• Crystal Airport: Repositioned for future aviation needs
  (12-8-08)
• Use of bike racks on Metro Transit trains, buses grows
  (12-4-08)
• Transit alternatives studied in Southwest Corridor
  (11-13-08)
• Not the last spike, but the last weld on LRT extension
  (11-10-08)
• Metropass marks 10-year anniversary; commuter program now available at 200 employers
  (11-5-08)
• Progress is visible on Northstar commuter-rail line; project is on time and budget for service in late 2009
  (10-21-08)
• Council updates regional transportation policies; open houses, public hearing on updated plan scheduled
  (9-17-08)  
• Central Corridor LRT project moves forward
  (9-5-08)
• Hennepin County studies options for Bottineau Transitway
  (8-7-08)
• Metro Transit offers customers three easy ways of getting to the State Fair: free shuttles, State Fair Express service and regular bus routes
  (8-7-08)
• Metro Transit’s ridership grows steadily; ridership is up 7.9% through June
  (7-11-08)
• Transit fare increase needed to help maintain service, says Council Chair Peter Bell
  (7-14-08)
• Funding highway projects: Council explores a new approach
  (7-3-08)
• Bike2Benefits program encourages commuters to bicycle to work
  (6-11-08)

• Lakeville joins metro area transit system; federal grant provides incentive, benefits
  6-4-08)

• State action propels progress on UPA projects on I-35W, Cedar Avenue
  (6-4-08)

• Metro Transit testing "NexTrip"web tool with real-time schedule information
  (5-16-08)
• Council updates transit study; two corridors show most potential for light rail
  (4-9-08)
• Metro Mobility's new technology improves service while saving time and money
  (4-9-08)
• Commuter Challenge promotes alternatives to driving alone; commuters can pledge starting April 1
  (3-28-08)
• Region’s transit system inspires sculptor
  (3-28-08)
• Metro Transit enhances interactive Trip Planner;
  new feature allows customers to create maps
  (3-4-08)
• New resources will help meet growing demand for transit - Council Chair Peter Bell
  (3-4-08) 
• Council approves final scope of Central Corridor LRT project; preliminary engineering can now be completed
  (2-28-08)
• Regional transit ridership continues to grow: express bus service sees big growth in 2007
  (2-26-08)
• Central Corridor light rail: Council hears community members' views
  2-8-08)
• Metro Transit ridership continues to grow; reaches 25-year high
  (2-8-08)
• Compromises will be needed if Central Corridor LRT line is to be built; a message from Council Chair Peter Bell
  (1-16-08)
• Region faces transit funding challenge in 2009
  (1-16-08)
• Critical decisions loom on Central Corridor: Council plans public update meetings, listening sessions (1-11-08)
• Metro Transit streamlines employer enrollment in Metropass; ridership grew 13% in 2007
  (1-7-08)
• Express bus service begins between Forest Lake and downtown Minneapolis. Route 288 is a demonstration route funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
  (1-7-08)

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