A cleaner and quieter ride is coming for some Metro Transit riders as the agency will buy 20 new electric buses and put them in service on local routes by 2026. The acquisitions mark the agency's commitment to reduce its carbon footprint and align with Metro Transit's Zero Emission Bus Transition Plan, which calls for the agency to deploy buses powered with alternatives to diesel fuel. "It's a .
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Metro Transit added more than 400 bus drivers last year as service is slowly restored following a precipitous decline during the pandemic, and as new bus-rapid transit lines are.
Like most graduations, this one featured balloons, a deluge of photos, well wishes from relatives and friends, solemn words of wisdom — and sheet cake with "Congratulations Graduates" inscribed in sugary cursive. But this first-of-its-kind ceremony celebrated 22 bus drivers who received their diplomas Tuesday at Metro Transit's North Loop Garage in Minneapolis. They will soon take wheel as .