Project Contacts

Streetcar Planning

Completed Plans

In March 2010, the City Council approved the long-term streetcar network identified in the Minneapolis Streetcar Feasibility Study Final Report. This report recommends a long-term streetcar network made of seven of the most heavily used Primary Transit Network corridors that could be implemented in 20-50 years, depending on funding availability. It was developed with the assistance of the 30+ member Access Minneapolis Project Steering Committee and presented in nine public meetings held in October 2007. The final report was completed and presented to City Council in January 2008.

• Streetcar Feasibility Study Final Report – Dec. 2007 (PDF, 7 MB)
• Streetcar Feasibility Study Executive Summary – Dec. 2007 (PDF, 600 K)
• Long-Term Streetcar Network Map – Dec. 2007 (PDF, 400 K)

(Additional supporting documentation from the Feasibility Study is available under Project Documents.)

In March 2010, a second study, the Minneapolis Streetcar Funding Study Final Report was also presented to City Council. This report examines a set of financial tools that could enable funding of a possible “starter line” in the long-term streetcar network, including both local funding options and federal funding options.

• Streetcar Funding Study Final Report – March 2010 (PDF, 4 MB)
• Streetcar Funding Study Executive Summary – March 2010 (PDF, 800 K)
• Streetcar Funding Study Presentation to T&PW Committee – March 23, 2010 (PDF, 3 MB)

Current Work

In March 2010, the City Council directed staff to engage partner agencies and private stakeholders and assemble the appropriate information from existing and additional studies as needed to determine whether the City should enter into the federal project development process and appropriate phasing for an initial streetcar project. That work is underway.