Category: Rural Minnesota Radio

The essential problem of providing public transit services anywhere is geography and population density, says our guest, Tom Gottfried, program director for the Office of Transit at MnDOT, in part 2 of our interview. Transit systems in Greater MN are constantly seeking a balance to create the most efficiency while providing the right services to meet the ...

Tom Gottfried, program director for Office of Transit, joins us this week to talk about public transit in Greater Minnesota. Tom gives us a rundown of one of Transit for Our Future, one program that focuses on helping Greater Minnesota transit systems work with MnDOT and with each other to be more efficient, more effective, and ...

We continue our conversation with IRRRB Commissioner Mark Phillips about the IRRRB’s role up on the Iron Range. Last week we talked about timber, and this week Commissioner Phillips discusses the need for change in the taconite industry and new developments in tourism.