SWLRT

Legislators Write Letter in Support of SW LRT, future LRT and BRT Projects

Senator Ron Latz, DFL-St. Louis Park, and Representative Cheryl Youakim, DFL-Hopkins, with seventy-one legislators across the state, penned a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao supporting the Federal New Starts program which provides funding for transit projects nationwide, including SW LRT. Continued Federal support is critical to the region’s future economic success, traffic congestion reductions, and mobility increases.

Sen. Ron Latz Plans To Fully Fund Southwest Light Rail Transportation Project

At the start of the 2015 legislative session, the Governor, as well as Democrats and Republicans in both the House and the Senate, expressed their interest in dealing with Minnesota’s mounting transportation issues. However, with all the conversations on roads and bridges, some in the legislature are ignoring the importance of the Southwest Light Rail Transit (SW LRT) project.Read More »Sen. Ron Latz Plans To Fully Fund Southwest Light Rail Transportation Project