This week, Governor Mark Dayton announced that Charlie Zelle will take over in January as the head of the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Zelle is the CEO...
Archive for year: 2012
12.042012April 2, 2015
Twin Cities Transitways Update
By Dave Van HattumIn Projects & Corridors, TransitTags Bottineau, Bus, Bus Rapid Transit, Economy, Funding, Gold Line, Light Rail, Red Line, Southwest
By Dave Van Hattum, Senior Policy Advocate Four of the metro region’s most highly anticipated transitways—Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Bottineau, Gateway, and Southwest LRT—recently have crossed...
12.042012April 1, 2015
A Grand Reopening for the Historic Union Depot
On December 8, Saint Paul’s historic Union Depot will officially open to the public and begin serving transit passengers for the first time in 40 years! TLC...
12.042012April 2, 2015
How bad is traffic congestion in the Twin Cities—and how do we know?
By Barb Thoman, Executive Director With the release of the recommendations by the Governor’s Transportation Finance Advisory Committee and MnDOT’s annual report on Performance Measurement, there is...
11.072012April 2, 2015
Speak Up for Southwest LRT this November
By Transit for Livable CommunitiesIn Projects & Corridors, TransitTags Accessibility, Environment, Equity, Federal Transportation, Funding, Land Use & Development, Light Rail, Parking, Southwest
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...
11.072012April 2, 2015
Rail~Volution 2012: Taking the Long View in Los Angeles
By Dave Van Hattum, Senior Policy Advocate In the transportation and land use realm, Los Angeles has earned an infamous reputation as a car-dependent metropolitan region with...
11.072012April 1, 2015
Ninety from the Twin Cities region learn from Denver
By Barb ThomanIn TransitTags Economy, Environment, Funding, Land Use & Development, Light Rail, Peer Regions
By Barb Thoman, Executive Director When the Saint Paul and Minneapolis Chambers of Commerce organized an Intercity Leadership Visit to Denver in early October, they had more interest...
11.062012April 1, 2015
An Interview with Edna Bernstein
By Jennifer Harmening ThiedeIn Bike & Walk, CommunityTags Accessibility, Economy, Environment, Health, Land Use & Development, Safety
Editor’s Note: TLC staff recently enjoyed the opportunity to talk with Edna Bernstein, a TLC sustaining member and resident of the Excelsior & Grand development in Saint...
11.022012April 1, 2015
An Interview with Ken Rodgers
A TLC board member, Ken works at the State of Minnesota Department of Economic Development (DEED). He is chair of the Minneapolis Disability Committee and...
10.082012April 2, 2015
Expanding Options, Expanding Opportunity
By Dave Van HattumIn CommunityTags Bus Rapid Transit, Economy, Equity, Land Use & Development, Light Rail, Street Design, Thrive MSP
By Dave Van Hattum, Senior Policy Advocate Housing and transportation, in that order, are typically a family’s largest expenditures. In both cases—because families and incomes vary substantially—one size,...