Rider's Almanac Blog

Career Tracks: Ben Novak, light rail vehicle maintenance training supervisor

Posted by Drew Kerr | Jan. 5, 2022

Many people who work at Metro Transit take on new responsibilities and roles throughout their careers. Career Tracks highlights the paths employees have taken to their latest assignment and where they see themselves going next. To learn more [...]

On Off The Clock

On the Clock/Off the Clock: Tim Kizer, Transit Control Center Supervisor

Posted by Lindsey Geyer | Dec. 28, 2021

Lives: North Metro Years of Service: 7 How did you come to work at Metro Transit and what do you do? Before coming to transit, I worked at Anoka County as a 911 dispatcher, spent five years in private security for different [...]

Transit Police

Officers, civilians recognized at annual police awards

Posted by Drew Kerr | Dec. 13, 2021

Sgt. Kelly Franco, the Metro Transit Police Department's 2020 Officer of the Year, at Union Depot Station. Over the past two years, Metro Transit police have put in long hours, confronted the risks of COVID-19, and responded to calls for [...]

Career Tracks

Career Tracks: Abel Mumbi, Director of Maintenance

Posted by John Komarek | Dec. 10, 2021

Links of Interest

Hopkins man finds big interest in small buses

Posted by Lindsey Geyer | Dec. 10, 2021

Transportation has always been a part of Wayne Wilson’s life. Growing up in Hopkins, he took the bus to clarinet lessons in Minneapolis. Later, he served as a school bus driver and created a computerized bus operations system. Neighbors have [...]