Posted In: Transportation Date: 12/3/2018 Officials hold joyous groundbreaking for Southwest light rail project After almost 20 years of planning, the groundbreaking marks the work of partnerships with federal, county and local governments and organizations and members of the communities all along the line. Read more
Posted In: Transportation Date: 11/30/2018 Federal, state and local officials break ground on Southwest LRT After more than two decades of planning, state’s largest infrastructure project is moving into construction. Read more
Posted In: Transportation Date: 11/28/2018 FTA Announces Full Federal Funding of Orange Line BRT $72 million in federal funding means transit project is fully funded Read more
Posted In: Transportation Date: 11/15/2018 Lunda/McCrossan chosen to build Southwest LRT Council awards civil construction contract, setting stage to break ground on Southwest LRT. Read more
Posted In: Transportation Date: 11/15/2018 Lunda/McCrossan chosen to build Southwest LRT Council awards civil construction contract, setting stage to break ground on Southwest LRT. Read more
Posted In: Transportation Date: 1/9/2019 4:00 PM - Location: Metropolitan Council Chambers 390 Robert St. N., St. Paul, MN Public Hearing on an Amendment to the 2040 Transportation Policy Plan A public hearing will be held Jan. 9, 2019 on an amendment to add the Riverview Modern Streetcar transitway project to the Current Revenue Scenario. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Council News, Housing, Parks, Planning, Transportation, Wastewater & Water Date: 2/23/2018 2:20 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: Transportation Date: 12/3/2018 Officials hold joyous groundbreaking for Southwest light rail project After almost 20 years of planning, the groundbreaking marks the work of partnerships with federal, county and local governments and organizations and members of the communities all along the line. Read more
Posted In: Transportation Date: 10/24/2018 Council adopts update to region’s 2040 Transportation Policy Plan The update addresses trends that have emerged since the 2040 plan was first adopted in 2015 and includes new information. Read more
Posted In: Transportation Date: 9/27/2018 Archaeological survey at future SWLRT station focuses on late 1800s-early 1900s The area’s former residents, who were from Russia and other countries in Eastern Europe, left behind everyday items such as soup bones, beer bottles and buttons. Read more
Posted In: Transportation Date: 9/27/2018 Archaeology firm formed by three college friends finishes SWLRT field work In Situ is a minority-owned cultural resource management company specializing in archaeology and laboratory analysis. Read more
Posted In: Planning, Transportation Date: 9/26/2018 Council launches travel behavior household survey Collecting information on day-to-day travel is vital for local, county and regional agencies to plan for future transportation needs. Read more
Posted In: Planning, Transportation Date: 8/3/2018 Facelift underway for Mall of America transit station State's busiest hub to get $25 million upgrade, first big change in 25 years. Star Tribune State's busiest hub to get $25 million upgrade, first big change in 25 years. Read more
Posted In: Planning, Transportation Date: 8/3/2018 Key light-rail leader Mark Fuhrmann to retire from Metro Transit Fuhrmann guided major Twin Cities transit projects for Metro Transit. Star Tribune Fuhrmann guided major Twin Cities transit projects for Metro Transit. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Transportation Date: 7/24/2018 Gold Line planners seek feedback at open house Bulletin-South Washington Councy The Metropolitan Council hosted the first of a series of open houses intended to gather community comment on the nine-mile, round-trip route that will run from St. Paul to Woodbury. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Planning, Transportation Date: 7/8/2018 Study finds transit access to jobs rises, thanks to A-Line Star Tribune Twin Cities transit riders can reach more than 18,000 jobs within a half-hour when traveling by bus or train, up 7 percent between 2016 and 2017, according to study results released by the U of M. Read more
Posted In: Planning, Transportation Date: 6/27/2018 Twin Cities metro shows significant improvement in access to jobs by transit according to annual U of M study University of Minnesota Overall, workers in the metro can reach an average of 7.0 percent more jobs by transit than a year ago, the 9th highest change in transit accessibility among the metropolitan areas we analyzed. Read more