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COVID-19

Wherever you ride, whenever you ride, masks are a must 

Posted by Drew Kerr | Wednesday, January 6, 2021 10:40:00 AM
Operator Terry Brown lives with and cares for his 72-year-old mom, whose lungs collapsed a few years ago and is especially susceptible to COVID-19. So when it comes time to work, he doesn’t think twice about covering his face. His plea to [...]
METRO Blue Line

Signal improvements improving light rail reliability 

Posted by Drew Kerr | Wednesday, January 6, 2021 10:05:00 AM
Travel times on the METRO Blue Line are becoming increasingly reliable. The most recent reliability improvements are the result of work done on the south end of the 12-mile light rail line, between the Minneapolis-St. Paul International [...]
On Off The Clock Transit Police

On the Clock/Off the Clock: Capt. Rick Grates 

Posted by Laura Baenen | Wednesday, December 30, 2020 3:40:00 PM
Lives: West Metro Years of service: 16 years Family: A wife, two daughters and two Labradors. My daughters are in college, one is about to earn a degree in social work and the other is studying elementary education. How did you come to [...]
Transit Police

K-9 Merle sniffed and snuggled his way into MTPD fame 

Posted by Drew Kerr | Monday, December 28, 2020 10:42:00 AM
Metro Transit Police Department K-9s are trained to protect the community by sniffing out shell casings and explosives. But Merle, a black Labrador who was among the department's first K-9s, also served as a four-footed goodwill ambassador, [...]
Transit Information

Better signs, better information arrive on Marq2 corridor 

Posted by Drew Kerr | Wednesday, December 23, 2020 8:39:00 PM
New real-time displays that promise to be more reliable were recently installed at some of the busiest bus stops in downtown Minneapolis. In all, 36 new LED displays were placed along the Marq2 Corridor, where customers board dozens of [...]
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