The University of Minnesota is partnering with the Metropolitan Council and other agencies to bring to life a 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 the Minnesota Research Corridor, 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 & the U

• 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

Research & the U

• The University is Minnesota's only research University, attracting 98 percent of all sponsored and academic research awards in Minnesota over $675 million
• More than 25,000 jobs are created in Minnesota as a direct result of research

Minnesota's Research Corridor

• Running through the heart of of the Twin Cities Campus, Washington Avenue is Minnesota's Research Corridor
• Seventeen buildings, housing 80 labs, along or near Washington Avenue contain highly sensitive research equipment