General Info

Rainbow Rider Transit's mission is to meet the transportation needs of all residents in Douglas, Grant, Pope, Stevens, Todd, and Traverse Counties in Minnesota in the safest, customer-oriented, and most cost-effective manner possible.Our transit company is dedicated to the highest quality of customer service delivered with a sense of warmth, friendliness, individual pride, and company spirit.Rainbow Rider is your public transportation system serving residents of all ages. We have no income or age restrictions and no forms to fill out. We offer bus service to any destination within our six-county Minnesota area and we offer a Volunteer Driver Program, in which volunteer drivers can get you to your desired destination.All buses offer a child seat and are complete with handicapped accessible lifts to accommodate any specific needs you may have. All rides are pre-arranged by calling our dispatch center at 320-283-5061 or 1-800-450-7770 between the hours of 6 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday.Rainbow Rider Transit Board operates its programs without regard to race, color, and national origin in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.Rainbow Rider Transit Board is a policy-making body responsible for transit policy in Douglas, Grant, Pope, Stevens, Todd, and Traverse Counties. The board is made up of two county commissioners from each county. Implementation of board policy is the responsibility of the director of transit.Chairperson: Dan Olson, Douglas County ; Vice Chair: Larry Sayre, Stevens County Board members: Norm Salto, Douglas County ; Tom Amundson, Grant county ; Todd Schneeberger, Grant County ; Paul Gerde, Pope County ; Cody Rogahn, Pope County ; Ron Staples, Stevens County ; Donny Appel, Traverse County ; Todd Johnson, Traverse County.Meeting Time: Second Thursday of every month at 5: 00 p.m. at Rainbow Office in in Lowry MNAgenda: Notice of all meetings and an agenda is published prior to the meeting date in the official local newspapers.