The announcement comes less than a week after a gunman boarded a Metro Transit bus near Target Center and shot two passengers, killing one and seriously wounding the other.
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Metropolitan Council Chair Charlie Zelle said the new plans are meant to address growing concerns over criminal activity and nuisance behavior, such as smoking, on trains and buses.
“Transit is a place where people gather, where communities come together,” Zelle said. “What’s happening on transit reflects what’s happening in our neighborhoods and cities. Inappropriate and criminal behavior on the streets translates into bad behavior on our transit system. The issues are bigger than transit, and they deserve the attention of us all.”
The Met Council chair is set to testify Thursday before the Minnesota House Transportation Finance Committee "to begin a legislative dialogue on the importance and need for increased transit safety," the release stated. The proposed transit ambassador system is likely to be the focus of the discussion.
Earlier this month, state lawmakers filed a bill that would enlist uniformed ambassadors to be the "eyes and ears" aboard transit vehicles and change how fare evasion is penalized. Right now, riders receive a warning, followed by a misdemeanor charge and a $180 fine. The new proposal would replace that with a $35 citation.
Metro Transit had already taken some steps to address safety before Wednesday's announcement, according to the release. Those efforts include purchasing new and improved surveillance cameras for all light rail train cars, doubling staff for the "text for safety" program, authorizing more plainclothes Metro Transit Police officers and requiring Metro Transit officers to work extra hours each week.
The new surveillance cameras will feature real-time, high-resolution monitoring of all 91 train cars, which Metro Transit hopes will aid in identifying suspects and quickening response times.
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