Twin Cities: Expanding mass transit in east metro is a fight to catch up

Expanding mass transit in east metro is a fight to catch up

by Jessica Mador, Minnesota Public Radio
April 9, 2013


[font size="1"]Commuters board Metro Transit express buses at the Park-and-Ride site in Woodbury, Minn. Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Officials are exploring mass transit options in the east metro. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson)[/font]


ST. PAUL, Minn. — State lawmakers will announce proposals later this week to help pay for expanding mass transit in the Twin Cities.

East metro officials, who are trying to help the east metro transit catch up to the west, are watching the action very closely and have renewed efforts to advance a wish list of bus and rail lines.

A proposed Gateway rapid bus or light rail line extending along Interstate 94 couid help people get from downtown St. Paul to Woodbury, and then even on to Wisconsin.

The transit line is still in the early stages, but Washington County commissioner Lisa Weik said planners think a Woodbury station could go in right across from a Walmart and nearby businesses. .................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/04/09/business/east-metro-mass-transit