted by a state-wide budget decrease of 3% and passed down through the Regional Transit Board, which oversaw all transit operations in the Twin Cities. The budget cuts impacted all transit operations within the Twin Cities with opt-out communities losing $ 185,000 or roughly 5% of the total amount of money cut. At that time most opt-outs were operating under budgets that drew less than their 90% share of available transit property taxes. After consultation with the Regional Transit Board's attorney, budget cuts were tabled with the understanding that the Regional Transit Board had overstepped its authority to institute budget cuts and impinge on the independence of the opt-out communities.
244:. MVTA along with ten suburbs and Dakota County participated in a "High-Speed Bus Coalition" to study high speed transit service along freeways with feeder local bus service in 1993. Interstates 494 and 35W were both discussed as corridors for improved service. I-35W is the main thoroughfare between the communities and downtown Minneapolis and at the time was under consideration for a light rail line. While MVTA provided 1,085 parking spaces for riders throughout their system, 97% were full which led to the Regional Transit boarding funding projects to improve park-and-ride locations in Apple Valley, Burnsville, and Eagan. Demand for more spaces was projected as needing 300 more spaces in 1993 and 700 more spaces by 1996. A need for a 500-space park-and-ride lot in Burnsville by I-35W were identified but no timeline for construction had been established.
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trips from MVTA communities for a total of 85 daily round trips. Service was provided by a fleet of 45 buses. While the service in 1989 cost around $ 2 million, the additional service covered the fully $ 2.9 million in revenue dedicated to transit within the MVTA service area. By April 1992, MVTA was operating 88 round trips and ridership for March improved from 67,200 to 76,700 year-over-year. MVTA served 1,470 riders each weekday by 1993, and offered suburb-to-suburb service with several of the five suburban only routes terminating at the recently built
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Burnsville to downtown Minneapolis. Transit improvements along I-35W were studied for decades with different alignments and modes of transit considered including bus rapid transit and light rail. By 2005, plans were solidified on bus rapid transit improvements.
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October 1995 suspended all commuter express routes. The commuter express routes were operated by MTCO under contract from MVTA. While transit ridership for MTCO declined after the strike, MVTA ridership increased by December 1995. The 5,130 rides provided each weekday in December were 55 percent
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In the mid-1990s, MTC had been renamed to MTCO and faced budget cuts which caused cuts in service and the need to raise fares. Opt-out transit providers like MVTA were largely immune from Metro
Transit cuts because they did not rely on state and federal funding. In 1995 MVTA expected to provide 1.2
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opened in 1995 and its combination of many parking spaces, indoor waiting area, space for additional businesses nearby was the first in the Twin Cities. Other opt-out communities followed suit with construction of park-and-rides in Maple Grove, Plymouth, and Eden
Prairie. MVTA would follow the same
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While MVTA hoped to increase service in 1991, they were unable to because the existing amount of service provided by MTC covered the full budget allotment available from their transit property tax revenue. Between 1989, when independence from the MTC system was studied, and 1991, MTC added 19 round
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service. The service launched June 3, 2019, with service just in Savage and western
Burnsville but has expanded over time. Service is offered seven days a week and serves the cities of Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Rosemount, and Savage. The service is offered via a smartphone application where
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A tweak in state law in 1996 allowed opt-out providers to directly levy their own taxes for transit rather than collect them through the
Metropolitan Council. MVTA began operating an express bus route from Burnsville Transit Station to the I-494 strip in Bloomington and Edina. The route performed
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The six cities of Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Prior Lake, Rosemount, and Savage voted to leave the MTC service area in 1989. In the prior year, the cities paid roughly $ 3 million in property taxes to MTC but only received $ 2 million in transit service in return. By opting out of the MTC
470:. The Metropolitan Council determined it could operate the service cheaper than paying MVTA to provide the service and began operations on December 5, 2020. MVTA threatened the council with a lawsuit over not renewing the contract for operating the route.
426:. It consisted of five bus routes, the 490, 491, 492, 496, and 498. In September 2014, the two cities reached a deal with the MVTA to merge their services. As of January 1, 2015, all former BlueXpress routes are now operated by the MVTA.
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A year later in 1994, the new park-and-ride lot in
Burnsville near I-35W was slated for construction in that same year. The 550-space lot with room for expansion would quadruple the previous lot.
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The agency offers local buses through the communities and to select destinations north of the agency's service area, as well as express bus service to downtown
Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and the
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Gardner, Bill (July 29, 1994). "Transit Company Set to Build Commuter Station of the Future. Retail/Service Complex will Offer Harried Workers One-Stop Shopping".
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MVTA was one of several transit agencies created by suburban communities in the Twin Cities who chose to "opt-out" of the regular route transit system operated by
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which was created as part of the project. A groundbreaking ceremony for construction was held in July 2019 and service began on December 4, 2021.
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Ahern, Don (July 3, 1995). "Suburban Bus Companies Foresee No Cuts // Commuter Lines Don't Rely on State or Federal Funds".
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Ahern, Don (December 17, 1993). "Group Wants To Test High-Speed Buses //Southern Suburbs Propose System Using Interstates".
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Route 490 offers service from Marschall Road Transit Station/Shakopee to the University of Minnesota.
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Ahern, Don (February 14, 1991). "Suburban Bus Services Preserve Autonomy, But Still Face Fund Cuts".
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customers/users can book rides. In January 2022, around 6,700 rides were taken using the service.
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Blake, Laurie (April 21, 1992). "Personal touch pays off for suburbs' bus systems".
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Burnsville Transit Station was the first major transit station constructed by MVTA.
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million rides and was the largest of the opt-out providers. An 18-day strike by
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1971:"A Battle Over a High-Speed Bus Line Has Transit Agencies Seeing Red - Racket"
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joined MVTA in September 2014 with service in those areas beginning in 2015.
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more than four years ago when MVTA first started providing service.
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830:— Apple Valley, Burnsville & Eagan to/from Downtown Saint Paul)
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2090:"Orange Line opens, connecting Mpls. to Burnsville on I-35W"
2071:"Supporters push for Bottineau Blue Line light-rail project"
854:— University of Minnesota to/from Prior Lake & Shakopee)
634:— Apple Valley, Burnsville & Eagan to/from Bloomington)
590:, Boulder Lakes Business Park and Thomson Reuters in Eagan.
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Routes 460, 465, 470, 472, 477, and 479 make stops at the
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1070:List of bus transit systems in the United States
1034:(2009, currently only serviced by Metro Transit)
2689:List of cancelled transit projects in Minnesota
1199:"Suburbs map new course with transit authority"
385:In 2013, the MVTA started providing service to
1136:"Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023"
1107:"Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2024"
646:– Savage & Burnsville to/from Bloomington)
406:BlueXpress logo, used 2007 to 2015 MVTA merger
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393:Transitway Connections & Other Operations
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894:- Shakopee to Eden Prairie/Opus-Minnetonka)
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682:— Apple Valley to/from Mystic Lake Casino)
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806:– Lakeville to/from Downtown Minneapolis)
2799:Transportation in Minneapolis–Saint Paul
1501:"Transit hubs have bus riders lining up"
1065:Transportation in Minneapolis–Saint Paul
866:— Shakopee to/from Downtown Minneapolis)
842:— Rosemount to/from Downtown Saint Paul)
572:Routes 442 & 444 connects riders to
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2819:Transportation in Saint Paul, Minnesota
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766:— Eagan to/from Downtown Minneapolis)
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2767:Passenger rail projects in Minnesota
2650:Intercity rail projects in Minnesota
1969:Pan, H. Jiahong (February 9, 2022).
1028:Lakeville Cedar Park and Ride (2009)
953:Express/Limited Stop Reverse Commute
925:Burnsville Heart of the City station
540:Burnsville Heart of the City station
512:Burnsville Heart of the City station
2619:Commuter rail projects in Minnesota
992:Palomino Hills Park and Ride (1993)
730:MVTA bus at Marqutte Ave and 5th St
622:— Apple Valley to/from Minneapolis)
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1718:Nelson, Emma (December 30, 2014).
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1867:Hildreth, Kara (March 24, 2022).
1663:"Few riding suburb-to-suburb bus"
1533:Blake, Laurie (August 28, 2003).
1164:Schmitty and Sons Transit Service
931:to/from Eagan & Apple Valley)
610:— Apple Valley to/from Rosemount)
21:Minnesota Valley (disambiguation)
2839:1990 establishments in Minnesota
2143:https://www.mvta.com/routes/436/
1815:Harlow, Tim (October 24, 2021).
1465:Blake, Laurie (August 2, 1995).
1043:Rosemount Transit Station (2012)
285:Service Area / Agency Governance
2789:Bus transportation in Minnesota
2088:Pan, Henry (December 6, 2021).
1943:Harlow, Tim (October 6, 2020).
1922:"Business Item No. 2013-104 SW"
1893:Crotti, Nancy (June 20, 2013).
1661:Blake, Laurie (June 17, 1996).
1535:"Grab the bus and a latte, too"
1499:Blake, Laurie (July 12, 1998).
1431:Blake, Laurie (March 8, 1995).
529:I-35W & Lake Street station
505:I-35W & Lake Street station
2069:Moore, Janet (July 17, 2019).
1282:"Transportation dreams dashed"
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1002:Apple Valley Transit Station
943:— Eagan to/from Minneapolis)
670:— Eagan to/from Minneapolis)
658:— Eagan to/from Cedar Grove)
544:Apple Valley Transit Station
461:Apple Valley Transit Station
262:Apple Valley Transit Station
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1022:157th Street Station (2006)
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468:Metropolitan Council
321:; and the cities of
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2644:Chicago Hub Network
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