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February 13, 2006

METRO DISCOUNTS MARCH MONTHLY PASSES AND TOKENS
“10% off sale” to lure commuters out of cars during Fifth Street closing

CINCINNATI -- It’s not often that a government agency has a sale.

Metro is offering a 10% discount on MetroCard monthly passes for March and tokens in an effort to lure downtown commuters out of their cars – and out of traffic during the Fifth Street closing – and onto the bus.

Regular MetroCard monthly pass prices range from $40 to $90, before the discount. Tokens are normally $1. March passes go on sale beginning Wednesday, 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.

Metro ready for Fifth Street closure on Feb. 20

About 20 Metro routes will be affected by the closing of Fifth Street between Vine and Walnut beginning Monday, Feb. 20.

Metro is taking several steps to help customers prepare:

• More supervision at downtown bus stops affected by the street closing, before and after the closing
• Special detour brochures detailing route and bus stop changes
• Commuter Alerts via text messaging to cell phones/PDAs or e-mail

For more information, call MetroCenter at 621-4455 or visit www.go-metro.com.

Metro is a non-profit public service of SORTA, providing about 22 million rides per year in Greater Cincinnati.

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