Rider's Almanac Blog

Nelson takes Bus Roadeo title

| Oct. 4, 2016

Operator David Nelson, #69177, has been competing in the Bus Roadeo since he joined Metro Transit seven years ago. And while he participates in the annual skills competition mostly for fun, he admits he genuinely hoped to come out on top. After [...]

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Know Your Operator: Theresa Collins

| Sep. 9, 2016

When Theresa Collins applied to be a bus operator, buses didn’t have power steering and the hiring manager thought she’d be too small to capably maneuver the vehicle. She quickly proved otherwise. Nearly 20 years later, she’s earned a [...]

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Yang listed among top young transit professionals

| Sep. 7, 2016

East Metro Assistant Transportation Manager Chang Yang has been recognized as one of the country’s top young transit professionals. Yang appears in Mass Transit magazine’s annual Top 40 Under 40 list, which celebrates transit’s “best and [...]

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More new bus stop signs installed

| Aug. 8, 2016

Efforts to install new bus stop signs around the region picked back up again this month. In the latest phase of the systemwide roll-out, around 5,000 signs will be installed along nearly 30 local and express routes by the end of the year. Most of [...]

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Aspiring Mechanic-Technicians build skills, confidence

Posted by Drew Kerr | Aug. 1, 2016

Jason Johnson was newly-unemployed, discouraged and facing an uncertain future when he walked into Urban Ventures’ Minneapolis offices looking for help finding a new job. His visit came at an opportune moment: that afternoon, representatives were [...]