Transportation

U of M to make its case for alternate LRT route
University of Minnesota officials disagree with the Metropolitan Council over the Central Corridor route through the U of M campus, as the clock ticks on the application for funding.
Pawlenty names new MnDOT chief
Gov. Tim Pawlenty has named Tom Sorel, an official with the Federal Highway Administration, as the state's next transportation comissioner.
Anoka, Ramsey counties approve transit sales tax; Carver says 'no'
The recently-enacted transportation bill raises the gas tax for all Minnesotans, and it also includes a metro-area sales tax. State lawmakers gave metro area counties the power to raise a 0.25 percent sales tax to pay for transit projects.
Lawmakers react to transportation veto override
The Legislature pushed the transportation bill through with enough votes to override a veto from Gov. Pawlenty for the first time.
How Pawlenty's veto impacts transit
One of the tax increases in the transportation bill vetoed by Gov. Pawlenty is an optional one-quarter percent sales tax for Twin Cities transit. Advocates say the money would supply a long needed, dedicated source of transit funding for the metro area.