Reporter | Transportation

Transportation reporter Janet Moore covers trains, planes, automobiles, buses, bikes and pedestrians. Moore has been with the Star Tribune for 21 years, previously covering business news, including the retail, medical device and commercial real estate industries. 

Prior to moving to Minnesota, she worked as a business reporter at the Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal and Easton (Pennsylvania) Express-Times. She has a mass communications degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and was a Knight-Bagehot fellow in Business and Economics Journalism at Columbia University in New York.


A climate-minded newcomer's guide to riding transit in the Twin Cities

With a little planning and perseverance, it can work for commuting and just getting around.


Light rail runs into new obstacle in North Loop: Key utility lines

Xcel Energy lines in the North Loop, which provide power to parts of downtown Minneapolis, will need to be moved.


Think twice about buying carbon offsets when you fly

Airlines are moving away from the practice and toward broader strategies to combat climate change. Do your research if you buy them.


Bill would give MnDOT the lead on big transit projects, not the Met Council

Backers say the state transportation department can get the jobs done on time and on budget — but MnDOT says it can't take on more work.


The latest SWLRT problem: Wrong placement of tracks

But the Met Council says fixing it won't affect the nearly $3 billion price tag.


MSP Airport officials fret about the loss of Uber, diminished Lyft service

Tens of thousands of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport passengers use ridesharing every week.


Feds map out potential Amtrak routes from Twin Cities to Denver, Phoenix and San Antonio

The expansion of intercity passenger rail serving Minnesota is still in the fact-finding phase.


Metro Transit ends its safety pacts with MSP Airport and Bloomington police

Agreements were a stopgap measure to stem crime and nuisance behavior on the Blue Line; National Guard not seen as an option.


MSP Airport honored as best in North America once again

Airport trade group uses passenger surveys to craft rankings.


Cheaper alternative to a St. Paul streetcar emerges. It's a bus.

Ramsey County will decide this fall if it's a $2 billion streetcar or a $121 million bus that will run along W. 7th.