BACKGROUND
An 80-mile corridor connecting downtown St. Paul with Hinckley.
Project Completion Under Transportation Choices 2020 |
Project Completion Under Metropolitan Council Plan |
2020 |
2030 |
PROJECT UPDATES, NEWS, AND EVENTS
UPDATES
- Rush Line Undertaking Alternatives Analysis. The Rush Line Corridor Task Force, made up of more than two dozen elected officials from counties and municipalities along the corridor, is undertaking a federal alternatives analysis to examine transit improvements between Hinckley and the Twin Cities. The task force has hired URS to complete the Alternatives Analysis. An Alternatives Analysis is the first phase in the Federal Transit Administration’s New Starts program, which funds new projects and extensions to existing transit systems. The Alternatives Analysis study will conclude in mid-2009. At that time, the counties, cities and townships along the Rush Line Corridor will recommend a next step, which could be anything from pursuing a “build” mode (BRT, light rail or commuter rail) to continuing to advocate for additional bus service in the corridor.
NEWS
There is no news at this time.
EVENTS
- Public Meetings on Alternatives Analysis. The Task Force will hold a series of public meetings over the next year to discuss transit along the 80-mile corridor from downtown St. Paul to Hinckley. Several bus rapid transit, light rail transit, and commuter rail options will be open for community discussion at a pair of open houses this fall:
- October 2: 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Maplewood Community Center, 2100 White Bear Avenue, with presentations at 6 and 7 p.m. Click here for a map to the open house.
- October 7: 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the North Branch Library, 6355 379th Street, with presentations at 6 and 7 p.m. Click here for a map to the open house.
PROJECT RESOURCES
Rush Line website
