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.
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...
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 ...
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.
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’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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
This week’s transit update includes videos from TriMet, the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority, Metropolitan Transit System, Metro Transit, Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority...
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.
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 ...
Two of the projects have Full Funding Grant Agreements in place while five projects are advancing towards readiness to receive a construction grant agreement.
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 ...
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...
![Bus lanes on Hennepin were part of a pilot project that began in 2019. [Photo: city of Minneapolis]](https://img.masstransitmag.com/files/base/cygnus/mass/image/2022/08/16x9/HennepinBusLanes_creditcityofMinneapolis.62ed3d6774a8d.png?auto=format,compress&fit=&q=45&h=139&height=139&w=250&width=250 "Bus lanes on Hennepin were part of a pilot project that began in 2019. [Photo: city of Minneapolis]")
