Metro Transit

Minneapolis, MN 55411

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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.

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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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

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

Lesley Kandaras named general manager for Metro Transit in Minnesota

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.
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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

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.
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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

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...
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Members of Metro Transit's security team.
Safety & Security

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

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.
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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

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.
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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

The 18-mile BRT route connects Mall of America, downtown Minneapolis, Richfield, Bloomington and Brooklyn Transit Center.
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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

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.

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

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
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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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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
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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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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

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

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

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

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

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
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Infrastructure

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz fully backs METRO Blue Line extension

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

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 ...
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Metro C Line map.
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...
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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.
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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