Rider's Almanac Blog

Installation of new bus stop signs continues

| Oct. 14, 2015

After a successful pilot, around 2,300 new bus stop signs with enhanced information will be installed this fall. The new signs include route and unique stop numbers, as well as instructions for accessing real-time predicted departure times [...]

METRO Green Line

Green Line sets monthly ridership record

| Oct. 14, 2015

Nearly 1.25 million rides were taken on the METRO Green Line in September, a new high-water mark for the light-rail line. Average weekday ridership on the Green Line last month was 45,644 -- well ahead of the 41,000 average weekday rides that [...]

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Single-day LRT ridership tops 100K for first time

| Sep. 21, 2015

Single-day ridership on the METRO Green and Blue lines recently topped 100,000 for the first time ever. The milestone came on Thursday, Sept. 3, when there were a combined 100,909 light-rail rides. Nearly 64,000 rides were provided on the Green [...]

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Friends turn retired bus into RV, drive across U.S.

Posted by Kathy Graul | Sep. 15, 2015

Have you ever thought about what it would be like to turn something unconventional into a house? How about a Metro Transit bus? That's exactly what a couple of friends from the Twin Cities did this summer before embarking on a journey in the [...]

Bus Ridership State Fair

State Fair ridership reaches new high

Posted by Drew Kerr | Sep. 11, 2015

Metro Transit provided 575,348 rides to and from the 2015 Minnesota State Fair — an 8 percent increase over last year and the highest express and regular route ridership ever. The ride total accounted for 16 percent of State Fair attendance, [...]