Rider's Almanac Blog

More new bus stop signs installed

| Aug. 8, 2016

Efforts to install new bus stop signs around the region picked back up again this month. In the latest phase of the systemwide roll-out, around 5,000 signs will be installed along nearly 30 local and express routes by the end of the year. Most of [...]

Bus Bus Maintenance

Aspiring Mechanic-Technicians build skills, confidence

Posted by Drew Kerr | Aug. 1, 2016

Jason Johnson was newly-unemployed, discouraged and facing an uncertain future when he walked into Urban Ventures’ Minneapolis offices looking for help finding a new job. His visit came at an opportune moment: that afternoon, representatives were [...]

Bus Community Shelters

Shelters for small spaces introduced

| July 29, 2016

A new type of waiting shelter that fits in locations with limited sidewalk space was introduced this week. The “slim shelters” are two feet deep at the base but still have the standard four-foot deep rooftop to provide shade and protection from [...]

Community Light Rail Retro Transit

Staff preserving transit of today and yesterday

Posted by Drew Kerr | July 7, 2016

Mike Miller was studying electronics when he paid his first visit to the newly-opened Como-Harriet Streetcar Line in south Minneapolis. Immediately intrigued, he began working alongside volunteers committed to keeping Streetcar No. 1300, a [...]

A Line BRT Bus Community METRO Blue Line METRO Green Line Minneapolis St. Paul State Fair

A Line opening sparks curiosity, enthusiasm

| June 14, 2016

Car free for the last five years, Michelle Quaranto relies on transit to travel between her home near the Green Line’s Raymond Avenue Station and her job in Eagan. So when the A Line opened on Saturday, she was eager to see how her commute would [...]