Rider's Almanac Blog

Career Tracks: Peter Stumme, Assistant Transportation Manager

Posted by Drew Kerr | Oct. 25, 2021

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: John Dillery, Senior Planner

Posted by Drew Kerr | Oct. 20, 2021

How did you come to Metro Transit and what do you do?  My interest in transit began as a kid growing up in Mahtomedi in the 1960s. My neighbors and older family members often told streetcar stories. I was curious about it, so I walked [...]

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Bus lanes come to Seventh Street in downtown Minneapolis

Posted by John Komarek | Oct. 19, 2021

A splash of red paint will help buses move a little easier through a busy downtown Minneapolis corridor. Crews from the City of Minneapolis this month began marking the city’s newest bus lane by applying red paint to a nine-block stretch [...]

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I-35W & Lake Street Station opening October 18

Posted by John Komarek | Oct. 13, 2021

After decades of visioning and community input, the I-35W & Lake Street Station will open to the public on Monday, Oct. 18. The two-level station, in the center of I-35W, will be served by several local and express routes and, starting [...]

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“It means everything”: Operator celebrates 45 years of service

Posted by Drew Kerr | Oct. 12, 2021

When Operator Melanie Benson pulled up to the bus stop on Lagoon Avenue Monday morning, as she’s done hundreds of times over the years, a few familiar faces were there to greet her. There was also a plaque to be presented, commemorating Benson’s [...]