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Better service, quirky destinations grow Route 32 ridership

Posted by Drew Kerr | April 1, 2019

Ask people why they ride Route 32, and you’ll likely hear something about how convenient it is. Route 32 runs largely along Lowry Avenue between the Robbinsdale Transit Center and the Rosedale Transit Center, serving several key destinations and [...]

Bus Minneapolis Route of the Week

Route 11 joining Hi-Frequency Network

| March 16, 2016

As a Northeast Minneapolis resident, Angela Washington rides Route 11 nearly every day to get to and from her work as a caretaker in south Minneapolis. On more than one occasion, she’s missed the bus and found herself waiting. And with service [...]

Bus Minneapolis Route of the Week Suburban Transit

Route 17: Avoiding the rush by taking the bus

| July 8, 2014

Every day for the last six years Charles Nelson has traveled across Minneapolis to see his wife at the nursing home where she lives near Lake Calhoun. Because the visits align with afternoon rush hour, he almost invariably elects to take the bus [...]

Bus METRO Green Line Route of the Week St. Paul

Route 83: A new link on Lexington Parkway

| June 19, 2014

Dressed in a suit and tie, Alon Coleman recently took his first trip on Route 83. If the interview he just finished leads to a new job, it will be the first of many for the 20-year-old St. Paul resident. “That would be great,” Coleman said as he [...]

Bus Express Bus Minneapolis Route of the Week Suburban Transit

Route 767: Trading a tiring trip for transit

| May 19, 2014

For more than a decade, Christina Stensby commuted from Brooklyn Park to downtown Minneapolis with her husband. When a new job disrupted that routine last year, Stensby didn’t hesitate to turn her occasional back-up plan – riding Route 767 – into an [...]

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