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I do believe Hennepin County hasn’t refused to use the cost-overage money, that was just proposed by the Met Council this past Wednesday as a solution to filling the gap.


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Yeah, it's only like a 10-12 min walk to the mall from the LRT station and there are sidewalks for the entirety of that walk.

https://thedevelopmenttracker.com/news/ ... -to-market

This project is now cancelled.

https://thedevelopmenttracker.com/news/ ... -to-market

This is beyond disappointing. The developer broke the agreement with the city and tore down the Knutson Building and left it as a parking lot for years.

I'm looking forward to visiting for the first time as soon as that train gets going :)


I described it in probably the least flattering way possible in that post but it is a nice mall, worth spending some time in. It feels more occupied than the numbers look. Absolute pain to walk or bike to ...

Use this form to submit comments about the Network Now amendment. They want to hear about positives and any changes you might also want to suggest.

https://www.metrotransit.org/network-no ... ment-form/

mattaudio wrote: August 5th, 2026, 8:46 am I thought some of the stations were going to stick around for potential Amtrak reuse...

From an Amtrak presentation, I believe they are exploring Target Field, Anoka, and Big Lake stations.

Speaking of Nicollet Mall... It seems like the city has been pretty quiet about whether or not the Mayor's pet project of removing buses is going forward or not.

https://www.startribune.com/data-center-developer-signs-deal-to-buy-minnesota-star-tribunes-shuttered-north-loop-printing-plant/601872895

Oh goodie, another data center.

"Managing partner Daniel English said the firm is envisioning a mixed-use development, incorporating elements such as housing ...

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/upshot/transit-projects-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.01A.s237.pRWdXysDLCvZ&smid=url-share

Unsurprisingly, it seems like the Trump administration may be a roadblock in getting federal funding for the Blue Line Extension. A grand total of 0 project ...

Annoying that even after the addition of North Loop Green, you still can't legally cross 5th St at the LRT platform: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZAZbHF4YDeQ23GiR6

In recent years, the city has been much more open to the idea of raised crosswalks and signalized crossings, etc. in locations where they ...

Even the Star Tribune commenters are wondering why we didn't build the train through Uptown; I hate to agree with them, but they're right. I imagine in an alternate universe where we did do that, they'd wonder why we didn't build in in the Kenilworth corridor.

Hopefully the 2050 plan includes ...

Why have they not opened the food hall yet? Give people more options to eat off Nicollet Mall.

fehler wrote: June 17th, 2026, 8:13 am Saw an LRV being towed on the bridge over 10th Street to Royalston Station. Is testing starting soon?

Testing has been going on since October 2025.

From the Blue Line Extension Newsletter, it truly looks like most of the cost increases are defined below.

Updated budget, schedule set next steps for Blue Line Extension
Thank you for your patience as we have awaited results from the Federal Risk Assessment process. We are providing this update ...

KSTP has the scoop on the updated Blue Line Extension schedule and budget estimates as of 90% design. This latest projection has construction starting in 2027 (perhaps optimistic given the current administration's reluctance to award transit funding), opening day delayed from 2030 to 2033, and ...

Nils, it’s ridiculous to choose a routing that would have bypassed the more transit dependent parts of North Minneapolis.

I will take a slightly longer travel time to serve the people who need it most.

Also, at this point this conversation is just going in circles. A mode and routing has been ...

Mdcastle wrote: March 22nd, 2026, 10:17 am Wonder if Trellis will pull out and then the site will sit vacant for 5 years until Target offers to build a store if they're allowed to close Nicollet?

No, don't put that out into the universe...

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angrysuburbanite wrote: March 14th, 2026, 12:56 pm ...Luckily much of this decline is seasonal and influenced by recent events so it is likely not reflective of long term ridership trends...

Yes, I am aware.

My bad, totally missed that part.


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Ok, Metro Transit performance page has been updated and January data is... not good, to say the least (for obvious reasons). Since I haven't done this in a few months, I'm covering both December and January.

- A Line dropped under 4,000 daily rides again after a very impressive fall surge (likely ...