Southwest LRT construction activities are scheduled to begin throughout the corridor over the next few weeks

Upgrades to state's busiest transit hub will provide safer, more efficient experience for thousands of daily customers

Project staff from Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) will share information about the proposed improvements and answer questions.

Maplewood Mayor Nora Slawik, who has been involved in local and state politics, transit planning and several area nonprofits, will begin in her new role in January.

With sports events and the State Fair, roads will be busy Thursday. Council Chair Tchourumoff says it's the best time to let Metro Transit do the driving.

Community members and business owners have an important opportunity to help guide the development of the METRO Gold Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project.

Reprinted from Metro Transit's Rider's Almanac blog.

$72 million in federal funding means transit project is fully funded.

The Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Project is poised to create at least 3,400 jobs now that the federal government has forwarded the Full Funding Grant Agreement to Congress.

Representatives of the Metropolitan Council and University of Minnesota have reached agreement on plan to protect university research facilities.

Extending Tracks newsletter issue 3 (July 2013) has been published.

The roadmap  identifies outcomes, expected progress, and measurements of success for protecting and restoring Minnesota's water resources.

Issue 13 of the Southwest LRT newsletter features station designs, Metropolitan Council grants, new station names, and more.

Small retail businesses and restaurants along the Central Corridor LRT line under construction can now apply for up to $20,000 each in interest-free, forgivable loans. 

The Federal Transit Administration and the Metropolitan Council are making available their Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Statement (SFEIS) for the Central Corridor LRT Project (Green Line).

For people who want to know how to begin landing a job on the largest public works project in Minnesota history.

Online applications ONLY will be accepted between Feb. 24 and Feb. 27, 2015.

The Green Line moniker is proving apt, with more than $1.2 billion in development occurring along the Central Corridor LRT line even before trains begin carrying passengers sometime in 2014. 

Shovels will start digging for the Central Corridor LRT line in August east of the Capitol where work will begin on Robert and 12th streets north of Interstate 94.

Two hearings will be held March 16 to take public testimony on the Supplemental Environmental Assessment reviewing the potential loss of business revenue along the CCLRT during construction.

The METRO Blue Line Extension LRT Project is one step closer to becoming a reality after gaining approval for municipal consent.

Building shallow tunnels is the most cost-effective solution and best long-term investment for the region, METRO Southwest LRT (Green Line Extension) planners said.

Publication comes after years of public feedback and technical analysis, done in conjunction with project staff from the Metropolitan Council.