In addition to my ideas on a fantasy regional highway system (which, if you consider MnDOT's perpetual funding woes, my suggestions on what's really NEEDED could themselves be a "fantasy"), I've pondered for some months on what a fantasy transit system might look like...further promoted in part by posts/comments and maps posted on the Skyscraperpage forums.  The system I've devised certainly could have been (and still could be) implemented if money (or lack thereof) wasn't a factor.  I've left out major bus routes for the time being, given that they would add major complexity to hashing out a fantasy system.  I will say that buses would be partially realigned to follow major population/commercial corridors (as some do today), feed the transit stations (also as some do today), but I would still retain express bus service on some routes not easily served by rail.

My Twin Cities fantasy rail transit system is broken up into five parts:  high-speed rail, intercity rail, commuter rail, light rail, and streetcars.

In addition, I have also devised fantasy systems for a few of the smaller cities in Minnesota, namely Duluth, Rochester, and St Cloud (future addition).

I also have a page fleshing out my Fantasy High Speed Rail System, covering the U.S. and Canada.

I also have a webpage showing scans of past transit planning maps, including the extensive LRT system that was proposed around 1990.

Lastly, here is "Version 1.0" of my fantasy transit system.  This was a 3-line LRT system idea that I created back in 2000.

Maps (will be part of a future update):

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