Metro Cities overview
Metro Cities is hosting Metropolitan Council staff for a hybrid event to share details about the 2026 Regional Solicitation, including an overview of the changes made for the 2026, application requirements for the new Active Transportation Solicitation categories, and answer questions from potential applicants.
Date: Friday, April 24, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Metro Cities, 145 University Avenue W, Saint Paul
To register, email Jennifer Dorn at
[email protected]. Contact Mike Lund at
[email protected] or 651-215-4003 with any questions.
Regional Solicitation overview
The Metropolitan Council will host a virtual workshop to provide an overview and answer potential applicants’ questions about the competitive Regional Solicitation process to award approximately $240 million in federal transportation funding.
Topics will include:
- Regional Solicitation process, policies, and schedule
- 2026 investment types and application categories
- Federally funded project development requirements
Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Register here
Active Transportation Solicitation overview
The Metropolitan Council will host a virtual workshop to provide an overview and answer potential applicants’ questions about the Active Transportation Solicitation process to distribute up to $24 million annually for active transportation initiatives, funded by the regional transportation sales tax.
Topics will include:
- Active Transportation Solicitation process, policies, and schedule
- 2026 investment types and application categories
- Regionally funded project development requirements
Date: Thursday, April 30, 2026
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Register here
Community Considerations webinar
One of the ways applications to the Regional Solicitation will be evaluated is through the new Community Considerations measures and criteria, which assess how projects center the communities that live near, adjacent to, and/or will be impacted by the future project. The virtual webinar will provide an overview of the three Community Considerations measures – community data and context, community needs and future engagement, and community benefits – and explain how they will be scored. This session will provide applicants with guidance and examples to help prepare applications, as well as an opportunity to ask questions.
Topics will include:
- Community Considerations measures and scoring criteria overview
- Examples of low, medium, and high scoring applications
- An opportunity to ask questions
Date: Monday, May 4, 2026
Time: 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Register here
Applicant Support virtual office hours
Met Council staff will be hosting office hours throughout the application period to answer questions on the applications and Fluxx submission software.
Register for any or all of the sessions.
- Tuesday, May 12 – 12 noon to 1:00 p.m.
- Friday, May 15 – 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
- Wednesday, May 20 – 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
- Thursday, May 21 – 12 noon to 1:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, May 26 – 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
- Friday, May 29 – 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
- Monday, June 1 – 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, June 2 – 12 noon to 1:00 p.m.
- Thursday, June 4 – 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
- Monday, June 8 – 12 noon to 1:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, June 10 – 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
- Friday, June 12 – 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, June 16 – 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
- Thursday, June 18 – 12 noon to 1:00 p.m.
- Monday, June 22 – 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, June 23 – 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, June 24 – 11:00 a.m. to 12 noon
- Thursday, June 25 – 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.