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Let Your Gas-Free Flag Fly! National Dump the Pump Day June 16
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Posted in Transit Benefits, Transit Lifestyle
Tagged Dump the Pump 2011, Public Transit Benefits
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Reduced Fare Permit Registration at West County Schnuck Markets in January
If you or someone you know are 65 years and older, you qualify for a Reduced Fare Permit for Metro Transit. The permit allows seniors to purchase most tickets and passes for half the price of the regular adult fare. … Continue reading
Posted in Frugality, Making Transit Easy, Transit Benefits
Tagged Fare, Public Outreach, Reduced Fare Permit, Seniors
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Dump the Pump Day Can Be Everyday in St. Louis
June 17 began as a windy, rainy morning in St. Louis for National Dump the Pump Day, and the weather only got worse as the morning commute continued. But for some people, it was just another adventure in dumping the pump in St. … Continue reading
Posted in Transit Benefits, Transit Lifestyle
Tagged Cars, Dump the Pump, Tom Shrout, Transit Benefits
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Win St. Louis Alternative Transportation Gear for National Dump the Pump Day June 17
OK, it’s summer 2010. Oil continues to spill into the Gulf of Mexico, and we still spend billions of dollars to feed our ever-increasing appetite for petroleum, all while pumping millions of pounds of carbon emissions into the atmosphere. Isn’t … Continue reading
Public Transit & Community: Alison’s Story
In the last couple of weeks, we have highlighted John and the Falks: Riders who have shared their stories with us so that we can tell people what transit means to them and St. Louis. Now meet Alison, a physics … Continue reading
Posted in Metro Riders, Transit Benefits, Transit Lifestyle
Tagged environment, Metro Riders, Video, Washington University
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Check out the “I Love Transit” video from CMT!
Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) has produced a short video spot showing support for public transit from some of St. Louis’ local personalities…Mike Shannon, Al Hrabosky, Mark Wrighton of Washington University, Zelema Harris of St. Louis Community Colleges, the President … Continue reading
What If Public Transit Disappeared?
(Click here if you are unable to see the embedded video.) It’s Toronto, Canada, not St. Louis, so the numbers wouldn’t be the same. I’m definitely aware of that. But the realities are similar. Losing public transit would be disastrous … Continue reading
Posted in Transit Benefits
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Life with gasoline at $20 a gallon
Or $6 or $8 or $10…what would it mean to you? Most of us would probably prefer to ignore those thoughts, but Christopher Steiner gave it some thought, enough thought for a book described in yesterday’s article in the Chicago … Continue reading