Transportation News & Events

We are closely monitoring the spread of COVID-19 and will continue to follow the guidance from the Governor’s office and the Minnesota Department of Health as the situation evolves.

While overall, local and commuter express bus ridership has gone down, there are highlights where spot investments to improve access, speed or reliability have boosted ridership.

The Met Council is considering expanding travel options for Metro Mobility customers to include ride-hail services as an alternative to Metro Mobility’s current Premium on Demand taxi service.

Technical experts from across the region willl rank and score the projects before the Transportation Advisory Board selects projects for funding in late 2020.

Metro HRA and the Metro Transit Police combined their expertise to meet the difficult challenge of connecting people who are homeless with housing and support services.

“Every transit rider has an absolute right to feel safe when using any form of public transportation,” said Chair Charlie Zelle.

The FTA determined that there are no significant environmental impacts associated with the construction and operation and has cleared the project to continue design and engineering.