Your Cadillac ain't hipper than my bus stop

It is a truism that every transit trip begins and ends with a walking trip. The catchment area of a single transit stop is generally considered to be a 1/4 mile radius around the station, though light rail stations may attract riders up to a 1/2 mile distant, which is about a ten-minute walk. (That's on the origin- primarily residential- part of the trip. The destination- or employment- part of the trip usually involves less walking because of the density of employment centers that transit routes usually serve.) So daily transit riders are walkers.

That said, I'm excited about the bus rapid transit stop that is popping up about a mile from my house at the intersection of 46th St. and I-35W in South Minneapolis. It's a rather sleek affair, equipped with bike racks naturally.