The Council is receiving public comment on the plan, which includes participation strategies for transportation planning and programming efforts. Transit is the future, and needs support.

The Metropolitan Council is seeking public input on a proposal to raise transit fares in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. 

Great Recession hit lower income earners hardest The estimated population of the Twin Cities region on July 1, 2016 was 3.03 million, according to information released today by the U.S. Census.

The Metropolitan Council is seeking public input on a proposal to raise transit fares in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. The public comment period is from April 13 to June 26, 2017.

The Council and its committees meet regularly most months.  Find information on all upcoming Council and Committee meetings.   

A transit service that began as a small pilot program nearly two years ago is now making a big difference for airport workers who serve passengers in the wee hours of the morning. The “nasal rangers” at the Metropolitan Council’s Odor Lab wish they were smelling flowers, but that’s not what they were hired to do. The Transportation System Performance Evaluation gathers  regional transportation data to determine whether our system is meeting the needs of people and what emerging trends need to be addressed. New Council report indicates robust home building in the region in 2016, with multifamily housing leading the way. Funding will support eight projects across the region that will improve water quality and reuse stormwater for irrigation. Whether driving, busing, biking, walking, or taking light rail, people need a transportation system that allows them to remain connected and reach destinations.
  Physical barriers throughout the region get in the way of safe and efficient bicycling. The Council is addressing some of these barriers in a study called the Regional Bicycle Barriers Study.