Bottineau Blue Line light-rail reboot takes shape After original plan fell through, transit planners are expected to decide on a new route by late next year. December 19, 2020 10:04am Text size Copy shortlink:
Now that transit planners have launched a major reboot of the Bottineau Blue Line light-rail project, an important question looms: Just where will it go?
Broadly speaking, the $2 billion public transit line would connect Target Field in Minneapolis with Brooklyn Park. Plans approved more than six years ago, now scuttled, called for the 13-mile line to share much of its route with freight rail trains.
Now there are plans to identify a new route by the end of 2021, and efforts are underway to touch base with the communities Bottineau will serve. But it may be difficult for planners to please everyone along the line.