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nineVoices.org Video: Must Bus St. Louis: Riding Buses to Engage with St. Louis

Hitomi Inoue loves riding the bus.  In fact, she even held a “bus duel” with one of her friends to see who could ride the most routes.  So it is not surprising that the young St. Louisan chose buses as her … Continue reading

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Watch: Rhythm & Rails Onboard Holiday Series

The Holiday Magic Express will end its run on Dec. 31, 2010, but it has been a great first year.  Thanks for all of the feedback on the train, and we are glad that it has largely been a very … Continue reading

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Tap Dancers in Toronto Help Tout Benefits of Transit Card

GO Transit in Toronto, Canada has introduced the PRESTO card, a new smart card payment system for Ontario’s transit systems. To educate riders on how the system works and the card’s benefits, they created a great video featuring another form … Continue reading

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“The Gap Rap” – MTA Employee Promotes Transit Safety Through Rap

Familiar with the iconic London Underground T-shirts and female voice reminding transit riders to “Mind the Gap”? MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) now has created its own spin on rail-safety slogans: LIRR recently released a video featuring the Agency’s … Continue reading

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Applying the Fun Theory to Public Behavior: Could it Affect St. Louis Transit?

The folks over at Volkswagen have been having a good time with their “The Fun Theory” ad initiative, which states that by introducing fun to public spaces, you can change behavior for the better. So they asked people all over … Continue reading

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Friday Fun Post: A Flash Mob Birthday Card to Bus Driver

The following video is a warm surprise birthday flash mob for Mukhtar, a bus operator in Copenhagen, Denmark.  I’m a bit of a sentimental person, but I find it pretty hard not to tear up at the end.  The wonderful … Continue reading

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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

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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

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Public Transit and St. Louis Businesses: John’s Story

What time do you get up in the morning? 6 a.m.? 7 a.m.? How about 3:15 a.m.?? Transit rider John gets up every workday morning at 3:15 a.m. to catch several buses to get to his job at St. Luke’s … Continue reading

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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

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