The MT 10
Posted by Drew Johnson |
Friday, September 5, 2025 1:04:00 PM
Our Metro Transit mascot, Skip Traffic, turns 10 this year! To mark the occasion, Skip has agreed to an exclusive special edition "10 questions with" interview looking back on their time serving our staff and riders. Today, we get to know
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How We Roll
Posted by Drew Kerr |
Thursday, September 4, 2025 9:44:00 AM
How We Roll celebrates Metro Transit employees who regularly ride transit and other forms of sustainable transportation. Read more How We Roll Q&As here.
How do you generally get around?
I don't like driving and never have. In
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From GM Lesley Kandaras
Posted by Drew Kerr |
Friday, August 29, 2025 4:43:00 PM
As Metro Transit’s general manager, I find it invaluable to have direct experience riding our system and to regularly hear from customers, community members, and transit workers.
That’s why I ride transit as often as I can (more than 750
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Know Your Operator
Posted by John Komarek |
Monday, August 11, 2025 4:51:00 AM
After two decades in financial services and pension administration, Al Chang was ready to get out from behind the desk.
Earlier this year, he started a new career as a bus operator. The new role offers what he describes as "the best view in
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Posted by John Komarek |
Friday, August 8, 2025 4:48:00 PM
Howard Freeman began his career as shop help in a private diesel shop, learning on the job and working his way up to mechanic. Today, he’s part of the team maintaining the METRO C Line’s battery-electric buses at the Heywood Garage.
“It’s a
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