Bottineau Transitway Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Regional Transitway System Timelines

Fact Sheets

Environmental Review Process Timeline Transitway Project Development Timeline Transitway Development, Environmental and Land Use Planning Relationships

Maps and Transitway Alignment Concepts Studies and Reports

2012 DEIS Documents 2011-2012 DEIS Scoping Documents 2012 Locally Preferred Alternatives (LPA) Documents 2008-2010 Alternatives Analysis Study Documents Geotechnical Information

Upcoming Meetings Past Meeting Materials

DEIS Advisory Committees Bottineau Partnership Decision Making Process Relevant Policies and Initiatives

Planning Economic Development

Corridors of Opportunity Health Impact Assessment Penn Avenue Community Works Project

General Transit Links Regional Fixed Guideway Links Links to Other Studies and Corridor Efforts

Welcome to the Bottineau Transitway website hosted by Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority (HCRRA).

This website is intended as a resource for upcoming meetings, project development information, making contact with project staff, and submitting comments.

We hope you find this website useful and are always open to recommendations for improvement.

Community Advisory Committee (CAC) Meeting:

Thursday, June 27, 2013
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Location to be confirmed. Information regarding meeting location, meeting agenda, and other meeting materials will be posted when available.

You may receive updates by subscribing to our RSS feed or joining our mailing list via Constant Contact.

Locally Preferred Alternative
The Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) of light rail transit on the B-C-D1 alignment (Brooklyn Park - BNSF Railroad Corridor - Olson Memorial Highway/Trunk Highway 55) of the Bottineau Transitway has been adopted by the Metropolitan Council into the region's long-range transportation plan, the Transportation Policy Plan.
Consideration for adoption was based on public/stakeholder input, technical analysis results, and recommendation by the Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority. Links to key documentation regarding the LPA process are provided below.

Press Release for LPA Adoption

2013 TPP Amendment Public Comment Report

Alternatives Analysis Summary Report (21 Mb)

Land Use Planning
Station area pre‐planning work is ongoing in close collaboration with Bottineau Corridor cities through a consultant services contract with Stantec. With the selection of the locally preferred alternative (LPA), station area information is being collected at additional stations along the LPA. See the Bottineau Transitway Station Area Pre-Planning Study posted here.

Draft EIS
The Bottineau Transitway project is progressing through the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS) phase. The Draft EIS document is currently going through federal review after which it will be finalized and released for public comment. As the Draft EIS release date and public comment period are established, dates and information on Draft EIS document accessibility will be broadcast via a broad range of media, including this website.

Transitway system map

Alternatives to be Studied in the Draft EIS

Locally Preferred Alternatives Map