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Red Rock transit plans made public
The Red Rock Corridor Commission plans four public open houses this month to release updated plans for the proposed transit stations in Cottage Grove, Newport, St. Paul and Hastings. The commission revised the planned Red Rock transit stop designs following public feedback in August. After the upcoming meetings are complete and further design changes are
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Metro area is in line for color-coded transit
For now, call it Cedar Avenue bus rapid transit. But someday it may be the Red Line or the Blue Line or the Green Line — pick a color. Following the example of cities around the country, the Metropolitan Council is hatching a plan to better brand transit in the metro area. Read mor
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Broader transit options finally moving toward east metro
When it comes to 21st century transit improvements, the Twin Cities’ eastern suburbs have a right to feel ignored and disrespected. The metro area’s first three light rail lines – one in operation, one under construction and one angling to start preliminary engineering soon – will go no farther east than downtown St. Paul. Our
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Public this week gets peek at commuter rail plans
The public will get its first peek this week at evolving site plans for south Washington County’s stops along the proposed Red Rock commuter rail line at public open houses on the planning process in Cottage Grove and Newport. Stations at four sites between Hastings and St. Paul are expected to usher in economic growth
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4 open houses this week preview Red Rock commuter rail line
Four stations are planned for the 30-mile Red Rock commuter rail line from Hastings to St. Paul and Minneapolis, and beginning tonight, the public will have a chance to learn more about those plans in a series of four open houses. The stations are tentatively slated for downtown Hastings, one of two potential sites in
