SouthWest Transit recently received the 2024 Transit System of the Year from the Minnesota Public Transit Association (MPTA).
MPTA describes the Transit System of the Year Award as “presented annually to an organization that has demonstrated significant achievements in efficiency and effectiveness, including reports on ridership, cost, safety, maintenance proficiency, agency policy, and administration of the organization’s achievement of its goals and objectives.”
As he accepted the award, CEO Erik Hansen invited all members of the SWT team in attendance to join him, saying, “Come up, all of you, this is awarded to all of us. It’s a team effort.” On behalf of the team, he said, “We’re proud and humbled to receive this award among a room full of our fellow partners in transit. We look forward to continuing to provide the same premium experience our customers have grown to rely on from SouthWest Transit.”
In the last year, SouthWestTransit expanded its shuttle service to include a wider variety of events. In November, SouthWest Transit is launching a fleet of autonomous vehicles into the SouthWest Prime on-demand rideshare service (the first in the Twin CitiesMetro), and in early 2025, service will begin along the Interstate 494 corridor.
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