Rail’s History in Labor Day and MetroBus Reroutes for Labor Day Weekend

Why keep the weekend congestion details secret from the public on MetroBus Route #99? I know some streets are going to be closed, but why the secrecy of the reroute? That’s a good way to loose riders.

Hi Courtney!

I think part of what Patrick is getting at is that while, as you state, the #99 changes were in the rider alerts section and the #99 link itself, they don’t “stick out” – you have to go looking for them. Even in this post – the #99 route is called out but has no link. I mean, the #99 has its own “come ride me” banner on Metro’s website. Surely you could have added something there that would indicate the changes, particularly given that this was a holiday weekend.

Since we’re talking about the #99…I was out Friday evening down on Washington Avenue. Lots of people were out, many dressed up for an evening out. Others had obviously walked from the Cardinals game. I saw the #99 pass approximately six times (counting both directions) – and exactly two riders. I saw the #32 come by once, and it was nearly full. Several things struck me – first, that it was great to see life in city. It would be nice to see all of downtown have the atmosphere that Washington Avenue has. Second, it was how cheap the #99 looks. I realize I have well-documented grievances with the #99, but the painted bus looked completely out of place when compared with the surrounding area, which has gone more upscale. It was very difficult to see the #99 as a serious attempt at transit in an area of the city that actually had people in it. To put it in perspective – there was a ballgame that night, and the #99 doesn’t pass too far from the stadium. Nobody took it.