What's In the Plans - Metropolitan Council

The information on this page is also available as a printable PDF document: Blue Line Extension Municipal Consent Guide.

The design plans are divided into segments by city. There is a plan set for each city along the proposed LRT route (see route map). The first few pages of each plan include a guide that shows the entire corridor, the segment’s position on the corridor and a key to the symbols and abbreviations used in the plan.

The plans for each segment are separated into disciplines, including: tracks, station locations, roads and turn lanes, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, crosswalks, traffic signals, parking facilities, bus stops and trails. Existing conditions are also shown.

Within each discipline, sequences of detailed drawings show the placement and design of light rail facilities. Each drawing in a sequence is numbered.

Step 1: Find the segment that interests you

A detailed map is provided at the beginning of each plan.

City	Area Description	Stations in Segment	Segment Code
Minneapolis	On Olson Memorial Highway east of 7th Street to Theodore Wirth Park	Van White Boulevard Penn Avenue	M
Golden Valley	In freight rail corridor from Olson Memorial Highway to North of Golden Valley Road	Plymouth Avenue Golden Valley Road	GV
Robbinsdale	In freight rail corridor from North of Golden Valley Road to 46th Ave N	Robbinsdale	R
Crystal	In freight rail corridor from 46th Ave N to 62nd Ave	Bass Lake Road	C
Brooklyn Park	In freight rail corridor from 62nd Ave to 73rd Ave; in West Broadway Ave from 73rd Ave to Rush Creek Regional Trail	63rd Avenue Brooklyn Boulevard 85th Avenue, 93rd Avenue Oak Grove Parkway	BP

Step 2: Determine which DISCIPLINE includes the information you want, and the TYPE of plan that you will review

Components	Plan Type	Discipline Code	Type Code
Legend & Abbreviations	N/A	GEN	NTS
Sheet layout index	Existing Conditions Plan: Overhead View Track Plan: Overhead View Roadway Plan: Overhead View	EXCON TRACK CIV	IDX
Existing Roadway Conditions	Existing Conditions Plan: Overhead View	EXCON	PLN
Tracks Stations	Track Plan & Profile: Overhead View	TRK	PPFL
Roads and turn lanes Sidewalks and crosswalks Curbs and gutters Bus stops On-street parking Traffic signals	Roadway Plan: Overhead View	CIV	PPFL
Sidewalk and trail width Track location Stations	Typical Section: Cross-cut View	TRK CIV	TYP

Step 3: Use the INDEX to find the Sheet Number of the page that covers the location you want to review

An Index is included at the beginning of each Discipline.

Step 4: Find the code for the PAGE that contains the information you want

Use the Discipline Code and Type Code (from Step 2) and the Sheet Number (from Step 3) to determine the Page.

Example

For example, to see information about the proposed Van White Boulevard Station, you would want to find the following page:

Segment (Step 1): M
Discipline (Step 2): TRK
Type (Step 2): PPFL
Sheet Number (Step 3): 006

The information you want to review is found on the page marked:

M-TRK-PPFL-006

This code is located in the lower right corner of the page.