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Met Council

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    MinnPost skewered by commenters over conflict of interest controversy

    ​Quite the controversy developed on normally staid MinnPost yesterday. The kerfuffle was over a piece entitled, "How MPR's legal misadventure is driving up the cost of LRT line," written by Steven Dornfeld. Framed as a straight news piece, it summarizes MPR's now-settled lawsuit against the Met Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2012

    Twin Cities' LRT and BRT lines will be repackaged with new logo, identity

    As of 2014, Metro Transit's LRT and BRT lines will be known as the "Metro."​Just in time for the 2012 construction season, yesterday the Metropolitan Council approved a new identity and logo for the region's light rail and bus rapid transit lines.Those lines will be known as the "Metro" once the C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Met Council, Dakota County can't agree on bus color scheme

    Dakota County officials apparently aren't fans of this design -- they want their buses to be red.​Yellow and blue with red trim, or red and blue with yellow trim? This is the intractable issue confronting policy makers on the Met Council and in Dakota County.You see, the Met Council wants the colo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    Central Corridor undergoing redevelopment, but at what cost?

    ​Two years before its scheduled opening, the area along the Met Council's $957 million Central Corridor project is already undergoing redevelopment  -- but is it a case of government throwing good money after bad?

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    60 million Metro Transit Bus riders can't be wrong

    This is the familiar scene as you try not to get groped and/or grope other passengers.​There's no better way to travel than the metro bus. Everyone's jammed in next to each other, with some preppy architecture student's sketch bag poking the ribs of a lawyer who is shouting into his cellphone -- a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    Zygi Wilf, ignoring report, is "very, very optimistic" about a new Vikings stadium

    Zygi Wilf is very excited to be doing business with you, Minnesota.​Zygi Wilf, Minnesota Vikings owner and official mustache, knows business strategy. He also knows football bravado. Lesson one: Never show weakness. Even when you're out of leverage on a deal, or doctors have stapled your arm to yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2011

    Vikings stadium won't go to a vote

    Who cares if you want to pay for the new Vikings stadium?​The Minnesota Vikings new stadium will be a $1.1 billion monument dedicated to the death of democracy. That's what taxpayers learned last night, when the Ramsey County Charter Commission voted not to allow a vote on the tax that will build ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Metro Transit on crash course with major layoffs, fare hikes

    ​The looming government shutdown will almost certainly impact bus and light rail service across the Twin Cities. But the long-range impact of the budget mess carries even worse news for commuters. Metro Transit will be forced to lay off 500 employees, eliminate 200 bus routes, and curtail service ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    Metro Transit will try to keep running during shutdown

    ​Transit riders can relax, at least for a little while. The Met Council says that Metro Transit buses, trains, light rail and Metro Mobility will all continue to operate regular services if or when state government is shut down by the budget impasse. But the council says transit services can' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2011

    Republicans want to strip Met Council of transportation authority

    MN SenateSen. Claire Robling wants to take transportation planning away from Met Council​A proposal to overhaul the Metropolitan Council--the agency responsible for long-term transportation planning, including bringing in money to expand light rail--is gaining ground in the Legislature. At the he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    Central Corridor light rail wins $460 million from feds

    The feds agree to help fund the Central Corridor line.​The 11-mile Central Corridor light rail project has taken a major step forward. St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman says the check is in the mail for the $460 million federal grant the project was banking on. The Federal Transit Administration OK'd ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2011

    Central Corridor work begins, along with traffic jams

    The Central Corridor project begins in earnest.​Despite the objections of some suburban state lawmakers who have a sudden and unusual interest in the business climate along University Avenue, heavy construction has started on the Central Corridor light rail project. Here are the major detours ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    Metro Transit may hike fares 25 cents

    Higher fares in 2012.​Metro Transit had a petty good year in 2010. With the exception of the new North Star commuter rail line, ridership was up across the board and is now at a 25-year high. And major work on the Central Corridor light rail project starts this spring. Next year might not be so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    Washington Avenue Bridge lane closures begin for light rail construction

    WikipediaThe Central Corridor light rail will cross the Mississippi on the Washington Avenue Bridge.​Driving back and forth between the East and West Bank campuses at the U of M is about to get trickier, because crews are going to start lane closures on Saturday related to light rail construct ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    Central Corridor light rail federal spending quadruples in Obama's FY2012 budget

    Light rail gets a boost from Obama.​Federal spending on the Central Corridor light rail project would quadruple from $45 million this year to $200 million next year under President Barack Obama's new $3.7 trillion budget. Members of the Met Council, which oversees the project and has cast it as a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Central Corridor light rail: 60-day congressional review begins

    All aboard for St. Paul?​Congress has 60 days to approve funding for its half of the $957 million cost of a light rail line linking Minneapolis to St. Paul. The clock was set in motion when the Federal Transit Administration sent the approved Full Funding Grant Agreement to Capitol Hill, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    Margaux's Table closes for lunch to focus on catering

    ​ As the sole employee of Margaux's Table in White Bear Lake, chef-owner Margaret Doran served delicious, simple lunches out of a kitchen so small that it felt as if you were a guest in her home. But a recent unexpected utility expense--the so-called "sack and whack"--forced Doran to stop meal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2010

    Met Council approves light rail from Minneapolis to Eden Prairie

    Coming to the southwest suburbs​Plans for a third light rail line connecting downtown Minneapolis and Eden Prairie have won approval from the Met Council. The 14-mile, $1.25 billion Southwest Corridor route will run through Minnetonka, Hopkins and St. Louis Park and link up downtown with the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2010

    Central Corridor light rail construction timeline

    Central Corridor construction gets going this fall​Work on the first three miles of the planned 11-mile light rail link between Minneapolis and St. Paul starts in September and will continue through November 2012, according to a timeline just released by the Met Council. The work this fall ce ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    T-Paw's $685 million bonding bill underwhelms Democrats

    The proposal is likely to create another budget bone of contention between the governor and the DFL-controlled Legislature.

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2009

    Free bus/train rides tonight for St. Patty's Day

    Metro Transit is doing their part to get the inebriated fools home safely tonight after their evenings of green beer and Guiness.

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2008

    9/26 Morning Must Reads

    Metro Transit is doing their part to get the inebriated fools home safely tonight after their evenings of green beer and Guiness.

  • News

    July 23, 2008

    Tim Pawlenty: Governor No

    Tim Pawlenty racked up more vetoes this year than any governor in Minnesota's history. Is this the man we want to be vice president?

  • News

    August 15, 2007

    Who's to Blame?

    In the wake of the I-35W bridge collapse, it's time to take a hard look at the politicians and policies that may have contributed to the disaster

  • News

    February 7, 2007

    The New Twins Park: A Big Roadblock at Home Plate

    In the wake of the I-35W bridge collapse, it's time to take a hard look at the politicians and policies that may have contributed to the disaster

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2006

    Nyuk, Nyuk, Nyuk: The R.T. Shuffle

    In the wake of the I-35W bridge collapse, it's time to take a hard look at the politicians and policies that may have contributed to the disaster

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2006

    The big (and very tall) chill

    In the wake of the I-35W bridge collapse, it's time to take a hard look at the politicians and policies that may have contributed to the disaster

  • News

    April 20, 2005

    Not in Service

    Will the Met Council's proposed solution to a $60-million funding shortfall end bus service as we know it?

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2005

    Crosstown Project: A Smokescreen for Transit Cuts?

    Will the Met Council's proposed solution to a $60-million funding shortfall end bus service as we know it?

  • News

    April 7, 2004

    Does This Bus Stop at the Capitol?

    Rybak frets about transit--but can he do anything?

  • News

    March 10, 2004

    You Can't Get There from Here

    Is the bus shutdown part of the Governor's grand plan?

  • News

    February 4, 2004

    Cut the Crap

    Sewage sludge: Fertilizer or public menace?

  • Books

    April 10, 2002

    Built for Conflict

    Steve Minn's gotta fight for his right to develop

  • Books

    January 9, 2002

    Gender Blender

    Why Have Some Male Walleye in the Mississippi Stopped Producing Sperm?

  • Books

    October 3, 2001

    Unbowed

    Lisa McDonald talks about going from a contender to an also-ran, and hints at a future return

  • News

    May 23, 2001

    Ted’s Excellent Adventure

    Ted Mondale thought he could sweet-talk the 'burbs into building their share of affordable housing-- but Eagan told him to get lost.

  • News

    February 14, 2001

    Dr. Gridlock

    Lynn Woodward sold men's clothing, made millions in real estate, and raced Corvettes at 120 mph. Now he dreams of a car-free society.

  • Books

    November 4, 1998

    Let Them Eat Sludge Cake

    A new plan for disposing of metro-area sewage has critics crying foul

  • News

    July 8, 1998

    Railroaded

    Will the Twin Cities' light rail megaproject get any cars off the streets? Help the environment? Save any money? Not necessarily, say its supporters--but that's not the point.

  • News

    August 13, 1997

    Embattled Creek

    East Side residents called their own hearing to ask Ramsey County Commissioner Dino Guerin and his colleagues to stop a 1978 plan to build in Battle Creek Park.

  • News

    December 25, 1996

    GLASS CEILINGS, "LOCKER ROOM CONDUCT," AND WCCO.

    East Side residents called their own hearing to ask Ramsey County Commissioner Dino Guerin and his colleagues to stop a 1978 plan to build in Battle Creek Park.

  • News

    June 26, 1996

    Cleaning Up the Park

    Creative financing and suburban renewal in Brooklyn Park.

  • News

    May 22, 1996

    Deconcentrating Poverty and Other Scams

    How a growing number of Twin Cities neighborhoods are driving out the poor.

  • News

    April 3, 1996

    Hollman Lurches On

    How a growing number of Twin Cities neighborhoods are driving out the poor.

  • News

    March 27, 1996

    A Bridge Too Far?

    How a growing number of Twin Cities neighborhoods are driving out the poor.

  • News

    February 14, 1996

    The MCTO Follies, Continued...

    How a growing number of Twin Cities neighborhoods are driving out the poor.

  • News

    December 27, 1995

    MCTO Settles With Whistleblower

    How a growing number of Twin Cities neighborhoods are driving out the poor.

  • News

    November 15, 1995

    Swept Away

    The likely demolition of over 700 public housing units in north Minneapolis will scatter people who live there and open up 73 acres of prime real estate at downtown's edge. Is it a matter of civic renewal or a land grab?

  • News

    November 8, 1995

    Watching the Detectives

    The likely demolition of over 700 public housing units in north Minneapolis will scatter people who live there and open up 73 acres of prime real estate at downtown's edge. Is it a matter of civic renewal or a land grab?

  • News

    October 25, 1995

    Taken For a Ride

    A trail of audits and an internal investigation suggest there may have been millions of dollars worth of loss and theft at the bus company over the years. Dick Lindgren says he found out the hard way that his bosses didn't want to know.

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