Light Rail
METRO Green Line
St. Paul
Posted by Laura Baenen |
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 4:18:00 PM
For Mother’s Day, Train Operator Latina Laramee of Fridley can celebrate herself this year.
A single mother, Laramee landed a bus operator job with Metro Transit in 2011. The change allowed her to have one job instead of three, while still
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Light Rail
METRO Blue Line
METRO Green Line
Transit Police
Posted by Laura Baenen |
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 4:45:00 PM
Nearly 400 people have found permanent housing in the two years since the Metro Transit Police Department and the Metropolitan Council's Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) partnered to help those sheltering on transit. The first move-in
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Light Rail
METRO Green Line
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Friday, September 18, 2020 9:40:00 AM
From General Manager Wes Kooistra
In a year full of challenges for Metro Transit, we received great news on Sept. 14. The Southwest LRT (Green Line Extension), a vital extension of our transit system, received its Full Funding Grant
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Bus
COVID-19
METRO Blue Line
METRO Green Line
Minneapolis
St. Paul
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Tuesday, June 2, 2020 4:29:00 PM
From General Manager Wes Kooistra
Words cannot capture the pain caused by George Floyd’s horrific and senseless death. The destruction of community resources and local businesses added to that pain.
As General Manager, I want to assure
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Bus
METRO Blue Line
METRO Green Line
Shelters
Posted by Drew Kerr |
Thursday, February 13, 2020 12:46:00 PM
In late-2018, frustrated by repeatedly repairing on-demand heaters customers use while waiting for a bus or train on cold days, Electrician Jim Davis came up with an idea.
What would happen, he thought, if the heat-creating bulbs, frequently
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