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You didn’t think it was over, did you?  After the Restoration, many of you sent in complaints of problems with buses running on time or having less-than-optimal time connections.  On Monday, Nov. 29, Metro will launch a round of adjustments or “tweeks” to the Restoration service changes implemented in June and August. These changes were [...]

As happens with any substantial changes in transit service, Metro and our customers are still getting used to the changes and we’re making some adjustments as we get feedback. During the first week since the final phase of Restoration 2010 launched on Aug. 30, we identified several areas of change, especially early morning and late night trips.  Please review [...]

Monday morning, August 30, was overcast and unseasonably cool after weeks of humid and overbearing weather in St. Louis.  With yellow school buses winding in and out of neighborhoods and slanted, orange-tinted sunlight becoming more of the evening norm, it’s impossible not to notice the seasonal changes going on around us. And for thousands of [...]

Monday starts the second phase of service restoration and, as we have mentioned on Nextstop over the last few months, big changes are coming.  More than 50 bus routes will be changing, including new routes, different commutes, time connections, etc.  Any change in routine is an adjustment, and many transit riders will be taking new or [...]

All this week Metro employee ambassadors and members of the transit- planning teams will be distributing Restoration 2010 August 30 Service Change brochures to riders at Transit Centers across the region.  You can use this brochure to learn which routes will change and how the changes might affect your commute.  If you don’t happen to pick [...]

The August 30 Restoration 2010 service changes are coming in only a few weeks.  To help make the transition easier and to help inform riders of what to expect, Metro employees will be out at many Missouri MetroLink stations and transfer centers starting on August 17.  Please see the following schedule to find out when [...]

St. Louis Metro Transit Missouri System Map 08 30 2010 Downtown St. Louis Inset Downtown Clayton Inset Click here if you cannot see the map. The Missouri Metro System Map, effective August 30, is now available online. The map includes all new and changed MetroBus routes, as well as their connections to MetroLink. It’s a [...]

June 28 was only the first phase of our 2010 service restoration.  Phase II begins on August 30, with many significant changes for MetroBus service.  These changes include a number of new routes, route changes, increases in frequency to existing routes, connectivity adjustments, different bus sizes and other strategies. Click here for a complete listing [...]

July 1 marked the official first day that the newly wrapped #99 Downtown Trolley MetroBuses began rolling through downtown St. Louis.  The trolley-style wraps for the buses were provided by the Partnership for Downtown St. Louis and the St. Louis Conventions and Visitors Commission (CVC).  At the unveiling this morning at the America’s Center at Washington [...]

UPDATE: As of Tuesday morning, Google Transit directions are available at www.google.com/transit or www.metrostlouis.org. The first phase in Metro’s Restoration 2010 began today with additional or new service being offered on MetroLink and Missouri MetroBus (see a previous post for complete listing of route and schedule changes). Phase 1 focuses on increasing rush-hour MetroLink train [...]