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2011 Metropolitan Council News Releases
Livable Communities
- Council spurs job growth along transitways: New Transit-Oriented Development funding source will promote job growth and economic development along corridors and help connect jobs, housing and transit (12-14-11)
- Council awards $11.3 million in Livable Communities grants: Funds promote economic development, housing affordability and mixed land uses with access to transit and other amenities (12-14-11)
- Council awards Livable Communities funds for brownfield investigation; $92,500 divided among three redevelopment projects in Hopkins and Minneapolis (8-30-11)
- Metropolitan Council awards Livable Communities funds for brownfield cleanup; $2.5 million will go to 13 projects in six communities (7-14-11)
- Council awards Livable Communities funds for brownfield cleanup; $3.7 million will go to 13 projects in seven cities (2-2-11)
Parks
Transit & Transportation
- Council appoints new Transportation Advisory Board members
(12-20-11) - Metropolitan Council seeks applicants for Transportation Advisory Board (9-21-11)
- FTA gives go-ahead to start engineering on Southwest Corridor light-rail transit project (9-2-11)
- Gov. Dayton vetoes transportation bill (5-24-11) - pdf
- Metro Transit operators approve a new 2-year contract (5-4-11)
- FTA commits to paying half of Central Corridor light rail costs (4-26-11)
- Business aid during LRT construction grows to more than $11 million; more than $6 million available in forgivable loans and grants (4-14-11)
- Council seeks suggestions for transitway system name (2-22-11)
- Central Corridor project poised to secure federal funding (2-3-11)
Planning
- Stadium Proposal Risk Analysis - Key risks: cost of delays, funding gap and cost burden to Ramsey County (10-12-11)
- Metropolitan Council releases land use data; Trend continues of using less land for development (8-24-11)
- Twin Cities population is growing and diversifying; Population grows to 2.85 million, according to 2010 Census (3-16-11)
Council News
- Council maintains highest bond ratings (9-14-11)
- Council appoints five new members to the Transportation Advisory Board (8-24-11)
- Council makes appointments to the Land Use Advisory Committee (8-9-11)
- Council makes appointments to Regional Parks Commission (7-1-11)
- Council makes appointments to the Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee (6-27-11)
- Council makes appointments to the Livable Communities Advisory Committee (6-27-11)
- Council seeks applicants from across the region to serve on Land Use Advisory Committee; applications due April 18 (3-30-11)
- Council seeks applicants for Regional Parks Commission; applications due April 26 (3-30-11)
- Council seeks applicants for advisory committee on special transportation services; applications due April 18 (3-30-11)
- Council seeks applicants for Transportation Advisory Board; applications due April 18 (3-30-11)
- Patrick Born selected as Met Council’s new Regional Administrator (1-31-11)
- Governor Dayton announces Metropolitan Council nominating committee and extends deadline for Metropolitan Council applicants (1-14-11)
- Susan Haigh sworn in as Council Chair (1-12-11)
- Governor Mark Dayton today announced that applications are being accepted for seats on the Metropolitan Council (1-4-11)
Wastewater & Water
- Met Council Takes Action to Protect Ratepayers (11-7-2011)
- Region’s wastewater treatment system achieves 4 years of perfect permit compliance (2-10-11)