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Minneapolis commute made easy with Maple Grove Transit

Posted by Drew Kerr | Nov. 4, 2015

For nearly 20 years, Leslie Ross has taken the bus to and from his job in downtown Minneapolis. Since moving to Maple Grove in 2007, that’s meant riding Maple Grove Transit Route 781, an express service that gets him from to and from work in a [...]

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Good Question: Why is service reduced on certain dates?

| July 1, 2015

On dates when fewer customers are expected to ride transit, service is reduced on some bus routes, as well as light rail and Northstar. These “Reduced Service” days are typically observed holidays when many major employers are closed. Most of the [...]

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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 [...]

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METRO Orange Line more than the sum of its parts

| May 19, 2014

From Christina Morrison, METRO Orange Line Project Manager Bus Rapid Transit is not a new concept for Interstate 35W. In fact, several improvements have been made to set the table for BRT, including bus-only shoulders, the 46th Street Station, [...]

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Route 767: Trading a tiring trip for transit