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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. April 13, 2020