Rider's Almanac Blog

MCUB program opening doors for underutilized businesses

Posted by Drew Kerr | Nov. 5, 2020

Clockwise from top left: KMS Airduct Cleaning owner Ken McCraley visits with Facilities Maintenance staff; Katherine Howard delivers packages of gloves to Metro Transit’s Overhaul Base on Monday, Nov. 2; staff from St. Paul-based 4RM+ULA; Stacia [...]

On Off The Clock

On the Clock/Off the Clock: Amy Schneider, Customer Relations Specialist

Posted by John Komarek | Oct. 29, 2020

Lives: Brooklyn Park Years of service: 9 How did you come to work at Metro Transit and what do you do? After working in insurance and workers comp, I changed careers and drove a school bus. After six years, I applied for a job as an [...]

Metro Transit helps kid be a bus operator for Halloween

Posted by John Komarek | Oct. 29, 2020

While Lars Sumner is only three years old, he knows what he wants to be, not only for Halloween, but also when he grows up. "We had a rabbit costume ready for him this year, but at preschool he said he wanted to become a bus driver, so that [...]

Public Art

30th Ave. Mural Project features local artists' work

Posted by John Komarek | Oct. 22, 2020

Three new murals were recently installed in the stairwell at the METRO Blue Line's 30th Avenue Park & Ride (8101 Winstead Way, Bloomington). The murals are expected to remain up for a few years to determine whether permanent installations [...]

Bus

BCTC construction aims to refresh facility

Posted by John Komarek | Oct. 16, 2020

Improvements to one of Metro Transit's busiest boarding areas, the Brooklyn Center Transit Center, are underway. When construction is complete in early-2021, customers and staff will find new canopies, benches, ticket machines, bike racks and [...]