Rider's Almanac Blog

Waiting for the bus while lounging in the ‘Living Room’

| Oct. 22, 2015

Pillows, a chess board, markers, books and string lighting aren’t the kinds of things people are usually surrounded by while waiting for a bus. But a new temporary shelter that went up this week in Minneapolis incorporates all of those things, [...]

Student Pass Transit Police

Harrington named Transit Professional of the Year

| Oct. 20, 2015

Chief John Harrington was recognized as Transit Professional of the Year at the Minnesota Public Transit Association’s annual awards on Monday. Harrington was recognized for his efforts to grow and diversify the department and for strengthening [...]

Bus Transit Information

Installation of new bus stop signs continues

| Oct. 14, 2015

After a successful pilot, around 2,300 new bus stop signs with enhanced information will be installed this fall. The new signs include route and unique stop numbers, as well as instructions for accessing real-time predicted departure times [...]

METRO Green Line

Green Line sets monthly ridership record

| Oct. 14, 2015

Nearly 1.25 million rides were taken on the METRO Green Line in September, a new high-water mark for the light-rail line. Average weekday ridership on the Green Line last month was 45,644 -- well ahead of the 41,000 average weekday rides that [...]

Light Rail METRO Blue Line METRO Green Line

Single-day LRT ridership tops 100K for first time

| Sep. 21, 2015

Single-day ridership on the METRO Green and Blue lines recently topped 100,000 for the first time ever. The milestone came on Thursday, Sept. 3, when there were a combined 100,909 light-rail rides. Nearly 64,000 rides were provided on the Green [...]