9 Aug Fuhrmann leaves passenger rail legacy for generations to come Leaders at Metro Transit and Metropolitan Council recognize Fuhrmann as the person responsible for the region’s 62 miles of passenger rail (40 miles for Northstar and 22 for LRT). Posted In: Planning, Transportation
8 Aug Met Council expands opportunities available to minority businesses By expanding its criteria to include other certifications recognized by the State and other regional governments, the Council will increase the number of businesses it works with to 2,800. Posted In: Council News
2 Aug Transit leaders break ground on $25 million renovation to Mall of America transit center Upgrades to state's busiest transit hub will provide safer, more efficient experience for thousands of daily customers Posted In: Planning, Transportation
31 Jul Metropolitan Council names new Director of Equal Opportunity Cyrenthia Jordan is the new Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity at the Metropolitan Council. Jordan brings a wealth of experience and expertise to this role. Posted In: Council News, Planning
26 Jul Region’s third rapid bus line approved to begin design and engineering D Line would replace region’s highest ridership bus route; still needs $35 million to construct entire project Posted In: Communities, Planning, Transportation
26 Jul 2040 Regional Parks Policy Plan Update released for public comment Attend a public hearing Monday, Sept. 17; comment on the draft plan by Thursday, Sept. 27. Posted In: Parks, Planning
27 Jul State Fair Express Bus tickets go on sale Wednesday, Aug. 1. Discounted single and group tickets can be purchased through Metro Transit’s app, website or at the Minneapolis or St. Paul service centers. Posted In: Transportation
20 Aug Public Hearing August 20 on Adoption of Public Housing Agency Plan Housing Choice Voucher Program The Metropolitan Council’s Community Development Committee will conduct a public hearing on Monday, August 20, 2018, at 4 PM to receive public comment on the proposed 2019 Public Housing Agency (PHA) Annual Plan. Posted In: Housing
17 Sep Public Hearing Sept. 17 on Draft Regional Parks Policy Plan We want to hear your comments on the Regional Parks Policy Plan. The public comment period runs from July 25 – Sept. 27, 2018. The Council will hold a public hearing at 4 p.m. on Sept.17, during its Community Development Committee meeting. Posted In: Parks, Planning
23 Feb Upcoming Council and Committee meetings The Council and its committees meet regularly most months. Find information on all upcoming Council and Committee meetings. Posted In: Communities, Council News, Housing, Parks, Planning, Transportation, Wastewater & Water
27 Jul Council sets 2019 wastewater rates; SAC rate stays flat for fifth year running The overall municipal wastewater charge to the 109 communities served by the Metropolitan Council’s regional wastewater collection and treatment system will go up 3.5% in 2019. Posted In: Communities, Planning, Wastewater & Water
18 Jul Council offers $500,000 for local project to reduce inflow and infiltration from private property Local communities are invited to apply for up to $500,000 to demonstrate effective ways of reducing inflow and infiltration into the regional wastewater system from private property sources. Posted In: Communities, Planning, Wastewater & Water
11 Jul Public hearing Aug. 30 on adding solids processing capacity at the Metro Plant A fourth incinerator would provide solids processing capacity during maintenance and meet the wastewater treatment needs of the 500,000 new residents expected in the plant’s service area by 2050. Posted In: Planning, Wastewater & Water
21 Jun Improvements at Seneca Wastewater Treatment Plant will boost odor control and energy efficiency, and lower emissions Upgrades to the plant will preserve and renew aging equipment and facilities, increase energy efficiency, and help MCES operate the plant efficiently and cost-effectively into the future. Posted In: Council News, Planning, Wastewater & Water
27 Jun Council awards $3.3 million to local projects promoting jobs, economic development The Council awarded three types of grants, for investigating and cleaning up contaminated sites, and for improving redevelopment opportunities in an existing or former area of concentrated poverty. Posted In: Communities, Planning
22 Jun Aging and changing: U.S. Census and Metropolitan Council reach similar conclusions about population growth The Metropolitan Council estimates that metro area population grew more between 2010 and 2017 than the U.S. Census. But both agree the region is aging and becoming more diverse. Posted In: Communities, Planning
11 Jun Region needs more housing; residential construction is not keeping pace with household growth Multifamily development remains robust. Construction of affordable housing is especially slow. Posted In: Communities, Housing, Planning
3 Aug Facelift underway for Mall of America transit station State's busiest hub to get $25 million upgrade, first big change in 25 years. State's busiest hub to get $25 million upgrade, first big change in 25 years. Posted In: Planning, Transportation
24 Jul Gold Line planners seek feedback at open house The Metropolitan Council hosted the first of a series of open houses intended to gather community comment on the nine-mile, round-trip route that will run from St. Paul to Woodbury. Posted In: Communities, Transportation
8 Jul Study finds transit access to jobs rises, thanks to A-Line Twin Cities transit riders can reach more than 18,000 jobs within a half-hour when traveling by bus or train, up 7 percent between 2016 and 2017, according to study results released by the U of M. Posted In: Communities, Planning, Transportation
27 Jun Twin Cities metro shows significant improvement in access to jobs by transit according to annual U of M study Overall, workers in the metro can reach an average of 7.0 percent more jobs by transit than a year ago, the 9th highest change in transit accessibility among the metropolitan areas we analyzed. Posted In: Planning, Transportation
22 Jun Explaining the multifamily housing boom in the Twin Cities suburbs. (Yes, there is one.) Increasingly, suburbs around the country are making room for a different kind of development: multi-family homes: Apartments, duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes. Posted In:
22 Jun Can manufactured homes help the housing crisis? Tiny houses get all the attention, but mobile homes–despite the stigma–are already a huge part of the country’s housing, and could have a bigger part to play. Posted In: Communities, Housing, Planning
13 Jun St. Paul would get new wastewater incinerator under $150 million proposal As the metro grows, so does the amount of its poop. And that means a major wastewater plant along the Mississippi River in St. Paul needs to grow as well, to burn heavier volumes of solid waste. Posted In: Communities, Planning, Wastewater & Water