Design & Engineering

Plans published March 2024

Since the route recommendation in September 2023, project staff have advanced engineering and design of the route and stations to 30% design as of March 2024. These plans show the location of the alignment, station locations, and general access changes. Final designs and station locations will be refined based on community feedback and will be updated to include more details on bicycle, pedestrian, and landscape accommodations. This material is conceptual and intended to provide a frame of reference for community members to see how light rail could fit in their neighborhood.

Brooklyn Park

• All Brooklyn Park roll plots (PDF)
• Oak Grove Parkway Station (PDF)
• 93rd Avenue Station (PDF)
• 85th Avenue Station (PDF)
• Brooklyn Boulevard Station (PDF)
• 63rd Avenue Station (PDF)

Crystal

• All Crystal roll plots (PDF)
• Bass Lake Road Station (PDF)

Robbinsdale

• All Robbinsdale roll plots (PDF)
• Downtown Robbinsdale Station (PDF)
• Lowry Station (PDF)

Minneapolis

• All Minneapolis roll plots (PDF)
• Penn Avenue Station (PDF)
• James Avenue Station (PDF)
• Lyndale Avenue Station (PDF)
• Plymouth Avenue Station (PDF)

Station area planning

Hennepin County's Bottineau LRT Community Works program is looking at how transit stations will fit into surrounding neighborhoods and enhance the quality of life for people who live, work, play, visit, and worship in the corridor.

Examples of light rail structures on the METRO Blue and Green Lines

We have heard from many community members asking what the Blue Line Extension may look like in their neighborhood. This video shows several examples of how light rail can fit into existing neighborhoods and environments.