The University of Minnesota is partnering with the Metropolitan Council and other agencies to bring to life a new light rail transit line that will service the Twin Cities campus. The Central Corridor line will run along Washington and University Avenues to Minneapolis and St. Paul. This new line will move through the heart of the Twin Cities campus, which attracts 80,000 visits on a typical day. Along Washington Avenue, the Central Corridor will serve both east and west bank students, faculty and staff. Along University Avenue, the stadium village station will serve visitors of our sports arenas, including the new TCF Bank Stadium.

Transportation at the U of M

• Twin Cities campus attracts 80,000 people on a typical day
• 66 percent of students, staff, and faculty use transportation alternatives to get to campus each day
• 7,000 University students and 1,300 faculty use discounted bus passes
• The free inter-campus bus service generates 3.8 million trips annually.
• The U is the largest user of E85 (ethanol) in the United States.
• Outpatient health clinics located on campus generate over 400,000 visits each year

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