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Posts in Category: METRO Blue Line

Wig-Wag lights heighten LRT visibility

Posted by Drew Kerr | April 25, 2016

Sitting on shop carts in a basement workshop at the Hiawatha Operations and Maintenance Facility are dozens of metal and plastic modules, each outfitted with a set of relays, sequencing devices and a tight bundle of red, blue, white and yellow [...]

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New transit-friendly HQ a perfect ‘Match’

| Dec. 14, 2015

When Be the Match relocated to its new North Loop headquarters, Michael Smith thought he'd continue driving to work. But weeks after the relocation, he gave up on the idea of driving and using one of the few underground parking spaces available [...]

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Keeping light-rail vehicles in shape for the long haul

Posted by Drew Kerr | Dec. 4, 2015

After logging more than 700,000 miles, Metro Transit’s first generation of light-rail vehicles is getting some extra attention. Electro Mechanic-Technicians at the Minneapolis Operations and Maintenance Facility recently embarked on a [...]

Bus Community METRO Blue Line Shelters

In S. Minneapolis, new shelter ‘shines like a beacon’

| Nov. 24, 2015

After years of campaigning, Standish-Ericsson resident Francy Scurato finally got her wish. Earlier this year, Metro Transit removed a rusting, privately-owned shelter at the corner of East 38th Street and South 28th Avenue and put in its place a [...]

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Light-rail ridership continues to climb

| Nov. 12, 2015

Light-rail ridership continued to climb in October, continuing a historic year for the METRO Green and Blue lines. Nearly 1.3 million Green Line rides were recorded last month, beating the light-rail line's previous monthly high of 1.25 million [...]

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