December 2025

Winter has arrived! With it come a few new considerations for commuters — but also a number of happenings around sustainable transportation, from skill shares to a new transit line launch. In this edition, you’ll find:

⏪ A recap of the 2025 Transportation Summit

🧑‍🍳 Flexible commute options for every work schedule

❄️ Winter biking skill shares and resources

🎉 The launch of the METRO E Line + free ride day

💬 A new Commuters of Minneapolis video

📢 Ways to get involved

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Celebrate the Launch of the METRO E Line This Saturday, Dec. 6!

Join Metro Transit at Minneapolis College as the new METRO E Line officially begins service this weekend.

🎉 Free rides all day

Ride the E Line for free from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m on Saturday, Dec. 6, courtesy of Minneapolis College.

🎀 Join the Grand Opening Celebration

After a 10 a.m. ribbon cutting at Minneapolis College, join the community celebration 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. with lots of fun activities.

🗺️ E Line Passport Adventure Dec. 6 – 13

Explore the neighborhoods along the new E Line corridor with a weeklong Passport Adventure to earn an exclusive METRO E Line enamel pin.

Come celebrate, explore, and connect with the communities along the new E Line!

Flexible Commute Options For Any Schedule

Does your workplace run on a traditional 9-to-5, a hybrid schedule, or late-night and weekend shifts? No matter the hours, commuting downtown can be stressful, and parking adds up fast. 

The ABC Ramps Mobility Hub is open 24/7 to fit every schedule. It offers deeply discounted carpool rates ($20 per month!) and FlexPass parking contracts for part-time or hybrid work schedules. 

Learn more about the $20 per month carpooling rates and part-time FlexPass parking contracts that can benefit your staff. Move Minneapolis and ABC Ramps provide expertise in transportation options and resources for employers and their workforce. We offer no cost services, such as:

• Employer presentations and lunch & learns
• Try It Tours to experience different commute options
• Tabling at employer resource or health & wellness fairs 

Better commutes reduce stress, improve retention, and help boost workplace wellness.

Reach out to our team for more information! 

📩 John Barobs | john@moveminneapolis.org

New Blog Post on Winter Commuting

Winter has arrived, but that hasn't stopped Minneapolis cyclists and runners. With some preparation and a few key pieces of gear, riders and runners keep going all year round.

Minneapolis’ strong bike culture holds through the colder months and several community-led events aimed to help active transportation commuters stay confident as seasons shift. Move Minneapolis’ Catherine Windyk has participated in several winter biking skill shares this season, and Commute Ambassador Daniel Baxter hosted a winter run and bike commuting skill share of his own! Their collective insights come together in a recent blog post, “A Season of Skill Shares”.

Check it out for:



• More information on about how local biking groups prepare riders for the season
• A “how to” presentation on winter run-commuting and biking 
• Tips for gear, keeping warm, safety, and how to keep a positive attitude when the temps dip below zero  

⏪ Recap ⏪

2025 Transportation Summit: Exploring AI in Shared Mobility

Last month, Move Minneapolis and the Minnesota Shared Mobility Collaborative hosted a full house at the Hennepin Event Center for the 2025 Transportation Summit: Exploring AI in Shared Mobility! More than 80 transportation professionals, business owners, employers, community members, and advocates came together to explore the challenges and opportunities of integrating artificial intelligence (AI) in our region’s transportation sector.

Tara Olds, MnDOT’s Director of Minnesota’s Connected and Automated Vehicles Program, opened the event with a keynote on how AI currently interfaces with Minnesota’s transportation system. A panel discussion followed with insights from Nick Martini, Senior VP at American Student Transportation and Northstar Bus Line, Tammy Meehan Russell, President of The PLUM Catalyst, and Erik Hansen, CEO of SouthWest Transit.

See the highlights, key takeaways, and the presentation deck in our blog post. 

Commuters of Minneapolis Ep. 2 is Live

Have you spotted this series on your feed? Commuters of Minneapolis is an ongoing video series created by Move Minneapolis Commute Ambassador Ethan Weiche and his friend, Evan Rasmussen.  

The series captures sustainable commutes and the personalities and stories behind them. Each clip shares the simple joy of sustainable commuting through conversations with riders that show how the trip to work can be a fun, healthy part of the day.

Reach out to Ethan if you'd like to share your own story ➡️ ethanweiche@yahoo.com

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