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As BRT progress continues, time to look further into the future

Posted by Drew Kerr | Sep. 3, 2020

From Charles Carlson, Director-BRT Projects Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the METRO A and C lines and many of our local bus routes continue to see comparatively strong ridership. Continued demand in these corridors underscores the need to make [...]

Community COVID-19

Conversation is key to creating a shared vision

Posted by Drew Kerr | Aug. 6, 2020

From General Manager Wes Kooistra We know our decisions affect more than just the way you get around. Access to transit can determine where you’re able to live and work, and how much time it takes to get to and from the places you need to go. [...]

Community

Metro Transit employees building community on and off the clock

Posted by Drew Kerr | June 11, 2020

At work, Metro Transit employees serve their community by getting people where they need to go. But many also give back in other ways, and have taken actions to help the community recover in the wake of property loss and unrest. Here are three [...]

Bus Community

Artwork highlights the connection between transit, regional parks

Posted by Drew Kerr | June 20, 2019

Large, colorful monarch butterflies may give you a ride to a regional park this summer. Metro Transit has wrapped two buses, dubbed Nature Connectors, with a beautiful painting designed by Minneapolis muralist Greta McLain and created in her [...]

Awards Bicycle Community Metropass

Commuter Choice Awards celebrate sustainable transportation leaders

Posted by Drew Kerr | May 7, 2019

A bakery that boasts of being St. Paul’s only carbon-free carb delivery and a YMCA that rewards members for working out on the way to their workouts were recognized as area mobility leaders this week. Metro Transit and Transportation Management [...]

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