Rail
TWO YEARS LATER, NORTHSTAR RAIL STILL NOT WORTH IT
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012Anoka County Watchdog‘s Harold Hamilton and the Freedom Foundation have both recently covered the disappointing numbers for Northstar commuter rail in the northern metro last year and the pattern remains the same. Northstar continues to be defined by low ridership that falls drastically short of original ridership estimates when the line was approved in 2005 [...]
FREEDOM FOUNDATION INVESTIGATES ISSUES WITH RAIL
Monday, November 8th, 2010The Freedom Foundation of Minnesota has done considerable work looking into the Northstar Rail Plans. Earlier this year the group looked into the ridership on the Northstar Link (bus system). Northstar Commuter Rail has been running from Big Lake to Downtown Minneapolis since November 2009. While ridership has been on par with projections by Metro Transit, [...]