News & Events

Local officials will be the first to tell you where the Climate Action Plan, which was adopted in 2018, got its start – with students.

Woodbury takes seriously its responsibility of demonstrating best practices, using renewable energy sources to provide the equivalent of 100 percent of the energy needs at city facilities.

Shovel-ready projects will be eligible for grants of between $10,000 and $100,000. The Council has a total of $500,000 available.

Preliminary population estimates show Minneapolis and Saint Paul continue to lead growth in number of new residents.

This is Metro HRA’s 15th straight year earning the Section Eight Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) ranking of High Performer.

The Metropolitan Council appointed members to eight of its advisory committees who will provide guidance and advice to the Council on its policies and plans.

Council Chair calls for state lawmakers to pass transportation bill with real solution for Metro Mobility.

16 members named to Land Use Advisory Committee, and four members named to Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) recognized seven of eight Metropolitan Council wastewater treatment plants.

Metro area population increased 8.8% since 2010, according to U.S. Census

President of Abbott Northwestern, elected officials and community leaders highlight importance of D Line bus rapid transit (BRT) to businesses, employees, hospital patients, residents and more.

For the last year, Met Council staff have been connecting the local organizing committee with small businesses owned by women, people of color, veterans, and people with disabilities.

At a busy park-and-ride in the west metro, leaders say investments in transit will strengthen Twin Cities and entire state.

About one-third of the region’s residential multifamily development between 2009 and 2017 happened within a half-mile of current and planned light rail and bus rapid transit stations.