All News

  • Transit station: New business hub?

    A Minneapolis-based urban planner extolled the virtues of development that can spring up around transit stations last week to Red Rock Corridor Commission members — and also warned of the challenges cities can face in making that development successful.Read mor

    Read More >>

  • Red Rock: 8 years out?

    A commuter rail line between downtown St. Paul and Hastings could be up and running by 2018 Washington County transportation planners said last week, the first time officials have affixed such an early date to the project. The assessment is “optimistic,” county planner Andy Gitzlaff conceded, and is dependent on a number of factors, including

    Read More >>

  • Backers set to market Red Rock corridor plan

    After a decade of studying and planning the Red Rock rail corridor, local leaders are ready to put their plan in motion — and secure the money to pay for it. Organizers met Monday at the state Capitol, hoping to generate legislative support for financing the commuter rail that would connect the southeastern suburbs to

    Read More >>

  • Red Rock train on track for ’18 in southeast metro

    Commuter trains could be running on the Red Rock Corridor route through Washington County by 2018, commissioners were told Tuesday. Propelled by a major new marketing push to build public awareness, Red Rock would operate between Hastings and St. Paul, with connections to Minneapolis.Read mor

    Read More >>

  • Sieben bill could mean a park and ride for downtown Hastings

    A bill introduced by Sen. Katie Sieben Tuesday could provide a half-million dollars to set up a park and ride in downtown Hastings. Two other bills introduced by Sieben seek to begin preliminary studies and engineering and upgrade rail lines in preparation for a high-speed train from the Twin Cities to Chicago.Read mor

    Read More >>

  • State, federal officials tout long-term transportation plans

    Despite past differences, two of America’s most influential transportation policy makers are presenting a united front in support of a long-term federal spending program for roads, bridges and mass transit.Read mor

    Read More >>

  • Newport commuter lot gets initial OK from Washington County board

    After a few snarls, a park-and-ride site in Newport that could eventually become a stop along a commuter train line linking Hastings and the Twin Cities appears to be back on the fast track.Read mor

    Read More >>

  • Finally, Wakota Bridge span is at hand

    After eight years and tangled delays, the end is in sight for construction on the Wakota Bridge spanning the Mississippi River on Interstate 494 in the southeast metro.Read mor

    Read More >>

  • MnDOT releases $9 billion rail plan

    St. Paul, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Transportation released a long-awaited state rail plan today Thursday, and while it focuses on some of Minnesota’s oldest transportation infrastructure, many are hoping it will serve as a map for the future.Read mor

    Read More >>

  • High-speed train route to Chicago likely to take year to map

    Mapping the route of a proposed high-speed commuter train between the Twin Cities and Chicago will take a year or more, a Minnesota transportation official said Tuesday.Read mor

    Read More >>