The Northstar Should Die
The commuter rail line is not pulling its weight compared to other Metro Transit lines; it should be sacrificed in favor of better bus service.
Category: Transit
Let’s (St)roll There: A Tale of Two Cities
One person, two cities, three modes: walking, biking and transit turn a birthday into a celebration of mobility.
Northstar Line: An Opportunity That Shouldn’t Be Wasted
Although the Northstar Commuter Line could be shut down, its trains could still be used to improve passenger rail throughout Minnesota.
Metro micro: How Has the Rollout Gone?
Metro Transit has started rolling out their microtransit service areas, starting in Roseville and Woodbury. Jeb Rach has experience in both areas. Let’s hear what the experience is like!
The Northstar Is Dead! Long Live the Northstar!
The commuter line is under threat from multiple directions, but with some tweaks, it could actually play a key role in Minnesota transit.
Street Views: Transit Without Displacement
No one likes road construction, but too often mass transit projects unfairly take the blame for inconveniences to traffic and local businesses.
The Quarterly Transit Report: April 2025
New connections arrive on both sides of the metro: the Gold Line and Route 686. What are their pros and cons?
METRO Gold Line Opens to Fun and Fanfare
Hop aboard the METRO Gold Line for a ride through opening day celebrations, community voices and the start of a new regional connection.
Northwest Suburbs Consider Changes to Transit Service
Maple Grove Transit and Plymouth MetroLink are looking out 10 years, and teaming up on community engagement, to plan updates to their transit services.
Let’s (St)roll There: Mobility Matters in Burnsville
A transit event in the suburbs proved to be a snowy case study about why reliable transit service is essential to our metro area.