Jamming several hundred strangers into a small space is an excellent way to spread the flu. All it takes is one powerful sneeze and a few germy hands. The American Red Cross also sees stations as good places to educate St. Louisans about the…
Most rides went smoothly. A few went not so smoothly.
In restoring about half of the bus service it cut in March, Metro put 87 buses on the street that have been sitting in storage. The bus I rode this morning —…
Metro will be restoring and adding bus routes on Aug. 3. Click on Metro plan to read the details:
Thursday is Dump the Pump Day — the national effort to get people out of their cars and on public transportation. Transit agencies nationwide will be promoting buses and light trail. Other groups will be promoting bicycling and walking.
In St. Louis,…
Metro has posted on its website which routes will return/be created/get more buses later this summer when the transit agency begins spending $12 million in stimulus funds. Missouri legislators approved the funding last month. The bill awaits Gov. Jay Nixon’s signature.
On Friday, Metro officials…
Yeah, it’s been downsized and - some say - woefully underfunded. But St. Louis’ embattled public transportation system was recognized on MSN City Guides’ list titled “10 cities with great transit.”
The list, compiled by Jonathan Hiskes and Katharaine Wroth of Grist, included this take on St. Louis’…
