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Route 141: From temporary fix to permanent fixture 

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| Nov. 8, 2013

Five years ago, John Foell decided he and his wife could get by with a single vehicle. So he sold his car and started riding the bus to work instead. Traveling south on Route 141 this week, the New Brighton resident said he hasn’t regretted [...]

Route 3: From the Capitol to class on Como Avenue 

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| Nov. 2, 2013

Five years ago, Minneapolis resident Neil Urbanski sold his car and began getting around town exclusively by riding his bike and taking transit To reach his job at the St. Paul-based International Institute of Minnesota, Urbanski rides a Route 18 [...]

Route 361: Buddying up on the bus 

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| Oct. 25, 2013

When Travis Ohum commuted from Menomonie, Wis., he could spend up to three hours alone in his car traveling to and from his job in St. Paul. Today he’s cut his travel time down to 15 minutes. From his home in Woodbury, Ohum drives less [...]

Route 14: Robbinsdale to Richfield on Broadway, Bloomington 

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| Oct. 18, 2013

Jeff Odegard estimates it would take a half hour for him to drive from his Golden Valley home to the Gibbs Museum in Falcon Heights, where he works as an historic site interpreter. Instead, Odegard boards a Route 14 bus to downtown [...]

Route 74: Easy riding from East to West 

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| Oct. 11, 2013

After working 10-hour, overnight shifts at St. Joseph’s Hospital, the last thing Donna Cooley wants to do is get in her car and deal with traffic. So she takes the Route 74 bus instead. “It’s just so much easier to let someone else do the driving [...]

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