Rider's Almanac Blog

How We Roll: Kyle Burrows

Posted by Drew Kerr | Dec. 16, 2019

“How We Roll” celebrates Metro Transit employees who commute and travel to many other destinations using transit or by biking, walking or carpooling. Kyle Burrows, Senior Planner How do you get to work? I take the Route 21 from our house [...]

Bus

Referral, encouragement turns one career change into two

Posted by Drew Kerr | Dec. 16, 2019

It doesn’t take long to see that bus operators Crystal Garrison (above left) and Yolanda Sims (above right) are close friends. On a recent weekday afternoon, they laughed frequently as they traded stories about their first few months at [...]

Northstar

Decade later, Northstar remains a draw for faithful and new riders

Posted by Laura Baenen | Dec. 12, 2019

Cary Schaller lives in Big Lake and works in downtown Minneapolis. But for the past decade, he’s spent just a few minutes of his daily, hourlong commutes in his personal vehicle. That’s because Schaller has been riding the Northstar Commuter [...]

METRO Green Line On the METRO St. Paul Transit Police

New Green Line housing development offers more than a place to stay

Posted by Laura Baenen | Dec. 12, 2019

A new supportive housing development with a focus on American Indian youth is now open near the METRO Green Line’s Victoria Street Station, a development that could help Metro Transit police build stronger bonds with young people they encounter. [...]

C Line

Five months after opening, METRO C Line surpasses 1M rides

Posted by Drew Kerr | Nov. 21, 2019

The METRO C Line surpassed the 1 million ride mark this week. The milestone came five months after the Bus Rapid Transit line opened, significantly replacing and improving Route 19. The C Line provides fast, frequent service between the [...]