A new way to move

Central Corridor Light rail transit will provide a fast, safe, new transportation choice in one of our region’s most heavily traveled corridors - the 11-mile Central Corridor linking downtown Saint Paul and downtown Minneapolis via Washington and University avenues.

LRT will mean improved access to five major centers of economic activity - the two downtowns, the University of Minnesota, the Midway district, the state Capitol complex and many neighborhoods in between. Together, they contain almost 280,000 jobs - a number that is expected to grow to 345,000 by 2030. The LRT will also slow the growth of traffic congestion and provide opportunity for greater reinvestment in the area.

• The large public investment along the avenue will spur tremendous private development.
• The private investment will be guided by the Central Corridor Development Strategy and balanced by the needs and desires of the community.
• Above all, the Central Corridor represents a historic opportunity to remake one of Saint Paul’s most iconic streets.

• Planning for light rail transit in the Central Corridor has been a collaborative effort between many partners. 
• The Metropolitan Council is the lead agency for the design and construction of the project. 
• Over the past four years, the City of Saint Paul has conducted an extensive planning process, which has resulted in the creation of the Central Corridor Development Strategy, seven Station Area Plans, and the Central Corridor Overlay District. 
• Construction begins in 2010.
• The trains should be running in 2014.
• Construction schedule
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