‘Transit’ Archives
New Bus News
from the series Metro Transit By JOHN CHARLES WILSON Saturday, March 22 was the start date for Metro Transit service changes in the Phillips Community and throughout the Twin Cities. Changes affecting Phillips are: The D Line had schedule adjustments on early morning and late night trips to ease connections in downtown Minneapolis.The Route 2 layover, which used to be between Franklin and 22nd on Hennepin, is now located where the bus turns the corner onto Dupont.Eastbound weekday trips on Route 9 between 2:30 and 9:30 PM now arrive 3 minutes earlier; westbound trips arriving at Hedberg and Greenbrier at 5:18 and 6:17 PM now end at Louisiana Transit Center instead.Route 18 trip times have been adjusted to reflect real travel times.Route 21 now has different stops in downtown Saint Paul.Route 22 trip times have been adjusted for I-94 construction.Route 67 has been extended to Union Depot in downtown Saint Paul. In addition, all Sunday trips will now continue to Franklin and [...]
Eight Reasons Why Riding the Bus Could be the Most Radical Thing You Do
By MATTIE WONG In the wake of 2020, many of us reconsidered our safety and retreated from the public realm. If we had the means, we weighed our options and decided to use individual forms of transportation - automobiles, walking, biking, etc. Many of us are still a little shell-shocked and find it hard to return to public transportation. Spotted in a store window on a recent trip to Montreal. Translated, it says, "Thank you for choosing collective transportation." There are real - and imagined - issues with safety on public transportation. It’s a Catch-22 where in the retreat from public services, we also retracted the safety we GAVE when entering a public space. We left to keep our bodies safe, and in return, our bodies weren’t a safety to each other anymore. Now all our bodies are a little less safe. A friend of mine said, ‘Oh, well, I don’t take the bus because I don’t have to.’ It made me wonder if taking the bus really is a ‘have-to’ situation, or why [...]
Our Taxes At Work
from the series Metro Transit... By JOHN CHARLES WILSON On October 1, 2023, sales tax in the Twin Cities metro area went up by 0.75% for transportation. 17% of that revenue goes to the individual counties, while 83% goes to the Metropolitan Council. Of the Council’s share, 95% is for transit, while 5% is for walking and biking infrastructure. Officials estimate that $433 million will go to transit in 2024. This may sound inconsequential to some, but that $433 million is already making a difference. That extra nickel or dime on your next fast food meal will continue to bring transit improvements over the next few years. Transit officials will implement schedule improvements on December 7, 2024. Here is a list of changes affecting the alley readership area: The D Line and Routes 2, 5, 21, and 22 will have schedule adjustments to reflect the end of summer construction. The Orange Line will run every 10 minutes during weekday rush hours, and every 15 minutes instead of [...]
