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Susu Jeffrey | SOUTHWEST LRT: The New/Old Plan

Is SWLRT worth the Chain of Lakes? Why not put the transit where the people are? By Susu Jeffrey July 6, 2015 Reviving from a $341 million "funding gap" Southwest LRT proponents reduced the scope of the project by $250 million while cobbling monies together to keep the priciest ever state public works More

Southwest LRT: Mayor Hodges Aide “I’m Sorry”

Peter Wagenius, Senior Policy Aide to Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges, apologized at the final Southwest LRT public hearing on June 18—final for this round. The SWLRT budget is approaching $2 billion. It is the largest public works project ever proposed in Minnesota.