For me, there are two values that guide my work on the Met Council: equity and inclusion. I believe that we can do a better job of providing the tools to cities so that they can design communities where everyone can prosper, whether you’re old or young, whether you have a car or not.
Archive for tag: Bus Rapid Transit
09.222011April 8, 2015
The New Normal for Transportation Planning
By Dave Van HattumIn Transit, Transportation Policy & FundingTags Bus Rapid Transit, Complete Streets, Funding, Land Use & Development, Parking, Peer Regions, Planning
From Dave Van Hattum, Policy & Advocacy Program Manager New housing and commercial developments are increasing inside the I-494/694 beltway. According to John Kari, a...
08.102011April 8, 2015
Leveraging Cedar Avenue BRT for the Southeast Metro
From Dave Van Hattum, Policy & Advocacy Program Manager The City of Apple Valley recently received an American Institute of Architects (AIA) award that brought...
07.282011April 8, 2015
Anchoring Equity to Achieve Sustainable Regional Development Outcomes: A Corridors of Opportunity June 28th Mtg
By Dave Van HattumIn Transit, Transportation Policy & FundingTags Blue Line, Bottineau, Bus Rapid Transit, Economy, Equity, Funding, Green Line, Light Rail, Northstar, Red Line
From Dave Van Hattum, Policy & Advocacy Program Manager A snapshot: People of color in the Twin Cities, on average, have less than half the...
04.012011April 10, 2015
Transit cuts in House and Senate Bills
By Dave Van HattumIn Projects & Corridors, Transit, Transportation Policy & FundingTags Accessibility, Bottineau, Bus, Bus Rapid Transit, Funding, Gold Line, Green Line, Light Rail, Red Line, Red Rock, Rush Line, Southwest
At a recent press conference House Chairman Mike Beard attempted to defend the details of his proposed bill. Many of his comments contradict the facts. Here are some points he made and TLC’s response.
01.052011April 10, 2015
Looking Ahead to the 2011 Legislative Session
By Dave Van HattumIn Transit, Transportation Policy & FundingTags Bottineau, Bus Rapid Transit, Gold Line, Green Line, Light Rail, Red Line, Southwest
From Dave Van Hattum, Policy and Program Manager The 2011 Minnesota Legislative session begans on Tuesday, January 4th. With a looming $6 billion budget deficit,...
07.262010April 13, 2015
Interview with Brian Lamb, General Manager of Metro Transit
By Hilary ReevesIn Transit, Transportation Policy & FundingTags Blue Line, Bus, Bus Rapid Transit, Fares, Green Line, Light Rail, Northstar, Southwest
Brian Lamb oversees a transit system with 2,700 employees who operate a light-rail line, a commuter rail line, and 125 local, express, and contract bus...
12.232009April 14, 2015
Bus Rapid Transit Looks Promising for the Twin Cities
By Dave Van HattumIn Transit, Transportation Policy & FundingTags Bus Rapid Transit, Land Use & Development, Light Rail
From Dave Van Hattum, Policy and Program Manager When a bus acts like a train, can it spur compact development? In Ottawa, Canada’s capitol, the...
09.022009April 14, 2015
Are Toll Lanes on 35W a Good Idea?
From Dave Van Hattum, Policy and Advocacy Program ManagerAre the new high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes planned for 35W-south a good idea? On the plus side,...
03.272009April 14, 2015
Bus Rapid Transit and Bikes in L.A.
Check out this video from SreetFilms: The thing I found most interesting in this video was this quote, from Lynne Goldsmith, about the importance of...