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NexTrip signs added to several new locations 

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| Nov. 9, 2015

​Digital displays that provide NexTrip information have been installed at several busy boarding areas around the region, nearly doubling the number of signs up systemwide. NexTrip signs are now located at transit centers in Minneapolis, St. Paul, [...]

Transit Police welcome new officers 

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| Nov. 6, 2015

Mukhtar Abdi spent ten years interacting with the public as a Metro Transit bus operator. He’ll continue to do so, but in a much different way. This week, Abdi was among 13 men and women who were sworn in as the newest members of the Metro [...]

Minneapolis commute made easy with Maple Grove Transit 

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Posted by Drew Kerr | Nov. 4, 2015

For nearly 20 years, Leslie Ross has taken the bus to and from his job in downtown Minneapolis. Since moving to Maple Grove in 2007, that’s meant riding Maple Grove Transit Route 781, an express service that gets him from to and from work in a [...]

Transit-oriented development brings new life to Lake Street 

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Posted by Drew Kerr | Nov. 3, 2015

Drawn by its affordability and central location, Michael Denny moved to the Corcoran neighborhood more than 36 years ago. Cities across America were in decline but even then, he said, he had a feeling good things were going to happen in this corner [...]

Solar power providing more shelter lighting 

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| Oct. 30, 2015

Solar panels have been installed at 17 new boarding locations, supplying energy to keep waiting shelters lit at night. The solar-powered shelters are located at sites along Xerxes Avenue in Brooklyn Center, on Fremont, Lyndale, Plymouth and West [...]

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