
Kooistra will replace Brian Lamb, who is not being re-appointed. Lamb has served as GM since 2004.
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This is the first major renovation for the 25-year-old transit center, which was upgraded in 2004 when the METRO Blue Line opened.
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Additionally, the Metropolitan Council of Minneapolis has exercised options for six heavy-duty, 60-foot Xcelsior® clean diesel transit buses (or 12 equivalent units).
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Metro Transit GM Brian Lamb says the agency’s APTA award is an accomplishment shared by all of its employees as well as the community.
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Those accomplishments include growing ridership, expanding access, advances in sustainability and overall success in system safety. Metro Transit was selected among agencies from across North America that provide more than 20 million annual passenger trips.
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Pre-paid boarding, technology that gives buses priority at intersections and redesigned buses with wider doors and aisles are among the features that will speed service and improve the rider experience on the A Line.
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The U.S. Bank Stadium Station, which serves both the Metro Blue and Green Lines and has been known as Downtown East / Metrodome Station, served as a connection for more than 1.3 million rides in 2015.
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The review comes after four people were struck by light rail trains in less than a week. Two of them died of their injuries after being hit by trains on the Green Line in St. Paul and Blue Line in Minneapolis.
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Jerry Olson credits his years of safe driving by making sure he leaves plenty of room for his bus and enough room between him and other vehicles to make decisions in the case of emergencies.
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Tony Taylor has delivered more than two million passengers to their destinations in all corners of the Twin Cities area at all hours of the day. He’s logged more than 700,000 miles without an accident and collected more than 60 driving awards, including being named the Minnesota 2013 Bus Operator of the Year.
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