Rider's Almanac Blog

How We Roll: Keith Hendrickson, Real Time Information Specialist

Posted by Drew Kerr | April 14, 2023

How do you get around using transit? I live about a 10-minute walk from the Blue Line’s 38th Street Station, so I primarily use light rail to get to and from work at the police department. I can also use routes 22, 23 or the D Line, and [...]

As police chief, ready to learn, partner and grow

Posted by Drew Kerr | April 11, 2023

From Police Chief Ernest Morales III When I was young, I wanted to accomplish two things in life – to become a professional boxer and a police officer.    I’ve been blessed to achieve both goals, winning my one-and-only professional bout [...]

Light Rail

Light rail helper: 'This is the most fulfilled I've ever felt'

Posted by Drew Kerr | March 31, 2023

When Blue Line trains pull into the Mall of America, Tyler Lewis is there. As a light rail helper, Lewis walks through each train that comes in to pick up litter and tend to other on-board messes between trips. The work might sound a little [...]

First garage to be led by all-woman leadership team

Posted by John Komarek | March 30, 2023

Left to right: South Garage's leadership team -- Maintenance Manager Emily Bollensen and Transportation Manager Kimberly Fleming. This Women’s History Month, Metro Transit made some history of its own. For the first time, two women are [...]

Know Your Operator

Husband and wife become bus operators together

Posted by John Komarek | March 14, 2023

Throughout their marriage, Delaneo and Takeysha Tillman marked many major firsts together. First car. First house. First business. Today, they’ll mark another first – becoming bus operators. “When we passed the test, we looked at each [...]