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Posted 02 October 2013 - 06:10 PM

Progressive Railroading, 10/2/13:

Shallow tunnels recommended for Twin Cities' Green Line light-rail extension


Building shallow tunnels for light rail along the preferred route in Minneapolis is the "most cost-effective solution and best long-term investment" for the Twin Cities region, Green Line Extension planners recommended to the Southwest Corridor Management Committee and Metropolitan Council, which oversee the project.

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Posted 09 October 2013 - 06:12 PM

Progressive Railroading, 10/9/13:

Twin Cities and Western cites study to back its light-rail project position


The Twin Cities and Western Railroad Co. (TC&W) is a key player in the economic health of rural Minnesota, according to a study recently conducted by market research firm KlasRobinson Q.E.D.

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Posted 16 October 2013 - 05:58 PM

Progressive Railroading, 10/16/13:

Minneapolis leaders to delay Southwest light-rail project


Metropolitan Council Chairwoman Sue Haigh is expected to recommend to the council's board today that the Southwest Light-Rail Transit (LRT) project be postponed.


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Posted 25 October 2013 - 09:40 PM

Minneapolis, MN Star-Tribune, 10/18/13:

St. Louis Park balks at Gov. Dayton's Southwest light-rail plan


St. Louis Park on Thursday threatened to fight any new attempt to reroute freight trains into its community to make room for the Southwest Corridor light-rail line in a recreational corridor of Minneapolis.

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Posted 25 October 2013 - 09:43 PM

Minneapolis, MN Star-Tribune, 10/22/13:

Dayton urges more citizen input in Southwest light-rail line


Gov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday called for greater “citizen participation” in shaping the Southwest Corridor light-rail line, the biggest transit project in the Twin Cities.

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Posted 25 October 2013 - 09:49 PM

This debate has sparked an editorial cartoon in the Minneapolis, MN Star-Tribune: http://www.startribu.../228401601.html


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Posted 10 November 2013 - 10:40 AM

Minneapolis, MN Star-Tribune, 11/6/13:

Met Council paves way to review options for Southwest Corridor


Plans for the Southwest Corridor light-rail line are passing back over old ground as officials try to re-examine all possible options for the controversial freight and light-rail tracks.


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Posted 17 November 2013 - 08:46 AM

Minneapolis, MN Star-Tribune, 11/16/13:

Southwest light-rail review faces long odds


Planners of the biggest light-rail line in the Twin Cities will take another look at moving freight trains out of a Minneapolis recreational area to make room for the new transit and satisfy critics who have stalled it.

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Posted 19 November 2013 - 02:45 PM

Editorial in Minneapolis, MN Star-Tribune, 11/14/13:

Regional leadership needed to save Southwest light rail


A community that has just seen one of its greatest assets — the Minnesota Orchestra — torn apart before its eyes cannot afford a similar tragedy on the Southwest Corridor light-rail project.

The proposed line linking the metro area’s most prosperous suburban quarter with downtown Minneapolis, the University of Minnesota and downtown St. Paul would bring enormous environmental, economic and social value to the whole region for generations to come.

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Posted 31 January 2014 - 12:46 PM

Progressive Railroading, 1/31/14:

Metropolitan Council unveils key reports for Southwest light-rail project


The Metropolitan Council will host four meetings in February for the public to learn more about two draft reports prepared by independent consultants that examine issues affecting the proposed Southwest light-rail line serving Minneapolis and nearby communities.

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