Bus
Know Your Operator
Minneapolis
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013 12:00:00 PM
When Darin Pavek’s father suggested he follow his lead and become a bus driver for Metro Transit, he didn’t think much of the idea.
“I thought, ‘Why would you want to drive around with 40 back seat drivers when you don’t know where
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Bus
Know Your Operator
St. Paul
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Friday, November 29, 2013 9:00:00 AM
When Shenghai Ly was growing up on a farm in Laos, she dreamed of becoming a airline pilot.
The growth spurt she needed never came.
Although her height kept her out of the cockpit, Ly didn’t give up her goal of operating a large vehicle. After
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Bus
Express Bus
Good Question
Suburban Transit
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013 5:00:00 PM
This week’s Good Question comes in response to customers who frequently ask why bus operators sometimes choose not to use bus-only shoulders to avoid traffic.
Customers who rely on Metro Transit enjoy several advantages – avoiding gas and
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Bus
Carpool
Go Green
Light Rail
Links of Interest
Rideshare
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Friday, November 22, 2013 4:00:00 PM
Buses, trains and other modes of transit carry more people more efficiently – a point that was made vividly clear in an image that recently circulated on the Internet.
The image sets side-by-side the amount of road space consumed by
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Bus
Express Bus
METRO Orange Line
Minneapolis
Route of the Week
Suburban Transit
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Friday, November 22, 2013 3:24:00 PM
Janell Nelson hadn’t worked in downtown Minneapolis for over 20 years. But when she got a new job that brought her back to the heart of the city in early November, she knew immediately that she wasn’t interested in driving to the office every day.
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