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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 8, 2010

METRO READY TO TAKE COMMUTERS TO WORK TOMORROW
Follow Metro snow information on Twitter

CINCINNATI –Worried about tomorrow morning’s snowy commute? Get your Metro bus information on-line tonight and then follow Metro service information when the snow flies tomorrow:

• Follow Metro snow information on Twitter at Twitter.com/cincinnatimetro.
  
  
• Metro’s website www.go-metro.com also provides bus detour information and bus schedules.
  
  
• Metro’s Detour Hotline at 632-7538 provides a recorded message, updated continuously from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. on severe winter weather days to give the most current bus detour information.
  
  
• Metro’s call center at 621-4455 is open weekdays 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. for complete bus-riding information.

Metro buses cannot stop safely on snowy or icy hills. Customers should board at the top or bottom of hills.

Half of all Metro trips are related to employment and about 20% of downtown commuters ride Metro to and from work.

Metro is a non-profit, tax-funded public service of the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority, providing about 20 million rides per year. Metro supports the economy, protects the environment, encourages energy independence, and improves the quality of life in Greater Cincinnati.