Transiting: The New Link To The East Metro
Metro Transit's efforts are now focused on service on the region’s major corridors through bus rapid transit and extensions to their current light rail network.
Category: Public Transportation
Commentary: The Ride Hailing Service Rollercoaster in The Twin Cities
Nonetheless, we will continue to be serviced by the two largest ride-hailing services beyond the July 1 date.
Transiting: Paratransit For The People
It became a necessity. The doctors told me that after another round of surgeries on my left that I am restricted from bearing any weight on it.
Transiting: Ideas To Deliver Mobility At Your Doorstep
Even with amended service, one wondered whether ridership would return to pre-pandemic levels on a regular basis.
V&R 10th Anniversary Stories: Answering A Ten-Year-Old Question
Perhaps a history lesson is in order to understand what is behind this blog’s title. Maybe there's a need for context here that would be helpful to you as a reader, contact or casual observer.
Transiting: Memories of Riding the Old RTD
On most days, I normally commute by our local public transit system, Metro Transit. Taking the bus makes things easier plenty of times, especially if I am working in downtown Minneapolis or attending an event where parking and traffic are severely impacted.
Commentary: Super Big *Bleeping* Deal
TweetThe Super Bowl is happening within miles of my doorstep. The fifty-second rendition of the National Football League's biggest show will kick off at U.S. Bank Stadium on the eastern edge of downtown Minneapolis. It was on the same spot that the NFL's big game took place in 1992 inside of the former occupant of …
V&R Stories: The Last Train Home
Among the lessons I learned being a Northern Californian involved making the right call when "going out" at night without a car. Keep in mind that driving a car in San Francisco required a sense of insanity even the sanest of people acutely have. It had been said that finding someone to have a nightcap with was easier than finding a parking spot in San Francisco.
Travelogue: Duluth sans voiture
TweetIntercity buses. Love 'em or hate 'em, they provide a key link to smaller communities for travelers who do not have access to an automobile. They also provide the cheapest form of mass transport between cities. Until recently, Greyhound Lines held a monopoly on this kind of transport. Then a key provider of regional transport …
Commentary: The Challenge of Mobility…and Then Some
TweetLet's talk about mobility…again… I spent the week of the North American International Auto Show without working with a vehicle for publication. I figured I would utilize the entire spectrum of alternative mobility to fulfill my commute to my day job and other things I might have to do in the meantime. This involved the …