some VERY good news from the warzone

[mellowtigger]

I have written before about the micro-route buses that are available here in north Minneapolis. They take you from the front door of current location to the front door of your destination, but only within a very limited geographic range. Luckily for me, the range available right now is within reach of the doctor (also within walking distance), the dentist, and the major grocery store and its pharmacy.

This wonderful service is only in its test phase, unfortunately. Metro Transit has just announced, however, that they intend to expand the range of service here within north Minneapolis!

"MICRO is super localized, serving a five-mile radius in north Minneapolis... The top destination is the Cub Foods on west Broadway. Since the pilot program began, MICRO has taken more than 38,000 rides. MICRO cost the same as riding Metro Transit or Mobility. The service has one more year of its pilot program before expansion begins."
- https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/metro-transit-micro-buses-north-minneapolis/

If they're planning to expand the service after the test phase ends, then that means it's here to stay! That is terrific news! It's only 20 minutes until the 7am start time for service today, then I begin my weekly trip to the Cub Foods that they mentioned in the article. This service really is a great idea, and I'm very glad that it's available now that I don't have a car.

(Unrelated to the good news, but I wanted to justify the title... I heard automatic gunfire late last night that woke me up. I don't know the time, but it was outside the range where I call 911. I'd guess it was about 4-5 blocks away. I wonder if it was this incident, which is the right distance from my house.)