It will not only connect people to opportunity, but also provide much needed infrastructure benefits such as improved pedestrian access, utility upgrades and roadway improvements. “I am proud of my vote to adopt the new route and I hope others recognize what this project means for our communities. “The impacts of this project are transformational for our communities, our county, and our region,” said Jeff Lunde, Hennepin County District 1 Commissioner. This project will ignite economic development for small businesses, result in more affordable housing options, increase access to educational opportunities, and build wealth for working families.” The proposed route will connect students to education, workers to jobs, patients to healthcare, and families to resources, while connecting the corridor to the broader transit network. The communities served by the route are transit-reliant and racially diverse and have experienced historical disinvestment. “The new proposed route for the Blue Line Extension light rail project will bring transformational benefits to residents from Minneapolis to Brooklyn Park. “I am proud of the work Hennepin County and the Metropolitan Council have done to identify and now adopt the new route for the METRO Blue Line Extension,” said Irene Fernando, Hennepin County District 2 Commissioner and Chair of the Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority. As the project moves into this next phase, project staff will continue to solicit feedback and communicate with the community to ensure the project delivers maximum benefit. Feedback received guided decision making through the route selection process. The Met Council and Hennepin County Board actions come after more than 18 months of robust community engagement where project staff held hundreds of community meetings and virtual open houses, and thousands of face-to-face community interactions. With the new route officially recognized, I look forward to continuing our conversations with community partners and bringing this project across the finish line.” Modified Route for Blue Line Extension (Metropolitan Council) This is a critical transportation investment for our communities and region. I believe the benefits of the new route exceed the original route, from providing needed transit connections in North Minneapolis to serving North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale and the growing communities of Crystal and Brooklyn Park. “When we made the tough decision to move away from the original freight rail aligned route, we quickly realized we had an opportunity to reevaluate not only the route, but also our priorities for the project. “When I began my tenure as the Metropolitan Council Chair, the METRO Blue Line Extension was different from the route that was adopted today,” said Charles Zelle.
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These actions allow project leaders to move forward on this important transit project by continuing environmental, design, engineering, and anti-displacement activities in preparation for the eventual full funding grant agreement application to the Federal Transit Administration. PASSENGER PICK-UP/DROP-OFFįamily and friends dropping off/picking up passengers at Union Depot can do so in two different locations: on Kellogg Boulevard in front of the entrance or inside the parking ramp entrance located at Kellogg and Broadway in the short-term parking area (limited to 15 minutes).The METRO Blue Line Extension officially has a new route after the Hennepin County Board and Metropolitan Council voted to adopt the revised route modification on June 22. Megabus provides affordable intercity travel to Madison, Milwaukee and Chicago. Greyhound, the iconic intercity bus company with service across North America, now serves Union Depot. Greyhound is in partnership with a number of independent bus lines across the United States, including Jefferson Lines. Jefferson Lines is a locally-based intercity bus company departing from Union Depot with destinations to Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota and more. Metro Transit buses 63, 70, 350, 351, 361 and 364 stop at the corner of Kellogg Boulevard and Broadway Street providing convenient access to intercity buses, Green Line and Amtrak. Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA) offers weekday service from Gate A on routes 480, 484 and 489. Weekday-only service is available at Gate A on Metro Transit buses 94, 262 and 417. Metro Transit offers daily service to Gate A in Union Depot on buses 3, 16, 21 and 54. Hundreds of buses and light rail trains serve Union Depot each day.
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