BACKGROUND
The Bottineau Boulevard Transitway Project is planning for light rail transit that travels from downtown Minneapolis through North Minneapolis, Robbinsdale, Crystal and Brooklyn Park, terminating either near downtown Maple Grove or at the Target North Campus in Brooklyn Park.
| Project Completion Under Transportation Choices 2020 |
Project Completion Under Metropolitan Council Plan |
2011 |
2020 |
PROJECT UPDATES, NEWS, AND EVENTS
UPDATES
Bottineau Boulevard map
The Northwest Metro Transit Restructuring Plan is underway – a project to improve service in the area west of the Mississippi River and north of Highway 55. Cities in the study area include Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Champlin, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, north Minneapolis, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale. The plan was implemented in early 2008, but planners are pursuing possible links with the Bottineau Boulevard bus rapid transit or light rail line. Learn more.
NEWS
- Back on Tracks? A Renewed LRT vs. BRT Debate Surfaces Along Bottineau Boulevard. Commissioner Mike Opat has suggested that in light of the success of the Hiawatha LRT, changes in the political climate, and the potential to negotiate a deal with BNSF over the railroad corridor, the region may be best served by a return to the original plan of pursuing LRT along the Corridor. “Emerging issues, especially the new Target campus in Brooklyn Park and the growing interest in LRT, are causing us to take a fresh look,” says Opat. “We can’t settle for a substandard mode or route when we’re making an investment that should serve generations.”
EVENTS
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PROJECT RESOURCES
Bottineau Boulevard Partnership
Metro Transit Bottineau Boulevard web site
Metropolitan Council Bottineau Boulevard web site
