Blue Line Extension: How’s Metro Transit?
The Blue Line Extension project slowly approaches. In preparation, writer Richie Song sees what traveling the northwest metro by transit is like without it.
Tag Archives: bus
Simple and Not-So-Simple Tweaks to Improve MVTA’s Core Commuter Services
As students and workers continue their return to transit, and as transit resources remain in short supply, agencies such as the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority need work on optimizing routes.
Ride the Orange Line with us on June 11!
Streets.mn event: rapid transit ride from Minneapolis to Burnsville!
Metro Transit Service: Chicken or Egg?
These are unprecedented times for all of us, and how and when we return to some semblance of normal is still uncertain. But now is the time for our transit providers to seek out new ridership and do everything in their power to support the return of transit riders who have stayed home for some […]
National Links: Connecting America on Intercity Buses
Every day at The Overhead Wire, we collect news about cities and send the links to our email list. At the end of the week we take some of the most popular stories and post them to Greater Greater Washington, a group blog similar to streets.mn that focuses on urban issues in the D.C. region. […]
Time to Press Pause on the Gold Line
I’ve tried to keep an open mind to the Gold Line/Gateway Corridor between St. Paul and Woodbury ever since bus rapid transit (BRT) was the chosen mode. Transit improvements in the East Metro are just as needed as in the West Metro. However, the more the project has progressed, the more I see flaws with […]
Riding the Bus with ADHD
Learn why a bus system built for the weekday, 9-to-5 commutes of “neurotypical” office workers heading downtown and back doesn’t work for everyone.
Your Guide To C-Line Opening Day Events
At long last, the C-Line is finally opening! This Saturday, Metro Transit will begin running the C-Line. The C-Line is intended to replace the 19; it will run on the same route as the 19 between Downtown Minneapolis and Brooklyn Center but it will stop less often. It will use special buses, including electric buses, […]
Brit Builds an ADU: Infill and Transportation
So, as I mentioned in the first installment I sometimes take the bus for errands and to get to meetings. As part of the city’s desire to reduce congestion by encouraging public transit Accessory Dwelling Units are not required to have additional parking space of their own. We are likely to either replace our current two […]
You Should Ride the Bus
In my last post I had a wee bit of a complaint about the information available about bus routes on the Metro Transit website. Now I want to change tack completely and get back to giving all of the advice you never asked for or wanted: you should ride the bus. Yes, I’m talking to […]