The Minneapolis park board is planning to use $1.7 million in Metropolitan Council funds to buy a piece of Mississippi riverfront property from the family business of a Met Council member.
The figure is almost certain to change as the Senate ramps up the stimulus debate next week, but about 80 percent of the final figure may go to roads and bridges.
As May flowers follow April showers (or blizzards), news of increased ridership spawns talk of jacking up fares at Metro Transit. On Monday, the Metropolitan Council’s Transportation Committee heard about the best first-quarter ridership rates in…
The Metropolitan Council has released its annual report on regional economic indicators (.pdf). Full of rankings and year to year growth percentages, the report puts our best facts forward to…
A street reconstruction plan aimed at making it easier for buses and pedestrians to get through downtown Minneapolis is expected to get a confidence boost this afternoon at the State Capitol.
The project calls for…
Lt. Gov. Carol Molnau, who serves as commissioner of transportation, and Met Council Chair Peter Bell have recommended that “no further study” be done on adding a possible light rail extension to the new 35W bridge, a decision that’s drawing…
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