Central Corridor Management Committee

The 13-member Central Corridor Management Committee (CCMC) will provide advice to the Metropolitan Council during the design and construction of the Central Corridor LRT line. The CCMC, which includes representatives of all the project partners, meets at 1 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month. Committee members include:

Peter Bell, Chair of the Metropolitan Council
Mary Hill Smith, chair of the Council’s Transportation Committee
Ramsey County Commissioners Rafael Ortega and Toni Carter
Hennepin County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak
Robert McFarlin, assistant to the commissioner of MnDOT
Peggy Ingison, state finance commissioner
Kathleen O’Brien, vice president of university services, University of Minnesota
Jim Westerhaus, vice president of government relations for Ecolab, representing business
Reynaldo Aligada Jr., an attorney in the U.S. Public Defenders Office in Minneapolis, representing the community
Dakota County Commissioner Paul Krause, representing the regional rail authorities in the seven-county area