MnDOT is finalizing three big plans that will influence transportation projects and spending in Minnesota for the next twenty years. Is it business as usual or will we see a greater focus on transit, bicycling, and walking statewide?
Archive for tag: Environment
Want to Curb Climate Change? Transportation is Key
The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris culminated in a historic, global agreement to reduce climate change. Contributing nearly a third of all greenhouse gas emissions in the US, transportation can either help us reach that goal or continue to exacerbate the problem.
In California, Transit Expansion Meets Shared Mobility
Profound transportation changes are underway in the Los Angeles area.
Environmental Organizations Support Southwest LRT
With municipal consent pending, TLC and allies reached out to Mayor Hodges and Minneapolis City Council members, urging the City to support the region's next transit line.
Thrive MSP: Let Your Voice Be Heard on How the Region Should Grow
A recently released draft of the Metropolitan Council’s new regional development plan, called Thrive MSP, is out for public comment through the end of April.
Thrive MSP: Good Policy Needed to Target Regional Growth
Good transit and bikeable, walkable neighborhoods are increasingly important to a metro region’s economic future. It’s a key reason to stay tuned in to the progress on Thrive MSP.
This Spring: Influence Twin Cities Regional Development for the Next 30 Years
By Dave Van Hattum, Senior Policy Advocate The Metropolitan Council’s new regional development plan, Thrive MSP 2040, will set the framework for how the Twin Cities...
Taking Transit to Home, Work, and . . . the Park?
By Linden Weiswerda, The Trust for Public Land (guest blogger) Editor’s Note: Our Twin Cities metro region is well known as a place where cityscape meets green space....
Transportation and Climate Change: Building out the Transit System for a Greener Future
By Whitney Lawrence, Member Engagement/Senior Organizer “The most significant opportunity to reduce carbon emissions . . . is transportation—which in turn depends on community design.” —Peter Calthorpe Last...
Speak Up for Southwest LRT this November
Do you want to be riding the Southwest Light Rail line by 2018? Let everyone hear you say, YES! There are three public hearings in November...