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A Line buses start rolling in

Posted by Drew Kerr | Dec. 10, 2015

Buses that will be used on the region’s first arterial Bus Rapid Transit line are beginning to arrive. The first of 12 BRT buses that will be used on the A Line, #8000, was delivered on Friday, Nov. 27. The remainder of the fleet is scheduled to [...]

Bus Community METRO Blue Line Shelters

In S. Minneapolis, new shelter ‘shines like a beacon’

| Nov. 24, 2015

After years of campaigning, Standish-Ericsson resident Francy Scurato finally got her wish. Earlier this year, Metro Transit removed a rusting, privately-owned shelter at the corner of East 38th Street and South 28th Avenue and put in its place a [...]

Bus Community Know Your Operator

Know Your Operator: Hussein Mohamed

| Nov. 23, 2015

Hussein Mohamed had just graduated from high school when he was driven from Somali amid a violent civil war. As a refugee in Kenya, he spent six years selling gasoline and other provisions so he could earn a modest income. In 1996, seeking a [...]

Bus Fares Light Rail

Balancing the books between the farebox and the bank

| Nov. 19, 2015

A growing numbers of customers are using Go-To Cards and other passes to pay their fares without reaching for their wallets. But for many of Metro Transit’s customers, cash is still king. Collecting, counting and quickly depositing all the bills [...]

Bus Transit Information

NexTrip signs added to several new locations

| Nov. 9, 2015

Digital displays that provide NexTrip information have been installed at several busy boarding areas around the region, nearly doubling the number of signs up systemwide. NexTrip signs are now located at transit centers in Minneapolis, St. Paul, [...]

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