Rider's Almanac Blog

Meet a Mechanic: Howard Freeman

Posted by John Komarek | Aug. 8, 2025

Howard Freeman began his career as shop help in a private diesel shop, learning on the job and working his way up to mechanic. Today, he’s part of the team maintaining the METRO C Line’s battery-electric buses at the Heywood Garage. “It’s a [...]

From GM Lesley Kandaras

Focus on service improvements, safety yielding positive results

Posted by Drew Kerr | Aug. 7, 2025

From General Manager Lesley Kandaras We're on a mission to get more people riding transit more often. To do that, we need to make taking the bus or train as convenient and reliable as possible and continue working to provide a consistently [...]

The MT 10

10 Questions with Metro Transit - Bailey & Lewis

Posted by Drew Johnson | Aug. 7, 2025

We hear and learn from our actual customers as they answer our "10 Questions with Metro Transit!" Today we meet Bailey & Lewis! How long have you been riding the bus or train? 20 years! When I moved to Minneapolis for college I didn't [...]

Safety and Security Action Plan Transit Police

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 [...]

How We Roll

How We Roll: Cassandra Tabor, Chief Human Resources Officer

Posted by Drew Kerr | July 29, 2025

How We Roll celebrates Metro Transit and Met Council employees who regularly ride transit and other forms of sustainable transportation. Read more How We Roll Q&As here. Why do you choose to use transit? I live in downtown [...]