Rider's Almanac Blog

Transit ridership hits a 57-year high

| March 11, 2014

Transit ridership hit a 57-year high last year, according to a new report from the American Public Transportation Association. Americans took nearly 10.7 billion trips in 2013 according to the industry group. That marked a 1 percent increase from [...]

Bus METRO Green Line Route of the Week

Route 65: Ditching the drive on Dale

| March 10, 2014

Every weekday morning, Fran Crisler boards a Route 65 bus with his daughter and travels with her to Barack and Michelle Obama Elementary, a block west of Dale Street. “They don’t let me get on the school bus so she won’t get on either,” Crisler [...]

Bus Know Your Operator

Know Your Operator: George Stewart

| March 7, 2014

Staying with his grandmother on a farm in rural Vicksburg, Miss., George Stewart got behind the wheel when he was just eight years old. In addition to driving pick-ups and tractors at the farm, he took practice laps in a Pinto around the local [...]

Bus METRO Green Line Minneapolis Route of the Week St. Paul

Route 30: A new way to work

| March 3, 2014

Few of those who work at Access Ability drive themselves to the organization’s Northeast Minneapolis offices. Many come from North Minneapolis by taking a bus downtown and transferring to Route 61, which travels along nearby East Hennepin [...]

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Just the facts

| Feb. 28, 2014

It can be difficult to grasp the scale of Metro Transit's operations. The picture becomes a bit clearer in a new Fact Book that provides a snapshot of all the services Metro Transit provides. The recently-released 2013 Fact Book covers the big [...]