We’re one step closer to Minnesota’s first bus rapid transit (BRT) service to primarily use bus-only lanes. Construction is underway on the METRO Gold Line, a 10-mile corridor generally north and near Interstate 94 serving Saint Paul, Maplewood, Landfall, Oakdale, and Woodbury. All-day service in both directions is slated for 2025.

A tough rental market for affordable housing is making it difficult for many families in the Twin Cities region to use their rental assistance housing vouchers. The Met Council is considering an increase to our payment standards, or rent limits, in certain zip codes in the communities we serve to provide more options for voucher holders. But it is a balancing act, because the higher Metro HRA's portion of the rent, the fewer households we can serve.

The METRO Blue Line Extension Project is beginning work on a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to address the full range of environmental, social, and economic impacts of the project’s revised recommended route. A draft of the report is expected next year, with the final EIS planned for 2024. View the full scope of the report.

170 million acres of prairie land once stretched from southern Wisconsin to western Montana and from central Texas to Canada. These prairies depended on large animals, like bison, to graze the land, work the soil, and spread seed. Today, regional parks rely heavily on volunteers to play this role, trampling the land and disturbing seed pods, while collecting seeds. Prairie restoration is an important activity in the regional parks.

The first draft of the METRO F Line Corridor Plan is available for review and comment. People are encouraged to share comments by December 5 on the 32 proposed station locations along the 13-mile BRT corridor from downtown Minneapolis to the Northtown Transit Center in Blaine. Metro Transit is also offering a virtual open house meeting on November 15. Read more about the METRO F Line developments.