Minnesota Lawyer

The recommended route would have a station near Keats Avenue in Lake Elmo before turning right at Lake Elmo Avenue and crossing I-94 south into Woodbury.

A new market analysis shows West Seventh Street is already well-traveled, connected to employment and entertainment destinations, and primed with redevelopment sites.

U.S. District Court Judge John Tunheim raises concerns about the Metropolitan Council’s actions.

Edina and St. Louis Park pursue fair housing policies.

A federal judge has ruled that the Metropolitan Council was within its rights to seek municipal approvals for the future Southwest Light Rail Transit line before updated environmental reviews were made available. But the decision does not end the case.

The extension faces challenges--like negotiating an agreement with a railroad for 8 miles of right of way--but project planners seem confident the project would be a smoother ride than the Southwest LRT process.

Hennepin County approves funding split with Dakota County for the Orange Line BRT; the first in local funds lined up for the project.

Members of the Minneapolis City Council’s Transportation and Public Works Committee disagreed with the decision to route bikes off of Penn Avenue because bike lanes are included there in the city’s long-term bike plan.

The initiative is an economic development tool to encourage targeted job growth and redevelopment.

Metro Transit has pared down options for transit on West Broadway Avenue to two streetcar and bus rapid transit alternatives that could extend from downtown Minneapolis through the north side to downtown Robbinsdale.