The Northstar Link shutdown has ended a key transit connection from St. Cloud to the Twin Cities, leaving commuters without reliable options.
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Honor Rosa Parks through action on public transit
A new piece of legislation, the “Stronger Communities through Better Transit Act”, would provide high-quality public transit to communities across the country.
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Metro Transit looks to improve safety and conditions on light rail system
‘Transit should be an asset that is comfortable and safe for everyone to ride. But if people are smoking, using drugs, or being belligerent on the train, it’s not a safe or comfortable ride.’
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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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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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CURA hosts first of four Blue Line anti-displacement work group meetings
The first of four workgroup meetings to decide how the Metropolitan Council and Hennepin County can ensure the community stays whole during and after the Blue Line is built.Â
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Legislature has gone a bus/train too far: Take a stand before it’s too late
The Minnesota legislature’s attempt to defund public transportation is a much bigger deal than people allow themselves to believe; it is a giant step backward. If this effort is not vigorously resisted it will open the door for more budget cuts and more backwardness like the preemptive movement and the attempt to cut funding for […]