These projects rise or fall to some degree on a community's track (sorry) record, and so far the Twin Cities is showing it knows how to deliver them on time and on budget.
The Metropolitan Council, the agency in charge of most Twin Cities public transit, is using reserves to fill the tanks, pay the operators and keep everything rolling.
The state Department of Employment and Economic Development has awarded a $200,000 grant to Minneapolis nonprofit Northside Economic Opportunity Network.