South Minneapolis business owners cautiously optimistic about new E-line

The Brief

  • Metro Transit’s new bus Rapid Transit route is scheduled to debut this weekend, but construction caused some hard times for business owners in south Minneapolis.
  • The E-Line will replace the Route 6 bus line promising faster and more frequent service from Southdale to the University of Minnesota.
  • Some business owners at 50th and France and Linden Hills hope the new route will bring more customers to their shopping districts.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) Metro Transit’s new bus Rapid Transit route is scheduled to debut this weekend, but construction has caused some tough times for businesses in south Minneapolis.

The E-Line will replace Route 6, and promises faster and more frequent service from Southdale to the University of Minnesota. Metro Transit expects 3,000 people a day to ride the new E-Line bus rapid transit route.

‘We’re optimistic’

Local perspective:

For Victoria Ford, opening a bookstore for adults in Linden Hills was a fairytale, but soon “Comma, A Bookshop” will begin a new chapter, when it comes to customers getting to her business.

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