Madison County Transit Offers Free Rides, $10 Youth Summer Pass
The folks over at Madison County Transit (MCT) are trying to entice people to ride transit by offering free rides, a try it before you buy it sort of program. From the press release:
With warm weather fast approaching, Madison County Transit (MCT) is gearing up for its annual Summer Youth Pass program by inviting Madison County youth and their parents to a free ride on a MCT bus from five separate locations throughout the county. These events, which will officially kick-off the Summer Youth Pass season will take place on Saturday May 5 and Saturday May 12:
- Edwardsville Station: May 5, 2007 at 9:30 a.m.
- Wood River Station: May 5, 2007 at 11:30 a.m.
- Collinsville Station: May 12, 2007 at 9:00 a.m.
- Granite City Station: May 12, 2007 at 11:00 a.m.
- Alton Square: May 12, 2007 at 1:00 p.m.
Seems like an interesting way to get more riders. MCT is a bus-only system servicing cities in Madison County and connecting into East St. Louis and Downtown St. Louis. For more detail see the full press release.
It’s worth a try. Madison County is mostly suburban, so making public transit work is challenging. Middle school students are one of the few viable customer groups that might actually be “convinced” in signifcant numbers – they’re not old enough to drive, but they don’t want to hang around the house/subdivision all summer, either. IF they figure out that transit does give them viable options, they may be more inclined to support and use it in the future . . .