Tag: transportation
Uber and Lyft to stay in Minnesota after deal struck on...
New minimum pay standards for Uber and Lyft drivers were passed in the final days of the 2024 legislative session. Starting on Dec. 1,...
DFL-controlled legislature hands $8 billion transportation bill to Walz for signature
A nearly $8 billion finalized transportation bill has cleared the House and Senate and is on its way to the desk of Gov. Tim Walz to...
Traffic deaths in Minnesota Spike Despite Low Traffic Volume
Traffic deaths in Minnesota are spiking, despite record-low vehicle traffic volume. According to Mike Hanson, the director of the Office of Traffic Safety, ever...
Teamsters Local 320 strike from snowplows, St. Louis County has contingency...
Snowplow drivers of Teamsters Local 320 in St. Louis County rejected a final contract offer from County officials that led to a strike starting...
VIDEO: Minnesota Taxpayers Will Spend $17 Million a Year to Subsidize...
Some Minnesota lawmakers are pushing for the Northern Lights Express (NLX), a proposed 152-mile intercity, higher-speed passenger rail service that would operate between Minneapolis...
Lawmakers push rail system with estimated $17 million annual taxpayer subsidy
Some Minnesota lawmakers are pushing for the Northern Lights Express (NLX), a proposed 152-mile intercity, higher-speed passenger rail service that would operate between Minneapolis and Duluth,...
Twin Cities Traffic Congestion Is Worse Than Ever
According to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, and the Urban Mobility Scorecard, the Twin Cities has worse congestion than ever before, measured by hours...
MN Taxpayers Would Spend $17 Million a Year to Subsidize Duluth...
For years backward-looking bureaucrats and local officials have sought to revive the failed passenger rail line between the Twin Cities and Duluth. But a...
MnDOT Commissioner Pushes Big Gas Tax Increase
The Walz administration continues to put the pedal to the metal in its relentless determination to take another run at passing a huge gas...
2018 Traffic Congestion Worst on Record Under Failed MnDOT Plan
If you drive the Twin Cities freeways, you don’t need to read MnDOT’s annual report to know traffic congestion gets worse every year. But...