Metro Transit holds public hearings on bus service changes

Metro Transit bus
A Metro Transit bus waits outside of Minneapolis Public Schools headquarters on Monday, Aug 27, 2012. The district is shifting students to Metro Transit buses and trains and away from the traditional yellow school bus.
MPR photo/Tim Post

Metro Transit recently proposed changes to their local and express bus services that would cost an estimated $72 million per year for the next 15 years. They're holding six public meetings this month to get input from the community. The first one was Wednesday.