Rider's Almanac Blog

How to help us help you when days get darker

Posted by John Komarek | Oct. 29, 2018

After we roll back the clock and there’s less daylight, we enter a period when data has shown an increase in pedestrian, bicycle, scooter and motor vehicle collisions. The simple equation looks like this: Less daylight + increased traffic + [...]

Color Pop Bus Stop: A happiness project

Posted by Kathy Graul | Oct. 26, 2018

What could happen if a public transit agency invited a popular local artist into one of its busiest bus stations on a Monday and offered said artist the opportunity to paint the entire station in an array of colors? When I asked artist Ashley Mary [...]

On Off The Clock

On/Off the Clock with Samantha Wicks

Posted by John Komarek | Oct. 24, 2018

Name: Samantha Wicks Lives: Saint Paul Job: Mechanic-Technician, East Metro Garage Years of Service: 2 How did you come to work at Metro Transit and what do you do? I was in South Korea serving in the Air Force as a mechanic. My term of [...]

Bus Maintenance

Aspiring technicians ready for next step

Posted by John Komarek | Oct. 24, 2018

A group of 17 aspiring technicians were celebrated last week as they prepared to take the next step toward full-time roles in Bus Maintenance. The recognition was the latest benchmark for the Metro Transit Technician Training Program, which [...]

Awards

Maple Grove Transit named state’s System of the Year

Posted by John Komarek | Oct. 22, 2018

Maple Grove Transit was recognized this week as a leader among Minnesota transit agencies. The Minnesota Public Transit Association announced Maple Grove Transit as its “System of the Year” during its annual conference on Monday. The award [...]