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Transit station: New business hub?
A Minneapolis-based urban planner extolled the virtues of development that can spring up around transit stations last week to Red Rock Corridor Commission members — and also warned of the challenges cities can face in making that development successful.Read mor
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Red Rock: 8 years out?
A commuter rail line between downtown St. Paul and Hastings could be up and running by 2018 Washington County transportation planners said last week, the first time officials have affixed such an early date to the project. The assessment is “optimistic,” county planner Andy Gitzlaff conceded, and is dependent on a number of factors, including
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Backers set to market Red Rock corridor plan
After a decade of studying and planning the Red Rock rail corridor, local leaders are ready to put their plan in motion — and secure the money to pay for it. Organizers met Monday at the state Capitol, hoping to generate legislative support for financing the commuter rail that would connect the southeastern suburbs to
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Red Rock train on track for ’18 in southeast metro
Commuter trains could be running on the Red Rock Corridor route through Washington County by 2018, commissioners were told Tuesday. Propelled by a major new marketing push to build public awareness, Red Rock would operate between Hastings and St. Paul, with connections to Minneapolis.Read mor
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Sieben bill could mean a park and ride for downtown Hastings
A bill introduced by Sen. Katie Sieben Tuesday could provide a half-million dollars to set up a park and ride in downtown Hastings. Two other bills introduced by Sieben seek to begin preliminary studies and engineering and upgrade rail lines in preparation for a high-speed train from the Twin Cities to Chicago.Read mor
