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Route 270: Making the most out of a trip between Maplewood and Minneapolis

| Dec. 13, 2013

For the last 12 years, Shana Hansen has used Route 270 to get to her job in downtown Minneapolis. The practice has left her with a certain distaste for driving to the office, reinforced this week after spending nearly two hours traveling to the city [...]

Bus Bus Rapid Transit METRO Green Line Minneapolis Route of the Week St. Paul University of Minnesota

Route 50: Limited stops for longer rides

| Dec. 6, 2013

When the snow fell on Wednesday, it took Brandon Vanhee more than an hour to make the 15-mile trek from his home in Otsego to Maple Grove’s Parkway Transit Station. The rest of his journey to the University of Minnesota wasn’t nearly as [...]

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Route 597: Simple steps to an easy commute

| Nov. 22, 2013

Janell Nelson hadn’t worked in downtown Minneapolis for over 20 years. But when she got a new job that brought her back to the heart of the city in early November, she knew immediately that she wasn’t interested in driving to the office every day. [...]

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Route 21: A crosstown with culture, community

| Nov. 15, 2013

When Hannah Ankeny’s car died three years ago, she decided to forego buying a new one and rely on transit instead. Today, getting to her job at Parkway Middle School Montessori on St. Paul’s east side means taking Route 21 from her home in [...]

Bus METRO Green Line Minneapolis Retro Transit Route of the Week St. Paul

Route 3: From the Capitol to class on Como Avenue

| Nov. 2, 2013

Five years ago, Minneapolis resident Neil Urbanski sold his car and began getting around town exclusively by riding his bike and taking transit To reach his job at the St. Paul-based International Institute of Minnesota, Urbanski rides a Route 18 [...]

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