http://www.nextstopstl.org/433/msn-st-louis-is-one-of-10-cities-with-great-transit/ A Conversation About Transit Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:21:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.nextstopstl.org/433/msn-st-louis-is-one-of-10-cities-with-great-transit/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Jimmy Z Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:47:55 +0000 http://www.nextstopstl.org/?p=433#comment-36 You can never argue with good press. The real trick is convincing too many people around here that Metro's buses are as good as its trains, that public transit isn't just for "those other people" and that public transit isn't a gateway for criminals to get into suburban neighborhoods. From the "outside", Metro looks better than it, unfortunately, does to too many local residents and voters. And, like they say, perception is reality, especially when it comes to supporting (or not) increased funding for a valuable public amenity! You can never argue with good press. The real trick is convincing too many people around here that Metro’s buses are as good as its trains, that public transit isn’t just for “those other people” and that public transit isn’t a gateway for criminals to get into suburban neighborhoods. From the “outside”, Metro looks better than it, unfortunately, does to too many local residents and voters. And, like they say, perception is reality, especially when it comes to supporting (or not) increased funding for a valuable public amenity!

]]> http://www.nextstopstl.org/433/msn-st-louis-is-one-of-10-cities-with-great-transit/comment-page-1/#comment-35 julie Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:08:07 +0000 http://www.nextstopstl.org/?p=433#comment-35 Way to go Metro! Way to go Metro!

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