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Anyone else having a problem with google maps and some of the bus routes? I tried to work out new a commute schedule from a new work location down in Burnsville to Normandale Community College and google maps said the only available options where solely on fridays from 7-8am. Was a bit annoying but ...

I know, but the Metropass is only available for people who work for a select number of companies and the 3 school related passes only apply to students if the school is eligible, I was simply trying to think of some pass ideas for those who don't fall in either of those two options. Though I do admi...

been thinking about the GoTo cards a bit and whether or not Metro Transit could benefit for offering different variations of the cards. So I made a small image outlining 2 rough ideas (1st one is the standard GoTo we already have). Don't know if they are any good or would actually be helpful but jus...

Don't know if the information has already been posted and is buried somewhere in the thread, but does anyone know what the expected travel times from each station to target field will be?

Dont know if its confirmed or not but the construction of the SWLRT might have been pushed back again
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/08/1 ... rt-in-2019

Took some photos of some of the progress around the Moline, far from complete but enough there for something to look at https://i.imgur.com/wBr7Lhf.jpg http://i.imgur.com/4zRkMYeg.jpg?1 http://i.imgur.com/bgLjJVy.jpg?1 Also the Moline museum is apparently open, you just have to use the buzzer at the...

I doubt we could ever get enough money to build an operate it as well as some questions whether or not it would be necessary, a automated bike storage system would be kinda of cool to have.

https://youtu.be/TTnX-MlVvjU

I would assume he's an ayn randian "read Atlas Shrugged literally 1000 times" private train nut. That was my first guess but I later found he has thrown some shade at a groups that are aiming to build Private passenger trains as well like Texas Central Railway intending to build a complet...

You know what the biggest head scratcher for me about O'Toole. its this little stub from his Wikipedia page under personal life While critical of government subsidies to all forms of transportation, O'Toole is a fan of passenger trains and an amateur rail historian. His web site, Streamliner Memorie...

IIRC CalTrain instead of opting for the FRA crash standard went with the International Union of Railways (UIC) standards and is the reason the FRA gave them a waiver Although I'm a bit skeptical at the chances of the Dan Patch corridor being electrified. Since it was already brought up I'll use CalT...

did they change the plans for future development around the Shady oak station or did they just not render it (kinda fell out of the loop on t he SWLRT progress)

you know I've kind of been wondering why they go with a sales tax increase rather then a real estate or something since one of the main benefits to a new transit lines is that they are a magnet for new economic development around it. But then again I know absolutely nothing about how MN tax works so...

So anyone go to SPUD yesterday for train days, dropped by to look around and got some packets but didn't really have time to ask any questions for the people running each booth.

with this hopefully most of the drama around SW dies down aside from a few shouts here and there from a small group of individuals. That being said funding for operating the line becomes the main issue (which might be better suited for the Minnesota Transportation Funding thread) but if I had one id...

Mini Jimmy's" for $6 http://www.citypages.com/restaurants/you-can-get-jimmy-johns-sandwiches-on-sun-country-flights-now/420890393 OK I work at a JJ's and am somewhat used to the debatable overpriced sandwiches, but 6 bucks for a Mini which is only half of a normal sandwich, you have to be kidd...

Might be a bit late to voice my opinion on driverless cars, in theory I like them but the biggest issue I see them from becoming reality is one very big monkey wrench, human drivers. The test footage I've seen of driverless cars seems like there only operated on close tracks/very quiet streets and t...

I'm curious if they do start setting up retail at some of the station whether or not some of the money will go back to metro transit to help pay for the systems overall operating costs and whether or not it will help that much. Also this kind of reminds me of an idea a friend had where metro/Hennepi...

Speaking of Florida, anyone else kepping tabs on brightline: the private passenger train set to begin service in about 3ish months, or is that just me...

They do have ticket machines but there not on the station platforms which is probably the biggest issue trying to implement it into our system, it kinda works like how you trsnsfer from bus to bus here where you insert your ticket in a machine then spits it back out.

Might only be me but with the fair increase I kind of hope metro starts talking about the possibility of adding more zones besides the 2 downtown ones as well as an easier way to pay for them. For instance I know I'm being a little idealistic but I kind of imagine something like the London undergrou...