Metro Transit Considers Cutting Some Hopkins Bus Service
Budget shortfalls and low ridership have put a portion of Route 670 on the chopping block.
A portion of Hopkins bus service is under consideration for reduction or consolidation because of budget shortfalls and low ridership, according to a report in this week’s City Council packet. Metro Transit is reviewing whether to eliminate the portion of Route 670 on Highway 7 between of 17th Avenue and County Road 101. The route is among five west metro bus routes in the area under review for consolidation—664, 665, 667E, 670 and 671. Click on the PDFs above to see a map of the proposed changes. The recommendations arise from a region-wide Metropolitan Council study of possible service reductions and consolidations in express bus operations. The routes identified have about 25 passengers per trip on average, with the evening average of …
