Did You Know?

Blue Line LRT on the Northside

Did you know the Met Council and Hennepin County are looking at extending the Blue Line from Target Field to Brooklyn Park?

 

On the the Northside, the train would connect Target Field to North Memorial Hospital, running down West Broadway Ave. Learn more on the Met Council’s website.

 

This summer and fall (2022), JXTA’s Tactical Lab are hosting workshops with youth along the corridor to discuss youth perspectives on the Blue Line LRT Extension and anti-displacement.

 

In 2021, JXTA artists made visualizations and a magazine to share information with the community, and hosted pop-ups and listening sessions on the Northside to discuss the project and hear what you think.

  • Click here or scroll down to read a summary of what we heard in 2021
  • Click here or scroll down to peruse our 2021 information zine about the BLRT Extension.
JXTA BLRT Zine cover

Get Involved

LEARN MORE about ways to get involved now on Met Council’s website.

 

Past Pop-Ups, Tours and Listening Sessions hosted by JXTA:

  • Sat, July 31, 2021 – 11 am-4 pm: Pop-up @ JXTA / Emerson & Broadway (part of FLOW Northside Art Crawl)
  • Thur, Aug 12, 2021 – 2-4 pm: Pop-up @ Lowry & Penn
  • Thur, Aug 27, 2021 – 5-7 pm: Pop-up @ Broadway & Aldrich
  • Sat, Oct 9, 2021 – 12:30-2:30 pm: BLRT Extension Through North – Tour & Listening Session, starting and ending at JXTA’s Skate Plaza. Co-hosted by Cycle Sisters, Hawthorne Neighborhood, JACC, JXTA, NRCC, WBC and the Metro Blue Line Extension.
  • Tue, Dec 7, 2021: Listening Session with students at PYC

 

GET MORE INFO ON MET COUNCIL’S WEBSITE

 

Contact Metro Transit: Sophia Ginis, Public Involvement Manager (Sophia.Ginis@metrotransit.org)