Metro Transit honored as System of the Year Metro Transit is celebrating a top national award that recognizes its record ridership and success in a range of areas, including safety, operations, maintenance and community relations. August 10, 2016
Inaction at the state leads to $19 million in cost delays for SWLRT Project is overwhelmingly supported by business community and local elected officials. August 8, 2016
Snelling Avenue rapid transit brings more bus riders, Metro Transit says The A Line rapid transit bus service has helped increase ridership in the Snelling Avenue corridor by more than 35 percent in its first month, according to Metro Transit. August 3, 2016
More than 120K rides taken on Metro Transit's A-Line in first month More than 120,000 rides were taken on the A Line, which runs from Rosedale Transit Center to the Metro Blue Line Station at 46th Street and Hiawatha Avenue. August 3, 2016
Congestion is bad, likely to get worse in Twin Cities, MnDOT says According to the Metropolitan Freeway System Congestion Report, the freeways in the Twin Cities were congested 23.4 percent of the time, up from 21.4 percent in 2014. August 3, 2016
MnDOT report: Traffic congestion increases on metro freeways The percentage of congested miles in the freeway system went up from 21.1 percent in 2014 to 23.4 percent in 2015. August 3, 2016
Aspiring Mechanic-Technicians build skills, confidence An industry first, Metro Transit's Transit Technician program combined empowerment training, tutoring and 300 hours shadowing current Mechanic-Technicians. August 1, 2016
Regional LRT rider subsidies lower than buses When it comes to operating subsidies, light rail lines in the Twin Cities region have the lowest cost per passenger of all transit modes, according to newly released numbers from the Met Council. July 30, 2016