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New guidelines provide 'starting place' for bus stop accessibility improvements

Posted by Drew Kerr | Jan. 2, 2023

Metro Transit is on a mission to create better bus stops – and that means ensuring they can be used by anyone. To support ongoing accessibility improvements, staff visited more than 900 bus stops to begin gathering data about existing [...]

Bus D Line

METRO D Line brings more reliable, faster service between Brooklyn Center, Bloomington

Posted by Drew Kerr | Dec. 3, 2022

Metro Transit and project partners today, December 3, celebrated the opening of the METRO D Line, a new Bus Rapid Transit line that largely replaces Route 5, the state’s busiest bus route. The 18-mile D Line operates between transit [...]

Bus Good Question Service Changes

Good Question: Why is service being reduced in December?

Posted by Drew Kerr | Nov. 22, 2022

In November, more than 90 people attended hiring events to apply and interview for bus operator positions – the most activity we’ve seen at events like these in more than two years.  This is a hopeful sign that interest in becoming a bus [...]

Bus From the GM Light Rail

Service changes reflect commitment to reliability

Posted by Drew Kerr | Aug. 5, 2022

From General Manager Wes Kooistra Reducing service is never easy, especially when ridership is growing and we know how helpful it would be to put more buses and trains out into the community. But to protect the reliability of our service [...]

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Changes intended to make Route 22 less stop and more go

Posted by Drew Kerr | July 28, 2022

Route 22 buses spend a lot of time stopping and waiting as they move, slowly, along their nearly 20-mile trip between Brooklyn Center and south Minneapolis. Changes taking effect on Saturday, Aug. 20, should help them move a little faster and [...]

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