News & Events

The Governor’s recently released One Minnesota budget proposes investments in regional parks, water quality, and transit that will help protect and sustain our metro region’s high quality of life.

In December, the Met Council adopted an internally focused Climate Action Work Plan.

Benefitting local governments include Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Chaska, Golden Valley, Minneapolis, Roseville, Richfield, and Anoka, Ramsey, and Washington counties.

Ernest Morales III joins the Metro Transit Police department from New York, where he spent most of his career in the New York City Police Department.

15 initiatives will receive Livable Communities program grants totaling more than $5 million for to help them achieve their goals of economic prosperity, job creation, housing choices, and mobility.

Zelle has served as chair of the Metropolitan Council since December 2019.

New federal funding for carbon emissions reduction, part of the 2021 Infrastructure and Jobs Act passed by Congress last year, has made possible additional biking and pedestrian projects in our region.

Inflow and infiltration of clear water into the wastewater system, especially during major storm events, can overload the system and cause sewer backups and sewage overflows into rivers and lakes.

If you travel in the Twin Cities region, you are probably going to benefit from the $350 million in federal transportation investments the Met Council approved in December.

13 development projects received Met Council grant awards totaling nearly $15 million.

Interns in the Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP) work on projects that promote pollution prevention, energy efficiency, and water conservation.

Our Empire Wastewater Treatment Plant employs a comprehensive, multi-step process to turn wastewater into biosolids that are transported to nearby farms as a powerful organic fertilizer.

Many cities are facing an affordable housing crisis, and it’s impacting renters and potential homeowners the most.

While data is the foundation of good planning and sound investment, it isn’t enough. The values and dreams of residents are the pillars of the vision we build for the future.

Despite a healthy 5.8% overall vacancy rate for rental housing in the region, tenants continue to struggle to secure housing.