Tag: Metropolitan Council
Minneapolis 2040 Plan Tackles Discriminatory Housing Policies
Minneapolis’ development plan for the next 20 years includes efforts to tackle racial exclusion in housing.
On Friday, the City Council voted 12-1 to approve...
$2 Billion Southwest Light Rail Extension Project Advances
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Metropolitan Council and Hennepin County have approved several agreements that allow the costly Minneapolis to Eden Prairie light rail...
Former Metropolitan Council Chair Calls Out Current Council
From a land planning organization to an governing body with operational authority many functions of the seven-country metro area, the Metropolitan Council has changed...
Why Twin Cities Trains Are Not Like Europe
I was having breakfast at the St Clair Grille, next to Macalester College in St Paul. There were three college aged students listening to...
Metropolitan Council Releases Update to $92 Billion Transportation Plan
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Metropolitan Council recently released its 2018 update to the 2040 Transportation Policy Plan, assuring the plan aligns with Thrive...
Jason Lewis Takes On Met Council
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Jason Lewis (R-MN) is taking on the Metropolitan Council, proposing a provision that would require a majority of the governing...
Social Engineering in Minnetonka? City Plans to “Modernize” Ridgedale Area
MINNETONKA, Minn. – Minnetonka City Council has discreet plans to “modernize” the Ridgedale area and turn it into a mixed-use community.
In 2012, the City...
Met Council Under Fire for $237 Million Budget Discrepancy
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Metropolitan Council has come under fire for budget “inconsistencies” after an audit reveals a $237 million budget discrepancy.
A report...
Legal Battle Against Southwest LRT Continues
MINNEAPOLIS - A lawsuit from three years ago is the latest hurdle the Metropolitan Council must clear before moving forward with the Southwest Light...
Chanhassen City Council Moves Forward with TIF District Despite Heavy Protest
CHANHASSEN, Minn. - Armed with signs and petitions, residents of Chanhassen poured into Monday’s city council meeting to express their opposition to a tax...