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    Checking in on Twin Cities Light Rail Safety

    Safety on the Metro Blue and Green lines has been a hot topic over the last several years. The ridership changes caused by the pandemic and the ensuing work schedule reshuffling, as well as policing changes in the aftermath of George Floyd all played a role. Over the last few years though Metro Transit’s focus on safety has paid off. A Brief History In the later part of the 2010s the blue and green lines were doing well ridership-wise regularly reaching 20-25 million rides per year. Both lines ran 3-car trains at 10-minute frequencies for large parts of the day. Despite this, there were increasing concerns about safety. A lot…