News & Events

Despite the pandemic and 2020 recession, researchers expect the region’s population and employment will continue to grow at a steady and stable pace.

The 2021 session of the Minnesota Legislature yielded important gains for transit, as well as funding for regional parks and water planning in the seven-county metro area.

Our nine wastewater treatment plants continue to earn high honors for compliance with their federal clean water discharge permits.

No matter where you live in the seven-county metro area, if you drive a car, you will eventually get stuck in traffic on Interstate 494. But the good news is we’re making progress on a better I-494.

The initiatives amount to more than $4 million in annual investment and are the next steps in an evolution of investments started two years ago.

23 projects total $2,054,000 for both programming and capital projects, and sometimes a combination of the two.

Redevelopment of polluted sites will create jobs and invite investment in market-rate and affordable housing, as well as industrial and commercial space at vacant and idled properties.

Staff partnered with the Minnesota Department of Health and the Public Health Law Center to analyze what plans reveal about considerations and steps communities are taking to address public health.

Predevelopment grants are intended for planning, analysis, design, and engagement activities to support successful development projects.

A research project identified potential opportunities for the region’s park implementing agencies to reduce barriers and consider efforts to broaden youth and family activities.

We’ve been working to update the most downloaded file on our website, Wastewater Treatment for Kids, into the 21st century as an animated video. A heron, a duck, and a frog tell the story, explaining how wastewater is cleaned and returned to the environment.

In nearly 18 years with the Met Council, she has overseen budget, financial, human resources, and information technology functions, and she has managed our response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The way that many of us experience our state’s beauty is through our regional park system. This summer, we’re looking with our partner park agencies at how to promote the overall system, to expand access to even more Minnesotans.

The Met Council proposes to raise wholesale wastewater rates to cities and townships by 4% in January 2022, while the sewer availability charge will remain flat for the eighth consecutive year.

Based on public input and nearly 600 survey responses, we developed a recommended plan, which will help set the vision for connecting bus service to the Orange Line.