I was delighted to learn today that the

Stops for Us Coalition received well deserved honors today with the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Achievement in Environmental Justice Award for its work to include the underserved neighborhoods at Hamline, Victoria, and Western in the design of the Central Corridor light rail line.

Also thanked in the application were key partners including the Central Corridor Funders Collaborative which Knight Foundation supports and I co-chair, as well as the City of Saint Paul, Ramsey County and the Metropolitan Council. All this is a great example of folks working together in new ways to make great things happen in St. Paul and the region. No wonder I live here despite the weather … did I mention our recent blizzard?