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In This Together

In This Together: Bus Operator Machelle "Mickey" Albert 

| Tuesday, July 7, 2020 9:35:00 PM
Across the organization, Metro Transit employees’ work has been changed by the COVID-19 pandemic. These "In These Together" Q&As illustrate how employees are adapting both on and off the clock. Read more interviews here. Machelle "Mickey" [...]

A data-driven approach to social distancing 

| Wednesday, July 1, 2020 3:10:00 PM
From Joey Reid, Senior Data Scientist Transit Vitals Although there are many reasons we operate transit, the health of a transit system is often measured in ridership. Even before the first COVID-19 cases were detected in Minnesota, I started [...]
On Off The Clock

On the Clock/Off the Clock: Mark Ogburn 

| Monday, June 29, 2020 1:03:00 PM
Job: Bus Operator Years of service: 11 How did you come to work at Metro Transit? In 2008, I entered the workforce during the Great Recession. After working a bunch of seasonal part-time jobs at big box stores, in customer service or [...]
COVID-19 In This Together

In This Together: Linnae Nelson-Seys, Workforce Development 

Posted by Drew Kerr | Friday, June 26, 2020 2:48:00 PM
​ Across the organization, Metro Transit employees’ work has been changed by the COVID-19 pandemic. These "In These Together" Q&As illustrate how employees are adapting both on and off the clock. Read more interviews here. Linnae [...]
Bus COVID-19

Pandemic leads new operators to get their start online 

Posted by Drew Kerr | Thursday, June 18, 2020 10:35:00 PM
Instructor Denny Johnson has spent the past 20 years leading in-person classes. This week, he’s introducing another group of new bus operators to the job. But there’s one big difference: Johnson is alone in an office, and the 10 new hires [...]
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