News & Events

The plan will unify efforts across all Met Council divisions to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, adapt to climate impacts, and help us build resilience to potential changes.

We’ve updated a popular presentation and created an animated video about the water cycle and what happens at a wastewater treatment plant. Both work well for both in-person and virtual learning.

The project is cleared to enter the engineering phase of a federal program that could pay for 45% of the project’s cost.

A look at 2040 local comprehensive plans submitted to the Met Council shows how local governments are planning for shifts in market demand and growth, as well as issues like climate change.

Construction of the METRO D Line, a bus rapid transit line reaching from Brooklyn Center to Bloomington, will begin in early April.

Wastewater traffic jams in sewers don’t cause a standstill; the water keeps coming from homes and businesses and the water levels keep rising.

The extension will connect the cities of Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, Robbinsdale, Golden Valley and Minneapolis to the existing Blue Line light rail route.

Following months of analysis and community engagement, Metro Transit finalized recommendations for the next three bus rapid transit (BRT) alignments that will become the METRO F, G, and H lines.

Between mid-December and the end of January, our GooseChase event drew 80-plus enthusiastic teams to embark on “missions” in pre-identified locations of the regional parks system.

Shuttered businesses, canceled gatherings, reduced business capacity, working from home, and social distancing have ultimately meant reduced travel across the region.

The Metropolitan Council will introduce fares beginning March 1 for essential health care workers who use the service.