News & Events

The Better Government Award winners demonstrate efficient and effective state government services. The Council's Metro Transit Technician Training Program was recognized as a great place to work.

Construction is starting on a new rapid bus line that Metro Transit said will result in quicker trips between downtown Minneapolis and Brooklyn Center

Task force of city and business representatives recommended the changes, which go into effect July 1, 2018.

Local plans are critical to having a thriving, prosperous region. As individual communities add population, housing, and industry we must ensure that the infrastructure is in place to support that growth. When we work as partners, the entire region benefits.

Pacts with freight lines allow officials to pursue $929 million federal grant.

About $200 million in federal funds will go to local highway, bridge, transit, bicycle and pedestrian projects. The federal funds will leverage additional local matching funds.

Representatives from the Metropolitan Council, Metro Transit, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, and Brooklyn Center gathered to break ground on the region's second rapid bus line, the C Line.

Eleven different routes have been identified as good candidates for arterial bus rapid transit — rubber-tire vehicles and enhanced stations with features that make light rail so popular with riders.

The cleanup push comes amid separate efforts to restore habitats and attract park visitors to a remote corner of St. Paul. 

Maplewood boasts a host of natural amenities, connections to major transportation corridors, strong commercial and business hubs, and residents who are active in the community’s public life.

Property owners across the region are saving an estimated 52 million gallons of water annually, thanks to the Council's Water Efficiency Grant Program.

The last of 3 Metro Stat reports on income inequality finds that income inequality is low compared to peer regions, but growing fast.

Attaining a long-term goal several years ahead of time could be considered quite an accomplishment. How about reaching it 13 years earlier than projected?

Metropolitan Council project will replace old components and reduce emissions. 

Ramsey County Parks and Recreation received a grant of $709,000 in state and Metropolitan Council bond funds to make improvements to Keller Regional Park in Maplewood through the year 2020.