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Light rail safety efforts receive national recognition

| June 12, 2017

Efforts to enhance safety at pedestrian crossings along Metro Transit’s light rail corridors have been recognized by the American Public Transit Association (APTA). APTA presented Metro Transit with a Gold Award for Safety for actions [...]

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Transit police welcome new K-9s

| Dec. 7, 2016

Officer Matt Wilkinson has always been a dog person. So when the opportunity arose to become one of the Metro Transit Police Department’s new K-9 handlers, he took it. And since late-October he’s been side-by-side with Carlo, one of three Belgian [...]

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Transit Police welcome 13 new officers

| Nov. 14, 2016

Thirteen new full-time officers joined the Metro Transit Police Department at a swearing-in ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 10. The recruits come from a variety of backgrounds, with a combined 50-plus years of law enforcement experience with the DEA, [...]

Bus Safety

Nelson takes Bus Roadeo title

| Oct. 4, 2016

Operator David Nelson, #69177, has been competing in the Bus Roadeo since he joined Metro Transit seven years ago. And while he participates in the annual skills competition mostly for fun, he admits he genuinely hoped to come out on top. After [...]

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Wig-Wag lights heighten LRT visibility

Posted by Drew Kerr | April 25, 2016

Sitting on shop carts in a basement workshop at the Hiawatha Operations and Maintenance Facility are dozens of metal and plastic modules, each outfitted with a set of relays, sequencing devices and a tight bundle of red, blue, white and yellow [...]

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