Target Field Station Grand Opening
Contact:
Peter McLaughlin, Hennepin County Commissioner: 612-348-7884
Carolyn Marinan, Public Affairs: 612-348-5969
Kayla Bromelkamp, Public Affairs: 612-348-8536
Target Field Station Grand Opening
WHAT
Join us to celebrate the opening of Target Field Station -- a bustling urban park, transit station and neighborhood gathering space. This one-of-a-kind destination will connect approximately 500 trains arriving and departing daily via the METRO Blue Line (Hiawatha LRT), METRO Green Line (Central Corridor LRT) and Northstar Commuter Rail, as well as more than 1,900 daily bus trips, and miles of bike and walking trails.
There will be a ribbon cutting at the station platform followed by a short program emceed by Hennepin County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin. Speakers include:
- U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
- U.S. Representative Keith Ellison
- Mike Opat, Hennepin County Board Chair
- Jim Pohlad, United Properties and Minnesota Twins
- Dan Griffis, vice president, Experiential Marketing and Alliances, Target
- Derrell Turner, Federal Highway Administration
- Minnesota Department of Transportation Commissioner Charlie Zelle
- Minnesota Representative Alice Hausman
- Minnesota Senator Scott Dibble and Minnesota Representative Frank Hornstein
- Metropolitan Council Chair Susan Haigh
- Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges
- Ed Hunter, Director of Interchange Project Office, Red Hawk Consulting
Peter Cavaluzzi FAIA, Principal at EE&K, a Perkins Eastman company, and lead design architect for Target Field Station, will be available for in-person interviews May 15-18. Please direct inquiries to Justin Wolf, communications manager at Perkins Eastman, j.wolf@perkinseastman.com / M: (617) 416-7908.
WHEN
Saturday, May 17 from 1 p.m. until game time
Schedule
- 1 1:45 p.m. -- Choo Choo Bob (Amphitheater)
- 2 2:45 p.m. -- Alex Rossi and the Root City Band (Amphitheater)
- 3 p.m. -- Ribbon cutting ceremony (east side of light rail platform)
- 3:05 p.m. -- The first train departs from Target Field Station (light rail platform)
- 3:15 4 p.m. -- Speakers presentation (Amphitheater)
- 4:15 5:15 p.m. -- Gear Daddies (Amphitheater)
- 5:30 p.m. game time -- Young Ry (Amphitheater)
Target will offer visitors a chance to take commemorative photos in an old-fashioned train cutout.
WHERE
PARKING
Limited parking for the media is available on a first-come, first-served basis along the east side of 5th Avenue North at meter numbers 4634, 4636, 4638, 4640, 4642, 4650, 4656, 4658, 4660 and 4666. When you arrive at the site, go to the Hennepin County Sheriffs Office Command Post at 5th Street North and 5th Avenue North to obtain the permit you will need to place on the dash of your vehicle.
Live trucks -- For live shots, bring a live-stream unit. Available parking may not accommodate signals from live trucks.
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Look for more news on the Hennepin County website at www.hennepin.us/news.
Additional event information at www.hennepin.us/targetfieldstation
