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METRO Green Line St. Paul Station Spotlight

Hope abounds at Hamline Avenue 

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| June 16, 2014

Like many of the students who documented the METRO Green Line’s construction as part of a special class at Gordon Parks High School, Khalaun Phillips viewed light-rail construction as an unwelcome inconvenience. Now that work has come to an end, [...]

METRO Green Line St. Paul Station Spotlight

Car-free and creative at Raymond Avenue Station 

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| May 27, 2014

When David Needham and his wife Alyscia moved from San Francisco to Minneapolis in 2013, they didn’t think they’d be able to sustain their car-free life. Eight months later, they drove south to visit family in Texas, left their car behind and [...]

METRO Green Line St. Paul Station Spotlight

Past and present converge at Victoria Street Station 

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| May 20, 2014

Sam Hayat opened his first car repair shop on University Avenue nearly 30 years ago. After struggling to sustain the business, he tried making a go of it at locations in south Minneapolis, Bloomington and Brooklyn Park. A year ago, he returned to [...]

METRO Green Line Minneapolis Station Spotlight University of Minnesota

Getting to the game and more on the Green Line 

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| April 8, 2014

When the cost of gas skyrocketed in 2008, Wally Widlund and his wife decided to make a change. The couple sold their car and relocated from south Minneapolis to Prospect Park, nearer to work at the University of Minnesota. The decision to go [...]

METRO Green Line St. Paul Station Spotlight

Green Line brings Capitol connections 

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| March 26, 2014

Kevin Frazell and his wife typically carpool from their home in downtown Minneapolis to their jobs on University Avenue in St. Paul. Beginning June 14, they’ll have another way to share the ride – the METRO Green Line. “The nice part about it [...]

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