Gold Line News and Updates

News and Updates

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Press releases

East Metro rapid bus line seeks community input (Sept. 2020)
METRO Gold Line Clears First Environmental Milestone (Jan. 2020)
Public comment needed on METRO Gold Line BRT Environmental Assessment (Oct. 2019)
Council Chair announces Gold Line Project Corridor Management Committee membership (Apr. 2018)
Community members sought for advisory role for Gold Line BRT (Feb. 2018)
Major step forward for long-awaited East Metro transit line (Jan. 2018)

Media and news coverage

Gold Line bus-rapid transit project between St. Paul, Woodbury clears federal hurdle, Star Tribune, January 2020
Gold Line to add bus service to Woodbury, expand transit in metro, KSTP, November 2019
Gold Line bus rapid transit takes steps toward construction, federal funding, Star Tribune, October 2019
How would you use the Gold Line? Woodbury residents answer, The Bulletin, October 2019
Woodbury reaffirms support for Gold Line project, The Bulletin, September 2019
East Metro's Gold Line costs rise to $461 million due to electric buses, added infrastructure, Pioneer Press, May 2019
Cost of Gold Line bus-rapid transit could increase to $461 million, Star Tribune, May 2019
Gold Line gets a $4.5 million boost for I-94 bridge, Pioneer Press, February 2019
Maplewood considers bridge over 94 to increase access to Gold Line bus route, Star Tribune, February 2019
Maplewood approves plans for Gold Line station, Ramsey Co.- Maplewood Review News, February 2019
Station-area plans being finalized for Gold Line transit corridor, East Side Review, January 2019
Gold Line plans now include downtown loop, Pioneer Press, December 2018
Locations of Gold Line transit stations being refined, public feedback sought, East Side Review, November 2018
Gold Line bus-rapid transit to offer six stops in downtown St. Paul, Star Tribune, November 2018
Gold Line seeks public input about St. Paul extension, Pioneer Press, October 2018
Should the Gold Line bus loop through downtown St. Paul or end at Union Depot?, Star Tribune, October 2018
St. Paul City Council members lean in favor of Gold Line's downtown loop, Pioneer Press, October 2018
Lose the Loop? Gold Line officials torn over downtown rapid-transit bus route, Pioneer Press, October 2018
Latest Gold Line plan adds downtown St. Paul loop, Woodbury park and ride, Pioneer Press, August 2018
Tiny mobile home city of Landfall warily awaits Gold Line bus-rapid transit, Star Tribune, July 2018
Gold Line planners seek feedback at open house, Woodbury Bulletin, July 2018
Picking up speed on the east metro’s Gold Line, Pioneer Press, July 2018
East Metro's transit time is coming, MPR, Jan. 2018
Gold Line bus rapid transit wins critical federal approval, Star Tribune, Jan. 2018
Woodbury-to-St. Paul Gold Line surges ahead with federal designation, new projects, Pioneer Press, Jan. 2018
With rapid bus line on board, developer shifts plans for site in Oakdale, Star Tribune, Jan. 2018
Washington County OKs increased contribution to Gold Line, Pioneer Press, June 2017
Ramsey County imposes half-cent sales tax for public transit, Pioneer Press, June 2017
Gold Line busway gets millions toward a 2024 opening, Star Tribune, Feb. 2017
Gold Line commission approves new route alignment, Finance and Commerce, Dec. 2016
Woodbury, Oakdale warming to new Gold Line route, Star Tribune, Nov. 2016
East metro group makes its case for more transit in Dakota, Ramsey and Washington counties, MinnPost, April 2016
A bus line far in St. Paul's future caught the eye of some developers, Star Tribune, March 2016
Bus rapid transit projects move forward in the Twin Cities, Star Tribune, Sept. 2015
$1M federal grant to help plan for Gateway Corridor development, Pioneer Press, Sept. 2015
Leveraging BRT on the Gateway Corridor, Finance and Commerce, April 2015
3M Co. sees Gateway route as recruitment tool, Finance and Commerce, Feb. 2015
Counties award $141 million in transit grants, Finance and Commerce, Nov. 2014
Rapid bus favored for St. Paul to Woodbury line, MPR News, July 2014
Gateway Corridor officials head to Los Angeles to study bus rapid transit, MinnPost, June 2014
Legislature helps Gateway Corridor, other projects in Washington County, Star Tribune, May 2014
St. Paul-Woodbury transit plan gets White House nod, MPR News, May 2014
For St. Paul's East Side, rail and bus transit routes studied, Pioneer Press, June 2013
McCollum to back Washington County transit initiatives, Woodbury Bulletin, Nov. 2012
East metro panel backs bus rapid transit plan, Star Tribune, Oct. 2012
Gateway Corridor line should be next, backers say, Finance and Commerce, Jan. 2012
Transit options listed for I-94 to and from parts east, MinnPost, Feb. 2011
Study will determine transit options for I-94 from the east, MinnPost, Aug. 2010