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News

Back on Tracks? A renewed LRT v. BRT debate surfaces along Bottineau Boulevard
(Mar. 13, 2007)

BRT Hopeful: New Flyer hybrid bus stops by for a visit
(May. 23, 2006)

Big news in Brooklyn Park: Target's expansion plans hit the ground running
(Mar. 14, 2006)

 

 Improving the Commute  Attracting Investment  Involving Our Communities

2005 goals

  • BRT Shelter Elevation
    Transportation: Confirm alignment for Bus Rapid Transit, and affirm plan for spending $37 million ($20M state, $12M County, $5M Met Council) in Phase I.
  • Transportation: Commence reconstruction of County Road 81 Robbinsdale segment.
  • Transportation/ Land Use:  Resolve location of Brooklyn Boulevard Park and Ride Location (North Joiners locations vs. South Anchor Block location), and plan for mixed use development; finalize design of 63rd Avenue Park and Ride; and support the efforts by the City of Minneapolis for development opportunities at the Penn and Broadway Avenue nodes.
  • Land Use:  Participate in MAC review of reliever airports to address viability and long term use of Crystal Airport site.
  • Land Use:  Support the efforts by the City of Robbinsdale and Heritage Property Investment Trust Inc. in the adaptive reuse of the Terrace Theatre building which involves: completion of asbestos removal, identification of an anchor tenant, and determination of whether the City will use tax increment financing to assist the project.
  • Land Use/Environment: Develop action plan for improvement of water quality at Crystal Lake.

 

The Bottineau Boulevard Partnership: promoting commuting solutions and strategic redevelopment in the County Road 81 corridor.

 

 

Bottineau Boulevard: the new County Road 81

Ox cart trails built on Indian paths created the transportation corridor that, with help from frontiersman Pierre Bottineau, put the Northwest Metro cities on the map.

Today, these cities are again looking to transportation advantages to support their prosperity. An ultra-modern bus rapid transit (BRT) system will soon begin a new chapter of the historic route’s development.

Fittingly, County Road 81 has been named Bottineau Boulevard along most of its length. (It will keep the name West Broadway in Minneapolis.) And the coming BRT service will be known as the Bottineau Line.