Rider's Almanac Blog

Coming together to confront the challenge of a lifetime

Posted by Drew Kerr | March 24, 2020

From General Manager Wes Kooistra At Metro Transit, we take tremendous pride in serving our community and care deeply about our customers, employees, and our region. The spread of COVID-19 is presenting our organization – and our community – [...]

COVID-19

Metro Transit adjusting service due to COVID-19

Posted by Drew Kerr | March 23, 2020

Service changes will take effect on Wednesday, March 25, as Metro Transit continues to support efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 while serving those who must make essential trips and who have no other options than to take transit. The [...]

COVID-19

Metro Transit suspending overnight service due to COVID-19

Posted by Drew Kerr | March 16, 2020

As part of the ongoing, shared effort to limit the spread of COVID-19, Metro Transit will suspend all bus and light rail service from 11 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. beginning Tuesday, March 17. “We are doing this to help focus our limited resources on [...]

Know Your Operator

Know Your Operator: Darren Rodriguez

Posted by Drew Kerr | March 11, 2020

The day a hurricane struck Puerto Rico in 2017, Darren Rodriguez's mother advised him to stay home. Instead, he reported to his job at a nursing home so he could help protect and care for more than 30 elderly individuals. “It’s a miracle that [...]

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Community invited to take new look at Chicago-Lake Transit Center

Posted by Drew Kerr | March 5, 2020

Community members and a nationally acclaimed design firm are being invited to help imagine the next chapter for the Chicago-Lake Transit Center, one of the busiest boarding locations in the Twin Cities. The 13-year-old transit center, just [...]