The Metropolitan Council is nearing a final decision on the location of freight rail for the Southwest Light Rail Transit project.
Please attend events this week and watch a video to learn more about the options being considered.
Get informed and share you opinion NOW!
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Community Meetings on Freight Rail Issue
The Southwest LRT project office will host two community meetings
on engineering concepts for resolving the location of freight rail in
the design of the project.
The content will be the same at both meetings so you are welcome to attend
either session.
The concepts explore various possibilities for co-locating freight and LRT tracks
in Minneapolis (Kenilworth corridor), as well as options to reroute freight rail traffic
in St. Louis Park to make way for LRT tracks. The relocation concepts to be presented will be different than the one described in the Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (DEIS).
Both co-location and relocation options will involve removal of
residential and commercial properties.
Wednesday, July 17
Jones-Harrison Residence
3700 Cedar Lake Avenue, Minneapolis
Open House: 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Presentation: 5:30 - 6:15 p.m.
Facilitated Q & A Session: 6:15 - 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, July 18
St. Louis Park High School
6425 W 33rd Street, St. Louis Park
Open House: 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Presentation: 5:30 - 6:15 p.m.
Facilitated Q & A Session: 6:15 - 7:00 p.m.
Click here to view the event flier.
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Video of Southwest LRT Presentation
Watch a video to better understand the freight rail co-location and relocation alternatives.
Click here to watch the June 4, 2013 presentation to the Minneapolis City Council's Transportation & Public Works committee. Information provided by Jim Alexander, Director of Design & Engineering for Southwest LRT and by City staff regarding the options for co-locating freight and LRT in the Kenilworth Corridor and options for rerouting freight rail through St Louis Park.
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Kenilworth Alliance Meeting
The Kenilworth Alliance is a neighborhood task force including
residents of the three most heavily impacted Minneapolis neighborhoods (West Calhoun, CIDNA and Kenwood) along the Southwest LRT route as well as representatives from the Cedar Lake Park Association.
All are welcome at their next meeting:
Saturday, July 20
11:15a.m.
Kenwood Community Center
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