Mathematically speaking, it looks like Minnesota won't be getting its fair share of pork. Not that $55 million is chump change, but in terms of federal appropriations for 2010, it adds up to not much more than 1 percent of the nearly half-trillion in federal spending the House approved Thursday.
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Central Corridor mixer planned
A Central Corridor rail bid-opportunity mixer is scheduled for 2-4 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Minnesota Transportation Museum in St. Paul’s historic Jackson Street Roundhouse, 193 Pennsylvania Ave. E.
Read More »LRT meeting to focus on jobs
The Metropolitan Council and five African-American organizations will hold a business and employment workshop on Wednesday, Oct. 14, regarding the Central Corridor light-rail transit project.
Read More »Met Council gets grant to replace diesel buses
A $1.1 million grant to the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Council under the federal stimulus act will allow the replacement of 35 small diesel buses, 17 of them small gas-electric hybrid vehicles.
Read More »Transportation center director takes new job
Robert Johns, director of the University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies (CTS), has accepted a position as director of the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center in Cambridge, Mass., operated by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Read More »Rail-plan open houses scheduled in October
A series of public open houses to discuss the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s 2009 comprehensive statewide freight- and passenger-rail plan will be held in October.
Read More »New bus service from Lakeville begins Monday
A new 750-space park-and-ride ramp on Kenrick Avenue in Lakeville will open Monday, and Metro Transit will begin offering express service on Interstate 35W from the ramp to downtown Minneapolis.
Read More »Car-seat clinic set Saturday in Eagan
A car-seat clinic for residents of Dakota County will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Eagan Transit Station, 3470 Pilot Knob Road.
Read More »Central Corridor update
On Wednesday, the Central Corridor Management Committee reviewed the Central Corridor project scope and recommended several additions.
Read More »Fares established for Northstar Line
Fares for the 40-mile Northstar Line, the region’s first commuter rail line, have been established by the Metropolitan Council.
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