2006 News Releases

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	December 28, 2006 St. Louis Downtown Airport Hosts "Topping-Off" Of New, FAA Air Traffic Control Tower
	December 19, 2006 Metro Celebrates New Riverview-Hall MetroBus Transfer Center
	December 18, 2006 Metro Celebrates New Riverview-Hall MetroBus Transfer Center
	December 15, 2006 Metro Announces First Night, Christmas, and New Year’s Holiday Schedule
	December 6, 2006 Metro Call-A-Ride Vans to Replace Trains Between North Hanley and Airport-Main MetroLink Stations on December 6
	November 21, 2006 Metro Announces Route and Schedule Changes Effective November 27, 2006
	October 31, 2006 Southwest Entrance to University City-Big Bend MetroLink Station Temporarily Closed November 2-9, 2006 – Three Other Entrances Will Remain Open
	October 26, 2006 Paving on Lansdowne Avenue in Shrewsbury – Murdoch Cut-Off Temporarily Closed Tuesday, October 31
	October 6, 2006 Rise In MetroLink Ridership Remains Steady
	October 4, 2006 Metro Receives Homeland Security Grant – Focus on MetroBus and MetroLink Security
	October 4, 2006 Metro Celebrates National Communities In Motion Day with Poetry In Motion Poetry Reading
	September 27, 2006 Saturday Lane Closures on Forest Park Parkway between Big Bend and Pershing – Rescheduled for this Saturday due to rain on September 23, the original date
	September 20, 2006 Saturday Lane Closures on Forest Park Parkway between Big Bend and Pershing
	September 19, 2006 Metro Hosts "Introduce a Girl Transportation" Workshop – Sponsored by WTS Metropolitan St. Louis Chapter
	September 19, 2006 Metro Receives High Honors for Financial Reporting
	September 7, 2006 Ridership Numbers Continue to Climb on MetroLink
	September 1, 2006 First Days With New Extension Attracts Thousands
	August 25, 2006 It's Welcome Aboard Weekend!
	August 23, 2006 Metro Receives Safety Certification for Cross County MetroLink Extension
	August 21, 2006 Metro to Host Public Informational Meetings On Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance
	8/15/2006 It's Pre-season for MetroLink's Shrewsbury-Lansdowne I-44 Branch
	August 11, 2006 Metro Opens New MetroRide Customer Service Center in Clayton
	August 7, 2006 Jet Fan Performance Testing in MetroLink Tunnels Under Skinker and Big Bend
	August 1, 2006 Metro Fares, Effective August 28, 2006
	July 24, 2006 Metro opens New MetroBus Park-Ride Lot in South St. Louis County
	July 17, 2006 Metro's Public Transit System, The Best Deal in Town
	July 17, 2006 Emergency Drill on Bridge over Oxford Avenue
	June 30, 2006 Metro to Add Extra MetroLink Services Between St. Clair County and Downtown St. Louis
	June 29, 2006 Metro Ridership Up Nine Percent More St. Louisians are Choosing Public Transit
	June 28, 2006 Metro Announces Transportation Services for Fair St. Louis
	June 23, 2006 One Lane of Shaw Park Drive Reopens From Central Avenue to Meramec Avenue in Clayton
	June 23, 2006 Emergency Drill on MetroLink Bridge Over City of Clayton Maintenance Yard
	June 20, 2006 Westbound Lanes of Forest Park Parkway Between Hanley Road and Meramec Avenue Closed Wednesday Night
	June 20, 2006 Metro Opens New Central West End MetroBus Transfer Center
	June 19, 2006 Cross County MetroLink Train Being Towed From Forest Park Area to Shrewsbury
	June 15 Metro Celebrates Summer and the Opening of its New MetroBus Transfer Center
	June 14, 2006 Remainder of Cross County MetroLink is Powering Up
	June 13, 2006 Final Section of Forest Park Parkway is Open
	June 7, 2006 MetroBus Route Changes Will Go Into Effect June 7, 2006
	June 7, 2006 Dr. James T. Rosborg is appointed to Metro Board of Commissioners
	June 6, 2006 Metro Joins with Transit Agencies Nationwide To Celebrate National Dump the Pump Day
	May 23, 2006 Go Metro and Zip2 Wherever The Fun Is!
	May 16, 2006 Metro Encourages Commuter to Attend 3rd Annual Clean Air Festival To Kick-Off 2006 Air Quality Awareness Campaign
	May 23, 2006 Brentwood Boulevard Paving May Result In Daytime Congestion
	May 15, 2006 Major Sections of Forest Park Parkway Are Re-Opening
	May 10, 2006 PAVING AND LANE STRIPING WILL RESULT IN WEEKEND LANE CLOSURES
	April 28, 2006 Metro Enters its 4th Consecutive Fiscal Year of a Balanced Budget with No Service Cuts as Ridership Remains High
	April 21, 2006 Metro Test Fuel-Saving Hybrid Bus at Earth Day Festival
	March 31, 2006 Emerson Park, Illinois Project Named in Top 25 Economic Development Projects near Transit Lines
	March 27, 2006 METROBUS SERVICE TO REPLACE METROLINK TRAINS BETWEEN GRAND AND WELLSTON METROLINK STATIONS WEEKEND OF APRIL 1-2 – Service outage for Cross County MetroLink construction
	March 24, 2006 ROAD CLOSURE DUE TO CROSS COUNTY METROLINK CONSTRUCTION – Ramps from I-170 to Eastbound Forest Park Parkway on Thursday, March 30th
	March 20, 2006 MetroBus Vehicles to Operate on 'Snow Alert' Schedule
	March 16, 2006 METROLINK TRAINS SINGLE-TRACKING BETWEEN CENTRAL WEST END AND FOREST PARK
	March 15, 2006 METROLINK CUSTOMERS GAIN ACCESS TO FOREST PARK STATION FROM WEST SIDE OF DEBALIVIERE AVENUE – East Entrance Temporarily Closed
	March 10, 2006 Metro Employees to Thank Customers
	March 8, 2006 SAFETY STRESSED AS METROLINK TURNS ON POWER
	March 6, 2006 CLOSURE OF SKINKER BOULEVARD FOR METROLINK CONSTRUCTION – Skinker Boulevard to be closed at Forest Park Parkway for 10 Days
	March 2, 2006 Washington University to offer free access to public transportation – Program to be offered to qualified full-time students, faculty and staff
	February 28, 2006 Region Sees Double-Digit Jump in Public Transportation Riders
	Feb 16, 2006 Metro to Observe President's Day Holiday Schedule for Public Transportation
	February 14, 2006 REVISED Service on MetroLink Trains Due to Construction – Passengers Should Plan to Adjust Their Weekday Travel Schedules
	January 13, 2006 SERVICE DELAYS ON METROLINK TRAINS POSSIBLE DUE TO CONSTRUCTION – Passengers Should Expect Short Delays On Weekdays
	January 12, 2006 Metro to Observe Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
	January 9, 2006 Metro Proposes extension of Mehlville Line into Jefferson County
	January 6, 2006 METROBUSES TO REPLACE METROLINK TRAINS BETWEEN GRAND AND WELLSTON METROLINK STATIONS WEEKEND OF JANUARY 14-15
	August 7, 2006 Metro Announces August 26 Grand Opening Date for Cross County MetroLink Extension