Rider's Almanac Blog

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 [...]

Bus METRO Green Line Route of the Week St. Paul University of Minnesota

Route 87: Connecting the University of Minnesota to University Avenue

| April 14, 2014

JB Shank sat aboard Route 87, laptop open, putting the finishing touches on a presentation he was due to deliver later that day. A history professor at the University of Minnesota, Shank said he frequently brings his computer out on the bus and [...]

METRO Green Line Minneapolis Station Spotlight University of Minnesota

Getting to the game and more on the Green Line

| April 8, 2014

When the cost of gas skyrocketed in 2008, Wally Widlund and his wife decided to make a change. The couple sold their car and relocated from south Minneapolis to Prospect Park, nearer to work at the University of Minnesota. The decision to go [...]

Bus METRO Green Line Minneapolis Route of the Week University of Minnesota

Route 6: A reliable ride from Edina to the Green Line

Posted by Drew Kerr | April 4, 2014

Minneapolis resident Iris Key has spent a lot of time on Route 6. As a student at the University of Minnesota, Key rode the bus between campus and her Uptown residence. When she got a job near Edina’s Southdale Center, she used Route 6 to [...]