Tag: Metropolitan Council
Met Council grilled after another Southwest light rail audit: ‘It’s like...
The latest Southwest light rail report from the Office of the Legislator Auditor (OLA) found that even as the decade-long project nears completion, its...
With ‘no customer base,’ Northstar Commuter Rail ‘boondoggle’ could be shuttered
After 15 years of falling well below its ridership projections, the once-anticipated Northstar Commuter Rail appears to be on the fast track to ceasing its...
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,...