Bill seeks to halt Blue Line LRT extension until troubled Southwest light-rail line opens
A bill supported by Republican lawmakers at the state Capitol would temporarily stop spending on the $3.2 billion Blue Line light-rail extension until the controversial Southwest light rail line ...
It’s time to move forward at George Floyd Square
In just a few months, we will mark five years since the murder of George Floyd. This anniversary, while an important moment ...
Two designs emerge as favorites for Blue Line’s Lowry Avenue station
Of all the light-rail stations to be built as part of the Blue Line Extension, the one at Lowry Avenue and West Broadway on the border of Minneapolis and Robbinsdale may be the most complex of all. It ...
Final report into delayed Southwest light rail’s finances faces its own delays
Construction of a tunnel in the Kenilworth corridor in Minneapolis, shown here in 2022, is one of the main reasons why the $2 ...
Numbers for thought on Central Corridor
So for the same price for the 11-mile light rail line, you could buy 7,500 buses. These buses are 38 feet long. So the length of 7,500 buses, rolling bumper to bumper, would be 285,000 feet.
EP lawmakers hesitant to support Southwest light rail line
Eden Prairie’s Republican lawmakers are hesitant to support the proposed Southwest Light Rail Transit line amid calls from DFL legislators for the project to be included for funding in a ...
Schedule derailed: Green line extension pushed back after soil, construction twists
The METRO Green Line Extension completion date, set for sometime in 2023, will likely be extended, according to Southwest Light Rail Transit spokesperson Trevor Roy. Because of construction ...