Project Contacts


Transportation Planner
Public Works Department
City of Lakes Building, Room 301
309 2nd Ave South
Minneapolis, MN 55401
(612) 673-3885


Project Manager,
Access Minneapolis
Public Works Department
City Hall, Room 201
350 South 5th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55415
(612) 673-3166

Streetcar Feasibility Study

PLAN DEVELOPMENT

The Streetcar Feasibility Study Final Report was completed and presented to City Council in January 2008. The report recommends a long-term streetcar network made of seven corridors that could be implemented in 20-50 years, depending on funding availability. The report also identifies potential “minimum operating segments” upon which to build the system in a phased approach.

Additional supporting documentation is available under Project Documents.

NEXT STEPS

City staff is currently undertaking several critical next steps to further assess the financial feasibility of streetcar implementation and to determine the highest priority corridor segment(s) for initial implementation:

  • Further evaluate alternative financing tools and develop a financing strategy for streetcars to determine overall financial feasibility.
  • Assess the interest of the development community and affected property owners in financially supporting the construction of streetcar in the minimum operating segments.
  • Further evaluate potential maintenance facility sites for each of the identified minimum operating segments.
  • Develop guidelines for the design and reconstruction of streets that may have a future streetcar line to ensure that future streetcar operation is not precluded and unnecessary additional costs are not incurred in the future.