‘Transit’ Archives
Transit – Schedule changes and a new idea for park and ride lots
By JOHN CHARLES WILSON New schedule changes effective 7 December 2019 are in effect at Metro Transit, including some routes which serve the Phillips Community. Most of the changes are pretty minor, but you may want to pick up a new schedule, especially if you ride during rush hour. Changes include: Ӣ Minor schedule adjustments will be made to the Blue Line and Routes 5, 21, 22, and 53. The changes to Routes 21, 22, and 53 include reinstating trips which had been abolished during the bus driver shortage last year. Ӣ Buses which normally run on 8th Street in downtown Minneapolis which were temporarily detoured to 6th Street are now back on 8th. Heading toward Phillips, these include Routes 5, 9, 19, 22, and 39. With the winter season upon us, including the specter of fines and towing charges for parking in the wrong place during snow emergencies, IӪd like to make an open suggestion to Metro Transit. You see, their current rules donӪt [...]
Transit ”˜Tis the Season ”“ For New Projects!
By JOHN CHARLES WILSON If you go to the Mall of America by bus or light rail, you either know or soon will know that the new Mall of America Transit Center is now open. A Grand Opening celebration will be held in November 2019. Check https://www.metrotransit.org for more details. In other news, Metro Transit is holding public forums to discuss plans for connecting bus service to the new Orange Line which will run on I-35W starting in 2021. These forums will be held: Wednesday, November 6 4:00-6:00 pm Woodlake Nature Center 6710 Lake Shore Dr. S., Richfield, near bus lines 4, 515, and 558. Thursday, November 7 4:00-6:00 pm Martin Luther King Recreation Center 4055 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis, on bus line 18. Thursday, November 14 4:30-6:30 pm Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People (VEAP) 9600 Aldrich Ave. S., Bloomington, near bus lines 18 and 535. Please consider coming to one of these forums if you have the time and interest. A friend of mine recently asked if [...]
Transit: Lift every voice and sing
By JOHN CHARLES WILSON I don”™t know much about making freedom ring, but I do know from experience that the old adage “you can”™t fight City Hall” doesn”™t always apply to public transit agencies. They actually do sometimes listen to reasonable requests from the public. The key is to actually show up at public comment forums and use the channels that are designed for that purpose. I have personally influenced two bus routes, both in Saint Paul, through my comments. I have always wanted to post information about these public meetings in this column. Unfortunately, this is a monthly newspaper with about two weeks”™ lead time between the writers turning in their work and the actual paper coming out, so usually the meetings would be over before you, the reader, would get the information. Therefore, all I can do is point you to the best source of information about such things, and that is the Metro Transit website itself: [...]
