Southwest LRT Supplemental Draft EIS Available for Public Review and Comment
The Southwest Light Rail Transit (LRT) (METRO Green Line Extension) Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement is available for review and comment. An electronic version of the document can be found at http://metrocouncil.org/swlrt/sdeis. Hard copies of the document are available at the local libraries and city halls along the alignment, listed below, as well as at the Southwest LRT Project Office.
The Southwest LRT Project is an approximately 16 mile proposed extension of the METRO Green Line (Central Corridor LRT) that would operate from downtown Minneapolis through the communities of St. Louis Park, Hopkins, Minnetonka, and Eden Prairie, passing in close proximity to Edina.
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is the federal lead agency under the National Environmental Policy Act and the Metropolitan Council (Council) is the state lead agency under the Minnesota Environmental Policy Act for development of the Southwest LRT Supplemental Draft EIS. The Supplemental Draft EIS is needed because the FTA and Council determined that design adjustments made to the project following publication of the Draft EIS in October 2012 needed to be evaluated for environmental impacts that have the potential to result in new adverse impacts.
To request a CD of the document, contact Nani Jacobson, Southwest LRT Assistant Director for Environmental and Agreements, Metropolitan Council, at [email protected].
The Notice of Availability appeared in the Federal Register on May 22 and comments will be accepted through July 6, 2015. Comments can be submitted by three methods:
- U.S. Mail: Written comments can be mailed to
Nani Jacobson
Assistant Director, Environmental and Agreements
Metro Transit – Southwest LRT Project Office
6465 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 500
St. Louis Park, MN 55426
Formal testimony at one of three public hearings in June. The public hearings will each be preceded by an open house, where people can learn more about the Southwest LRT Project and the Supplemental Draft EIS.
The Southwest LRT Supplemental Draft EIS open houses and public hearings will take place as follows:
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Hopkins Center for the Arts,1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Open House: 5:00 PM Public Hearing: 6:00 PM
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Eden Prairie City Hall, 8080 Mitchell Road, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Open House: 5:00 PM Public Hearing: 6:00 PM
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Dunwoody College of Technology, 818 Dunwoody Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Open House: 5:00 PM Public Hearing: 6:00 PM
The Supplemental Draft EIS is available for viewing at the following locations:
Eden Prairie City Hall: 8080 Mitchell Road, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Eden Prairie Public Library: 565 Prairie Center Drive, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Minnetonka City Hall: 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
Minnetonka Public Library: 17524 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
Hopkins City Hall: 1010 First Street South, Hopkins, MN 55343
Hopkins Public Library: 22 Eleventh Avenue North, Hopkins, MN 55343
Edina City Hall: 4801 West 50th Street, Edina, MN 55424
St. Louis Park City Hall: 5005 Minnetonka Blvd, St. Louis Park, MN 55416
St. Louis Park Public Library: 3240 Library Lane, St. Louis Park, MN 55426
Southwest LRT Project Office: 6465 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 500, St. Louis Park, MN 55426
Minneapolis City Hall: City Engineer’s Office, 350 South Fifth Street, Room 203, Minneapolis, MN 55414
Minneapolis Central Library: 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN
Walker Public Library: 2880 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55408
Linden Hills Public Library: 2900 West 43rd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55410
Sumner Public Library: 611 Van White Memorial Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55411
Franklin Public Library: 1314 East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Metropolitan Council Library: 390 Robert Street North, St. Paul, MN 55101
Minnesota Department of Transportation Library: 395 John Ireland Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55155
Minnesota Legislative Reference Library: 645 State Office Building, 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55155
Translation services for non-English speakers and ADA accommodations will be provided on request. To request translation or ADA accommodations, please contact Dan Pfeiffer, Southwest LRT Assistant Public Involvement Manager, at 612-373-3897 or[email protected] at least five days prior to the hearing.
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