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Posts in Category: St. Paul

Much more than a store

| April 16, 2014

For the last six years, Dan Hackman has made regular stops at Metro Transit’s retail store in downtown St. Paul to purchase Day Passes – $6 fare cards that allow him to make unlimited trips on a bus or METRO line for 24 hours. Hackman lives near [...]

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

Route 87: Connecting the University of Minnesota to University Avenue

| April 14, 2014

JB Shank sat aboard Route 87, laptop open, putting the finishing touches on a presentation he was due to deliver later that day. A history professor at the University of Minnesota, Shank said he frequently brings his computer out on the bus and [...]

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

Route 262: Sharing laughs while sharing the ride

| March 31, 2014

For the last two years, Jeanine Wilson has used Route 262 to get from Blaine to her job in downtown St. Paul. The daily commutes have given her plenty of time to make friends and collect stories. “If all of us are awake, this is a very [...]

METRO Green Line St. Paul Station Spotlight

Green Line brings Capitol connections

| March 26, 2014

Kevin Frazell and his wife typically carpool from their home in downtown Minneapolis to their jobs on University Avenue in St. Paul. Beginning June 14, they’ll have another way to share the ride – the METRO Green Line. “The nice part about it [...]

Bus METRO Green Line Route of the Week St. Paul

Route 63: From Grand Avenue to the Green Line

| March 21, 2014

Bruce Pedalty hadn’t boarded a bus in 20 years. But this week, assigned to jury duty in downtown St. Paul and wanting to avoid parking costs, he decided to give it another try. “It was just too easy not to,” Pedalty said as he traveled east on [...]

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