Rider's Almanac Blog

For Transit Police K-9s, all work and a little play

| Jan. 30, 2014

K-9 Handler Alex Johannes tucked a pound of ammonium nitrate into a canister, sealed the lid and spanned the small conference room. Spotting a small cardboard box in the corner, Johannes concealed the canister and exited the room. Minutes later, [...]

A Line BRT METRO Green Line St. Paul Station Spotlight

Shows, support and supplies await at Snelling Station

| Jan. 27, 2014

Jim Segal is rethinking the type of bags he provides customers at his University Avenue store, Ax-Man Surplus. That’s because he thinks more than a few of them will be boarding the METRO Green Line after shopping at the store, located less than a [...]

Bus METRO Blue Line METRO Green Line Route of the Week

Route 8: From the city border to the Blue Line

| Jan. 24, 2014

Update: Route 8 was consolidated with Route 67 on June 14, 2014.View the Route 67 schedule here. When Meital Kashi and her husband moved from Las Vegas to Minneapolis last fall without a vehicle, they knew they wanted to live somewhere with [...]

In the News METRO Green Line Minneapolis St. Paul

Green Line grand opening set

| Jan. 14, 2014

The countdown to the METRO Green Line's opening can now be measured down to the second. On Wednesday, Metropolitan Council Chair Sue Haigh joined project partners at Union Depot Station to announce that light-rail vehicles will begin [...]

Bus Express Bus Transit Information

NexTrip usage soars

| Jan. 10, 2014

It was a record year for Metro Transit’s NexTrip system, which provides customers with real-time predicted bus and rail departures. Customers requested NexTrip information online more than 49.2 million times in 2013, up from about 30 million [...]