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BCTC construction aims to refresh facility 

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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 [...]

Bus

Better Bus Routes set sights on Route 3 

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Posted by John Komarek | Oct. 16, 2020

A construction crew working this summer on shelter for Route 63, now with Better Bus Route upgrades implemented at the start of the September service change. Since 2018, the Better Bus Route program has sought to improve the customer [...]

In This Together

In this Together: Chelsa Johnson, METRO Gold Line Environmental Lead 

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Posted by John Komarek | Oct. 16, 2020

Across the organization, Metro Transit employees’ work has been changed by the COVID-19 pandemic. These "In This Together" Q&As illustrate how employees are adapting both on and off the clock. Read more interviews here. How has the [...]

Transit Police

Police recruits’ backgrounds include coping with chaotic childhood, war, career change 

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| Oct. 16, 2020

On Oct. 14 Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) welcomed a diverse group of new officers with varied backgrounds and abilities. In addition to English, the recruits speak Somali, Arabic, Greek, Hmong and Spanish. Two are women, eight have been [...]

Transit Police

MTPD awards recognize officers for saving lives, bus operator for helping catch suspect 

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| Oct. 9, 2020

At its annual awards ceremony Sept. 30, the Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) honored officers for those efforts and civilians, including a bus operator, a bus passenger and a passing motorist, for helping them. Life Saving Award: Sgt. [...]

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