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[KevinKorell]

Sun-Post, 3/8/23:

 

 

     Robbinsdale works on Blue Line design with independent consultants, light rail staff   

 

 

A map sprawls out on the table showing the plan for the Blue Line extension. Fluorescent light floods packets of information about roads, traffic, dreams and concerns from the community. The Robbinsdale City Council gathered around a table with personnel from Metro Transit, Hennepin County, HNTB Corporation and Bolton & Menk, Inc., on Feb. 28 to discuss the next steps of the Blue Line extension.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Minneapolis, MN Star-Tribune,  6/3/23:

 

 

 

 North Minneapolis businesses growing concerned about impact of Blue Line LRT    

 

 

Some north Minneapolis business owners in the W. Broadway corridor, the area's cultural and commercial heart, say they're feeling increasingly uneasy as plans pick up for the Blue Line extension light-rail project to cut through the diverse district.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Minnesota Post, 6/14/23:

 

 

     As planners contemplate light rail through north Minneapolis, who will pay to help residents and businesses stay?  

 

 

A Metro Transit route for the Blue Line light rail extension project hasn’t been finalized, but residents and businesses are concerned it could displace people in an economically vulnerable area.

 

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[KevinKorell]

KARE-TV, Channel 11 in Minneapolis, MN,  8/13/23:
 

 

    Light rail route bypasses north side hub   

The most recently proposed route for Metro Transit's Blue Line Extension light rail line will bypass the main core of the West Broadway Avenue business district on the north side of Minneapolis. But the change won't make everyone happy because the design still envisions the trains running along Broadway west of the main retail hub.

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[KevinKorell]

CCX Media,  9/14/23:

 

 

    MET COUNCIL APPROVES $75M GRANT FOR BLUE LINE EXTENSION    

 

 

Despite a push by some to “pump the brakes” on funding, the Metropolitan Council approved a grant agreement that advances the Bottineau Blue Line Extension light rail project. 

 

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[KevinKorell]

Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder,   9/22/23:

 

 

     Blue Line extension planning moves forward after two key votes  

 

 

Planning for the Blue Line extension is moving ahead after votes from two key bodies last week.

 

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[KevinKorell]

CCX Media,  10/18/23:

 

 

  RESIDENTS CROWD ROBBINSDALE COUNCIL MEETING TO PROTEST LIGHT RAIL ROUTE    

 

 

Residents from Robbinsdale and beyond came out in droves Tuesday night to voice opposition to plans for a light rail route connecting Minneapolis to Brooklyn Park.

 

 

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[KevinKorell]

KSTP-TV,  5-ABC in Minneapolis, MN, 11/14/23:

 

 

   More than 600 North Loop residents sign petition opposing Blue Line route    

 

 

More than 600 North Loop residents have signed a petition asking Hennepin County, Metro Transit and the Metropolitan Council to reconsider the latest proposed route for the light rail Blue Line Extension.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Hometown Source, 12/20/23:

 

 

  Blue Line Extension lead unveils new concept for Lowry Avenue station    

 

 

A new design concept for the proposed Lowry Avenue station in Robbinsdale was presented during a recent meeting of the Blue Line Extension Corridor Management Committee.

 

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[CNJRoss]

Railway Track and Structures, 2/29/24

 

Early Ridership and Cost Data Indicate Blue Line Extension ‘Competitive’ for Federal Funding

 

HENNEPIN COUNTY, Minn. – Metropolitan Council has released early cost and ridership data based on 2019 and 2022 ridership survey data that indicates the Blue Line Extension is ‘competitive’ for federal funding.

 

The Metropolitan Council announced that early estimates of ridership and cost ranges for its METRO Blue Line Extension indicate it continues to be eligible for federal funding through the FTA’s New Starts program.

 

 

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