Green Line Extension
Every Lowry Hill News story tagged Green Line Extension.
Neighborhood
The Cedar Lake Regional Trail, From the Suburbs to Downtown
The Cedar Lake Regional Trail is whole again after nearly seven years, with the last closed stretches of the Cedar Lake and Kenilworth trails reopening over the winter of 2026 once Southwest Light Rail construction cleared the corridor.
City
Bryn Mawr's planned Green Line station sits in a scenic valley
The Metro Green Line Extension's planned Bryn Mawr Station sits beside the Cedar Lake Trail near downtown, with an opening targeted for 2027.
City
A New Transit Map for the West Side of the City
Two long-running projects reshaped how Lowry Hill gets around in a single year: the METRO E Line opened in December 2025, and the Kenilworth and Cedar Lake trails reopened a month earlier after nearly seven years of light rail construction.
City
Where the Bike Trail Meets the Light Rail
The reopened Kenilworth trail near the lakes now shares a strip of land barely 50 feet wide in spots with the BNSF freight railroad and the Green Line Extension light rail.
Neighborhood
Riding the Reopened Trail Into Downtown
The final stretch of the Kenilworth Trail reopened March 25, 2026, closing the last gap in a largely car-free bike route between the southwest suburbs and downtown Minneapolis.
City
How the Light Rail Tunnel Reshaped the Kenilworth Corridor
A light rail tunnel through the Kenilworth corridor near the lakes drove much of the cost and delay that kept the bike trail above it closed for nearly seven years.
City
The Green Line Extension: 14.5 Miles to Eden Prairie
The METRO Green Line Extension adds 14.5 miles of light rail from downtown Minneapolis to Eden Prairie and is slated to open in 2027.
Neighborhood
The Long Goodbye to a Bike Commute, and Its Return
For west-side cyclists, the Kenilworth Trail closure reshaped daily commutes from 2019 until the corridor's final reopening in March 2026.
City
After Seven Years, the Kenilworth Trail Reopens
After roughly six years closed for the Green Line Extension, the Kenilworth and Cedar Lake trails reopened in November 2025.
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