Riders' Almanac Blog

10 Questions with Metro Transit - Special Edition - Skip Traffic

Posted by Drew Johnson | Sep. 5, 2025

Our Metro Transit mascot, Skip Traffic, turns 10 this year! To mark the occasion, Skip has agreed to an exclusive special edition "10 questions with" interview looking back on their time serving our staff and riders. Today, we get to know [...]

How We Roll

How We Roll: Christy Kubinski, Facilities Administrator

Posted by Drew Kerr | Sep. 4, 2025

How We Roll celebrates Metro Transit employees who regularly ride transit and other forms of sustainable transportation. Read more How We Roll Q&As here. How do you generally get around? I don't like driving and never have. In [...]

From GM Lesley Kandaras

Help us help you by sharing your feedback at upcoming listening sessions

Posted by Drew Kerr | Aug. 29, 2025

As Metro Transit’s general manager, I find it invaluable to have direct experience riding our system and to regularly hear from customers, community members, and transit workers. That’s why I ride transit as often as I can (more than 750 [...]

Know Your Operator

Know Your Operator: Al Chang

Posted by John Komarek | Aug. 11, 2025

After two decades in financial services and pension administration, Al Chang was ready to get out from behind the desk. Earlier this year, he started a new career as a bus operator. The new role offers what he describes as "the best view in [...]

Meet a Mechanic: Howard Freeman

Posted by John Komarek | Aug. 8, 2025

Howard Freeman began his career as shop help in a private diesel shop, learning on the job and working his way up to mechanic. Today, he’s part of the team maintaining the METRO C Line’s battery-electric buses at the Heywood Garage. “It’s a [...]