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Posts in Category: In the News

KFAI: Metro Transit's super-hybrid buses cleanest in the nation 

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| Sep. 16, 2013

Metro Transit’s super-hybrid buses – dubbed the cleanest hybrid-electric buses in the United States – were recently featured in a KFAI radio segment. Introduced at the Minnesota State Fair in 2012, Metro Transit’s two Xcelsior buses are unique [...]

St. Paul connections go every direction, including up 

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| Aug. 29, 2013

Construction on a new vertical connection between the METRO Green Line’s Central Station and the St. Paul Skyway is now underway. The connection was celebrated Wednesday morning in St. Paul as disability advocates and downtown business leaders [...]

Ridership strong on State Fair's opening weekend 

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| Aug. 26, 2013

Fairgoers poured onto buses before pouring into the Midway over the first weekend of the Minnesota State Fair. As of Sunday, nearly 80,000 customers had boarded Metro Transit's express State Fair buses or used regular route service to get to the [...]

Study: Transit boosts economy 

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| Aug. 15, 2013

A new report provides further evidence that transit is good for the economy. The study, highlighted this week at The Atlantic Cities website, suggests transit helps boost the economy by bringing people together – widening the labor pool, [...]

Fact Book tells Metro Transit's story by the numbers 

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| Aug. 6, 2013

How many square miles do Metro Transit's buses and trains cover? How many commuter rail cars are there on the Northstar Commuter Rail line? And how many items arrive at Metro Transit's Lost & Found every year? The answers to those [...]

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