Rider's Almanac Blog

On transit, making an impression with poetry

Posted by Drew Kerr | March 31, 2017

For the past 20 years, Michael Kleber-Diggs has shared his poetry with a live audience, reading the room and enjoying the conversation that follows. Capturing the reaction to one of his newest poems, The Green Line, has been a little more [...]

Bus Transit Information

Longtime Transit Information rep remembered for remembering

Posted by Drew Kerr | March 29, 2017

Early in his career as a Transit Information representative, Ben Rajkowski was on the phone with a customer trying to find their way to a Route 64 bus stop so they could get from Maplewood to St. Paul. After more than 20 minutes, the caller still [...]

Bus Bus Maintenance

Technician training program gets national recognition

Posted by Drew Kerr | March 29, 2017

The Metro Transit Technician Training Program was celebrated as an industry-leading workforce development program this week. The recognition came in the form of a Model Program award from the National Transit Institute, a Rutgers University-based [...]

METRO Green Line Transit Police

Officer of the Year recognized for 'servant leadership'

Posted by Drew Kerr | March 24, 2017

After a decade working in financial aid, Katherine Spear started getting restless. Looking for new opportunities, she ran a quick internet search and clicked on the first thing that came up – a chance to volunteer with the St. Paul Police Reserve [...]

Bus METRO Orange Line Minneapolis

Key I-35W transit improvements moving forward

Posted by Drew Kerr | March 9, 2017

Two key improvements included in plans for a new Bus Rapid Transit line on Interstate 35W will be built thanks to a key federal approval. The Federal Transit Administration’s Letter of No Prejudice allows local funding to be used on a [...]