4th Annual MetroLink Prom 7pm Tonight
Tonight is the annual MetroLink Prom. Here is the full press release:
METROLINK FANS TO DON CORSAGES AND BOUTONNIERES FOR THE FOURTH ANNUAL METROLINK PROM
Citizens for Modern Transit, City Affair, and the Transit Riders Union of St. Louis Present Celebration of the MetroLink Blue Line
FEELING BLUE? AT METROLINK PROM, BLUE IS THE COLOR OF HAPPINESS!
Five years ago, St. Louis’s illustrious MetroLink light rail system took a great leap forward with a brand new line that connected St. Louisans for the first time by rail to exotic locales such as Maplewood, Richmond Heights and Shrewsbury. For the fourth time in as many years, St. Louisans will unite to dance aboard the the trains in the off-beat, one-of-a-kind MetroLink Prom. Why do we do this year after year? Because MetroLink—and public transit in general—makes St. Louis a better, more accessible city. Now, with the Blue Line in place, St. Louis can experience our resurgent, historic urban core as well as our thriving, inner ring suburbs in just seven light rail stops.
WHAT: 4th Annual MetroLink Prom
WHO: All lovers of mass transit and formalwear
WHEN: Friday, October 7, 2011 at 7 p.m.
WHERE: Meet at the Forest Park/DeBaliviere MetroLink Station at 7pm
HOW MUCH: A two-hour Metro pass ($2.75) – Purchase your own, please!
WHAT IS IT?
Just like it sounds – a full-blown, high school-style PROM aboard your favorite transit system. Dress in your finest attire—try to wear something blue—and meet us at the MetroLink Forest Park/DeBaliviere Station on Friday, October 7, 2011 at 7 p.m. We’ll direct you from there. When we arrive at Shrewsbury Station, we’ll award the night’s finest dressed (blue-themed formalwear or costumes) with the title of Prom King and Prom Queen before riding back to the Skinker Station.
The newly anointed Prom Court will then lead us in our promenade from the Skinker Station to the Moonrise Hotel’s rooftop bar for our Blue Moon Ball – a night of drinking and dancing with an unparalleled bird’s eye view of the city and its duo of MetroLink lines. (That’s a half mile parade to show off our finery to the general public. A drum line will lead the way!).
The official Facebook event is here. Last year was my first MetroLink Prom and I had a great time so I wouldn’t think of missing this year. If you live in the city or inner suburbs you can easily get to the MetroLink system via MetroBus if you don’t live close to a station. You can use Metro St. Louis or Google Transit to check your transit options.  The #01 Gold and #90 Hampton MetroBus lines stop at the Forest Park MetroLink station.
I’ve been trying to think of a fun themed event to do on MetroBus. MetroBus Homecoming?
– Steve Patterson
The Cardinals won. I hope it did not overshadow this event. Transit is important in our lives, This is especially true as it should be clear oil will lead to America’s destruction.
Yes MetroBus and the rest of the transit system should be functional and usable. Many countries and even in the US, school buses do not exist, the children use the transit system. That is especially possible in the core of St. Louis.
All the more reason to challenge the whole concept of the East West Gateway Committee that makes directional and major decisions concerning the implementation of transit in the region. It excludes the transit core and offers vanilla solutions for the region. There is no recognition of the inner regional core being different than far flung communities.
The real problem is that the design of the transit system, coupled with city planning initiatives, do not support homecomings or any other events in a meaningful way.Â
The total capitulation to major oil interests have led us to this point. But yeah, we can pretend everything is okay.
The Cardinals won. I hope it did not overshadow this event. Transit is important in our lives, This is especially true as it should be clear oil will lead to America’s destruction.
Yes MetroBus and the rest of the transit system should be functional and usable. Many countries and even in the US, school buses do not exist, the children use the transit system. That is especially possible in the core of St. Louis.
All the more reason to challenge the whole concept of the East West Gateway Committee that makes directional and major decisions concerning the implementation of transit in the region. It excludes the transit core and offers vanilla solutions for the region. There is no recognition of the inner regional core being different than far flung communities.
The real problem is that the design of the transit system, coupled with city planning initiatives, do not support homecomings or any other events in a meaningful way.
The total capitulation to major oil interests have led us to this point. But yeah, we can pretend everything is okay.