Transportation

$4 per gallon gas is causing great hardship, but Minnesota can turn that problem into an opportunity to protect the environment, reduce traffic congestion, and help low and middle income people cope, simply by substantially cutting public transit fares. MORE »

Despite scorching hot weather, a group of transit advocates and community members gathered July 15 outside Metropolitan Council offices, protesting a fare increase proposal.

The protest took place prior to the Met Council’s final public hearing. “We’re aiming to attract people who ride the bus,” explained Katie Eukel, TLC’s communications manager. “It’s important to make sure people most affected are heard.” MORE »

A Healthy Commute from Minnesota 2020 on Vimeo.Suburbia, that automobile-inspired slice of the 20th century American Dream, is beginning to adapt to more sustainable transportation modes in the resource-challenged 21st century. MORE »

When America’s leading business advocacy group comes out foursquare for more and smarter investments in transportation infrastructure, you know that the nation has turned a corner in its regard for the roads, bridges, rails and other mobility assets that are so vital to our prosperity. MORE »