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Fleet plan calls for gradual addition of electric buses

Posted by Drew Kerr | Dec. 10, 2018

Electric buses will be gradually added to Metro Transit's bus fleet over the coming years under a plan presented this week to the Metropolitan Council. The plan will begin going into effect next year, when Metro Transit starts the process of [...]

Bus From the GM

Focus on reliability and travel times brings big benefits

Posted by Drew Kerr | Oct. 12, 2018

From General Manager Brian Lamb When we ask transit riders what they want from us, we usually get a simple answer: They want us to show up on time and to get them to their destination as safely and quickly as possible. Bus-only shoulders, [...]

Bus Fares Light Rail Minneapolis Northstar

Metropass program reaches the 20-year mark

Posted by Drew Kerr | Oct. 4, 2018

Providing discounted, unlimited ride transit passes through area employers was a novel idea when the Metropass program began in 1998. But twenty years after its inception, the program is attracting an increasing number of companies eager to [...]

Bus Safety

Repeat Roadeo champ earns another title

Posted by Drew Kerr | Sep. 26, 2018

The sleeve of Jack Berner’s grey Metro Transit sweater is already home to an impressive collection of blue chevrons commemorating each of his 13 Bus Roadeo wins. And now he has one more. After earning a near-perfect score, Berner was named the [...]

Bus Fares

New fareboxes expected to speed up boardings

Posted by Drew Kerr | Aug. 20, 2018

Metro Transit is testing new fareboxes that should help speed up boardings, marking the first advancement in farebox technology in 25 years. “It’s time. We’ve been using the same fareboxes since 1993,” said Dennis Dworshak, Manager, Revenue and [...]

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