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How We Roll

How We Roll: Operator David Dieken 

| Saturday, January 7, 2023 2:11:00 PM
How We Roll celebrates Metro Transit employees who regularly ride transit and other forms of sustainable transportation. Read more How We Roll Q&As here. How do you get to work? A couple years ago, I transferred to Heywood Garage so [...]
D Line Ridership

Corridor ridership up 50% after D Line’s opening 

| Saturday, January 7, 2023 1:41:00 PM
When snow fell in December, Bloomington resident Laura Johnson hopped on a METRO D Line bus to reach her job as an administrative employee at Children's Hospital. “I like that I can close my eyes, listen to a podcast, and not stress about [...]
Bus Shelters

New guidelines provide 'starting place' for bus stop accessibility improvements 

Posted by Drew Kerr | Monday, January 2, 2023 6:26:00 AM
Metro Transit is on a mission to create better bus stops – and that means ensuring they can be used by anyone. To support ongoing accessibility improvements, staff visited more than 900 bus stops to begin gathering data about existing [...]

Where I’m From: Sgt. Txu Yang 

Posted by Drew Kerr | Thursday, December 22, 2022 12:13:00 PM
Metro Transit employees come from many cultures and backgrounds. To celebrate this diversity, employees who are proud to share their heritage and identity will be regularly featured on the Riders' Almanac blog. Read more stories here. Please [...]
Know Your Operator

Know Your Operator: Marva Wagner 

Posted by John Komarek | Friday, December 9, 2022 3:21:00 PM
Marva Wagner felt stuck in her career until she found Metro Transit. “I worked my way up to assistant manager of an eye care store,” Wagner said. “But after multiple times of being blocked from working into a general manager position, I knew I [...]
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