Bus
Community
Know Your Operator
Minneapolis
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Thursday, October 24, 2013 2:20:00 PM
Waiting for a city bus in a driving, icy rain, Melanie Benson found her calling.
"When that red bus came over the hill it looked like my savior and I just thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be nice to have a job where everyone’s glad to see you all the
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Bus
Know Your Operator
St. Paul
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013 5:07:00 PM
When Phyllis Wade-Myers began her career at Metro Transit, the buses didn't have power steering, drivers wore heavy suits to stay warm and the profession was dominated by males.
The challenges didn't deter her from applying. In 1985, she joined
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Bus
From the GM
Transit Information
Transit Planning
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013 3:36:00 PM
From Brian Lamb, Metro Transit General Manager
Metro Transit’s 12,268 bus stops are the most visible, widespread and permanent symbols of our organization. Yet, they have lagged behind the re-branding effort already seen on our buses,
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Bus
Fares
Good Question
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Thursday, October 17, 2013 9:15:00 AM
This week’s Good Question comes from Andrew Balfour, who emailed to ask: “Why are transfers allowed?
Why not just have payment required for each trip and a lower per-trip cost instead?”
Metro Transit operates nearly 130 routes in 90
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A Line BRT
Bus
METRO Blue Line
Route of the Week
St. Paul
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Friday, October 11, 2013 2:15:00 PM
After working 10-hour, overnight shifts at St. Joseph’s Hospital, the last thing Donna Cooley wants to do is get in her car and deal with traffic. So she takes the Route 74 bus instead.
“It’s just so much easier to let someone else do the driving
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