Rider's Almanac Blog

10 Questions with Metro Transit - Rissa

Posted by Drew Johnson | Jan. 9, 2025

We hear and learn from our actual customers as they answer our "10 Questions with Metro Transit!" Today we meet Rissa! How long have you been riding the bus or train? I've been riding the bus/trains since I first moved to Minneapolis in 2016. [...]

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 [...]

Bus Minneapolis

Re-envisioning of Nicollet Mall provides opportunity to shape the future of transit in downtown Minneapolis

Posted by Drew Kerr | Jan. 7, 2025

The City of Minneapolis is re-envisioning the future of Nicollet Mall. As part of this work, the city is considering plans to close the corridor to vehicle traffic and to move bus service to parallel streets downtown. Moving buses off [...]

Bus Maintenance Career Tracks

Career Tracks: Peter Lockhart, helper

Posted by Drew Kerr | Nov. 22, 2024

Many people who work at Metro Transit take on new responsibilities and roles throughout their careers. Career Tracks highlights the paths employees have taken to their latest assignment and where they see themselves going next. How did you [...]

Know Your Operator: Ricky Ray Vontayein

Posted by John Komarek | Nov. 14, 2024

Ricky Ray wanted to find a work-life balance. He found it at Metro Transit. “I’m finally getting some time back with my family and grandkids,” Ricky Ray said. Before becoming a bus operator, he owned his own car dealership. However, as [...]