i dont really feel like anything is going to be done about these lightrail problems as everyone has been having these issues for years now and its still the same. just makes me wish theyd never put in the lightrail if this is how its going to be forever.

It is a crime and shows how backward it is here that this was planned in such a way on a main artery of the city. So bad!

This light got much worse after it was "fixed" a couple of months ago. We never used to have to wait more than a couple of minutes. Since the "fix," our record wait time going east on 42nd St was 17 minutes, and we now avoid the intersection altogether. It's even worse than going west on 46th St, where our record wait time to cross Hiawatha was 15 minutes. It's just a disgrace.

Dear Laura,

We appreciate your email.

We certainly recognize and appreciate the concerns you have raised, but I must assure you that the Minneapolis office of Traffic Engineering has made and continues to make every effort to work diligently and cooperatively with the Hiawatha Project Office, Mn/DOT, and Metro Transit in attempting to minimize the congestion and delay impacts on non-LRT users of the Hiawatha Avenue and 5th Street corridors.

If there is anything else we can help you with please contact us. Thank you for emailing the City of Minneapolis.

Vanessa
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Dear Resident,

We appreciate your email.

We appreciate your comments and will pass them on.

If there is anything else we can help you with please contact us. Thank you for emailing the City of Minneapolis.

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It is a disgrace. We have you topped with one wait time AT 21 MINUTES and another AT 18 MINUTES.
It is WRONG, all the haggling and work to get it in and then all the money and "planning," give me a break.
More people ought to be complaining and DEMANDING that it be fixed. Can you imagine the energy wasted "sitting" by all the motorists over the lifetime of the line?

i just want to say that i went from east to west
today and it wasnt a time when there was a lightrail
and i had to wait behind a few people and got out when
it was just turning red. I timed how long they light was green
and it had just barely made 15 seconds. 15 SECONDS!!!!
Are you kidding me?! The people going north and south get 5
minutes and we get 15 seconds?!!! What an atrocity!

Thank you for contacting the City of Minneapolis. You can expect a response from one of our customer service agents within two business days (*note: our business hours of operation are Monday-Friday 7 AM to 7 PM). If you wish to speak to a customer service agent immediately, please call 311.

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Dear Ms. Houlding,

We appreciate your email.

This has already been reported to the Minneapolis Traffic Department. We have linked your report to the open case being worked. The reference number is 697139 and this case should be addressed by 2/07/2012.

If there is anything else we can help you with please contact us. Thank you for emailing the City of Minneapolis.

John

Minneapolis 311
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Same issue at multiple East/West Hiawatha Ave crossings. Here's the problem: The embedded signal sensors are right up against the white stop lines. If the cars at the front of the line are not right up to the stop line, the light sensor will never trip and you will sit at an eternal red light. People need to grow a pair and actually pull all the way up to the line. I see it everyday; people stopping 1, 2, or 3 car lengths short of the stop line. This is not close enough to trip the sensors. City needs to install more sensors further back from the lines. In the meantime, drivers: DO NOT STOP SHORT OF THE LINE!!! PULL UP PLEASE!!!

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Dear Minneapolis Drivers,

We appreciate your support, patience and use of the tips that have been provided. Our traffic engineering office is aware of these issues and continues to work with Metro Transit, MN DOT and the Hiawatha Project office to find solutions.

If there is anything else we can help you with please contact us. Thank you for notifying the City of Minneapolis.

Nancy

Minneapolis 311
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Yep, this intersection is horrible. I never cross here anymore. Best solution I've found is to go south on 28th to the parkway and then take that east.

I am new to this state. I commute from Apple Valley to Roseville every day. I have never seen such bad light timing in my life. What a waste of four good lanes. Some if the poorest planning ever.

Timing has been updated.