Monday, December 10, 2012
Monday morning’s rush hour was a commuter’s headache, as traffic crawled on slick highways.
Most Twin Cities freeways were in fair condition at midday Monday, a couple hours after one of the most nerve-racking morning rush hours in recent memory. Commuters across the metro still were stuck in traffic on snow-covered and icy roads heading after the traditional 9 a.m. end of the rush hour. The Star Tribune says that traffic on Interstate 694 in the north metro was crawling as late as 11 a.m. Shortly after 12:30 p.m. Monday, the Minnesota Department of Transportation was reporting that most major highways in the Twin Cities—including I-35E, I-35W, I-94, I-494 and highways 3, 52, 55, 61, 62 and 169—were in fair driving condition. Roads were treated, but snow and icy patches were evident. Authorities were investigating a number of …
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Based on new state budget numbers, Metro Transit will generally maintain service, and won't have to hike fares.
The state budget signed Wednesday resulted in good news for Oakdale bus riders. Metro Transit won’t be cutting back routes or increasing fares due to state budget cuts, as was previously feared. Metro Transit had started preparing for drastic cuts that could have eliminated most bus service in Oakdale except for the stop at Guardian Angels Catholic Church after the transportation bill passed by the Legislature would have cut $109 million in state funding for transit. Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed that bill, and the bill he signed into law Wednesday contained a $51 million cut. “We’re in a much better position than we were with the earlier bill, though funding challenges remain,” Metropolitan Council Spokeswoman Bonnie Kollodge said in an email …
Friday, July 8, 2011
Metro Transit is bracing to lose 85 percent of its state funding.
Oakdale residents waiting for the bus Friday morning at the Park and Ride lot at Walton Park said their commute could take longer, or their costs could increase, if Metro Transit no longer services the bus stop, as is proposed. “I much prefer riding to driving to downtown,” Sue Kuta said. Her employer subsidizes both bus passes and parking in downtown St. Paul, she said, however the parking would cost her $100 per paycheck compared with $45 a month for a bus pass. “That’s a whole lot cheaper and easier,” she said. Oakdale resident Jim Krohn said he likes the convenience of riding the bus, and said if the Walton Park stop wasn’t serviced, he’d likely have to drive farther to the Maplewood Mall to catch a bus downtown. Based on the …
Lucy Gilbert
9:25 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
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