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Hopkins man finds big interest in small buses

Posted by Lindsey Geyer | Dec. 10, 2021

Transportation has always been a part of Wayne Wilson’s life. Growing up in Hopkins, he took the bus to clarinet lessons in Minneapolis. Later, he served as a school bus driver and created a computerized bus operations system. Neighbors have [...]

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How transit helps clear the road

| Nov. 22, 2013

Buses, trains and other modes of transit carry more people more efficiently – a point that was made vividly clear in an image that recently circulated on the Internet. The image sets side-by-side the amount of road space consumed by [...]

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

| 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 [...]

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Apps put transit in the palm of your hand

| June 7, 2013