Know Your Operator
Posted by John Komarek |
Thursday, February 27, 2020 2:03:00 PM
On any given Sunday, Barkon Greaves drives a bus – not for Metro Transit, but for his church.
“I pick up the old people who can’t get there,” Greaves said. “I try to help out as much as I can.”
For someone who walked about 800 miles to
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On Off The Clock
Posted by Drew Kerr |
Thursday, February 27, 2020 1:42:00 PM
Job: Rail Transit Supervisor
Years of Service: 18 months
How did you come to work at Metro Transit and what do you do?
After studying sociology and political science, I started working at Alpha Human Services, a Minneapolis-based
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On Off The Clock
Posted by John Komarek |
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 10:10:00 AM
Mike Jones (center) shares his delicious creations with his coworkers in Customer Relations. To celebrate Mardi Gras, he baked a traditional King Cake.
Lives: Brooklyn Park
Job: Customer Relations Specialist
Years of service: 11
How did
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Bus
Know Your Operator
Posted by Drew Kerr |
Monday, February 17, 2020 3:12:00 PM
On paper, Kou Yang and Peter Huston don’t have much in common.
After growing up in California, Yang moved to the Twin Cities, joined the National Guard and began working odd jobs. Huston grew up in upstate New York and built a career as a
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Bus
METRO Blue Line
METRO Green Line
Shelters
Posted by Drew Kerr |
Thursday, February 13, 2020 12:46:00 PM
In late-2018, frustrated by repeatedly repairing on-demand heaters customers use while waiting for a bus or train on cold days, Electrician Jim Davis came up with an idea.
What would happen, he thought, if the heat-creating bulbs, frequently
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