Bus
Know Your Operator
Posted by Drew Kerr |
Monday, February 17, 2020 3:12:00 PM
On paper, Kou Yang and Peter Huston don’t have much in common.
After growing up in California, Yang moved to the Twin Cities, joined the National Guard and began working odd jobs. Huston grew up in upstate New York and built a career as a
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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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A Line BRT
B Line
Bus
Bus Rapid Transit
C Line
D Line
E Line
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Tuesday, February 4, 2020 12:01:00 PM
A customer boards a northbound Route 6 on France Avenue, where the METRO E Line will operate in the future.
From Charles Carlson, Director of Bus Rapid Transit Projects
Here and across the country, bus ridership is declining. But in
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Bus
Fares
Posted by John Komarek |
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 11:04:00 AM
Revenue Mechanical Technician Bee Her, above, is among those installing new fareboxes.
More of Metro Transit's buses are being outfitted with new and improved fareboxes.
To date, the new fareboxes have been installed on nearly 100 buses,
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Bus
Shelters
Posted by Drew Kerr |
Monday, January 13, 2020 12:43:00 PM
New shelters were installed at several locations in 2019, including at, clockwise from left: 35th and Chicago, in Minneapolis, Dale Street and Selby Avenue, in St. Paul; and on Rice Street and Charles Avenue, in St. Paul.
Until recently, Route 5
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