From the GM
METRO Green Line
Minneapolis
Safety
St. Paul
Transit Improvements
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Wednesday, September 11, 2013 2:00:00 PM
From Brian Lamb, Metro Transit General Manager
The Minnesota State Fair is over but our planning for next year’s event is already underway. One of the most changes we’re preparing for: light-rail connections from the METRO Green Line.
The
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Bus
Bus Maintenance
Safety
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Thursday, August 29, 2013 1:03:00 PM
Judging strictly by appearances, the 1984 Ford tow truck kept at the Martin J. Ruter Garage in Brooklyn Center may not seem particularly noteworthy.
But the truck has a distinct honor: it is the oldest vehicle in Metro Transit’s fleet. After
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Light Rail
METRO Blue Line
METRO Green Line
Safety
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Friday, August 16, 2013 9:24:00 AM
Rusdon Torbenson considers himself extremely lucky.
On June 15, Torbenson was biking westbound on East 35th Street. After crossing Hiawatha Avenue, he biked around the lowered, flashing gate arms. Though he saw a METRO Blue Line train traveling
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Safety
Transit Police
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Monday, August 5, 2013 10:49:00 AM
As new immigrants to the United States, Abdulkhayr Hirse and Salah Ahmed relied heavily on transit to get to work and school.
A few short years later, their experience is coming full circle. The Somali-born men were among 19 new full-time
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In the News
Safety
Transit Police
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013 5:00:00 PM
Minnesota Public Radio reports on a new state law that classifies certain assaults against bus and train operators as gross misdemeanors, punishable by up to a year in prison and a $3,000 fine – previously the penalty was up to 90 days in a
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