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Lesley Kandaras, general manager of Metro Transit, talking to a rider.
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It’s been a ride. Metro Transit outlines 2025 updates and what it means for riders

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Testing on tracks in Hopkins, Minnesota on the Southwest Light Rail project, a long overdue and overbudget extension of the Metro Transit Green Line.
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Met Council says the Southwest Light Rail project is on track for 2027 and touts significant economic development from it

Despite cost overruns and construction delays, 14.5 miles of new light rail are ready for tests ahead of debut
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Metro Transit is gearing up for a busy weekend in Minneapolis with Paul McCartney at U.S. Bank Stadium and the Gophers on Friday, plus the Vikings and Eagles on Sunday.
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Paul McCartney, Gopher football, and the Vikings make it a busy downtown weekend but Metro Transit is ready

"We'll have extra frequent trains that are taking care of fans," says Metro Transit CEO Brian Funk
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From September 22 through October 4, Blue Line service will be stopped for maintenance work according to Metro Transit.
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Blue Line trains will be replaced by buses starting Sept. 22 as Metro Transit does track and equipment maintenance

The work is supposed to end by Oct. 4 and Metro Transit says riders should prepare for extra time
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September 22 is World Car-Free Day. "We’re asking you to just change one of your trips within September and pledge saying you're going to do that,” said Tenille Warren, senior community outreach specialist at Metro Transit.
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Can you be a car-free hero? Twin Cities drivers are being asked to take a pledge

“We’re asking you to just change one of your trips within September," says Metro Transit
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Metro Transit's expansion plans hinge on a key piece of the puzzle - hiring more mechanics.
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As Metro Transit expands routes, the need for hard-to-find mechanics shifts into high gear

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Beginning August 16, there will be more frequent trips on the system's busiest routes, all-day express service from multiple suburban "park and ride" lots, and the return of two popular express routes that were suspended during the pandemic.
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Metro Transit plans to add significantly more service to busier routes in August as more people return to the office

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Metro Transit Route 21, in service in the Twin Cities since the 1950s, is gone, and the new B Line, which opened for service on June 14, is now providing rapid transit service in the Lake Street, Marshall Avenue, and Selby Avenue corridor.
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Metro Transit employee helped train 200 operators to drive the new B Line

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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey at the B Line groundbreaking in 2023.
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Metro Transit B Line set to debut Saturday between Minneapolis and St. Paul

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The light rail as it runs down University Avenue, which Metro Transit Police have said is a 'safer ride' than it was six months ago.
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Metro Transit says "Safe and Strong University Avenue" initiative has made riding the Green Line safer

"More than 40% of riders now perceive the system as safer than six months ago"
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The oft-critiqued, over-budget, and long overdue Southwest Light Rail project is again in the crosshairs of Minnesota lawmakers, including a group of bipartisan State Senators who want the project to end.
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Lawmakers blast Southwest Light Rail project - and Met Council oversight - after Legislative Auditor's report

Report found "instances of noncompliance and weaknesses in internal controls" for overdue, overbudget project
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With just a few days left before the Metro Transit Gold Line opens were getting a sneak preview of what the new route has to offer.
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Metro Transit Gold Line bus route promises gold ticket to faster commutes

The new Woodbury to downtown St. Paul route's grand opening ceremony is set for this Saturday at 10:00 a.m.
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A Minnesota House committee today hears a proposal that effectively begins the process of shutting down the Northstar Commuter Rail system.
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Is this the end of the line for the Northstar Commuter Line? Lawmakers will discuss shuttering the little-used route

"Let's not be ridiculous about spending good money, that we don't necessarily have, after bad money"
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Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar (D) speaks at the groundbreaking for Metro Transit's new Gold Line which is set to begin running in March.
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New Metro Transit Gold Line from Woodbury to St. Paul starts running in March - on time and under budget

"Our team overall really worked to deliver this project under budget," says Project lead Alicia Vap
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Metro Transit General Manager Leslie Kanderas (R) who did some ride alongs in 2023 to learn what works and what doesn't work for riders. The agency is reporting an increase in ridership and decrease in crime compared to 2023.
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Metro Transit says ridership is up, crime is down in 2024

The number of riders is still far below pre-pandemic levels
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Starting at 10pm Monday until Monday the 14th buses will replace Blue Line trains between Franklin Ave. and Target Field and Green Line trains between Stadium Village and Target Field stations.
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Heads Up Train Riders: Maintenance will shut down all Metro Transit light rail rides in and around downtown for a few days

Buses will replace trains from Wednesday night through Monday and riders should plan for extra time
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State invests in funding an Anti-Displacement Community Prosperity Program along proposed METRO Blue Line Extension route.
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State invests in funding an Anti-Displacement Community Prosperity Program along proposed Blue Line Extension

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