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    • Metro Transit

    Minneapolis, MN 55411

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    About Metro Transit

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    560 Sixth Avenue North
    Minneapolis, MN 55411
    United States
    http://www.metrotransit.org
    612.373.3333

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    Metro Transit is the transportation resource for the Twin Cities, offering an integrated network of buses, light rail and commuter trains as well as resources for those who carpool, vanpool, walk or bike. It is working to add a light-rail link between downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul as well as developing enhanced express bus service throughout the region.

    Products and Press Releases

    Metro Transit
    Safety & Security

    Minneapolis area’s Metro Transit highlights ridership improvement, decrease in crime

    April 30, 2024
    The agency saw a 13 percent increase in ridership in March 2024 from March 2023, as well as reported crime declined 7.7 percent from the first quarter of 2023 to the first quarter...
    Metro Transit
    Hybrid, Hydrogen & Electric Vehicles

    Met Council approves expansion of Minneapolis' Metro Transit's electric bus fleet

    April 29, 2024
    Metro Transit will receive 20 new 40-foot zero-emission buses to be used on its local service routes.
    Metro Transit
    Management

    Metropolitan Council, ATU Local 1005 approve new labor agreement with wage increases

    March 4, 2024
    Under the new contract, wages for all ATU-represented workers will increase 13 percent from July 2023 through August 2025, higher wage rates will be available for second- and ...
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    Car Sharing

    Minneapolis Metro Transit expanding micro pilot service Feb. 27

    Feb. 21, 2023
    After the expansion, customers will be able to request rides in a roughly five square mile area of north Minneapolis.
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    Bus

    Metro Transit creating new guidelines for prioritizing future bus stop investments in the Twin Cities

    Jan. 9, 2023
    The new guidelines consider boardings and how frequently a stop is used by customers with mobility devices.
    Metropolitan Council
    Ceremonial groundbreakers: Met Council Chair Charlie Zelle, Washington County Commissioner Stan Karwoski, Washington County Commissioner Lisa Weik, U.S. Representative Betty McCollum, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, Ramsey County Commissioner Rafael Ortega, Ramsey County Commissioner Trista MatasCastillo, Maplewood Council Member Nikki Villavicencio.
    Infrastructure

    Metro Transit breaks ground on METRO Gold Line BRT

    Oct. 21, 2022
    The bus rapid transit project will run along a 10-mile corridor and will begin service in 2025.
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    Signage and Displays

    Metro Transit's wayfinding pilot launches at Mall of America Transit Center

    June 21, 2022
    As customers arrive, they will be greeted by new pavement markings, column wraps and kiosks at key locations around the station.
    Metro Transit
    Metro Transit Tunnel
    Safety & Security

    Detection system keeps Metro Transit trains moving safely through Twin Cities' airport tunnel

    May 24, 2022
    After 20 years of service, the tunnel's alarm system was replaced this week with new equipment.
    Metro Transit
    Brian Funk, Metro Transit deputy general manager and COO
    Management

    Brian Funk named Metro Transit deputy GM and COO

    Jan. 28, 2022
    Funk’s career began as a bus operator and will soon mark 20 years with Metro Transit.

    Articles & News

    Metro Transit
    Lesley Kandaras has been named as Metro Transit's next general manager.
    Management

    Lesley Kandaras named general manager for Metro Transit in Minnesota

    Mass Transit Staff Report
    July 28, 2023
    Kandaras has worked for both Metro Transit and the Metropolitan Council and will be the first woman to permanently hold the position of general manager.
    Metro Transit
    Officials with Metro Transit, Metro Transit Police Department and community organizations held an event June 1 to kick off the agency's Transit Service Intervention Project.
    Safety & Security

    Metro Transit kicks off Transit Service Intervention Project

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    June 2, 2023
    The project will bring together community partners to enhance social services outreach and improve Code of Conduct enforcement on the Twin Cities’ transit system.
    Metro Transit
    Metro Transit held a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Metro B Line bus rapid transit project, which will begin serving customers in 2024.
    Infrastructure

    Metro Transit breaks ground on Metro B Line BRT

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    May 9, 2023
    Metro Transit’s sixth BRT route promises to connect Uptown in south Minneapolis and Union Station in St. Paul with travel times that are 20 percent faster than current bus service...
    Metro Transit
    Members of Metro Transit's security team.
    Safety & Security

    Transit safety updates from STM and Metro Transit in the Twin Cities

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    May 5, 2023
    STM is launching new efforts to address security and maintenance on its system while Metro Transit provides an update to its Safety & Security Action Plan.
    Metro Transit
    The Metropolitan Council approved more than $80 million in funding for regional transit projects in the seven-county Twin Cities metro area.
    Management

    Metropolitan Council approves $350 million in transportation projects

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    Dec. 28, 2022
    The Met Council approved more than $80 million in funding for transit-related projects as part of its significant bump in formula funding from the IIJA.
    Metro Transit
    Officials celebrate the opening of Metro Transit's fifth BRT line, the D Line, which will connect two major transit hubs - Mall of America to Brooklyn Transit Center - along an 18-mile corridor.
    Bus

    Metro Transit opens D Line; its’ fifth BRT

    Mass Transit Staff Report
    Dec. 5, 2022
    The 18-mile BRT route connects Mall of America, downtown Minneapolis, Richfield, Bloomington and Brooklyn Transit Center.
    Metro Transit
    Ruby M. Daniels, Assistant Transportation Manager/Chair of Advancing Women in Transit, Metro Transit
    40 Under 40

    2022 40 Under 40: Ruby M. Daniels

    Aug. 23, 2022
    Ruby M. Daniels, Assistant Transportation Manager/Chair of Advancing Women in Transit, Metro Transit
    City of Minneapolis
    Bus lanes on Hennepin were part of a pilot project that began in 2019. [Photo: city of Minneapolis]
    Infrastructure

    Minneapolis City Council approves Hennepin Avenue South reconstruction project

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    Aug. 5, 2022
    The project will reconstruct a 1.4-mile section of Hennepin to improve pedestrian and cycling traffic and create two transit priority lanes.
    Metro Transit
    A METRO Blue Line train with two cars is seen in this undated image from Metro Transit. The agency will test reducing light-rail trains from three vehicles to two as a way to evaluate the impact on customer experience.
    Rail

    Will fewer light-rail vehicles improve customer experience? Metro Transit is testing it out.

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    July 13, 2022
    The program that will take effect this summer will examine if a reduced number of light-rail vehicles per train equates to customers feeling safer.
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    A C Line BRT bus drives in downtown Minneapolis, near the Target Center.
    Infrastructure

    Turning a BRT Line into a Successful Network

    Tom Shook
    March 22, 2022
    C-TRAN and Metro Transit offer examples of how expanding a BRT line to a network offers a host of opportunities to bring better service, improved efficiency and better cost-effectivenes...

    Videos & Resources

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    Technology

    Purchasing Metro Transit Super Bowl Tickets on the App

    Jan. 31, 2018
    With Super Bowl 52 set to take place in Minneapolis, Metro Transit has released a video highlighting how to purchase and use Game Day Fan Express Tickets for Super Bowl 52 light...
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    Safety & Security

    Metro Transit Police Welcome New K-9s to the Team

    Jan. 4, 2017
    The Metro Transit Police Department has welcomed three new members to the K-9 Unit: Nico, Jack and Carlo. Metro Transit introduced their newest K-9 members as well as their handlers...
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    Mass Transit Weekly Update 8/26/2016

    Aug. 26, 2016
    This week's transit update includes videos from Bay Area Rapid Transit, Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS), Auckland Transport, Metro Transit, TransLink and Hillsborough Area...
    Metro Transit Office of TOD – Your One-Stop TOD Shop
    Bus

    Metro Transit Office of TOD – Your One-Stop TOD Shop

    Aug. 26, 2016
    Metro Transit’s Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Office is the go-to source for TOD information in the Twin Cities region.
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    Home

    Mass Transit Weekly Update 4/29/2016

    April 29, 2016
    This week’s transit update includes videos from TriMet, the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority, Metropolitan Transit System, Metro Transit, Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority...
    New Light Rail Safety Feature Being Rolled Out System Wide
    Rail

    New Light Rail Safety Feature Being Rolled Out System Wide

    April 29, 2016
    The new headlight system called the "Wig Wag" will improve train visibility, Metro Transit explains how the system works or its rail cars.
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    Bus

    Life After Service: Former Metro Transit Buses Take on New Roles

    April 29, 2014
    Bill Jones, executive director of the Rock n' Read Project, discusses his online auction purchase of a retired bus that will be re-used as a mobile learning lab.

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    Metro Transit
    When the METRO Purple Line opens in 2026, it will join several BRT routes already in operation in the region including the METRO A Line.
    Infrastructure

    METRO Purple Line BRT approved to enter New Starts project development

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    Dec. 14, 2021
    The approval marks the transition of leadership for the 15-mile BRT project from Ramsey County to the Metropolitan Council.
    Metro Transit
    A Blue Line train in Minneapolis.
    Infrastructure

    Met Council, Hennepin County release route options for reworked Blue Line

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    March 12, 2021
    Original plans for the light-rail project were scrapped last August following resistance from a potential freight rail owner, but officials vowed to find an alternative route ...
    Transit employees from across the nation joined efforts in a new video encouraging mask wearing while using public transit.
    Safety & Security

    Transit agencies join forces to promote mask usage

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    Jan. 8, 2021
    The agencies have produced a video with “a simple task” request of riders: Wear a mask.
    Metropolitan Council
    A rendering of the Hopkins station on the Southwest LRT route in Minnesota.
    Management

    FTA allocates more than $544 million through the CIG Program to seven transit projects

    Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
    Dec. 18, 2020
    Two of the projects have Full Funding Grant Agreements in place while five projects are advancing towards readiness to receive a construction grant agreement.
    Metropolitan Council
    Existing Metro Transit Blue Line
    Infrastructure

    Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz fully backs METRO Blue Line extension

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    Oct. 12, 2020
    The planned extension of Metro Transit’s Blue Line is regrouping after plans for its original alignment fell apart this summer.
    Technology

    New Text Messaging and Web Chat Service Now Available to St. Louis Metro Transit Riders

    Bi-State Development Agency of the Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan District (St. Louis Metro)
    July 31, 2018
    Metro Transit has introduced a new service for public transit customers that allows them to directly connect with Metro Customer Service or Metro Public Safety without having ...
    Metro
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    Bus

    Metro Transit C Line Groundbreaking Sets Stage for Opportunity

    March 21, 2018
    Representatives from the Metropolitan Council, Metro Transit, Hennepin County, city of Minneapolis and city of Brooklyn Center grabbed their shovels Tuesday, March 20, to break...
    Home

    New Metro Transit Rapid Bus Line to Include Battery-Electric Buses

    Oct. 18, 2017
    Metro Transit's next rapid bus line will bring battery-electric buses to the Twin Cities for the first time.
    Metro Transit
    Katie Roth, Project Manager, Bus Rapid Transit, Metro Transit
    40 Under 40

    Top 40 Under 40 2017: Katie Roth

    Sept. 15, 2017
    Katie Roth, Project Manager, Bus Rapid Transit, Metro Transit