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  • Newport Transit Station will be a State Fair Park and Ride!

    Metro Transit will use the Newport Transit Station as a park-and-ride site for the 2016 Minnesota State Fair. The transit station is on the southwest corner of Interstate 494 and Highway 61 at 250 Red Rock Crossing in Newport. The Cottage Grove park-and-ride will also be used as a state fair transit site. Metro Transit

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  • Commission recommends route and station locations

    The Red Rock Corridor Commission has made a recommendation for the corridor’s bus rapid transit route and is seeking feedback on the route and station locations for the project. Prior to the Commission’s action, two bus rapid transit route alternatives were reviewed comparing travel time data, projected ridership, capital costs, and operating considerations. Route Alternative

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  • Red Rock Corridor Commission Toured METRO Red Line

    Red Rock Corridor Commission, TAC, B-CAC, and interested community members were invited to a tour of the METRO Red Line on September 21, 2015. The METRO Red Line is a bus rapid transit route running along Cedar Avenue between the Mall of America and the City of Apple Valley. Red Line service began in 2013

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  • Express bus service to downtown St. Paul from Newport Transit Station

    Express bus service between the Newport Transit Station and downtown St. Paul will began on Monday, Dec. 1. The Newport Transit Station is located on Maxwell Ave., in the southwest corner of Interstate 494 and Highway 61. The transit station features a climate-controlled waiting area and 150 free parking spaces for commuters. Route 364 will

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  • Red Rock officials endorse BRT

    The Red Rock Corridor Commission last month voted overwhelmingly to back a controversial plan to introduce bus rapid transit service… The Red Rock Corridor Commission last month voted overwhelmingly to back a controversial plan to introduce bus rapid transit service along a 30-mile transitway connecting downtown Minneapolis with Hastings while leaving the door open for

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