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Artist's vision comes to life on light rail train

Posted by Drew Kerr | March 7, 2017

Andrea Carlson isn't used to chasing her artwork around. But when her canvas becomes a 100,000-pound light-rail vehicle, it's about the only way to get a glimpse of the finished product. Carlson managed to catch up with the train twice last [...]

Community Transit Police

Police put youth on a new path through Youth Diversion Program

| Dec. 2, 2016

A juvenile diversion program piloted this year has helped Metro Transit police build relationships with youth offenders. Officers involved in the Youth Diversion Program work directly with juveniles (ages 12 to 18) facing their first charges from [...]

Bus Community Light Rail Minneapolis St. Paul

Reflections on November in the Twin Cities

Posted by | Nov. 30, 2016

Does anyone else feel like November has flown by? A presidential election, unseasonably warm temperatures and Vikings games in the new stadium are just a few of the highlights. We at Metro Transit are thankful for the opportunity to look back and [...]

Bus C Line Community

C Line plans being shaped by outreach

| Oct. 14, 2016

Plans for the region’s second rapid bus line, the C Line, are being shaped by coordinated outreach and engagement efforts that invite residents to think about transit improvements as one of several community-building tools. For the last [...]

Bus Community

Yarn Bus provides ‘unexpected joy’

Posted by Drew Kerr | Oct. 5, 2016

Over the last two years, local artist Knitteapolis has wrapped more than 1,000 stop sign posts, bike racks, statues and other fixed objects around the Twin Cities with yarn. This week, she put her creative stamp, known as a “yarn bomb,” on [...]

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