News & Events

At the Met Council, every day is Earth Day.

It will provide local governments with high-quality data about greenhouse gas emissions from several key sectors.

Contractors and staff recognized an opportunity to support local food shelves in delivering food to those most in need.

This effort comes as doctors, nurses, home health aides, clinic staff, janitorial and all other healthcare support staff put their lives on the line to bring Minnesotans through the COVID-19 outbreak.

Wastewater conveyance pipes and construction vehicles line the landscape near the popular park in south Minneapolis. For area residents and park visitors, it’ll mean some disruptions.

Certified Metro Mobility customers can now order groceries and household essentials from a store that has online shopping and local pick up. We will pick your order up and deliver to your house.

The multi-year program at the Metropolitan Wastewater Treatment Plant in Saint Paul will preserve existing solids processing infrastructure and optimize performance.

The 2020 Census comes to Minnesota and the Twin Cities this month. Starting March 12, the Census Bureau began mailing letters to all known residential addresses.

A new equity analysis is required for park agencies to show how they engaged the public in developing park and trail master plans, or amending those plans, and the outcomes of the engagement.

We are closely monitoring the spread of COVID-19 and will continue to follow the guidance from the Governor’s office and the Minnesota Department of Health as the situation evolves.

While overall, local and commuter express bus ridership has gone down, there are highlights where spot investments to improve access, speed or reliability have boosted ridership.

The Met Council is considering expanding travel options for Metro Mobility customers to include ride-hail services as an alternative to Metro Mobility’s current Premium on Demand taxi service.

Metro area cities can apply for $24.5 million in 2020 through the Livable Communities Fund. That includes an expansion of the funds targeted specifically to preserve and expand affordable housing.