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Good news — I-394 is back open! The E-ZPass lanes on I-394 between Hwy 100 and downtown Minneapolis will reopen later this week per MnDOT. #stribdrive
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MnDOT tests prairie willows to green up Minnesota highways startribune.com/can-prairie-… #stribdrive
Can prairie willows green up highway medians and shoulders? MnDOT puts them to the test

Can prairie willows green up highway medians and shoulders? MnDOT puts them to the test

A U of M researcher is looking at how they grow along an inhospitable stretch of freeway. If they thrive, the plants could be used elsewhere.

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Metro Transit's on-demand ride service arrives in Brooklyn Park startribune.com/metro-transi… #stribdrive
Metro Transit's on-demand ride service arrives in Brooklyn Park

Metro Transit's on-demand ride service arrives in Brooklyn Park

MapQuest now shows where license plate readers are along your route.

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Watch for temporary "No Parking" signs on your block. Street sweeping of 530 miles of residential streets and 330 miles of alleys in St. Paul begins today. Crews will clean more than 1,100 miles of streets from curb-to-curb in Mpls. starting Tuesday. #stribdrive
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Minneapolis drivers are slowing down where speed cameras are watching startribune.com/minneapolis-… #stribdrive
Minneapolis drivers are slowing down where speed cameras are watching

Minneapolis drivers are slowing down where speed cameras are watching

Cameras operated at five intersections. More locations could be added in 2027 if the city budget allows.

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Businesses and riders want bathrooms at Brooklyn Center Transit Center reopened startribune.com/businesses-a… #stribdrive
Businesses and riders want bathrooms at Brooklyn Center Transit Center reopened

Businesses and riders want bathrooms at Brooklyn Center Transit Center reopened

MnDOT will share its plans this week to rebuild Hwy. 252 in Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center.

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Borealis train hits ridership milestone. Here is how Amtrak is responding. startribune.com/borealis-tra… #stribdrive
Borealis train hits ridership milestone. Here is how Amtrak is responding.

Borealis train hits ridership milestone. Here is how Amtrak is responding.

A southern Minnesota highway has been named in honor of a longtime first responder.

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Riders will see a larger police presence on Green Line trains and at platforms for the foreseeable future after fatal shooting startribune.com/suspect-in-g… #stribdrive .

Suspect in Green Line shooting still at large

Riders will see a larger police presence on trains and at platforms for the foreseeable future.

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Long-delayed Southwest light-rail line will open June 12, 2027 startribune.com/long-delayed… #stribdrive
Long-delayed Southwest light-rail line will open June 12, 2027

Long-delayed Southwest light-rail line will open June 12, 2027

Also known as Green Line Extension, the $2.86 billion line grew into one of the costliest public works projects in Minnesota history.

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Mock light-rail crash lets first responders train for the real thing startribune.com/mock-light-r… #stribdrive
Mock light-rail crash lets first responders train for the real thing

Mock light-rail crash lets first responders train for the real thing

Green Line extension trains will start service in 2027. On Saturday, Metro Transit will tell us when.

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ALERT: Live data showing that #GasPrices appear to be rising to $4.49/gal in #Minnesota today.
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Not on my street: St. Paul residents upset with Metro Transit’s plan for H Line startribune.com/not-on-my-st… #stribdrive
Not on my street: St. Paul residents upset with Metro Transit’s plan for H Line

Not on my street: St. Paul residents upset with Metro Transit’s plan for H Line

They want the rapid bus line shifted from Como Avenue to busier and wider streets.

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Heading to the State Fair? Here’s where to catch your express bus from the suburbs startribune.com/heading-to-t… #stribdrive
Heading to the State Fair? Here’s where to catch your express bus from the suburbs

Heading to the State Fair? Here’s where to catch your express bus from the suburbs

The round-trip fare is $6, a Fair-sized deal compared with $25 to park in fairground lots.

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Blue Line trains to return Thursday after 7-week maintenance project startribune.com/blue-line-tr… #stribdrive
Blue Line trains to return Thursday after 7-week maintenance project

Blue Line trains to return Thursday after 7-week maintenance project

Riders have been shifted onto replacement buses since June 29 while Metro Transit carried out Phase 2 of the “Renew the Blue” project.

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Seniors urge Met Council to scrap Bronze Line bridge near their home startribune.com/seniors-urge… #stribdrive

Seniors urge Met Council to scrap Bronze Line bridge near their home

Buses would pass within 50 to 60 feet of the Realife Cooperative on Johnson Parkway 240 times a day.

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Lime instituted restrictions in Minneapolis in response to takeover, bans riders who rode on I-35W startribune.com/lime-institu… #stribdrive
Lime cracks down in Minneapolis in response to takeover, bans riders who rode on I-35W

Lime cracks down in Minneapolis in response to takeover, bans riders who rode on I-35W

Another Lime takeover appears to be planned for Friday night. Two took place last weekend.

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Gold Line rapid transit bus will soon reach downtown Minneapolis startribune.com/work-underwa… #stribdrive
Gold Line rapid transit bus will soon reach downtown Minneapolis

Gold Line rapid transit bus will soon reach downtown Minneapolis

And Minneapolis gets money to study ways to improve traffic flow at three Camden neighborhood railroad crossings.

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Tensions rise as Hennepin County asks Met Council to cover Blue Line $225M shortfall startribune.com/blue-line-li… #stribdrive
Tensions rise as Hennepin County asks Met Council to cover Blue Line $225M shortfall

Tensions rise as Hennepin County asks Met Council to cover Blue Line $225M shortfall

County officials say Hennepin’s share is “maxed out,” but the Met Council says it can’t make up the difference.

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MnDOT wants your thoughts on improving congested I-694 startribune.com/mndot-wants-… #stribdrive
MnDOT wants your thoughts on improving congested I-694

MnDOT wants your thoughts on improving congested I-694

A survey is open until Aug. 18; hundreds have already shared their ideas.

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Minnesotans are failing their road tests at the highest rate in six years startribune.com/not-ready-fo… #stribdrive
Minnesotans are failing their road tests at the highest rate in six years

Minnesotans are failing their road tests at the highest rate in six years

More than 1,700 would-be drivers took a behind-the-wheel exam four times last year and did not pass.

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