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.

Lakes & Park Alliance: The Facts About Southwest Light Rail (Minneapolis)

•In the Draft Environmental Impact Statement of October 2012 Section ES-23 to ES-24 evaluated a different plan, that did not include running the LRT in a shallow tunnel orco-locating freight trains next to LRT, that is, a plan that is different from the one currently being implemented by the Met Council. •Importantly, that study concluded that co-locating freight and LRT in the Kenilworth Corridor would be detrimental to the environment and would NOT adequately preserve or protect the quality of life. The DEIS recommended against locating freight and LRT in the corridor.

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