Meanwhile, in Minneapolis-St. Paul, city officials feared that a transit strike by bus drivers last week would translate to massive traffic jams and angry commuters. How wrong they were. All the media hype persuaded civic-minded Minnesotans to leave for work early. Car-pooling jumped go percent. And commuter bike paths were packed. Essentially, the strike accomplished what years of prodding by city planners have not. “I hope this strike lasts forever,” says commuter Terry Fiedler. “It’s cut 15 minutes off my drive time.”
