Light rail best option to support job growth in Southwest Corridor Met Council testifies before legislature on need for expanded transit system. March 12, 2012
Council approves METRO name, vehicle graphics for LRT/BRT transitway system System name and vehicle branding completes Met Council framework. February 23, 2012
FTA gives go-ahead to start engineering on Southwest Corridor light-rail transit project The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has granted approval to begin preliminary engineering (PE) on the region’s third light-rail transit project, the Southwest Corridor. September 2, 2011
Southwest Corridor will be light rail, Council decides The Metropolitan Council approved light rail on the 14-mile Southwest Corridor between downtown Minneapolis and Eden Prairie. June 7, 2010
Southwest Transitway route selection headed for Council The Metropolitan Council is the next stop for light-rail transit (LRT) in the Southwest Corridor. November 12, 2009