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Riders' Almanac Blog

Appreciation for transit workers runs around the clock

Transit is a 24/7/365 operation.

So, in celebration of Transit Employee Appreciation Day, we’re shining a light on just a few of the nearly 2,900 transit workers who keep our region moving all day and all night, every day of the year. [...]

How We Roll: Jamison Swift, Senior Manager, Business Technology

Living in Fridley, I have a couple different ways to get to work. My preference is to use my bike and/or the Northstar train. [...]

Labor agreement increases wages for transit workers

The Metropolitan Council this week approved a labor agreement with the ATU Local 1005 that increases wages for frontline transit workers. [...]

Leukemia diagnosis, love of transit lead mother-daughter to Adopt-A-Stop program

People have a lot of reasons for adopting bus stops and light rail stations through the Adopt-A-Stop program.

For Keshawn Williams and her daughter Josephine, the inspiration came from an unlikely place – a leukemia diagnosis that hospitalized Josephine in 2023. [...]

New fare technology will bring many benefits, including contactless payments

Angst over lost fare cards and long lines to buy tickets after big events will be things of the past after a planned upgrade to fare validators found at stations and on vehicles. [...]