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Metro Transit reminds riders to not defecate on trains or sexually...

Metro Transit, which provides public transportation for the Twin Cities metro area, announced last week that it is installing new signs at light rail...

Following the money at Twin Cities Pride

(Center of the American Experiment) -- It’s not all fun and twerking at the Twin Cities Pride Festival and Parade. It’s big money, too,...

‘Full of needles’: Metro Transit riders tell lawmakers about deteriorating conditions

Metropolitan Airports Commission associate vice president Mitch Kilian told lawmakers last week that the amount of “open drug use” on the Metro Transit system...

Twin Cities leaders want to cut down on parking spots to...

Twin Cities leaders are taking steps to get rid of parking spots in Minneapolis and St. Paul for the purpose of showing “climate change...

Northstar line ridership drops 95%, Minnesota lawmaker aims to shift funding...

(The Center Square) — Data shows COVID-19 is decimating taxpayer-funded public transportation in Minnesota. According to Metro Transit, ridership has fallen on all transit services —...

Metro Transit police have hands tied by management, can’t respond to...

Metro Transit police officers want to do their duty in helping the public, but their “hands are tied” by Metropolitan Council management, a person...

Over 3,000 crimes were committed on light rail last year, despite...

Metro Transit's light rail lost more than half of its riders in 2020, but crime continued to flourish on the empty trains, according to...

Twin Cities light rail ridership was down 59% in 2020

Light rail ridership in the Twin Cities metro area was down an average of 59% in 2020 when compared to 2019 numbers. The Metropolitan Council,...

Minneapolis 2040 Plan Tackles Discriminatory Housing Policies

Minneapolis’ development plan for the next 20 years includes efforts to tackle racial exclusion in housing. On Friday, the City Council voted 12-1 to approve...

$2 Billion Southwest Light Rail Extension Project Advances

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Metropolitan Council and Hennepin County have approved several agreements that allow the costly Minneapolis to Eden Prairie light rail...