Provide funding to develop a feasibility study for bus rapid transit in two high-ridership corridors and create community-driven recommendations to improve access in duluth MN.

This $350,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.505 - Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research) to the Duluth Transit Authority (DTA) will fund the development of a feasibility study and community-driven recommendations for implementing bus rapid transit (BRT) along two high-ridership corridors in Duluth, Minnesota. The award will cover the cost of hiring a consulting firm to assist DTA with the planning and preliminary design of the BRT corridor plan. The expected outcomes from this planning effort include establishing a roadmap for DTA to continue building out the two BRT lines, building community support, examining feasibility, developing preliminary designs, and creating a financial plan. This grant supports DTA's broader mission of providing transit services, operations, planning, and capital improvements to benefit the Duluth community.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to provide funding to develop a feasibility study for bus rapid transit in two high-ridership corridors and create community-driven recommendations to improve access in duluth MN.

Activities

Funds will be used to cover the cost of hiring a consulting firm to assist US in the planning and designing of a BRT corridor plan.

Expected outcomes

The planning study will set the groundwork and establish a plan for the duluth transit authority to continue building out two BRT lines in duluth MN. The project will build community buy-in examine feasibility develop preliminary designs a financial plan and more.

Intended beneficiaries

The community will benefit from advancing the plans for better transit service via two BRT lines. This will connect more people to opportunities.