Station expected to be complete in time for service launch late this year ANOKA, Minn., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 200 officials and supporters of Northstar Commuter Rail broke ground today for the Fridley station, which will be located off of East River Road and 61st Way NE.

By Charles Brown, Seattle Times Feb. 4--Q: Does Metro Transit overtly assign better buses to some routes than to others? With a discriminating eye, Renton resident Cherise Thompson senses discrimination. Thompson frequently takes Metro's Route 111 from the Renton Highlands Park-and-Ride lot.

By Lauren Vane, Seattle Times Feb. 3--It's 4:37 p.m. on a January night. The skies are threatening snow and Kevin Jenne just finished a day's work at a downtown Seattle bank. He plops down in a seat on the 143 bus, beginning his 90-minute commute home to Maple Valley.

By Mike Lindblom and Susan Gilmore, Seattle Times Jan. 24--The combination of a growing work force and $3-per-gallon gasoline is luring record numbers of riders onto King County Metro buses.

By Karen Rivedal, The Wisconsin State Journal Jan. 7--Like it or not, five more Metro Transit buses likely will sport wraparound advertising under a proposal being introduced at Tuesday 's Madison City Council meeting.