Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), May 1st, 2008
Byline: JIM FOTI; STAFF WRITER
The Central Corridor got a boost at the State Capitol on Wednesday, but a mile away, planners of the light-rail line were using phrases like "lethal moment" and "into the abyss" to describe their continued wrangling.
An 11-mile route that includes banning cars from Washington Avenue in southeast Minneapolis was approved in late February, but the University of Minnesota wants trains to go through Dinkytown instead and is paying to study the option.
Peter Bell, chairman of the Central Corridor planning committee and the Metropolitan Council, said he understand...
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