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    St. Paul, MN 55101-1805
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    The Metropolitan Council is the regional policy-making body, planning agency, and provider of essential services for the Twin Cities metropolitan region. The Council's mission is to foster efficient and economic growth for a prosperous region. 

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    Metropolitan Council study finds more than a third of building permits in Minneapolis are near high frequency transit lines

    April 12, 2024
    The Met Council found more than $16 billion in development occurred within a half mile of high-frequency bus and rail transit.
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    Metro Gold Line set to open March 22, 2025, in the Twin Cities

    April 3, 2024
    The Gold Line is one of three new BRT lines Metro Transit will open next year, expanding the region’s network of Metro lines that provide reliable, all-day service and stations...
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    Metropolitan Council, ATU Local 1005 approve new labor agreement with wage increases

    Metro Transit
    March 4, 2024
    Under the new contract, wages for all ATU-represented workers will increase 13 percent from July 2023 through August 2025, higher wage rates will be available for second- and ...
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    Minneapolis area’s Metro Transit Blue Line light-rail project continues to be eligible for funding through FTA’s New Starts program

    March 1, 2024
    The Metro Transit Blue Line Extension will extend the existing Blue Line light rail 13.4 miles north, connecting communities in North Minneapolis, Robbinsdale, Crystal and Brooklyn...
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    Metro Transit cuts ribbon on new Bielenberg Bridge in Minnesota

    Metro Transit
    Nov. 28, 2023
    The new east metro bridge connects the cities of Oakdale and Woodbury and will have dedicated lanes for the Metro Gold Line bus rapid transit corridor, which is scheduled to ...
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    Infrastructure

    Metropolitan Council, Hennepin County Board of Commissioners agree to $75.3 million in funding for METRO Blue Line Extension Light Rail Project

    Sept. 15, 2023
    The funding will keep project work going through 2024, establishes a governance process for the project and identifies responsibilities between Hennepin County and the Metropolitan...
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    EPA awards $1 million Climate Pollution Reduction planning grant to Metropolitan Council

    Sept. 5, 2023
    The EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction planning grants are designed to provide flexible support to states, metropolitan areas, tribes and territories in the climate planning and...
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    Metropolitan Council, Hennepin County agree to funding agreement for Green Line Extension Light Rail Transit Line

    Aug. 22, 2023
    The two entities have collaborated for several months to define funding sources and reach a resolution to close the remaining funding gap.
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    Metropolitan Council creates new regional transit infrastructure division and leadership position

    April 25, 2023
    The new division will provide a more consistent approach to complicated and critical infrastructure projects that are significant in size and complexity and have substantial financial...
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    MetCouncil conducts study on decline of Northstar rail ridership and operational challenges faced due to COVID-19

    March 15, 2023
    The evaluation results of the project offer context for future decision making for transit service in the Northstar corridor.

    Articles & News

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    Lesley Kandaras has been named as Metro Transit's next general manager.
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    Lesley Kandaras named general manager for Metro Transit in Minnesota

    Mass Transit Staff Report
    July 28, 2023
    Kandaras has worked for both Metro Transit and the Metropolitan Council and will be the first woman to permanently hold the position of general manager.
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    Met Council soliciting feedback on Blue Line anti-displacement recommendations

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    July 3, 2023
    The recommendations by the University of Minnesota note the focus of the line’s development should be on the benefits it brings to the people currently living and working along...
    Metro Transit
    Officials with Metro Transit, Metro Transit Police Department and community organizations held an event June 1 to kick off the agency's Transit Service Intervention Project.
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    Metro Transit kicks off Transit Service Intervention Project

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    June 2, 2023
    The project will bring together community partners to enhance social services outreach and improve Code of Conduct enforcement on the Twin Cities’ transit system.
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    Metro Transit held a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Metro B Line bus rapid transit project, which will begin serving customers in 2024.
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    Metro Transit breaks ground on Metro B Line BRT

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    May 9, 2023
    Metro Transit’s sixth BRT route promises to connect Uptown in south Minneapolis and Union Station in St. Paul with travel times that are 20 percent faster than current bus service...
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    FTA Administrator Nuria Fernandez presented a check to Metropolitan Council and Metro Transit representatives for the METRO Gold Line BRT. The event included local and state elected officials including several of Minnesota's Members of Congress.
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    FTA, Metropolitan Council sign $239.3 million FFGA for Gold Line BRT project

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    April 12, 2023
    The 10.3-mile BRT route will feature 21 stations and will be the state’s first BRT route to primarily operate in bus-only lanes.
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    The Metropolitan Council approved more than $80 million in funding for regional transit projects in the seven-county Twin Cities metro area.
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    Metropolitan Council approves $350 million in transportation projects

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    Dec. 28, 2022
    The Met Council approved more than $80 million in funding for transit-related projects as part of its significant bump in formula funding from the IIJA.
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    Officials celebrate the opening of Metro Transit's fifth BRT line, the D Line, which will connect two major transit hubs - Mall of America to Brooklyn Transit Center - along an 18-mile corridor.
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    Metro Transit opens D Line; its’ fifth BRT

    Mass Transit Staff Report
    Dec. 5, 2022
    The 18-mile BRT route connects Mall of America, downtown Minneapolis, Richfield, Bloomington and Brooklyn Transit Center.
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    2022 40 Under 40: Ruby M. Daniels

    Aug. 23, 2022
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    Hennepin County Board and Metropolitan Council adopt revised METRO Blue Line Extension route

    Mass Transit Staff Report
    June 23, 2022
    The approved route modification will allow environmental, design, engineering and anti-displacement activities to continue.
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    When the METRO Purple Line opens in 2026, it will join several BRT routes already in operation in the region including the METRO A Line.
    Infrastructure

    METRO Purple Line BRT approved to enter New Starts project development

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    Dec. 14, 2021
    The approval marks the transition of leadership for the 15-mile BRT project from Ramsey County to the Metropolitan Council.

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    Areas of Concentrated Poverty in the Twin Cities Region Endure

    March 3, 2017
    Since 2014, Metropolitan Council research staff have tracked trends and geographic patterns of poverty in the Twin Cities region — in particular, con­centrated poverty, which ...

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    Metropolitan Council selects Ernest Morales III chief of Metro Transit Police Department

    Jan. 27, 2023
    Morales III joins the Metro Transit Police Department from New York, where he spent most of his career in the New York City Police Department, managing all levels of projects,...
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    Ceremonial groundbreakers: Met Council Chair Charlie Zelle, Washington County Commissioner Stan Karwoski, Washington County Commissioner Lisa Weik, U.S. Representative Betty McCollum, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, Ramsey County Commissioner Rafael Ortega, Ramsey County Commissioner Trista MatasCastillo, Maplewood Council Member Nikki Villavicencio.
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    Metro Transit breaks ground on METRO Gold Line BRT

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    Oct. 21, 2022
    The bus rapid transit project will run along a 10-mile corridor and will begin service in 2025.
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    Metropolitan Council, Metro Transit introduce microtransit service in North Minneapolis

    Sept. 12, 2022
    Metro Transit micro is a partnership between the Metropolitan Council, Metro Transit and Transit Team, whose operators will provide the service under contract.
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    Metro Blue Line Extension announces new project director

    July 8, 2022
    With more than 20 years of experience in transit and transportation, Christine Beckwith will help guide the future of the Blue Line Extension as it moves towards the start of ...
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    Met Council announces METRO Blue Line Extension route recommendation advanced by Corridor Management Committee

    June 10, 2022
    This is the first official step in moving forward the route recommendation into environmental work and advancing design where further in-depth engagement and review will continue...
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    Metropolitan Council announces Metro Transit police chief steps down to become U.S. marshal 

    May 9, 2022
    The Metropolitan Council will launch a national search for his replacement.
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    Met Council, Hennepin County release METRO Blue Line extension route recommendation for public comment

    April 19, 2022
    The project recommends extending the existing Blue Line light-rail transit from Target Field station along West Broadway Avenue in Minneapolis to County Road 81 in Crystal and...
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    Met Council: Developers invest near high-frequency transit

    April 4, 2022
    The METRO Green Line has the region’s highest share of investments.
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    Rendering of the METRO Gold Line station at Union Depot and Wacouta in downtown Saint Paul.
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    Met Council announces Gold Line project applies for federal matching funds

    March 21, 2022
    The Metropolitan Council (Met Council) announced the METRO Gold Line project has now formally applied for federal matching funds from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) ...