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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 15, 2006

LONG-DISTANCE COMMUTER RIDERSHIP UP 17% LAST MONTH
More commuters riding Metro from long-distance park & rides

CINCINNATI -- Gas prices sent more commuters to Metro in May.

Metro saw a tremendous 17% jump in ridership on long-distance express routes from suburban park & rides. Almost 40,000 commuter rides were provided on these routes alone and one of the express routes increased 27%. These park & ride facilities are about 25 miles from downtown…or for drivers about a gallon of gas each way.

Ridership was up compared to same period last year on these Metro long-distance commuter routes:

Rt. 42X West Chester Express	up 9%
Rt. 52X Harrison Express	up 27%
Rt. 62X Fairfield Express	up 21%
Rt. 71X Kings Island Express	up 16%
Rt. 82X Eastgate Express	up 21%

Fare for West Chester, Fairfield and Kings Island commuters is $2.25 one-way and Harrison and Eastgate is $2 one-way.

Service operates directly from the park & ride to downtown Cincinnati. Parking is free at all 23 of Metro’s park & rides.

For more information about any of these park & rides, call Metro at

621-4455, weekdays 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. or Saturdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Or get schedules and route information at www.sorta.com.

Metro is a non-profit public service of the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority, providing about 22 million rides per year in Greater Cincinnati.

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