Met Council: Light Rail-Adjacent Development Up $1.6 Billion Last Year

KSTP.com

Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2018

The Metropolitan Council says developers have added $8.4 billion in investment along current and potential metro light rail corridors since the transit-ways were added to the Twin Cities landscape.

The agency says that number could be higher as many projects along the lines, including 24 of 41 project on the Blue Line, have not yet publicly disclosed their project value, according to a release.

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Source: KSTP.com

Link: http://kstp.com/traffic/metropolitian-council-light-rail-development-16-billion-84-billion-blue-line/4788395/?cat=12546

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