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Oct 13, 2026
Zan HolstonHOST
White Cane Awareness Day honors blind, low vision, and deafblind people's independence to travel freely.
Zan HolstonHOST
The gathering offers information and activities, including a metro transit bus for blind youth to explore.
Zan HolstonHOST
Lisa Larges with State Services for the Blind says it's an especially important day for children to be among their peers.
Lisa LargesSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It's so fun to see all of those kids all together using their white canes and feeling like they're a part of something.
John HeidtCORRESPONDENT
That's it, baby.
John HeidtCORRESPONDENT
Metro Transit Police said an arrest could be coming soon after that shooting on a Green Line train killed someone this weekend.
John HeidtCORRESPONDENT
Late Saturday night, a person shot and killed on the Green Line train as it crossed from Minneapolis to St. Paul, right in front of the station, as I understand it, the radio station that you guys work at.
John HeidtCORRESPONDENT
Metro Transit Police said an arrest is close, but it has not been announced.
John HeidtCORRESPONDENT
Train riders say they have noticed more officers at the stations.
John HeidtCORRESPONDENT
Some said they want that added presence to continue, especially at night.
Chris ReuversHOST
It's not even like not okay.
Chris ReuversHOST
It's really not okay.
speaker_0HOST
Amtrak's Empire Builder stops in St. Paul, connecting Minnesota to Chicago and destinations further west along a single scenic route.
speaker_0HOST
Metro Transit's light rail system covers the Twin Cities reasonably well, connecting downtown Minneapolis, St. Paul, and the airport.
speaker_0HOST
Beyond the Twin Cities metro area, Minnesota is largely a car-dependent state, so plan on driving between most of your northern stops.
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Minnesota's food identity blends hearty Midwestern comfort with genuine Scandinavian roots passed down through generations.
Maria LisignoliHOST
That person died at the scene.
Maria LisignoliHOST
Metro Transit says it'll increase security on trains for the foreseeable future.
Maria LisignoliHOST
There have not been any arrests.
Johnny ConnorHOST
Today, there will be a community meeting to address recent violence in Edina.
Britt AnbachtPANELIST
So the EPA did a study in the 1990s which said that in order to have walkability, you need to have about 20 homes per acre as a minimum.
Britt AnbachtPANELIST
When you ask Metro Transit how many homes do you need to run a bus, they say about 30 to 60.
Britt AnbachtPANELIST
150 would be great if we want to have trains.
Britt AnbachtPANELIST
And so when you ask yourself, how many homes per acre does Minneapolis have? The answer is eight, okay? And so when we are looking at that and we're looking at what the suburbs are doing, the suburbs are like one to four on a good day.
Jill RenslowHOST
Mm-hmm.
Theresa MillerGUEST
So the kids are coming to the shoe distribution event thanks to Metro Transit, which is providing free transit for all of these kids to attend, which is awesome.
Theresa MillerGUEST
And when they come in, they're going to be greeted.
Theresa MillerGUEST
We try to make it like a shoe store experience, right? So we have volunteer fitters that are sizing them and making sure that we're getting the right sizes.
Kevin HolmesGUEST
This is because someone cares for you.
Jill RenslowHOST
I love that.
Jill RenslowHOST
You mentioned Metro Transit has stepped up to help out with transportation.
Jill RenslowHOST
Who are some of the other
Joe SoucherayHOST
Grab a transit rider sticker to wear proudly.
Joe SoucherayHOST
What are we, third graders? Meet Metro Transit mascot Skip Traffic.
Joe SoucherayHOST
Get it? Get it? Skip the traffic? And weigh in on local plans.
Joe SoucherayHOST
U of M commuters can also join in with a U of M, University of Minnesota-led celebration at the bus stop on Washington Avenue in front of Kauffman Memorial Union.
RyderHOST
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Paul FletcherHOST
[upbeat music] Metro Transit's 14-and-a-half-mile Green Line extension finally has an opening date on June 12th, 2027.
Paul FletcherHOST
It'll run from Minneapolis to Eden Prairie, connecting Minnetonka, Hopkins, and St. Louis Park along the way.
Paul FletcherHOST
Groundbreaking on the Green Line extension, also known as the Southwest Light Rail project, uh, began back in November of...
John HeidtCORRESPONDENT
The NTSB spokesperson said the investigation will look at things like flight data, aircraft maintenance, records, weather, the pilot's license and ratings, and a background to determine if there was anything in the 72 hours leading up to the flight that could have affected the plane's ability to safely operate.
John HeidtCORRESPONDENT
after years of construction the metro green line extension will begin service in 2027. metropolitan council leaders announced saturday with much hoopla apparently that the 14 and a half mile extension will begin service june 12th 2027. the nearly three billion dollar project will connect minneapolis and st paul to st louis park hopkins minnetonka and eden prairie Metro Transit leaders said the agency is getting ready for the launch by hiring and training more employees.
John HeidtCORRESPONDENT
The project's price grew to $2.86 billion after years of construction delays.
John HeidtCORRESPONDENT
The extension was expected to be ready eight years ago and cost $1.61 billion less than this final price tag.
John HeidtCORRESPONDENT
Metro Transit estimates over $14 billion in current and future development along the Green Line corridor.
John HeidtCORRESPONDENT
The Met Council says they also expect tens of thousands of daily
Joe SoucherayHOST
riders.
Jon EdwardsHOST
That's really good.
Jon EdwardsHOST
Metro Transit lets people sponsor a stop, and some of them, it's not a person or an organization.
Jon EdwardsHOST
It's just sponsored by a pun.
Jon EdwardsHOST
So wedge of your seat if you're listening.
Elliot NewhouseGUEST
I got really hyped when I became the number one on the scoreboard for Route 18 for all time.
Elliot NewhouseGUEST
No, I do fall for the gamification of our public transit system.
Elliot NewhouseGUEST
I really like the part where the data is going to Metro Transit to help show, one, people are using it.
Elliot NewhouseGUEST
It shows for me, it asks some questions about users sometimes that are completely optional.
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