Senior housing planned near Bottineau Transitway
A $14 million senior housing project that will land between two planned light rail stations on the future Bottineau Transitway is poised to get under way with a little bit of help from Hennepin County...
View ArticleBottineau Boulevard improvements on the way
County commissioners on Tuesday gave their initial blessing for a $26.2 million budget for the latest phase of work on a one-mile section between Crystal’s Bass Lake Road and 63rd Avenue in Brooklyn Park.
View ArticleGolden Valley hosting forum on Bottineau Transitway
The Golden Valley City Council is holding a public forum Wednesday to get feedback on the proposed Bottineau Transitway, which has been held up by concerns over a route proposal that would bring light...
View ArticleSupport builds for Bottineau Transitway
Supporters of the Bottineau Transitway appear to have the support they need to move forward with additional study of the light rail transit line.
View ArticleGolden Valley OKs Bottineau light rail plan (update)
The Golden Valley City Council on Tuesday voted in favor of plans that would bring a light rail transit line through the northwest suburb, reversing an earlier rejection that had stalled the $1 billion...
View ArticleTransit projects get grant funding
The Counties Transit Improvement Board approved $30 million in grants this week that will be used to cover operating costs and help seed the region’s “next generation” of transit projects.
View ArticleFunding changes may speed transit projects
After nearly two years of debate, the Federal Transit Administration on Wednesday published new rules for its New Starts program, which provides half of the costs for light rail, commuter rail and bus...
View ArticleTransit tax hike seen as ‘game changer’
Outlining his state budget proposal Tuesday, Gov. Mark Dayton backed a doubling of the 0.25 percent metro area sales tax, which proponents said would resolve operational shortfalls for existing bus and...
View ArticleMet Council seeks comments on Bottineau
The Metropolitan Council is taking comments on plans to incorporate the Bottineau Transitway and several new Bus Rapid Transit lines into its long-range transportation plans.
View ArticleBottineau Transitway plan takes next step
The Metropolitan Council on Wednesday endorsed the preferred alignment for the proposed Bottineau Transitway, allowing the $1 billion project to compete for federal funding and for more detailed...
View ArticleKey agency tees off on Southwest LRT costs
Several members of the Counties Transit Improvement Board expressed frustration at a public meeting Wednesday with the project’s rising cost and the politics weighing it down.
View ArticleUnited Properties, Twins agree to transit hub deal with county
The Minnesota Twins, United Properties and Target Corp. reached a $3.75 million deal with Hennepin County -- approved Thursday afternoon -- to take over certain operations and other costs of the $85...
View ArticleStill not over the sticker shock
Some members of the Counties Transit Improvement Board, the top local funder of the Southwest LRT project, are taking aim at reduced cost projections, saying they still may be too much.
View ArticleNew Brooklyn Park library expected to break ground in 2014
Hennepin County is poised to move forward on a new $23.5 million central library in Brooklyn Park that will be more than twice as large as the current library.
View ArticleWill Hennepin County get into the land business?
The county is considering establishing a strategic land acquisition fund for the sole purpose of holding land along transit lines and encouraging transit-oriented development.
View ArticleMinneapolis wants density near Bottineau LRT stations
Officials hope to coax development at two proposed stops on the future Bottineau Transitway — a 13-mile extension of the Blue Line Light Rail Transit route from downtown to Brooklyn Park.
View ArticleNorth Minneapolis sees opportunity in SWLRT talks
A coalition of north side groups is hoping to land transit improvements and investment in the area as part of the proposed Southwest LRT project.
View ArticleGolden Valley pushes for Bottineau park-and-ride
Golden Valley will have two stations on a future light rail transit line.
View ArticleFeds OK Bottineau project for preliminary engineering
The Metropolitan Council received approval Friday from the Federal Transit Administration to begin project development for a 13-mile extension of the Blue Line from downtown Minneapolis to Brooklyn...
View ArticleSRF tapped for West Broadway streetcar study
The Metropolitan Council is scheduled to award a $615,000 contract to SRF Consulting Group, Inc. to complete an alternatives analysis study of the West Broadway Avenue corridor. The study will look at...
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