We at Center of the American Experiment have long chronicled the disastrous Southwest Light Rail Transit (SWLRT) project. Indeed, this boondoggle — nine years behind schedule and a billion dollars…
“Better late than never” may be the best that can be said for the Metropolitan Council’s announcement it’s finally pulling the plug on the failed Northstar commuter rail line, following…
Northstar Commuter Rail has never come close to meeting the rosy ridership projections touted at the $320 million line’s kick-off 15 years ago this month. Not before the pandemic, certainly…
A year and a half after unveiling a highly promoted 40-point safety and security plan, Met Council Chairman Charlie Zelle finally plans to get a first-hand look at the nation’s…
Time to pull the plug on the Northstar Commuter Rail.
Promises, promises, promises. Met Council chair Charlie Zelle, who oversees the most dangerous light rail system in the nation, has unveiled yet another plan to curb rampant crime, drug use…
Walz doubles down on failure at the Met Council.
In the spirit of Easter, Capitol Watch would like to highlight three proposals likely to pass this session that will help Minnesotans and make the state a better place to…
Met Council Chairman Charlie Zelle has yet to acknowledge the brutal, not to mention embarrassing, fact he oversees the most dangerous light rail system in the country. As American Experiment…
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…
Thousands of passengers concerned for their safety simply no longer take a chance on riding the Twin Cities light rail lines due to rampant crime and vagrants. Just ask Met…
“If you build it, they will come.” This might be sound advice when it comes to supernatural baseball fields, but it is bad advice for government transit. Fox 9 reports:…
Gov. Mark Dayton hit the panic button this week. He expressed “serious concerns” and apologized for MnDOT’s untimely closure of 35W into downtown Minneapolis this weekend on game days. The…