It’s time to take the ‘Commuter Challenge’
If you are among the many Twin Citiians who drive alone to work or school every day, now is the time to take the “Commuter Challenge.”Metro Transit and the four transportation management organizations...
View ArticleTransit fare cards gain popularity
For many years, the humble bus token was the most convenient way for transit customers to pay their fares. And Metro Transit still sells about 1 million tokens a year to select non-profit...
View ArticleState of the Region? Our future is all about transit
Last week we heard Gov. Mark Dayton deliver the State of the State address. ("We are on the way to a better Minnesota.") Tonight, President Obama is on deck with the State of the Union. (We don't know...
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Farebox recovery: The economics of public transit
streets.mn As noted in earlier posts, public transport in the US is heavily subsidized. Regardless of whether this is a good thing, is 100% transit farebox recovery even possible, or will a death...
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Identity crisis: Names of places in Twin Cities lack creativity
Often times I have wished that the Twin Cities were a little more creative in naming places.Seriously, there's just too much homogeneity. For example, practically everything within five miles of the...
View ArticleThe bus stops here — and here and here and here
When I was in high school, I had to take a city bus from Hennepin Avenue and Kenwood Parkway (an intersection a couple of blocks north of the Walker Art Center that no longer exists) to Cedar Lake Road...
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Everything you always wanted to know about bus stops (and more)
Apart from traffic cones and guardrails, bus stops are probably the most boring piece of urban infrastructure in our cities today. They stand ignored on street corners surrounded by grit, concrete and...
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Metro Transit has a driver shortage — and its screening process may be one...
Ibrahim HirsiWhen William Daniel asked his friends and family about a stable career that wouldn’t require a college education, they had a ready answer: Metro Transit.The requirements to secure a...
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How Metro Transit is trying to recruit more diverse bus operators — and help...
Ibrahim HirsiFor many years, professional drivers struggling to make headway in Metro Transit’s extensive hiring process had nowhere to turn. That changed last year when the agency created free classes...
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Smart transportation tools: how Metro Transit uses technology to ensure a...
Camille LeFevreBack in the day — before the Internet, smart phones, mobile tracking and other technological innovations — bus riders carried pocket schedules. That’s right: small, folded, printed paper...
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