Rider's Almanac Blog

Better signs, better information arrive on Marq2 corridor

Posted by Drew Kerr | Dec. 24, 2020

New real-time displays that promise to be more reliable were recently installed at some of the busiest bus stops in downtown Minneapolis. In all, 36 new LED displays were placed along the Marq2 Corridor, where customers board dozens of [...]

Bus On Off The Clock

On the Clock/Off the Clock: Operator Tekoyia Brisco

Posted by Laura Baenen | Dec. 18, 2020

Lives: St. Paul Job: Operator, South Garage Years of Service: 7 How did you come to work at Metro Transit and what do you do? After working jobs at the Mall of America as a young man, I decided I needed something more reliable and got [...]

Transit Police

MTPD lieutenant uses hobby to help families helped by HAT

Posted by Laura Baenen | Dec. 17, 2020

Lt. Erin Dietz recently discovered that she can use her stress-relieving hobby to help formerly homeless families. She finds and refinishes used furniture and donates them to families who have found permanent housing with the help of the Metro [...]

65 years after Rosa Parks arrest, operator reads and reflects

Posted by Drew Kerr | Dec. 1, 2020

Born in Minneapolis, Margaret Stephens was just over a month old when Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Ala., for refusing to give up her seat on the bus. Thirty-five years later, she started driving a bus herself. On the 65th anniversary of [...]

In This Together

In This Together: Rail Supervisor Kristen Fritz

Posted by Drew Kerr | Nov. 19, 2020

Across the organization, our work has been changed by the COVID-19 pandemic. These "In This Together" Q&As illustrate how we're adapting both on and off the clock. Read more interviews here. How has the pandemic affected your day-to-day [...]