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Category Archives: Transit Lifestyle
Holiday Train Update: Coming in 2010!
Happy Holidays to everyone! Please don’t think that I have forgotten about the holiday train. We had an overwhelmingly positive response, from the hashtag #stlholidaytrain on Twitter (I Tweet under the handle @STLTransit; Metro’s official feed is @STLMetro), to the … Continue reading
My Top 10 Ways to Keep Warm Using Transit (keep your metallic pants at home)
Hey St. Louis, guess what! It’s winter! (OK, maybe not yet technically, but according to my internal thermometer, it’s cold.) If you take transit, that means dealing with the elements. Here are my tips to to best deal with the … Continue reading
Posted in Making Transit Easy, Transit Lifestyle, Uncategorized
Tagged Riding Transit, Transit Fashion, Weather
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Put Down the Sandwich: Why No Eating and Drinking on STL Transit
There is no eating or drinking allowed on MetroLink, MetroBuses, or Call-A-Ride vans. Technically, even drinking water is prohibited (exceptions are made for emergencies). And yes, that includes your morning coffee. You can still carry food or beverage onto the … Continue reading
“Dangerous By Design” Report Lists St. Louis in Top 25 Most Dangerous Cities for Pedestrians
Transportation for America has released a report called “Dangerous by Design” that looks at pedestrian deaths vs. spending on pedestrian amenities and ranks cities across the U.S. Following the report’s release, T4A met with U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Transportation, Making Transit Easy, safety, Transit Lifestyle
Tagged Pedestrian, T4America
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Transit News: MetroLinks for November 12
The last week was a very busy week in transit! Here at NextStop, we had a lively discussion about bike commuting and possible solutions to crowding bikes onto crowded trains, learned about two important safety measures Metro takes to protect … Continue reading
Metro Links for October 30
Here are some interesting tidbits from around the internet to help you kick off your Halloween weekend. Metro President & CEO Bob Baer sat down with the Post-Dispatch’s “Along for the Ride” crew and discussed his recent decision to stay … Continue reading
Put on your dancing shoes – MetroLink Prom is this Friday
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Claire Nowak-Boyd, one of the organizers of the MetroLink Prom, to discuss the event with her. But first, the details: Who: You, and all of your dancing, fun friends. When: This … Continue reading
MetroLinks for 9/30/09
Here are some interesting transit or St. Louis-related links from around the internet to help kick off your week. The bus painting last weekend at the Green Homes Festival went very well. Check out this report on Provacative Nation and … Continue reading
Moving Transit Forward: Metro would like you to help shape its long-range transit plan
As our readers are aware, Metro has been making many changes over the past two years under the leadership of our current President & CEO, Bob Baer. This blog has been one such change. Now here comes a big change: … Continue reading
AIT Event Reminder
The Missouri Botanical Garden’s Green Homes Festival is this Saturday, and don’t forget that, in addition to all the eco-friendly fun they have planned, you can drop by and help paint the bus! (Space is limited, but fun is a … Continue reading