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‘When I came here once again to Minnesota, I saw the future’ House Speaker Nancy Pelosi toured Ramsey County’s Union Depot in St. Paul on June 26, along with members of the Ramsey County board, House Transportation Chairman Jim Oberstar, Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Rep. Keith Ellison, business and labor leaders and other local and state elected officials. [...] Union Depot, artist's rendering Here is a look at what Union Depot will look like when it returns to service as a multimodal transit hub in 2012. The rendering comes from the design team working on the renovation project, led by Mortenson Construction. Keep an eye on this space for more photos, graphics and videos of [...] Ramsey County Regional Rail and Mortenson Construction hosted a community information session at Union Depot in St. Paul on April 22, 2010, to update businesses and neighbors about progress on the renovation project. Regional Rail Chair Jim McDonough and project leaders provided up-to-the-minute plans for returning the depot to service as a transit hub by 2012, [...] No need for 3D glasses — our artists have done the work for you. Here is a new animated look at how plans are progressing for Ramsey County’s renovation of Union Depot in downtown St. Paul. The new Union Depot Multimodal Transit Hub will reopen for business in late 2012, with service by Amtrak, Greyhound, Jefferson [...] The Ramsey County Regional Rail Authority Board will meet at 1:30 p.m. April 6 at the Ramsey County Courthouse, 15 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul. (Click here for transit options). The board will consider a contract with TranSystems Corporation of Kansas City, MO, for completion of an East Metro Rail Capacity and Engineering Improvements Study. The [...] The Red Rock Corridor Commission has created a Citizens Advisory Committee, which will provide feedback on transit station planning and development to the Commission. In addition, the CAC will be the main liaison between the project management team and community members along the Red Rock Corridor. The Commission is creating its Citizens Advisory Committee to provide an [...] A coalition of elected officials and supporters, led by the Washington County Rail Authority, gathered at the Capitol this week in a bipartisan effort to support the Red Rock Corridor, a proposed commuter rail corridor from Saint Paul to Hastings. “Red Rock and this entire corridor is the next great transit opportunity for Minnesota commuters,” said Ramsey [...] High speed rail train. Excerpted from the OnBoard Midwest blog: The Obama Administration has directed planning funds to high-speed rail upgrades along the Mississippi River Route in the first round of investments from the America’s Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The White House approved a total $823 million for the high-speed rail line from Chicago to Saint [...] Photo courtesy of the Metropolitan Council Participating St. Paul nightspots will validate parking tickets on Friday and Saturday nights through the end of March for the Lowertown Ramp on Jackson Street south of Fourth Street in St. Paul. Read the latest update on project-related parking restrictions, road closures and transit changes here. Click here for an [...] |
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