Tag: Metro Transit
Fare Increase by Met Council Won’t Fill Budget Gap
MINNEAPOLIS — For thousands of Minnesota residents who depend on public transportation as a means of getting around the Twin Cities area, that ride...
Met Council Policy Protects Illegal Immigrants
MINNEAPOLIS - Changes are in the works for Metro Transit Police Department's immigration enforcement policy.
The potential policy changes comes after a Metro Transit...
Sanctuary City Cop Loses Job After Outing Illegal on Metro Transit...
MINNEAPOLIS - A Metro Transit officer came under fire last month after being caught on video asking about the immigration status of a passenger...
Trump’s Budget Leaves Southwest LRT High and Dry
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s budget plan is out, and it spells trouble for the Metropolitan Council’s Southwest Light Rail Transit (SWLRT) project.
The White...
Protesters Claim Transit Is a Right
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Protesters and a few lawmakers gathered outside of the Capitol near the light rail line to call on members of...
Calling All Opinions: Met Council Wants Your Input on Potential Fare...
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Metropolitan Council is seeking public opinion on potential transit fare hikes.
Transit officials are asking for input on two different...
Met Council Credits $6.8 Billion in Economic Development to Light Rail
Met Council says Metro Transit LRT has brought almost $6.8 billion in economic development, Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson is skeptical
St. Paul, MN -...
Viral Video Explains Need for Reform of MN’s Met Council
MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- Minnesota’s Met Council has been put on notice by one prominent Minnesota Republican.
Hennepin County Commissioner and former candidate for Governor Jeff...
![By basic_sounds [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://alphanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Dufferin_TTC_Station_4433575365-324x160.jpg "More and More Riders Dodge Paying for Light Rail")
More and More Riders Dodge Paying for Light Rail
Minneapolis, MN- The percent of people who ride the light rail without paying is rising as total ridership is also increasing.
Numbers that will be...