Rider's Almanac Blog

Plastic seats being tested on some light rail vehicles

Posted by Laura Baenen | Jan. 8, 2019

Responding to customer feedback, Metro Transit is trying something new on some Blue Line trains – plastic seats. Technicians put plastic seats in the upper seating area of a Blue Line train a few months ago and plan to install them in the same [...]

E Line

METRO E Line open houses, surveys provide meaningful feedback

Posted by John Komarek | Jan. 7, 2019

The proposed METRO E Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is planned to run between downtown Minneapolis and Lake Street. Where it goes from there, however, is still being decided. It could connect with the Green Line extension, or it could travel [...]

Reflecting on a year of remarkable achievements

Posted by Drew Kerr | Dec. 27, 2018

From General Manager Brian Lamb At the beginning of 2018, we were preparing to deliver the most transit-dependent Super Bowl in the event’s history. And that’s what we did, providing hundreds of thousands of extra rides on our way to setting [...]

Safety Transit Police

New transit police officers speak many languages, share desire to be role models

Posted by Laura Baenen | Dec. 21, 2018

Growing up in Cambodia, Soonem Teng’s family fled their home several times to escape raids by the Khmer Rouge. That experience helped point Teng toward a career in law enforcement. On Thursday, he was among 16 new officers sworn in by the Metro [...]

Community

On/Off the Clock with Paul Hollen

Posted by John Komarek | Dec. 20, 2018

Name: Paul Hollen Lives: Minneapolis Job: Assistant Transportation Manager, South Garage Years of service: 5 1/2 How did you come to work at Metro Transit and what do you do? After working 20 years in a few different industries, I [...]