TARGET FIELD STATION

Practice: EE&K, a Perkins Eastman Co.

Type: Transportation

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Status: Completed, 2014

Target Field Station is the central connection point for public transportation in the Twin Cities. It is the main hub for four separate light rail transit (LRT) lines, a bus transit station, and the heavily trafficked Cedar Lake bike trail, all passing directly through the adjacent site. The project creates a new elevated LRT station—connected seamlessly with the existing elevated stadium promenade to the east and the existing lower-level street network to the north—through the use of publicly accessible open space.

The project embodies several design principles for “open transit,” beginning with its compression into a dense, high-quality series of interconnected experiences. This density creates comfortable walking distances with clear sight lines, bringing the varying transit modes together. The plan opens up the rest of the site to allow for future development, allows for an iconic station canopy and amphitheater as its centerpiece, and brings the transit and cultural users together in one shared space.