Rider's Almanac Blog

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 [...]

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