Tag Archives: St. Louis

Take the CMT Transit Commuter Survey and Get a Chance to Win a Kindle Fire

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Courtney

Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) is conducting a transit commuter survey to help determine why transit commuters in Missouri and Illinois choose the bus and/or MetroLink instead of the car. From CMT: The survey will help us understand commuter perceptions … Continue reading →

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Eads Bridge and STL Highlighted on Travel Channel’s Off Limits

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Courtney

The Eads Bridge, the City of St. Louis and Metro Transit will be featured on a program airing at 7 p.m. tonight, November 3, on the Travel Channel. In his show “Off Limits”, host Don Wildman takes his viewers behind … Continue reading →

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What Do We Love About St. Louis? GROUPHUG ST. LOUIS Wants to Show Us

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Courtney

So why are Jamie Kenyon and Marc Cruz hugging a MetroLink train? Because light rail is something they love about St. Louis. The organization City Affair has put together an event asking participants to submit photos of them “hugging” what … Continue reading →

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Hear that Whistle Blow! Union Pacific’s Steam Locomotive Will Tour Through St. Louis

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Courtney

Thanks in part to the enthusiasm and support of St. Louis and Missouri voters, the Little Rock Express edged the Tuscola Turn by 3,042 online votes to win Union Pacific Railroad’s Great Excursion Adventure “You Route the Steam Contest.” Union … Continue reading →

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Transit Riders Called to “Donate & Ride” with Metro-MERS/Goodwill Coat Drive

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Courtney

Now, this is one drive that all transit riders should get behind! Metro and MERS/Goodwill, two of the Bi-State region’s largest organizations, are celebrating a 12-year working relationship and announced today the first “Donate & Ride” Coat Donation Drive to take … Continue reading →

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River to City: The View of St. Louis from the Riverboats

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Courtney

The river rises up, rich brown, foamy and yielding, against the hull of boat. The boat is smooth and calm, and I’m enamored: its my first time seeing St. Louis from the waters of the River, looking up at our … Continue reading →

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Komen Race for the Cure & Metro Partner to Fight Breast Cancer

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Courtney

Downtown St. Louis is about to be awash in a sea of pink. On Saturday, June 12, more than 60,000 people will join together in downtown St. Louis for the 2010 Susan G. Komen St. Louis Race of for the … Continue reading →

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St. Patrick’s Day Parade Coming to Downtown STL

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Courtney

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 →

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