The Metropolitan Council (Met Council) proposes to construct a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in a corridor beginning in downtown Minneapolis, extending through the Northeast area of Minneapolis, and through the suburban communities of Columbia Heights, Hilltop, Fridley, Spring Lake Park, and Blaine. The project is planned to operate in a semi-exclusive right of way for just under half of the route and includes off-board fare collection, transit signal priority, queue jump lanes, real-time travel information, shelters with heat and light, and 18 60-foot articulated diesel buses.