With a potential streetcar corridor along St. Paul’s West Seventh Street in mind, the Metropolitan Council will accept public comments through Jan. 21 on an amendment to its transportation plan.

The Met Council, the seven-county metro’s regional planning agency, maintains a Transportation Policy Plan that would need to be amended as part of planning for the Riverview Corridor.

The amendment would allow Ramsey and Hennepin counties to pursue a 12-mile modern streetcar service from downtown St. Paul to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and Mall of America in Bloomington.

The council will host a public discussion at 4 p.m. Jan. 9 at Metropolitan Council Chambers, 390 Robert St. in downtown St. Paul. Written comments will be accepted through Jan. 21.

Ramsey County plans to manage the project through its required environmental review and early engineering work.

The Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority has recommended using existing Metro Transit Green Line stations and tracks in downtown St. Paul, as well as Blue Line stations and tracks south of the Mississippi River beginning at Fort Snelling.

Plans call for a tunnel under Historic Fort Snelling to connect with the Blue Line, as well as a new bridge over the Mississippi River.