Riders' Almanac Blog

10 Questions with Metro Transit - Katherine

Posted by Drew Johnson | Oct. 2, 2025

We hear and learn from our actual customers as they answer our "10 Questions with Metro Transit!" Today we meet Katherine! How long have you been riding the bus or train? When I lived in other countries, I rode transit everywhere (as did [...]

B Line

Business owners say the METRO B Line has been a blessing

Posted by Drew Kerr | Sep. 17, 2025

Who’s loving the new METRO B Line? Employers, their employees and customers, that’s who. Julian Ocampo owns two restaurants and a commercial building along the METRO B Line, including Los Ocampo restaurant at the Marshall & Cretin Station in [...]

How We Roll

How We Roll: Jim Alexander, Green Line Extension Project Director

Posted by Drew Kerr | Sep. 17, 2025

How We Roll celebrates Metro Transit employees who regularly ride transit and other forms of sustainable transportation. Read more How We Roll Q&As here. How do you generally get around?   I generally bike to work year-round, but I [...]

Behind the Badge

Behind the Badge: Officer Juan Peralta

Posted by jzossmt | Sep. 15, 2025

Please tell us a little bit about your career and how you came to work at the Metro Transit Police Department. I became interested in policing when I was in college. After deploying back-and-forth to Iraq and Afghanistan, I settled in and [...]

Behind the Badge: Officer Ryan Rose

Posted by jzossmt | Sep. 10, 2025

How long have you been part of the Metro Transit Police Department? It will be two years in January. Back in high school, I wanted to serve so I enlisted in the Marines. I never ended up in the Marines, so I went to college and picked the [...]