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MinnPost Community Voices editor. Former Star Tribune opinion editor. Posting on opinion, news, media, sports and life on the tundra. UW-Madison alum.

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Editorial page editor of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Star Tribune.

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Counterpoint: Bus rapid transit is a better alternative for the north metro

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By Scott Gillespie
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Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Lunde and Brooklyn Park Mayor Hollies J. Winston argued in a recent MinnPost Voices commentary that the Blue Line Extension is essential because it will bring growth and opportunity to the north metro. The north metro absolutely deserves both. What deserves more scrutiny is the assumption that one $3.58 billion light-rail line is the best way to achieve them.
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Revitalize downtown St. Paul by getting people back on the streets

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By Scott Gillespie
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St. Paul’s downtown recovery, as it now stands, is a bet on buildings. The 187-apartment Landmark Tower conversion opened at a cost of $97 million, made possible in part by tax credits from the city, state and federal governments. The former Ecolab building will soon lease 178 more residential units at a cost of another $68 million.
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The north metro needs the growth and opportunity the Blue Line Extension can provide

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By Scott Gillespie
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For more than two decades, the north metro has been told that a modern, reliable transit connection was coming. We have sat through meetings, weighed in on routes, and watched other parts of the region receive the kind of high-capacity transit that sparks development and connects people to opportunity. The METRO Blue Line Extension (BLE) is our region’s chance to finally finish what we started and to deliver the same level of connection to the north metro that other communities already enjoy.
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