Transportation News

Minnesota receives $928.8M full funding grant agreement to construct Green Line light rail extension

The FFGA provides nearly $1 billion in federal funds as a match to more than $1 billion of local funding and clears the way for the completion of Minnesota’s largest ever public works project.

Date: Monday, September 14, 2020

Workforce development creates jobs, opportunity, and equity

The Metro Transit Technician Training Program puts job seekers on a path to a good-paying job with a paid internship, job and skills training, and support for an educational degree.

Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Southwest Light Rail Project Full Funding Grant Agreement moving forward with Congressional notification

The FFGA will cover nearly half the cost of implementation. The $2.003 billion project will be the largest infrastructure project in the state’s history, creating nearly 7,500 jobs.

Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Project partners announce new direction for METRO Blue Line Extension

Hennepin County and the Met Council feel it is time to work with agency and community partners to explore opportunities to advance this critical project without using BNSF Railway right of way.

Date: Monday, August 3, 2020

Regional transit study assesses complete system with an eye to future expansion

Our job remains to look to the future and plan for how the regional transit system recovers and grows.

Date: Monday, July 20, 2020

Orange Line construction kicks into high gear

When it opens late next year, the METRO Orange Line bus rapid transit will provide frequent, all-day service between Minneapolis, Richfield, Bloomington, and Burnsville along I-35W.

Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Regional travel patterns sketched out by household survey data

Data is from nearly 8,000 households, over a year’s time and across 19 counties — the seven-county metro area and 12 neighboring Minnesota and Wisconsin counties.

Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Metro Mobility food shelf deliveries take off amid the COVID-19 outbreak

Contractors and staff recognized an opportunity to support local food shelves in delivering food to those most in need.

Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Metropolitan Council to offer door-to-door transport for essential health workers across the region

This effort comes as doctors, nurses, home health aides, clinic staff, janitorial and all other healthcare support staff put their lives on the line to bring Minnesotans through the COVID-19 outbreak.

Date: Monday, April 13, 2020

Let Metro Mobility or Transit Link pick up your grocery order

Certified Metro Mobility customers can now order groceries and household essentials from a store that has online shopping and local pick up. We will pick your order up and deliver to your house.

Date: Saturday, March 21, 2020

Met Council's response to COVID-19 (coronavirus)

We are closely monitoring the spread of COVID-19 and will continue to follow the guidance from the Governor’s office and the Minnesota Department of Health as the situation evolves.

Date: Friday, March 6, 2020

Bus Rapid Transit lines stand out in transit system, Green Line sets ridership record

While overall, local and commuter express bus ridership has gone down, there are highlights where spot investments to improve access, speed or reliability have boosted ridership.

Date: Thursday, March 5, 2020

Expanded travel options for Metro Mobility to include ride-hail services

The Met Council is considering expanding travel options for Metro Mobility customers to include ride-hail services as an alternative to Metro Mobility’s current Premium on Demand taxi service.

Date: Thursday, March 5, 2020

Apply by May 15 for federal transportation funding

Technical experts from across the region willl rank and score the projects before the Transportation Advisory Board selects projects for funding in late 2020.

Date: Monday, March 2, 2020

Housing/transit collaboration wins national award

Metro HRA and the Metro Transit Police combined their expertise to meet the difficult challenge of connecting people who are homeless with housing and support services.

Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2020

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Upcoming Events

Upcoming Council and Committee meetings

The Council and its committees meet regularly most months. Find information on all upcoming Council and Committee meetings.

Date: 1/1/2019
Time: 12:00 PM -
Location: various locations and dates
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