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Transportation
GETTING AROUND TOWN
T
he METRO Green
Line Extension will
operate on a route
from downtown
Minneapolis through
the communities of St. Louis
Park, Hopkins, Minnetonka, and
Eden Prairie. The line will
include 16 new
stations
and will be part of
an integrated system
of transitways, including
connections to the METRO
Blue Line, the Northstar
Commuter Rail line, and many
bus routes. At Target Field Station
in Minneapolis, Green Line
Extension trains will continue along
the METRO Green Line, providing
one-seat rides to the University of
Minnesota, State Capitol area, and
downtown St. Paul. Service for the
Green Line Extension is expected to
begin in 2023.
SW Transit
Southwest Transit is the public
transit agency for Chaska,
Chanhassen and Eden Prairie,
as well as Carver. Their busses
and shuttles offer service
to and from Downtown
Minneapolis, the University
of Minnesota, Normandale
Community College and
Best Buy Headquarters. In addition to
their regular route service, SWT also
offers a number of seasonal services,
including State Fair, Twins Express,
Vikings Express, Gophers Express,
select concerts, and more. SWT also
now offers SW Prime as a modern
local service. To ride, you may request
a ride through the smartphone app,
indicate the location from which you
want to be picked up and where you
want to go and a shared ride will be
sent to pick you up.
Flying Cloud Airport
Home to Premier Jet, Thunderbird
Aviation, and Elliott Aviation, and
functioning as a base for corporate
business jets and turboprops, Flying
Cloud has a strong reputation for
serving the needs of busy corporate
executives and their flight crews.
Flying Cloud has a total annual
economic output of $229 million
and supports 1,190 jobs, including
340 directly tied to on-airport
businesses.
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