Posted In: Transportation Date: 4/20/2017 Impacts of House Transportation Bill would be felt across entire region All 151 bus routes impacted by reduced service or elimination. Read more
Posted In: Council News, Transportation Date: 4/13/2017 Comment now on proposal to raise metro-area transit fares The Metropolitan Council is seeking public input on a proposal to raise transit fares in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Read more
Posted In: Planning, Transportation Date: 3/27/2017 Proposed budget cuts will devastate Twin Cities transit if enacted Transit advocates, business groups, and local officials urged the House leadership to withdraw their proposed legislation and to pursue a sustainable fix to transit funding in the region. Read more
Posted In: Transportation Date: 3/27/2017 Making the case for transit: Chair Duininck Transit is the future, and needs support. Read more
Posted In: Transportation Date: 3/14/2017 Key I-35W transit improvements moving forward Two key improvements included in plans for a new Bus Rapid Transit line on Interstate 35W will be built thanks to a key federal approval. Read more
Posted In: About Council, Council News, Transportation Date: 8/7/2017 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM Location: Comment on Draft 2018-2021 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) by August 7, 2017 The Metropolitan Council’s Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) is receiving public comment on the Draft 2018-2021 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). Read more
Posted In: Communities, Council News, Housing, Parks, Planning, Transportation, Wastewater & Water Date: 7/7/2017 3:11 PM - Location: various locations and dates Upcoming Council and Committee meetings The Council and its committees meet regularly most months. Find information on all upcoming Council and Committee meetings. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Council News, Planning, Transportation Date: 7/18/2017 MnDOT, Council seek community partners for engagement work in I-94 Corridor The goal is to to ensure that historically underrepresented community members help shape decisions on the future design, use and overall look of I-94. Read more
Posted In: Transportation Date: 7/18/2017 Bus illustrates the "Future of Twin Cities Transit" Kevin Cannon’s illustrations — what he calls “cartoon cartography” — helped celebrate the openings of the METRO Green Line and the A Line. Read more
Posted In: Transportation Date: 7/17/2017 Council to deliberate fare increase on July 26 After receiving thousands of comments and completed surveys, the Metropolitan Council will formally consider raising regional transit fares in late July. Read more
Posted In: Council News, Planning, Transportation Date: 6/29/2017 Council seeks members to serve on Metro Mobility Task Force Council seeks members to serve on Metro Mobility Task Force Read more
Posted In: Planning, Transportation Date: 6/12/2017 Transportation system performance helps determine where to make investments The Transportation System Performance Evaluation gathers regional transportation data to determine whether our system is meeting the needs of people and what emerging trends need to be addressed. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Council News, Housing, Parks, Planning, Transportation, Wastewater & Water Date: 7/3/2017 New Met Council chair a good choice Star Tribune Alene Tchourumoff, the state rail director, was appointed head of the Metropolitan Council by Gov. Mark Dayton last week. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Planning, Transportation Date: 6/12/2017 Counterpoint: In the Twin Cities area, transit is needed, wanted — and it works Star Tribune Here's the evidence — and here's why Kansas City and Indianapolis are poor examples for the Center of the American Experiment to cite in defense of highways. Read more
Posted In: Planning, Transportation Date: 6/1/2017 Southwest Light Rail Still On Track After Legislative Session KSTP.,com Despite repeated threats to the Southwest Light Rail Line during the 2017 legislative session, the project remains on track. Read more
Posted In: Transportation Date: 5/31/2017 After 41 years, Metro Transit driver retires KARE11 TV Sixty-two-year-old Renee Stafford had her normal passengers as well as family and friends on her final day as a bus driver. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Transportation Date: 5/26/2017 Rosenblum: Grocery store on wheels delivers to Twin Cities 'food deserts' Star Tribune Twin Cities Mobile Market, a retrofitted Metro Transit bus loaded with food, expanded in May. Read more