Apply by September 2 to serve on Blue Line Extension Community or Business Advisory Committees We need your perspectives! Members of the BAC and CAC are instrumental in planning and implementing project activities and will work closely with project staff to advance the project. July 28, 2022
METRO Blue Line Extension announces new project director Christine Beckwith will help guide the future of the Blue Line Extension as it moves towards the start of construction anticipated around 2025. July 7, 2022
METRO Blue Line Extension route recommendation adopted by Metropolitan Council and Hennepin County Board Project leaders can now move forward on this important transit project by continuing environmental, design, engineering, and anti-displacement activities. June 22, 2022
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