One of my favorite replies to my last article about the Northern Lights Express was “Have you ever been to Europe?” Well, yes, actually, I lived there for the first…
I’m always surprised at the amount of pushback that criticisms of the Northern Lights Express draw. I write about a number of contentious topics here — taxes, spending, regulations, for…
With the state government’s budget forecast to run a surplus of $17.6 billion dollars to June 2025, there will, no doubt, be all sorts of proposals put forward for how…
It’s the same old story, but with a cruel twist for taxpayers. Like other public transit systems, the Duluth Transit Authority continues to run half-empty buses, still lagging far behind…
It’s common knowledge that Metro Transit ridership has tanked since the pandemic, still down roughly 50 percent this year versus 2019. To be sure, a lifestyle shift that’s led far…
According to federal data, people who decide to step on light rail in the Twin Cities are at more risk for being injured by an assailant than any other light…
When North Dakota Department of Transportation officials were figuring out ways to use up some $4 million in federal pandemic funds, they invited more than “2,000 diverse stakeholders for input…
We’ve heard it all before from Met Council chairman Charles Zelle, who oversees Metro Transit and the Twin Cities’ light rail lines. Promises and plans to crack down on the…
An update on the Rush Line Bus Rapid Transit project.
The Southwest Light Rail Transit (SWLRT) project has been a disaster. As my colleague Tom Steward noted recently, construction: …now stands nine years behind schedule, pushed back from 2018 to…
The construction of the Southwest Light Rail Transit Line now stands nine years behind schedule, pushed back from 2018 to 2027. At the same time, the cost of the biggest…
The Met Council continues to plug away on the construction of the troubled Southwest Line Rail Transit line as though there’s no tomorrow. And at some point there may not…
Public officials in Minneapolis and St. Paul seem determined to cram more and wider bike lanes onto city streets, often at the expense of parking places and vehicle lanes. But…
Thousands of Twin Cities residents have chosen to abandon riding light rail. They’ve been driven off by the high crime rate and Met Council Chair Charles Zelle’s inability to make…
How local activists in White Bear Lake persuaded the Met Council to prevent 89 daily buses from cutting through their charming community.
A glance at Metro Transit’s chart below tells you all you need to know about the viability of the failing Northstar commuter rail line. While ridership never met expectations, it…
Just when the car wreck of a plan to eliminate most parking spots in the reconstruction of Hennepin Avenue in Uptown appeared unstoppable, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey slammed the brakes…
The plan for reconstructing Hennepin Avenue in Uptown Minneapolis calls for sacrificing virtually all on-street parking to make room for bike lanes, bigger sidewalks and 24/7 dedicated rapid transit bus…
A key committee voted last week to proceed full speed ahead with the proposed route for the Twin Cities next light-rail boondoggle in the works, the $1.5 billion and counting…
The Met Council would be required to pay potentially millions of dollars to condominium owners for damages, legal and other fees stemming from construction of the Southwest Light Rail line,…
The Minnesota Senate voting to prohibit planning for the Northern Lights Express, a resurrection of the old passenger rail service between the Twin Cities and Duluth, wasn’t the only consequential…
MPR News reports: The Minnesota Senate voted Monday to prohibit planning for a new passenger rail service between the Twin Cities and Duluth, which is known as the Northern Lights…
In 1985, Amtrak ended all passenger rail service to Duluth. It did so because hardly anyone was using the service anymore. Now, nearly 40 years on, there are proposals to…
They cost more, run low on power, and spend a lot of time in the shop. But Metro Transit still insists electric buses are just the ticket to save the…