For those looking for a fun way to socialize and navigate city streets via public transportation,
Cincinnati Metro and
CincyYP are collaborating to once again host “
Take a TrYP on the Metro” from 8 p.m. until 2 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29.
The entertainment bus will travel along a special route through downtown, Over-the-Rhine, East Walnut Hills, O’Bryonville, Oakley, Hyde Park and Mt. Lookout, stopping at nearly 20 different bars and restaurants along the way. According to Metro’s Outreach and Sustainability Manager Kim Lahman, the event is a fun way to introduce young professionals to Metro’s services.
“I believe most participants will feel more comfortable giving Metro a try after they experience just how easy and convenient public transit can be,” she says.
Each of the participating venues along the route will offer special promotions to riders, and they’ll learn trip-planning logistics like reading a schedule and making use of Metro’s real-time apps along the way.
“National trends are telling us that millennials value and want access to robust public transportation (and) want to live in a community where owning a car is optional,” says Brandy Jones, Metro’s public relations manager. “Metro is working to better understand and meet the transit needs of our future riders, as events like this one help us engage with potential riders and discover just how Metro can be what they need and want it to be as we work to reinvent our service.”
Do Good:
• Purchase a single rider pass for just $7 or gather your friends and purchase a four-rider pass for $20
here.
• Take a look at the
bars and restaurants participating in Saturday's promotion and
contact Kaitlyn Kappesser if you're a restaurant or bar owner who'd like to join the fun.
• Watch this quick
video to see how riding the Metro works.
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