Northern Dakota County Sierra Club
Since 2005, neighbors in West St. Paul, Mendota Heights, Inver Grove Heights, Rosemount and Eagan have been working to support a proposal for light rail transit (LRT) serving Dakota County. Light rail builds businesses, strengthens communities, reduces traffic congestion and decreases air pollution that contributes to global warming.
In 2008, we are continuing to promote light rail and the Robert Street Transit Corridor Study while also building support for local solutions to global warming. Read more about the Cool Cities campaign here: http://www.coolcities.us.
Wine Sampling and Global Warming Discussion
Dakota County neighbors sampled organic wines and foods at Cafe Juliahna in
West St. Paul while discussing global warming and local solutions to reduce
carbon emissions.
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Lebanon Hills Green Building Tour
Residents learned about "green" building technologies that reduce
global warming pollution at the Lebanon Hills Visitor Center Tour on
March 1st.
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Robert Street Corridor Study Workshops
Members celebrate volunteer awards in December 2007
Marching in Rosemount's Leprechaun Days Parade, July 2007
Marching in the West St. Paul Days Parade, March 2007
Recent events
- Robert Street Corridor Study Workshops — September and November 2007
- Knock a Block Door Knock and Picnic — August 2007
- Rosemount's Future: Land Use, Transit and Open Space — January 24, 2007
- Roundtable Discussion: LRT in Dakota County — June 6, 2006
- Knock a Block for Light Rail — May 7, 2006
- Congested? Transit Needs in Inver Grove: Roundtable Discussion — April 18, 2006
- Hiawatha Light Rail Ride — October 2, 2005
- Community Forum on Light Rail Transit — July 2005
In the media
- The Villager: Light Rail for Robert Street (pdf), May 23, 2007
- Sun Current South: County study taking a look at transit along Robert Street corridor (pdf), April 25, 2007
- Farmington Independent: Is Light Rail Coming? (pdf, 13k), January 18, 2007
- South-West Review: WSP citizens gather to discuss light-rail transit (pdf, 70k), June 11, 2006
- South-West Review: Sierra Club is taken for a ride (pdf, 407k), October 9, 2005
- South-West Review: Residents ponder a Robert St. light rail (pdf, 110k), July 24, 2005
Links of interest
- Transit for Livable Communities
- Dakota County Robert Street Corridor Study
- Map of Robert Street Corridor Transitway (pdf, 856k) — Dakota County GIS Services