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Posts in Category: METRO Blue Line

Technicians in training celebrate early milestone in career path 

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Posted by Drew Kerr | Aug. 21, 2017

Chapman Templer was working at a local bike shop, unsure when or if he’d ever get promoted or earn more money. After two years at Tires Plus, Chee Vang was struggling to pinpoint his long-term goals. Jordan “Monk” Nicholson was writing comic books [...]

Preserving public art adorning transit stations 

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Posted by Kathy Graul | July 28, 2017

Because it’s so dispersed – and in some cases cleverly disguised – it’s difficult to appreciate how pervasive public art is across the transit system. But with more than 70 distinct pieces, Metro Transit is the caretaker of one of the largest [...]

Northern Spark brings virtual reality experience to Green Line 

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Posted by jennasbennett | June 9, 2017

With events spread throughout the Green Line corridor, light rail will play a major role in this year’s Northern Sparks arts festival. That’s especially true for CHAOS ON THE GREEN LINE, one of 70 public art pieces that will be featured during [...]

Monday Night Football helps set new single-day light rail ridership record 

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| Oct. 13, 2016

A dose of Monday Night Football helped set a new single-day light rail ridership record on Monday, Oct. 3. There were a combined 122,529 rides on the METRO Green and Blue lines on that day, surpassing the previous single-day light-rail ridership [...]

Work underway on new Nicollet Mall Station platform 

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Posted by Drew Kerr | Oct. 5, 2016

Efforts to complete a new platform at Nicollet Mall Station began this week. Located immediately east of the northbound track, the platform was partially constructed in 2013 as work was underway on an adjacent 26-story apartment building, Nic on [...]

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