Fourth listening session scheduled for Feb. 9 on Central Corridor LRT Project
Contact:
Laura Baenen
Central Corridor LRT Project
Communications Manager
651-602-1797 office
612-269-4365 cell
Laura.baenen@metc.state.mn.us
St. Paul – Feb. 1, 2008 - A fourth listening session will be held for Metropolitan Council members to receive public comments before making scoping decisions Feb. 27 on the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit project.
The additional listening session will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Feb. 9 at Goodwill Easter Seals, 553 Fairview Ave. N, in St. Paul. Community outreach coordinators on the project’s staff who speak Spanish and Hmong will be present to translate as needed for individuals. Parking is free, and the location is accessible by bus via routes 16, 50 and 84.
The additional listening session was scheduled in response to several requests. The purpose of the listening sessions is to seek public comments on the project. Attendees have the opportunity to address members of the Central Corridor Management Committee and the Metropolitan Council prior to the Metropolitan Council making key project scope decisions.
The other listening sessions will be:
- Wednesday, Feb. 6 – Noon-2:00 p.m., University of Minnesota, Weisman Museum, 333 East River Road, Minneapolis. Spanish, French, Hmong and Swahili translators will be present.
- Thursday, Feb. 7 – 5:30-7:30 p.m., Metro Transit Fred T. Heywood Offices, 560 6th Ave. N., Minneapolis. Spanish, French, Hmong and Swahili translators will be present. (Free parking and accessible by bus via routes 5, 19 and 22)
- Monday, Feb. 11 – 5:30-7:30 p.m., Metropolitan Council chambers, 390 N. Robert St., St. Paul. Spanish, French, Hmong and Swahili translators will be present. (Free on street meter parking after 4:30 p.m. and accessible by bus via routes 3, 16, 21, 50, 53, 54, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 70, 74, 75 and 94)
Central Corridor LRT Project
The Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Project linking downtown St. Paul and downtown Minneapolis via Washington and University avenues would be the fourth in a planned network of rail and bus ``transitways’’ in the Twin Cities. Construction would begin in 2010 on the planned 11-mile Central Corridor line, with service beginning in 2014. The line would connect with the Hiawatha LRT line at the Metrodome station in Minneapolis and the soon-to-be built Northstar commuter rail line at the new Minneapolis multimodal station. The Metropolitan Council would be the grantee of federal funds. The regional government agency is charged with leading the design and building of the line in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The Central Corridor Management Committee, which includes the mayors of St. Paul and Minneapolis and commissioners from Ramsey and Hennepin counties, provides advice and oversight.
The Central Corridor LRT Project Website is www.centralcorridor.org
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