On Off The Clock
Posted by John Komarek |
Thursday, February 6, 2020 10:10:00 AM
Name: John Coleman Jr.
Lives: Minneapolis
Job: Bus Operator
Garage: Heywood
Years of service: 32
How did you come to work at Metro Transit and what do you do?
When I was 21 years old and in college, my first son Jurell was born. To
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How We Roll
Posted by Drew Kerr |
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 11:35:00 AM
“How We Roll” celebrates Metro Transit employees who commute and travel to many other destinations using transit or by biking, walking or carpooling.
Bruce Howard, Director-Marketing and Transit Information
How do you get to
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A Line BRT
B Line
Bus
Bus Rapid Transit
C Line
D Line
E Line
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Tuesday, February 4, 2020 12:01:00 PM
A customer boards a northbound Route 6 on France Avenue, where the METRO E Line will operate in the future.
From Charles Carlson, Director of Bus Rapid Transit Projects
Here and across the country, bus ridership is declining. But in
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Bus
Fares
Posted by John Komarek |
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 11:04:00 AM
Revenue Mechanical Technician Bee Her, above, is among those installing new fareboxes.
More of Metro Transit's buses are being outfitted with new and improved fareboxes.
To date, the new fareboxes have been installed on nearly 100 buses,
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Bus Maintenance
Posted by John Komarek |
Friday, January 24, 2020 10:41:00 AM
Getting buses ready to pull out of the garage on time means Metro Transit’s technicians are always aware of the clock. This week, a friendly competition put a group of technicians on an even more challenging timeline.
Inside one of Metro
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