Customer Service & Lost & Found: Phone: 952-882-7500 The traditional model of suburban public transit—characterized by massive, rigid buses crawling through winding neighborhood cul-de-sacs on infrequent schedules—is fading. In its place, a more agile, tech-driven alternative has emerged in the Twin Cities’ south metro: MVTA Connect , an on-demand, app-based microtransit service operated by the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA) . Operating like a public ride-share network, MVTA Connect bridges the gap between suburban doorsteps, local retail centers, and the region's premier transit infrastructure.