Council adopts 2040 Transportation Policy Plan The region’s long-range transportation plan sets the policies and strategies for investing in the regional transportation system to 2040. January 14, 2015
Council Livable Communities grants support land use/transit connections The Council has approved $7.5 million in grants to support metro-area projects. Grants will promote housing affordability, connect neighborhoods and people to jobs, and prompt additional investment. January 14, 2015
Kenilworth bridge concepts are a nod to nature and railroad heritage The designs for the Southwest light rail bridge feature arches, angled piers, and a thin deck, similar to the existing railroad bridge, and fashioned to fit in with the natural surroundings. November 25, 2014
Students board Metro Transit buses in increasing numbers With the beginning of the school year, thousands of high school students in Minneapolis are using Metro Transit to get to school for the third consecutive year. September 8, 2014
Southwest LRT next steps include peer review, advanced design A new chapter is beginning for the METRO Green Line Extension (Southwest Light Rail Transit Project), following approval from all the cities on the line, including Minneapolis. September 4, 2014
Feds: Met Council can begin designing METRO Blue Line Extension The Metropolitan Council received federal approval to begin designing the METRO Blue Line Extension northwest of Minneapolis, the region’s fourth light rail transit project. August 22, 2014
Metropolitan Council responds to Equity Commitments Coalition for SWLRT requests Requests from the Equity Commitments Coalition for SWLRT accelerated and sharpened the Metropolitan Council’s work on transit equity. August 4, 2014
SWLRT: Joint announcement by the City of Minneapolis and the Metropolitan Council Today, Metropolitan Council Chair Susan Haigh and Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges announce a tentative agreement regarding the plan to build the Southwest Light Rail Project July 8, 2014