Whats up with the Central Corridor light rail line?
Today, the Metropolitan Council launched a coordinated public relations campaign demanding the University of Minnesota turn over land for construction of the Central Corridor light rail line before an agreement is reached between the two parties on the critical transportation project, which will be coming right through the heart of the U of M campus. If you’ve got questions about this, here are some answers: Q. Does the U of M oppose the Central Corridor light rail line? A. Absolutely not. The U of M is one of the biggest consumers of transit in the State of Minnesota, with thousands of students and employees taking transit to and from campus each day. The University has invested millions of dollars in working with the Metropolitan Council to find a way for the train to come through the heart of campus, without compromising the hundreds of millions of dollars in public investment the State of Minnesota, federal government and private industries have made in the U’s cutting edge researc
