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Safety and Security Action Plan

Work remains, but public safety efforts showing encouraging signs of progress  

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Posted by jzossmt | May 28, 2026

Guided by our Safety & Security Action Plan, we've spent the past four years advancing more than 40 actions aimed at meaningfully improving conditions on our system, strengthening connections with riders and partners, and supporting transit [...]

Know Your Operator

Know Your Operator: Portia Berry 

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Posted by John Komarek | May 28, 2026

After more than two decades in mental health care, Portia Berry found a new way to serve the community, behind the wheel of a Metro Transit bus. “I feel like I’m still doing mental health work, just in a different [...]

Know Your Operator

Know Your Operator: Tadesse Kifle 

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Posted by John Komarek | May 28, 2026

For Tadesse Kifle, becoming a bus operator was not part of the original plan, but it has turned into a rewarding career built on opportunity, persistence, and growth. Tadesse came to the United States from Ethiopia in 2016 [...]

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Know Your Operator: Mohammed “M.D.” Zahidul Dewan 

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Posted by John Komarek | May 28, 2026

As an immigrant from Bangladesh, Mohammed “M.D.” Zahidul Dewan came to Minnesota for school. But it was his daily commute that inspired him to switch tracks and become a Metro Transit train operator. “I used to ride the Blue Line every [...]

Know Your Operator

Know Your Operator: Aaron Jahnke 

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Posted by John Komarek | May 28, 2026

Before Metro Transit, Aaron Jahnke ran his own marketing consulting company. But then, the pandemic hit. “Things really went south,” Aaron said. “I wasn’t sure if the business was going to come back, so I started looking for [...]

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