This what the new Interchange at Target Field may look like. The Interchange Project still need to find more funding. Construction suppose to start this Spring.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Happy Birthday Hiawatha LRT
Hiawatha LRT will be 5 years old on June 26. Metro Transit will mark the fifth anniversary with a modest event at Government Plaza on Friday June 26 at noon. There will be birthday cakes, some music and remarks by Met Council Chair Peter Bell, Hennepin County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin, the mayors of of Minneapolis and Bloomington and others.
Hiawatha LRT has operated safely and reliably over the past five years, serving 42.9 million customers from opening day in 2004 through May this year. Average weekday ridership on Hiawatha last year was 30,500. That's 20 percent higher than the expected ridership in the year 2020.
Hiawatha LRT has operated safely and reliably over the past five years, serving 42.9 million customers from opening day in 2004 through May this year. Average weekday ridership on Hiawatha last year was 30,500. That's 20 percent higher than the expected ridership in the year 2020.
First Light Rail Train in Minneapolis
A Light Rail Ride on Opening Day
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Southwest Transitway
Light rail choice coming this year
The future of rail in the metro inevitably revolves around light rail transit. Long before even the Hiawatha Line was finished in 2004, transit planners had been envisioning a network of LRT routes crisscrossing the region, cutting congestion and spurring redevelopment. For southwest commuters, the idea of light rail transit has moved beyond the dream phase, into the nitty-gritty.
This year, planners will be picking a route for the Southwest Transitway, an LRT route that would run from Eden Prairie into downtown Minneapolis. Should all go as planned, construction on the route could begin as early as 2015.
The reality of planning a light rail network involves long-long-long-term planning. The Southwest Transitway has been a work in progress for the last eight years, starting with a study evaluating any number of routes. In the past two years, the number of possible route alternatives was whittled down to three and now, planners expect to make a decision on a preferred alternative by late summer or early fall.
The Southwest Transitway project involves a number of partners within Hennepin County including all the cities on the route (Eden Prairie, St. Louis Park, Hopkins and Minneapolis). Ultimately the Metropolitan Council will make the final approval on the route design.
There are 4 possible alignment.
The future of rail in the metro inevitably revolves around light rail transit. Long before even the Hiawatha Line was finished in 2004, transit planners had been envisioning a network of LRT routes crisscrossing the region, cutting congestion and spurring redevelopment. For southwest commuters, the idea of light rail transit has moved beyond the dream phase, into the nitty-gritty.
This year, planners will be picking a route for the Southwest Transitway, an LRT route that would run from Eden Prairie into downtown Minneapolis. Should all go as planned, construction on the route could begin as early as 2015.
The reality of planning a light rail network involves long-long-long-term planning. The Southwest Transitway has been a work in progress for the last eight years, starting with a study evaluating any number of routes. In the past two years, the number of possible route alternatives was whittled down to three and now, planners expect to make a decision on a preferred alternative by late summer or early fall.
The Southwest Transitway project involves a number of partners within Hennepin County including all the cities on the route (Eden Prairie, St. Louis Park, Hopkins and Minneapolis). Ultimately the Metropolitan Council will make the final approval on the route design.
There are 4 possible alignment.
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