Rider's Almanac Blog

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

Posted by Drew Kerr | Jan. 2, 2023

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 | Dec. 22, 2022

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 | Dec. 9, 2022

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 [...]

Where I'm From

Where I’m From: Stalin Ballesteros, Facilities Maintenance Supervisor

Posted by Drew Kerr | Dec. 8, 2022

Bus D Line

METRO D Line brings more reliable, faster service between Brooklyn Center, Bloomington

Posted by Drew Kerr | Dec. 3, 2022

Metro Transit and project partners today, December 3, celebrated the opening of the METRO D Line, a new Bus Rapid Transit line that largely replaces Route 5, the state’s busiest bus route. The 18-mile D Line operates between transit [...]