Posted In: Transportation Date: 10/15/2018 Metropolitan Council launches major travel behavior survey Thousands of households are expected to participate using smartphones — a first for the region. Read more
Posted In: Transportation Date: 9/18/2018 Apprentice Program to help fill Metro Transit driver shortage Metro Transit will participate in the Minnesota Apprenticeship initiative, which will bring on as many as 200 new employees in the coming years. Read more
Posted In: Transportation Date: 9/14/2018 Light rail leader named top transit professional A leader in Metro Transit’s efforts to expand light rail in the Twin Cities has been recognized as one of the transit industry’s top young professionals. Read more
Posted In: Planning, Transportation Date: 8/9/2018 Fuhrmann leaves passenger rail legacy for generations to come Leaders at Metro Transit and Metropolitan Council recognize Fuhrmann as the person responsible for the region’s 62 miles of passenger rail (40 miles for Northstar and 22 for LRT). Read more
Posted In: Planning, Transportation Date: 8/2/2018 Transit leaders break ground on $25 million renovation to Mall of America transit center Upgrades to state's busiest transit hub will provide safer, more efficient experience for thousands of daily customers Read more
Posted In: Transportation Date: 10/24/2018 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Location: Wilder Foundation 451 Lexington Parkway N. Saint Paul, MN Metro Mobility Fall 2018 Community Conversation is Wednesday, Oct. 24 Metro Mobility staff warmly invite you to provide feedback on our service. Read more
Posted In: Transportation Date: 10/9/2018 11:00 AM - Location: Various - see details METRO Gold Line Open Houses on Oct. 9 Your feedback is needed on where the proposed METRO Gold Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) will travel in downtown Saint Paul. 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: 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: 9/13/2018 Transportation projects being scored for federal funding The 2018 Regional Solicitation brought in 136 applications that will vie for around $200 million in federal funding. Technical experts from across the region are reviewing and scoring applications. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Planning, Transportation Date: 7/23/2018 Parties reach agreement to advance Southwest LRT The agreements with the Twin Cities & Western Railroad Company will now be considered by the Surface Transportation Board, a federal regulatory agency. 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