Rider's Almanac Blog

Metro Transit operator, mobile fare app, win awards from MPTA

Posted by Marisa Helms | Oct. 17, 2017

Recently-retired Operator Renee Stafford was celebrated as the state’s Bus Operator of the Year by the Minnesota Public Transit Association this week. The MPTA also recognized Metro Transit with a Management Innovation award for its new [...]

Rider Information Safety

Safety tips for pub-crawling zombies

Posted by Marisa Helms | Oct. 13, 2017

Here's how to have fun and stay undead with Metro Transit during the Zombie Pub Crawl in downtown Minneapolis this Saturday, October 14. You can join the apocalyptic mob by taking one of Metro Transit's many bus and rail options. And, once you're [...]

How We Roll

How We Roll: Charles Carlson

Posted by Marisa Helms | Oct. 10, 2017

Many Metro Transit employees are committed to sustainable transportation, riding the bus or train, biking or walking to work and other destinations across the region. These “How We Roll” profiles are a chance to illustrate how much we have in [...]

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Dorothy’s last ride

Posted by Kathy Graul | Oct. 3, 2017

Dorothy Carter was fiercely independent. But she never had a driver’s license and never drove a car. For all 94 years of her life, she took public transportation. “It was her way to stay independent. To do what she wanted to do, when she wanted [...]

C Line Minneapolis Rapid Bus Network

Region's second rapid bus line moves forward

Posted by Drew Kerr | Sep. 29, 2017

The region's second rapid bus line, serving downtown and North Minneapolis and Brooklyn Center, is moving forward. The Metropolitan Council on Wednesday approved a budget amendment that brings the total amount of funding committed to stations [...]