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February 6, 2006

METRO PREPARING FOR TEMPORARY FIFTH STREET CLOSING
Brochures, supervisors, discounts, electronic alerts help Metro riders

CINCINNATI -- Beginning Monday, Feb. 20, several Metro routes and bus stops will be affected by the temporary closure of Fifth Street between Vine and Walnut: Rt. 1, 2X, 3X, 6, 10, 25X, 27, 28, 28X, 32, 33, 40X, 44X, 46, 49, 50, 66, 67, 77X, and 81X.

Detour brochures, more supervisors

Metro will station additional supervisors at downtown bus stops before and after the street closing to assist customers with the changes. A brochure detailing the changes route-by-route is now available at www.go-metro.com and printed copies will be available later this week from MetroCenter at 621-4455.

Monthly pass and token sale

To encourage ridership during construction, Metro will offer a 10% discount on monthly bus passes and tokens for the month of March. Metro’s March passes go on sale beginning Feb. 15 and tokens will be discounted beginning Feb. 27.

Monthly passes are available at the BusStop sales office, Mercantile Building arcade (near Walgreens, 120 E. Fourth Street downtown), at community sales outlets, and by mail order. Tokens can be purchased at the BusStop sales office only; limit 40 per customer.

Commuter Alerts text messaging and e-mail

Metro also has added a service called Commuter Alerts that will send time-sensitive bus detour alerts via text messaging to cell phones/PDAs or e-mail. Metro customers can register free at www.sorta.com.

Every bus counts

Every full Metro bus represents 50 fewer cars on downtown streets during construction. About 25% of downtown workers currently ride Metro.

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