Housing voucher holders face difficulty finding rental units Despite a healthy 5.8% overall vacancy rate for rental housing in the region, tenants continue to struggle to secure housing. October 24, 2022
METRO Gold Line construction gets underway Metro Transit and project partners celebrated the start of construction on the METRO Gold Line, which will become the first bus rapid transit service in Minnesota to primarily use bus lanes. October 19, 2022
METRO Blue Line Extension preparing supplemental environmental report The Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement will focus on potentially significant changes to the project based on the identification of the METRO Blue Line Extension recommended route. October 18, 2022
METRO Blue Line Extension announces new project director Christine Beckwith will help guide the future of the Blue Line Extension as it moves towards the start of construction anticipated around 2025. July 7, 2022
METRO Blue Line Extension route recommendation adopted by Metropolitan Council and Hennepin County Board Project leaders can now move forward on this important transit project by continuing environmental, design, engineering, and anti-displacement activities. June 22, 2022
Metropolitan Council and Hennepin County release METRO Blue Line Extension route recommendation for public comment Recommendation: extend the Blue Line from Target Field station along West Broadway Avenue in Minneapolis to County Road 81 in Crystal and Robbinsdale and along West Broadway Avenue in Brooklyn Park. April 18, 2022
Developers invest near high-frequency transit A notable share of the seven-county metro area’s permitted and planned development continues to be located within a 10-minute walk of transit corridors that offer high-frequency service. April 1, 2022
Applications open for Purple Line Community and Business Advisory Committee The METRO Purple Line will provide bus rapid transit service to communities in the northeast metro. Apply by April 22. March 18, 2022