Northern Lights Express News

MnDOT Office of Passenger Rail met at the East Central Regional Development Commission (ECRDC) office in Mora on May 9th to discuss questions and present information about the Northern Lights Express Passenger Rail Train (NLX). Local Leaders were invited to attend in-person or virtually and to submit their questions ahead of the meeting. Greg Mathis; […]

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Robin and Karen discuss Tri-CAP’s Volunteer Driver program with Program Manager, Tami Seelen

Robin Riley, Tami Seelen and Karen Onan discuss the Volunteer Driving program in the Tri-CAP area which includes Mille Lacs County. Volunteer Drivers in Mille Lacs County are Desperately Needed! Contact Tri-CAP for more information about driving in Mille Lacs County: https://tricap.org/what-we-do/basic-needs/volunteer-driver/ OR you can go to eastcentraltransit.com and find the Volunteer Driver link to […]

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Do You Like to Drive?

                    Click on the image to link to the Volunteer Driver page on our website! Sign up to drive when and where you wish – it’s totally up to you.

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Connecting the DoTS in East Central Minnesota

One of the primary ECRTCC’s goals is to cover transportation gaps. Our 5 counties have 3 public transit service providers. These providers serve their areas well, but they don’t travel outside their prescribed service areas – hence they do not connect with each other, creating gaps in service. Climb aboard with us as we develop […]

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