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Media and News Coverage
- Gold Line bus route opens, connecting riders from East Metro to downtown St. Paul KSTP, March 2025
- METRO Gold Line opens in east Twin Cities metro Fox 9, March 2025
- Coud the Gold Line spur economic development? Some say it already has Pioneer Press, March 2025
- Mixed reactions to Gold Line KSTP, March 2025
- Metro Transit hopes new Gold Line gleams Star Tribune, March 2025
- Gold Line opens as new type of bus route. Drivers will need to stay in their lane Star Tribune, March 2025
- St. Paul-to-Woodbury Gold Line service begins Saturday. Here are some things to know Pioneer Press, March 2025
- Apartments and amenities spring up along Gold Line bus rapid transit route, Star Tribune, March 2025
- New east metro Gold Line bus spurs development: ‘We’re pleasantly surprised' Star Tribune, March 2025
- Gold Line Tests Underway in Woodbury Woodbury News Net, February 2025
- Gold Line BRT under budget at $505M, set to open in March KSTP, February 2025
- Will the long-discussed West 7th streetcar project move forward in St. Paul? Minn Post, February 2024
- Overnight closures of I-694 for Gold Line construction starts in Oakdale Pioneer Press, February 2024
- New I-94 bridge connects Woodbury and Oakdale Star Tribune, December 2023
- New Woodbury-Oakdale bridge over I-94 will open this week KSTP, November 2023
- Bielenberg Bridge ribbon cutting ceremony held ahead of opening later this week KSTP, November 2023
- New bridge connecting Oakdale and Woodbury opens next week Bring Me the News, November 2023
- I-94 to close between St. Paul and Oakdale, Woodbury this weekend CBS News MN, November 2023
- I-94 closes this weekend for Gold Line Bus Rapid Transit construction work Pioneer Press, November 2023
- It snarled traffic, but new bridge over I-94 will open soon ahead of planned bus line Kare 11, August 2023
- METRO Gold Line receives over $200 million in federal funding, CBS News Minnesota, April 2023
- Funding for Metro Transit Gold Line announced, Fox 9, April 2023
- Metro Transit ridership rebounds but still below pre-pandemic levels, Kare 11, January 2023
- Met Council buys land for Gold Line BRT project, Finance & Commerce, January 2023
- Metro Transit breaks ground on Gold Line from Woodbury to St. Paul, Pioneer Press, October 2022
- Construction officially begins on Gold Line BRT linking St. Paul and Woodbury, Star Tribune, October 2022
- Transit-oriented project to bring 328 new apartments to Oakdale, Finance & Commerce, June 2022
- Plans for new housing for people with disabilities progressing in Oakdale, KSTP, May 2022
- Gold Line project applies for federal matching funds, Metropolitan Council News, March 2022
- Massive 258-apartment project in Oakdale planned along Gold Line route, Pioneer Press, January 2022
- Cities are turning to supercharged bus routes to more quickly and cheaply expand transit services, The Washington Post, July 2021
- Minnesota transit projects included in Biden budget, Star Tribune, June 2021
- Rapid-transit bus line sets up rapid-growth development in east metro, Pioneer Press, May 2021
- Gold Line transit project for east metro passes key hurdle for federal financing, Pioneer Press, April 2021
- East metro bus rapid transit Gold Line clears critical hurdle with feds, Star Tribune, April 2021
- Metro Transit: Two of next three BRT buses should run through east metro, Pioneer Press, February 2021
- Gold Line BRT cost going up by 70 million for more park-and-ride spots, Star Tribune, January 2021
- Gold Line bus-rapid transit project between St. Paul, Woodbury clears federal hurdle, Star Tribune, January 2020
- 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
- Gold Line plans now include downtown loop, Pioneer Press, December 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
- Picking up speed on the east metro’s Gold Line, Pioneer Press, July 2018
- East Metro's transit time is coming, MPR, Jan. 2018
- Woodbury-to-St. Paul Gold Line surges ahead with federal designation, new projects, Pioneer Press, 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
- 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