U.S. News: Twin Cities is the 5th-best transit region

U.S. News & World Report (now a web-only publication) has just posted a list of the 10 Best Cities for Public Transportation in the United States, and ranked Minneapolis-St. Paul at #5. That was surprising to see since we have relatively low ridership per capita here, but the rankings were based on a combination of "combination of public transportation investment, ridership, and safety". The Twin Cities ranked well due to a very good safety record.