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DIG DEEPER - Safety in the Park
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LINKS TO MORE INFO. A bit of history: Going way, way back: what we now call the MN&S rail line. The St. Louis Park rail line that the county would like to use for re-routing). Was originally the Dan Patch Line. Built by the owner of the famous race horse. Dan Patch, the line was built as an electric passenger rail (similar to today's. Light rail ironically, but covering longer distrances) to carry fans of the race. Horse to his farm near Northfield, MN. After a few years of unprofitable. Transit projects...
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IN THE MEDIA - Safety in the Park
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LINKS TO MORE INFO. Star Tribune article on the choice to relocate or collocate. 7/14/13: The Star Tribune covers the recent rally held by Minneapolis residents defending the Kenilworth Corridor in Minneapolis and examines both relocation and colocation alternatives. Letter to the editor: Twin City Business article on the re-route. A Berlin Wall through St. Louis Park. 5/30/13 Finance and Commerce explains the social and economic impacts of the new St. Louis Park Re-Route. No, it's St. Louis Park. Guest ...
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LINKS TO MORE INFO - Safety in the Park
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LINKS TO MORE INFO. Valuable links to perspectives on the re-route, to past and present studies. Met Council's latest plan. A slideshow of the Met Council's latest plans for the re-route and for colocation, originally presented on May 28th at a St. Louis Park City Council meeting. City of St. Louis Park website-light rail -freight rail page. This page has a great deal of information from the city's perspective on both light rail and the re-route. Hennepin County Commissioner Gail Dorfman's infamous quote.