Planning, design and democracy

Guest Column by Adam Duininck, Sun Post

Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Running a light rail train through North Minneapolis, Golden Valley, Robbinsdale, Crystal and Brooklyn Park is a massive effort involving countless hours of planning, design, engineering and ultimately, construction.

But the most important part of the Blue Line Extension light rail line is the democracy phase.

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Source: Guest Column by Adam Duininck, Sun Post

Link: http://post.mnsun.com/2016/02/02/column-planning-design-and-democracy/

Posted In: Communities, Planning, Transportation

Tags: light rail

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