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Councilors debate adding "freight" to new Duluth Transportation Commission ordinance

5691318 · August 21, 2025
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Summary

Councilors discussed an ordinance establishing a Duluth Transportation Commission; Councilor DeLuca proposed adding “freight” to a list of transportation categories to ensure truck and rail needs are considered alongside bikes and pedestrians.

The Duluth City Council discussed an ordinance (read as Ordinance 21 / item 13) to add Article 38 to chapter 2 of the Duluth city code and establish a Transportation Commission. Much of the discussion centered on whether the commission’s scope should explicitly include freight needs.

Councilor DeLuca said freight should be named in the ordinance because failing to plan…

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