Rider's Almanac Blog

Transit Police on board and on bike

| May 5, 2014

When Sgt. Leo Castro is on patrol in St. Paul, he doesn’t need to roll down the window to get fresh air. That’s because he’s clipped into the pedals of a Cannondale mountain bike, traveling the streets on a pair of 26-inch wheels to monitor busy [...]

Bus Route of the Week St. Paul

Route 71: Cutting the car for convenience, connections

| April 28, 2014

Shannon Willenering spent 25 years driving herself to and from work in downtown St. Paul. Her children grown, she decided last year that she could do without her car during the day and decided to try taking the bus instead. She stopped into Metro [...]

Bus Bus Maintenance Community In the News

Old buses get new life

| April 24, 2014

A 12-year-old bus with more than 400,000 miles might not sound like a dream come true. But for Ann Kay and Bill Jones, it represents just that. The Minnetonka duo recently purchased a retired Metro Transit bus to use as a mobile computer lab that [...]

Bus Bus Maintenance

Nurturing a new generation of mechanics

| April 18, 2014

Among Kevin Hendrickson’s classmates, buses weren’t exactly top of mind. Instead, those enrolled with him in Hennepin Technical College’s Medium/Heavy Truck Technology program largely thought their careers would involve working on [...]

Bus Minneapolis St. Paul Transit Information

Much more than a store

| April 16, 2014

For the last six years, Dan Hackman has made regular stops at Metro Transit’s retail store in downtown St. Paul to purchase Day Passes – $6 fare cards that allow him to make unlimited trips on a bus or METRO line for 24 hours. Hackman lives near [...]