Metropolitan Council and Hennepin County release METRO Blue Line Extension route recommendation for public comment Recommendation: extend the Blue Line from Target Field station along West Broadway Avenue in Minneapolis to County Road 81 in Crystal and Robbinsdale and along West Broadway Avenue in Brooklyn Park. April 18, 2022
Developers invest near high-frequency transit A notable share of the seven-county metro area’s permitted and planned development continues to be located within a 10-minute walk of transit corridors that offer high-frequency service. April 1, 2022
Applications open for Purple Line Community and Business Advisory Committee The METRO Purple Line will provide bus rapid transit service to communities in the northeast metro. Apply by April 22. March 18, 2022
Gold Line project applies for federal matching funds If approved, the FTA Full Funding Grant Agreement would fund 45% of the project’s cost; 55% will come from Washington and Ramsey counties. March 17, 2022
Blue Line Extension Anti-Displacement Work Group kicks off efforts to maximize community benefits, prevent displacement The work group's 26 members include residents and business owners in the area, people with lived experience of displacement, and people from the philanthropic community and government agencies. March 10, 2022
Met Council hears transit safety and security recommendations Metro Transit staff have been directed to develop specific action plan by end of June. March 3, 2022
Transit ridership begins to recover in 2021 COVID-19 upended the way we work, interact, and even move. But as stay-at-home orders relaxed, businesses reopened, and social gatherings returned in limited capacities, ridership began to rebound. February 23, 2022
Met Council approves use of contingency funds and next steps to advance METRO Green Line Extension Agreement and Met Council action establish foundation for projected opening day and total budget. January 26, 2022