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TIME TO END "INCARCERATION BY LACK OF DECENT PUBLIC TRANSIT".  TIME FOR CHANGE IN HOW PUBLIC TRANSIT IS FUNDED, OPERATED, AND WHO CONTROLS IT!

TIME FOR A (NON-VIOLENT) REVOLUTION!

Check out OPTINSTL'S Action Plan for changing Metro: 

http://optinstl.blogspot.com/p/optinstls-action-plan-to-change-metro.html

REMEMBER THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER, 2014, THE DAY EVERYTHING CHANGES:
http://optinstl.blogspot.com/2014/09/remember-fifth-of-november-2014.html

Join the "Armchair Revolution" and "phone it in."  Spread the word about November 5th!  Start with Metro:

PRINT AND SHARE THE JAM THE PHONE LINES LEAFLET!

http://optinstl.blogspot.com/2014/03/jam-phone-lines-leaflet-for-use-and-to.html

WHEN YOU CALL METRO, VOLUNTEER THE OPTINSTL SURVEY:
Metro does not gather meaningful statistics on its' riders.  We have to flood them with information, and make our needs impossible to ignore! 
 http://optinstl.blogspot.com/2014/04/what-metros-new-survey-should-be.html

More on the Jam The Phone Lines action:

Flooding the phone lines: Be Polite But Don't Be Afraid To Be Annoying
http://optinstl.blogspot.com/2014/04/flooding-phone-lines-be-polite-but-dont.html

Why call-ins are effective:
 http://optinstl.blogspot.com/2014/04/why-flooding-metros-phone-lines-is.html

Contact the real power behind Metro, or attend one of their meetings:
http://optinstl.blogspot.com/2014/03/east-west-gateway-council-of.html

Call The County Executive and demand a public audit and COMPLETE TRANSPARENCY on the monies given to Metro through Prop A, and how much is being spent on roads and bridges.
http://optinstl.blogspot.com/2014/04/what-metro-is-doing-with-your-money-and.html

Since Prop A was sold to voters as a bond for "PUBLIC TRANSIT" and not "TRANSPORTATION" ALL of the half cent sales tax collected should go to Metro!
http://optinstl.blogspot.com/2014/04/prop-what-you-voted-on.html

Phone: (314) 615-7016
Office: Administration Building,
41 South Central, Clayton (9th Floor)
Clayton, MO 63105
E-mail: cdooley@stlouisco.com

Take one of the ridiculous surveys conducted by Citizens for Modern Transit-- a bunch of rich, white people that don't ride the bus and think everyone owns a car.  Also, ask them why they aren't reaching out the communities in north St. Louis city and county that rely on public transit for all their transit needs:

http://cmt-stl.org/

Making Transit a Priority for the Region
911 Washington, Ste. 200
St. Louis, MO 63101
314.231.7272

OPTINSTL'S blog post about Citizens for Modern Transit:
http://optinstl.blogspot.com/2014/04/citizens-for-modern-transit-more-rich.html

If you know an accountant or a lawyer, ask them to contact OPTINSTL to help investigate and audit Metro's budget and spending, and how they are structured, to find loopholes for change. 

Please have them contact optinstl@gmail.com.

Learn about how Metro operates, and share the information with everyone you know!  Call newspapers, your local political representatives, and other grass-roots political activists and ask them to investigate Metro and seek other avenues for change!

Mayor Slay:

https://www.mayorslay.com/

Other elected officials:
https://stlouis-mo.gov/by-topics-term.cfm?termID=112&termName=Elected%20Officials&topTermName=Government

Newspapers:

Riverfront Times
http://www.riverfronttimes.com/about/

St. Louis American
http://www.stlamerican.com/

St. Louis Today
http://www.stltoday.com/

Television News:

KMOV
http://www.kmov.com/

KSDK
http://www.ksdk.com/

KTVI 
http://fox2now.com/

Also contact your local street services department for improvements to street services (trash, lighting, sidewalk repair) where bus stops are located.  And to ask that bus stops be placed in more convenient and safe places for riders.

https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/public-safety/neighborhood-stabilization-office/citizens-service-bureau/How-to-file-a-service-request.cfm

Some of the questions OPTINSTL has for Metro:

Why are there no bathroom at bus and metrolink stations?

http://optinstl.blogspot.com/2014/03/metro-bus-and-train-stations-need-more.html

Why don't bus drivers sell day passes the same way they sell two hour transfer tickets (with the $7.50 being paid to the new fare boxes)? 

http://optinstl.blogspot.com/2014/03/why-dont-bus-drivers-sell-day-passes.html

Why aren't discounted or free passes offered to low-income and unemployed people?  Has Metro done any work in this area?  What agencies or people can be contacted to get the ball rolling?
http://optinstl.blogspot.com/2014/03/what-about-discount-passes-for.html

Why aren't 30 day and 7 day passes sold at bus transfer centers? (A monthly or weekly pass is not the same as a 30 day or 7 day pass.)

How are routes, schedules, and fares determined?

When are rider surveys conducted?
How often does the average rider use the bus or train?
How long is the average Metro trip?
How many transfers on the average trip?
How much "wait time" between buses/trains on the average trip?
What fare does the average rider pay, and how?
What is the average rider's income?
How much does Metro know about its' most frequent customers?

http://optinstl.blogspot.com/2014/03/how-much-does-metro-know-about-its-most.html

What areas use the buses the most?

Are those areas served by Metrolink?

What is the ratio of travel time by public transportation versus driving in the neighborhoods that use buses the most?  (It seems to be about 15 minutes of drive time equals an hour of bus riding/waiting time.)

Who determines where bus stops are placed and who maintains them?
Why don't bus stops have route and schedule information?
Why are so few bus stops covered or provided with trash cans? 

http://optinstl.blogspot.com/2014/03/what-should-be-metros-new-bus-stop-plan.html

Why are the telephone information centers open only 45 hours a week, weekdays, between 7:30 AM and 4:30 PM?

What portion of Metro employees use public transportation?

How can an agency expect to serve the public's needs if they do not use the service themselves?

http://optinstl.blogspot.com/2014/03/do-metro-executives-ride-public-transit.html

WHY IS NORTH SAINT LOUIS SO UNDER-SERVED BY METROLINK TRAIN AND BUS TRANSFER CENTERS?

And most importantly:
WHAT PERSON OR AGENCY CAN THE PUBLIC APPEAL TO FOR REAL CHANGE?

You may also want to read: OPTINSTL'S ACTION PLAN: 
http://optinstl.blogspot.com/p/optinstls-action-plan-to-change-metro.html


Scared to take action? Read this post, too:

 http://optinstl.blogspot.com/2014/04/bus-rider-to-optinstl-will-i-get-in.html

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