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 published this week in the Star Tribune about late-night fights and shenanigans at a busy downtown Minneapolis bus stop prompted me to call Metro Transit.  I wanted to know if there has been an uptick in bus-related crime or police calls lately.  Metro Transit spokesman John Siqveland, sent me an email about the bus stop mentioned in the Star Tribune letter.

Siqveland also says buses are getting safer.

Metro Transit Police officials credit a number of factors for the decline in crime, including partnerships with groups like MAD DADS.  Members of the non-profit group regularly ride the buses to help keep order along bus routes frequented by rowdy riders.  Last year, I rode with a group of the physically imposing, yet extremely polite, DADS for an afternoon for this 

.  The men chatted and joked with passengers, and no one got out of line.

Do you ride Metro Transit buses?  What's your experience? Ever run into unruly characters at a bus stop or on the bus?

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The bus stop at 7th and Nicollet is the single busiest transit stop in the state with over 4,100 boardings each weekday.

Metro Transit getting safer; some riders not so sure

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