Rider's Almanac Blog

Smaller shelter shown off at State Fair

Posted by Drew Kerr | Sep. 2, 2015

A student-designed waiting shelter with a reduced footprint and other innovative features is on display at the Minnesota State Fair. The shelter was designed by architecture graduate student Amy Van Gessel as part of a class at the University of [...]

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A city commute in crop art

Posted by Drew Kerr | Sep. 2, 2015

Sarah Leismer wanted to bring a little bit of the city to the collection of mostly rural-inspired crop art on display at the Minnesota State Fair. The result: a detailed representation of a Metro Transit light-rail train passing the [...]

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Blue, Green lines top 1 million rides in July

| Aug. 19, 2015

More than 1 million rides were taken on both the METRO Blue and Green lines last month, pushing total ridership through the end of July to nearly 49.4 million. Ridership on all modes — local and express buses, Northstar and light rail — is up [...]

Bus Know Your Operator Safety

Celebrating four decades of service, safety

| July 8, 2015

When Jerry Olson was sent out to drive a bus alone for the first time, the then 21-year-old operator couldn’t help but feel a little anxious. After all, he’d had just four weeks of training and had gotten into enough trouble with his own vehicles [...]

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Good Question: Why is service reduced on certain dates?

| July 1, 2015

On dates when fewer customers are expected to ride transit, service is reduced on some bus routes, as well as light rail and Northstar. These “Reduced Service” days are typically observed holidays when many major employers are closed. Most of the [...]