Star Tribune Thu, 22 May 2008 04:01:35 GMT
Light rail's route through U on hold, again
The University of Minnesota continues to lobby for a northern route, but Met Council still likely to endorse Washington Av. plan. The debate over the route of the Central Corridor light-rail line is a bit like the Democratic presidential race: there's a likely winner, the second-place contender isn't giving up, and just when you think it might be over, it goes on for another week. On Wednesday, public officials planning the 11-mile line almost voted to approve a Washington Avenue route through the University of Minnesota -- something they had done once before -- but they decided to give the university one more week to make its case for a route through the northern part of campus. The decision came after Metropolitan Council Chairman Peter Bell said that he had received a call on the matter from Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who in turn had received a call from University President Robert Bruininks. University officials are concerned that closing Washington to cars would spread traffic congestion on campus and in surrounding neighborhoods, so they've been paying for studies of a Dinkytown route.
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