Bottineau Boulevard

BACKGROUND
The Bottineau Boulevard Light Rail Transit Project includes a busway that will offer high-quality transit service from downtown Minneapolis through Robbinsdale, Crystal, Brooklyn Park, Osseo, Hassan Township, Dayton, Maple Grove and Rogers.

Project Completion Under Transportation Choices 2020	Project Completion Under Metropolitan Council Plan
2011	2020

PROJECT UPDATES, NEWS, AND EVENTS

UPDATES

Bottineau Boulevard map

Open houses

Wednesday, September 30, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.: Crystal City Hall Community Room, 4141 Douglas Drive N, Crystal.  Presentation at 6:30 p.m. (map)

Thursday, October 1, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.:  Maple Grove City Hall, 12800 Arbor Lakes Parkway N, Maple Grove.  Presentation at 6:30 p.m. (map)

Tuesday, October 6, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.:  Harrison Neighborhood Association Community Room, 503 Irving Avenue N, Minneapolis.  Presentation at 6:30 p.m. (map)

Wednesday, October 7, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.:  Brooklyn Park City Hall, 5200 85th Avenue N, Brooklyn Park.  Presentation at 6:30 p.m.  (map)

Thursday, October 8, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.:  North Regional Library, 1315 Lowry Avenue N, Minneapolis.  Presentation at 6:30 p.m.  (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 website

Metropolitan Council Bottineau Boulevard website