The Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority is hosting a series of open houses for area residents, businesses, and institutions to share ideas on transit needs and improvement alternatives in the Bottineau Corridor Study Area.

The corridor extends from downtown Minneapolis and North Minneapolis through the northwest suburbs as far north as Osseo and Maple Grove, along Bottineau Boulevard (County Road 81).

The travel shed for this corridor extends through the rapidly growing communities of Dayton, Rogers and Hassan Township.

The county is currently conducting a $1 million alternatives analysis study for the corridor, which it must do before it can seek federal dollars to build a mode of transportation in the area.

Open houses will be held at the following locations and times:

- 5:30 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, July 22: Minneapolis Sumner Library, Cargill Room, 611 Van White Memorial Blvd., Minneapolis. Presentation at 6 p.m.

- 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, July 23: Minneapolis Central Library, Doty Library Board Room, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis. Presentation at 12 p.m.

- 5:30 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, July 29: North Hennepin Community College, CLA Room 136, 7411 85th Avenue N., Brooklyn Park. Presentation at 6 p.m.

- 5:30 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, July 30: Maple Grove Government Center, 12800 Arbor Lakes Pkwy. N., Maple Grove. Presentation at 6 p.m.

- 5:30 to 7 p.m., Thursday, July 31: Crystal City Hall, Basement Community Room, 4141 Douglas Drive N., Crystal. Presentation at 6 p.m.

More information: www.bottransit.org.