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How We Roll: Kelci Stones 

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Posted by John Komarek | Sep. 9, 2019

“How We Roll​” celebrates Metro Transit employees who commute and travel to many other destinations using transit or by biking, walking or carpooling. Kelci Stones, Senior Market Development Specialist How do you get to work? I’ve [...]

Another successful year of State Fair bus service  

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Posted by John Komarek | Sep. 6, 2019

The Minnesota State Fair started with record-setting attendance, including August 23, where 17.4% of fair-goers rode transit to and from the Fair, helping make another record year for express and local route service. On any given day, between [...]

With Auggie Pass, students pay a little, ride a lot 

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Posted by Drew Kerr | Sep. 3, 2019

Augsburg University undergraduates can ride transit as often as needed this school year, without facing significant expense, thanks to a first-of-its-kind program advocated by students. For the first time, all undergraduate day students who pay [...]

TOD: Developments succeed near high frequency transit 

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Posted by John Komarek | Aug. 30, 2019

A new report from Metro Transit's Office of Transit Oriented Development finds that areas served by high frequency are attracting a considerable share of the region’s housing and commercial development. According to the report, more than a [...]

Know Your Operator: Lobsang Choephel 

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Posted by Drew Kerr | Aug. 22, 2019

Lobsang Choephel fell in love with driving in India, where he drove cabs and spent hours shuttling tourists to and from Delhi in a large coach bus. So when he arrived in the United States, it wasn’t a surprise that he found himself back [...]

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