Southwest Transitway Draft Environmental Impact Statement

January 1, 2013

On January 1, 2013, the Responsible Governmental Unit (RGU) responsibilities for the Southwest Transitway project were officially transitioned to the Metropolitan Council.  The environmental documents related to the Southwest Transitway project are available on the Metropolitan Council's website

 

Southwest LRT Community Works Progress

February 10, 2012

Read the 2011 Annual Report to learn more about Southwest LRT Community Works, a new model for collaborating on land use planning and light rail engineering with Hennepin County, corridor cities, watershed districts, and the Metropolitan Council. 

 

Southwest LRT Project Receives $5 million in state bonding

September, 2009

The Southwest Light Rail Transit (LRT) project is slated to receive $5 million in state bonding allocated by the Metropolitan Council for transit improvement.  The bonding is necessary for environmental and preliminary engineering work, allowing the project to move forward for federal New Starts funding.

 


Who will pay for the construction of the Southwest LRT?

At this time, it is assumed that Southwest LRT funding for capital costs will come from four sources: the transit sales tax in the metro area (30 percent), the Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority (10 percent), the ...

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Southwest Transitway will serve the communities of: Minneapolis, St. Louis Park, Hopkins, Edina, Minnetonka, Eden Prairie.

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