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Rider's Almanac Blog

How We Roll: Shanta Hejmadi, Principal Data Scientist

How We Roll celebrates Metro Transit employees who regularly ride transit and other forms of sustainable transportation. [...]

Report: Nearly $22 billion in development along high-frequency transit in region

A short distance from the 50th Street Station, passing METRO Blue Line trains can be seen from the front yards of two homes being marketed for a mixed-use multifamily development. [...]

Know Your Operator: Koamivi Attisso

In 2007, Koamivi (Kwah-mee-VEE) Attisso left Togo in West Africa and in search of opportunity. Today, he’s a Metro Transit light rail operator. [...]

A year after opening, METRO Gold Line winning over riders

Before the METRO Gold Line opened a year ago this month, Woodbury resident Natasha Fleischman recalls thinking it could be a good way to get to work in St. Paul if she was ever unable to drive again due to health reasons. [...]

Know Your Operator: James Bloodworth

At Metro Transit, Operator James Bloodworth has found not only stability, but true job satisfaction.  [...]