MVTA Moments November Blog
Nov 4, 2025 10:57 am
Hello South Metro!
November 4, 2025
MVTA Honored for Zero-Emission Leadership
MVTA was recognized with the Management Innovation Award at the Minnesota Public Transit Association’s Annual Awards Ceremony in Rochester on October 6, 2025.
The award honors MVTA’s leadership in deploying five battery-electric buses—the first in Minnesota and the Midwest—marking a major step toward zero-emission transit.
Through collaboration with riders, staff, and local partners, MVTA developed a practical, community-driven approach to electrification—advancing both sustainability and service quality for the South Metro.
Upcoming Events & Services
- November 12: Stevie Nicks Concert
- Grand Casino Arena
- November 9: Vikings football
- U.S. Bank Stadium
- November 16: Vikings football
- U.S. Bank Stadium
- November 27: Thanksgiving Day
- Weekend Service
- MVTA Customer Service Closed
- November 28: Black Friday
- Weekend Service
- November 29: Gopher football
- Huntington Bank Stadium
Record State Fair Ridership
MVTA provided 148,715 rides, a 17% increase from 2024, setting another record for the agency.
Record Ren Fest Ridership
MVTA transported 53,841 riders, an 8.3% increase over 2024, marking the highest ridership in event history.
What Year Was MVTA Started?
A: 2000
B: 1990
C: 1919
D: 2006
B: 1990
470 Rider Story
Meet Mark, a City of Eagan resident who works as a Periodic Review Analyst at U.S. Bank. For most of his adult life, Mark never imagined himself as a transit rider. “I’ve always driven,” he said. “Even at 18 years old, I had a car.” For years, his daily commute to downtown Minneapolis meant long, draining drives where he was navigating heavy traffic “Almost every day, it was taking an hour just to get downtown because of the traffic,” Mark shared.
But everything changed thanks to a conversation with a co-worker named Jen. “She told me that she always takes the bus,” he recalled. Although he’d felt apprehensive about using an unfamiliar commute mode, concerned about transfers, timing, and reliability, Mark decided to give it a try. Jen suggested they ride together as a trial, and the two planned what they affectionately called a “field trip day.” She met him at the Eagan Transit Station and they boarded Route 470 toward downtown Minneapolis.
“This literally just happened three to four weeks ago,” Mark said. “It was the coolest, easiest experience ever.”
Read the rest of Mark’s story, here!
