Star Tribune advises free bus rides will be offered starting Saturday on Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis, Metro Transit said Tuesday. The free service on selected routes between Grant Street and Washington Avenue S. will be offered on buses with "Free Ride" showing on their exterior signs. Other buses on Nicollet will charge 50 cents.
The free-ride buses will run every 10 minutes on weekdays and every 15 to 30 minutes on weekends, said Metro Transit General Manager Brian Lamb. The free service, part of the city's 10-year transportation plan, is being offered two years ahead of schedule.
Also starting Saturday, buses on Nicollet will stop at every other block between 5th and 13th Streets, rather than every block as they do now. That will allow buses to run their routes more quickly. Express buses currently on Nicollet will move to the new Marquette and 2nd transit corridor, which will cut the number of buses on the mall by 35 percent during rush hours, Metro Transit said.
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