Bus
Community
Know Your Operator
Posted by Drew Kerr |
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 1:47:00 PM
Every weekday morning, operator Rodney Smith makes four 12-mile journeys between Normandale Community College and downtown Minneapolis on Route 535.
With a full load of customers in tow, he guides a 40-foot bus through rush hour traffic on
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Community
METRO Green Line
Minneapolis
St. Paul
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Monday, June 15, 2015 5:09:00 PM
For the last eight months, Aaron Martin has used the METRO Green Line to get to not one but two jobs – one at the Town Hall Brewery in Cedar-Riverside and another at the Oceanaire in downtown Minneapolis.
The ease of his commutes is a near-daily
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Light Rail
METRO Blue Line
Posted by Drew Kerr |
Thursday, June 11, 2015 12:00:00 AM
When light-rail vehicle 113 pulled into Metro Transit’s body shop earlier this spring, it was clear a decade of service had taken its toll.
Scratches and dents were visible up and down each side of the vehicle. Paint was flaking in several spots
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Bus
Community
In the News
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015 1:24:00 PM
During a recent trip on Route 21, operator Ken Peters encountered a customer who spoke limited English but needed help figuring out where to transfer downtown.
Fortunately, Peters had spent the previous eight weeks studying words and phrases
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Safety
Transit Police
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015 12:00:00 AM
When Metro Transit Police Chief John Harrington addressed a group of new officers at the department’s latest swearing-in ceremony, he told them a "transformation" had taken place.
"When you came to my office as job seekers you seemed a little
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