‘I’ve got the coolest job in transit. We’re teaching superpowers here.’
Metro Transit
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Metro Transit starts Lake-Selby rapid line construction
‘It is connecting people to a thriving community. This is an opportunity for us to get to jobs, housing, transit stations, key destinations.’
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Metro Transit eyes big service changes
In the coming weeks, Metro Transit is asking riders to tell them what they should focus on over the next five years, in an initiative they are calling ‘Network Now.’
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North Minneapolis residents wary of proposed Blue Line extension
‘We are fighting very hard to make sure we have resources. But we have got to make sure it is enough so that businesses and residents can survive.’
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A ride-along with Metro Transit Police Chief Ernest Morales III
‘This is ground zero after the George Floyd incident. We need to build trust between the communities and the members alike.’
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Metro Transit bus driver credited with rescuing North Side boy
The quick thinking of bus driver Ambrose Younge helped save the day for a young boy with special needs.
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Protesters denounce hate crime on Metro Transit
On Thursday, March 9 around 200 people gathered at the plaza adjacent to Metro Transit’s Lake Street/Midtown Station to denounce the savage beating of a trans woman.
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Public transit plagued with crime and drug use
Crimes on transit—not just light rail—involving assault, fraud, gambling, theft, and sex and weapons offenses more than doubled from about 100 in September 2020 to about 200 in December 2022.
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Metro Transit service changes impact bus riders
Riders will see several service changes that the transit system plans to roll out in the coming months.
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Metro Transit continues hiring despite driver assault concerns
The agency continues to struggle with difficult working conditions that have attracted federal scrutiny and threaten to drive away their drivers new and old.
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Metro Transit announces new hiring eventÂ
‘I had never driven a bus before, but I filled out the application and they called me for an interview. Next thing I was behind the wheel.’
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Staying warm in extreme coldÂ
The region has few options available for unsheltered people who need to stay warm, and most of those options are only available during the day.Â
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Metro Transit upgrades state’s busiest bus route
The D Line, which has been in the works for almost a decade, began running on Dec. 3.Â
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Re-envisioning public transit at George Floyd Square
Community members listened intently and were eager to ask questions and share opinions.
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Know Your Operator: Ron Williams
Ron Williams wishes he would have applied to Metro Transit earlier.
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Driver shortage forces more Metro Transit service cuts
Metro Transit is once again cutting service due to a lack of drivers.
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Know your operator: Veronica Carter
‘Getting a job with Metro Transit helped ground me.’
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Light rail route through North Mpls still unsettled
‘People want to ride light rail, but they really don’t want to live that close to it.’
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Know your operator: Terence Brown
Meet Metro Transit operator Terence Brown.
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Despite gentrification concerns, Met Council, Hennepin County move Blue Line along
Metro Transit’s controversial Blue Line Extension through North Minneapolis will move forward with federally mandated environmental review, which will take up to two years