>>1031966The Green Line connects Downtown Saint Paul to Downtown Minneapolis. Because there are so many intermediate stops they still run the express bus #94 down Interstate 94 which connects the two downtowns. It's about 22 minutes vs 40 minutes to the same points in the middle of downtowns.
The map is a fantasy map sort of someone else made. The Orange Line is in the process of being built and is BRT. Currently the Red Line stops at Mall of America which is the ending point of the Blue Line. (I'm a little furious they named the Red Line as part of our METRO network. Around 1,000 bus rides a day only in the suburbs compared to the Blue/Green Lines which get 40,000+ rides a day each. )
The grey lines are current bus routes, thicker ones have 10 minute or more frequent headways throughout the day. Thin grey are less frequent.
I probably explained that poorly. All of the buses travel outside of the Downtown but they don't go the full distance of the route before kicking everyone out and returning along the same route. Some buses have a letter attached to their route which tells when the bus will turn around. It makes the timetable look like hell. Maybe this picture will help. Bus bunching is pretty frequent through the student neighborhood just before downtown at rush hour often due to buses being completely full.
