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Posts in Category: Safety and Security Action Plan

Expanded official presence making a positive difference for riders

Posted by Drew Kerr | Feb. 24, 2026

Ongoing efforts to have a more visible and proactive official presence on transit are making a positive difference for Metro Transit riders. Continuing a two-year trend, serious crimes like assault declined 14% from 2024 to 2025, according to [...]

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Progress on official presence, improving station conditions highlighted in latest Safety & Security Action Plan update

Posted by Drew Kerr | Aug. 7, 2025

Everyone who travels and works on our system deserves to have an experience that is consistently safe, clean, and welcoming. This is why we developed the Safety & Security Action Plan, which includes more than 40 actions we’re taking to [...]

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Metro Transit Police Department’s Homeless Action Team Offers many services to unsheltered individuals

Posted by jzossmt | March 24, 2025

Over 500 people have found permanent housing since the Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) and the Metropolitan Council's Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) partnered to help those sheltering on transit. The first move-in facilitated [...]

From GM Lesley Kandaras Safety and Security Action Plan

New reporting tool is another visible sign harassment won’t be tolerated

Posted by Drew Kerr | Jan. 8, 2025

From General Manager Lesley Kandaras Sexual harassment has no place on transit. That’s why, as part of our larger effort to provide a consistently safe, welcoming experience, we recently introduced a new way for you to anonymously report [...]

From GM Lesley Kandaras From the GM Safety Safety and Security Action Plan

Listening Sessions Tour: Invaluable conversations help shape public safety on transit, service

Posted by | Sep. 3, 2024

Thank you to everyone who shared valuable feedback with leaders during our second Listening Sessions Tour (August 16-26, 2024). At each stop along the way, we heard valuable feedback about our ongoing efforts to improve public safety on transit. [...]

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