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Meet a Mechanic: Howard Freeman 

Posted by John Komarek | Friday, August 8, 2025 4:48:00 PM
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 [...]
From GM Lesley Kandaras

Focus on service improvements, safety yielding positive results 

Posted by Drew Kerr | Thursday, August 7, 2025 8:33:00 AM
From General Manager Lesley Kandaras We're on a mission to get more people riding transit more often. To do that, we need to make taking the bus or train as convenient and reliable as possible and continue working to provide a consistently [...]
The MT 10

10 Questions with Metro Transit - Bailey & Lewis 

Posted by Drew Johnson | Thursday, August 7, 2025 8:04:00 AM
We hear and learn from our actual customers as they answer our "10 Questions with Metro Transit!" Today we meet Bailey & Lewis! How long have you been riding the bus or train? 20 years! When I moved to Minneapolis for college I didn't [...]
Safety and Security Action Plan Transit Police

Progress on official presence, improving station conditions highlighted in latest Safety & Security Action Plan update 

Posted by Drew Kerr | Thursday, August 7, 2025 8:00:00 AM
Everyone who travels and works on our system deserves to have an experience that is consistently safe, clean, and welcoming. This is why we developed the Safety & Security Action Plan, which includes more than 40 actions we’re taking to [...]
How We Roll

How We Roll: Cassandra Tabor, Chief Human Resources Officer  

Posted by Drew Kerr | Tuesday, July 29, 2025 11:58:00 AM
How We Roll celebrates Metro Transit and Met Council employees who regularly ride transit and other forms of sustainable transportation. Read more How We Roll Q&As here. Why do you choose to use transit? I live in downtown [...]
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