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Category Archives: Transit Lifestyle
Bikes In Transit (Part One In a Series): Getting Ready to Bike
This is the first of a series of posts on bikes and transit. Biking is an important mode of transportation for millions of Americans, whether it is for health, transportation, leisure or sport. Using bicycles with transit can help increase … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Transit Lifestyle
Tagged bikes, Bikes in Transit, safety
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The Music Festival that Moves You: City Sound Tracks!
What’s Up Magazine, a local non-profit organization, has organized a free music festival that you can easily access riding transit! City Sound Tracks will be held Saturday, March 27 from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Union Station and Tom’s … Continue reading
Transit Tweetup at the Bridge Tap Room & Wine Bar
Looking for a great way to spend tomorrow evening? Metro employees and friends and followers of public transit in St. Louis will be gathering at Bridge Tap House & Wine Bar tomorrow, March 25 5:30 – 8:30 pm to enjoy … Continue reading
My Favorite 10 Videos of People Dancing on Public Transit
I’m not sure where the connection is between dancing and public transit, but there’s definitely nothing like a crowded train station to make people want to put on a choreographed flash mob dance. My favorite videos featuring transit stations and … 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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St. Patrick’s Day Parade Coming to Downtown STL
It’s going to be a big weekend in downtown St. Louis – it’s the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Run! For these events, hundreds of thousands of people will head to downtown St. Louis. First, “lucky” runners will participate … Continue reading
Posted in Explore St. Louis, Transit Lifestyle
Tagged Parade, rider alerts, St. Louis, St. Patrick's Day
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MetroLink Mayoral Foursquare Contest
Every once in a while I like to log onto Foursquare to check out the “mayors” of the MetroLink stations around town. Foursquare is a social geotagging application that lets you “check” into venues like restaurants, shops, even transit stations … Continue reading
Bus stop upgrades: Concrete can change your life
Did you know that Metro is carrying on a Bus Stop Enhancement program? Last year, 65 bus stops – mainly in St. Louis County – were upgraded to ADA compliance, thanks to a Freedom Grant that Metro received from the … Continue reading
MetroBus Reroutes for MLK Memorial March
On Monday, January 18, members of the St. Louis community plan to march from Old Courthouse on Market Street to the Powell Symphony Center on Grand Avenue. Several MetroBuses will be rerouted during this time to accommodate the traffic. Crowds … Continue reading
Posted in Making Transit Easy, Metro Riders, Transit Lifestyle
Tagged MLK, Parade, rider alerts
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Would You Mind Turning That Down? I’m Trying to Ride Public Transit
I’m sorry sir, but would you mind turning your music down? I’m trying to ride transit here. By definition, public transit is a common space, a place where people of all backgrounds come together to travel. It’s such a cross-section … Continue reading