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U of M students invited to enjoy the ride 

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| Sep. 5, 2013

For the first time ever, University of Minnesota students are getting a chance to try Metro Transit for free. From 6 p.m. Friday through the end of service on Saturday, students can simply show their U Card to board a bus, a light rail train [...]

Star Tribune: Northstar line yields dividends 

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| Sep. 5, 2013

The Northstar Commuter Rail line isn’t just attracting more commuters this year. The 40-mile line between Big Lake and downtown Minneapolis is also drawing more private development, with apartments and businesses being built near several stations [...]

Route 252: From Blaine to books, on the bus 

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| Sep. 5, 2013

It takes Jesse Roberts just two minutes to get from his home in Blaine to the 95th Avenue Park & Ride. So when it came time for him to go to his first University of Minnesota class of the semester this week, he chose to simplify his [...]

Solar power lighting Metro Transit buildings, shelters 

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| Sep. 5, 2013

Metro Transit is seeing the light – and putting it to good use. Three separate solar energy projects are in the works as part of an effort to cut in half the amount of energy purchased for Metro Transit facilities by 2020. In October, [...]

St. Paul connections go every direction, including up 

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| Aug. 29, 2013

Construction on a new vertical connection between the METRO Green Line’s Central Station and the St. Paul Skyway is now underway. The connection was celebrated Wednesday morning in St. Paul as disability advocates and downtown business leaders [...]

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