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To help resolve conflicts, operators invited to role play and reflect

Posted by Drew Kerr | July 28, 2022

Entering his second year as an operator, German Gonzalez has welcomed thousands of people onto the bus. In nearly all cases, the exchanges are quick, but pleasant. But there are still rare occasions when he has to think on his feet to keep [...]

Bus Community Shelters

Adopt-a-Stop program revived and expanded

| April 20, 2022

When Deb Winsor walked to her Uptown bus stop, she was often irked by the amount of litter she found along the way. So she decided to act, joining a growing number of people who have joined the recently revived and expanded Adopt-a-Stop [...]

Bus Light Rail

Many hands make snow work

Posted by Drew Kerr | Feb. 23, 2022

Responding to winter weather is a team effort. From our service garages to our Transit Control Center, employees are out early and often preparing for, responding to, and ultimately cleaning up any time snow falls. As snow fell on Tuesday, Feb. [...]

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Bus lanes come to Seventh Street in downtown Minneapolis

Posted by John Komarek | Oct. 19, 2021

A splash of red paint will help buses move a little easier through a busy downtown Minneapolis corridor. Crews from the City of Minneapolis this month began marking the city’s newest bus lane by applying red paint to a nine-block stretch [...]

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“It means everything”: Operator celebrates 45 years of service

Posted by Drew Kerr | Oct. 12, 2021

When Operator Melanie Benson pulled up to the bus stop on Lagoon Avenue Monday morning, as she’s done hundreds of times over the years, a few familiar faces were there to greet her. There was also a plaque to be presented, commemorating Benson’s [...]

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