Archive for tag: Planning

Gold Line BRT Decision Approaching
Officials are expected to select a new route for the Gold Line bus rapid transit project before 2016 is over. Despite a small but vocal group of local opposition, this project has clear benefits for the east metro.

MnDOT Plans for the Future
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?

Outreach Underway in the Riverview Corridor
This summer, TLC kicked off new work in the Riverview Corridor. How have we been engaging local residents about the potential to improve transit options and what are we hearing from the community so far?

Bus Expansion Is a Route to Opportunity
Our metro-area bus system has not had a significant expansion in 10 years! This has left too many people struggling to get where they need to go, with a significant mismatch between available service and jobs. What's needed to make planned improvements a reality?

Ten Highlights from the First Day of Rail~Volution
TLC is at the national Rail~Volution conference in Dallas, speaking about strategic campaigns to build support for multimodal transportation. What ideas about rethinking streets, transportation systems, and use of public space had attendees and presenters buzzing on day one?

Hennepin County Plan Aims for Four-Fold Increase in Bike Commuting
Exciting, ambitious goals for increasing the percent of trips by bicycle, for getting more women riding, and for reducing crashes.

Metro Transit Plans for a Better Bus System: Support (and Funding) Needed
What a draft plan to dramatically expand bus service in the metro region could mean for riders—and how to turn the SIP into service on the street.

TLC Supports Met. Council’s Proposed Shift to More Travel Options & Growth in Walkable Communities
Opponents, however, are pressuring the Council to return to the policies of the last 50 years.

System Update: Rail, Bus, Bike, Walk
As planning for transit and active transportation continues to move forward in the Twin Cities metro region this spring, there are a number opportunities to get involved.