Subject: Passenger Transportation

• Tom Sullivan Takes on the Post

  December 11, 2006

• Does It Offend You, Yeah? at the Fader Fort

  March 12, 2008

• St. Louis Gets a Grand Central Station (Sort Of)

  March 25, 2008

• More MetroLink Fallout: Post-Dispatch Editorial Board Farts in RFT's General Direction

  August 29, 2008

• Shoe Bomb Joke Lands St. Louis DJ in Jail

  This is why you don't talk about shoe bombs on airplanes. Michael Shafermeyer, aka DJ Helias of the local music collective The Frozen Food Section, was reportedly leaving Lambert Field on Monday to attend his wedding in Maryland when he made a joke about having a shoe bomb to a United Airlines stewardess.From Fox 2's coverage:  "Shafermeyer's friends say he is a nervous flier who had a few drinks before boarding the flight Saturday afternoon.   "Out came an inappropriate joke

  January 7, 2009

• You Can't Take the "Me" Out of Metrolink

  June 16, 1999

• Sammy Hagar

  November 12, 2008

• Out-of-control shoplifting at the St. Louis Galleria. Violent attacks in the Delmar Loop. Is MetroLink a vehicle for crime?

  August 20, 2008

• Unreal News Challenge 2007

  Week of December 27, 2007

  December 26, 2007

• Best Boondoggle

  The Lambert Airport expansion

  September 29, 2004

• Cab Fair

  A new taxi commission sets up shop but is already mired in Lambert Field mud

  November 27, 2002

• Up in Here

  DMX gets a wake-up call at an airport, and the Pussycat Dolls are more pre-fab than you think. Plus: the debut of St. Louis scene trading cards!

  May 31, 2006

• Pay Up!

  Metro wants Claire McCaskill to foot the auditing bill

  May 3, 2006

• St. Louis to Chicago in Under Four Hours By Train

  It may be possible in the not-too-distant future. Yesterday President Barack Obama unveiled plans for a high-speed rail network throughout the United States. A Midwestern route -- with a hub based in Chicago -- could go online in 2012 connecting the Windy City with Milwaukee and Detroit. Another line to St. Louis and Minneapolis would follow.  Photo: Adam E. MoreiraReports the Chicago Tribune: Passenger trains traveling at 110 m.p.h.--arriving in Chicago from St. Louis in under four hours--

  April 17, 2009

• Uneasy Street

  How many Metro employees does it take to screw in a streetlamp?

  March 17, 2004

• Death and Taxis

  Minority cab companies doing business with the airport may face extinction

  November 10, 2004

• Best Public Works Project

  MetroLink Expansion

  September 29, 2004

• Letters

  Week of April 14, 2004

  April 14, 2004

• Cash Landing

  With bills coming due at Lambert, St. Louis considers drastic change

  February 25, 2004

• Letters

  Week of October 8, 2003

  October 8, 2003

• Best Boondoggle

  The Lambert Airport expansion

  September 24, 2003

• Tailspin

  Lambert's billion-dollar expansion hangs on a wing and a prayer: The numbers no longer add up

  September 10, 2003

• The Chase Is On

  Week of June 18, 2003

  June 18, 2003

• White-Trash Junction

  Amtrak's station was supposed to be temporary -- a quarter-century ago

  February 5, 2003

• Golden Rails

  April 17, 2002

• If You Build It, They May Fly Elsewhere

  March 13, 2002

• Busywork

  February 6, 2002

• Best Places to Watch a Play

  September 26, 2001

• Best Metrolink Station

  September 26, 2001

• Something Has to Give

  August 15, 2001

• Letters

  July 11, 2001

• The Transit Authority

  July 4, 2001

• Do You Consider Yourself a Team Player or a Maverick?

  July 4, 2001

• Best Bi-State Bus Route

  September 27, 2000

• Letters to the Editor

  June 7, 2000

• How Would You Describe Your Fashion Sense?

  May 24, 2000

• St. Louisans, Start Your Engines

  May 24, 2000

• What Is Your Greatest Athletic Feat?

  March 29, 2000

• Gremlin on the Wing

  March 1, 2000

• Letters to the Editor

  June 30, 1999

• Branson Entertainers Visit U.S. Troops Overseas (As If They Haven't Suffered Enough)

  This just in from the media arm of Mansion Theatre, home of "Branson's biggest shows."A junket of Branson-based singers and a few Branson favorites (i.e. Tony Orlando) just returned from a trip to Iraq and Germany to visit and entertain U.S. troops. The group also handed out Crocs sandals to the Iraqis. (Seriously.)Continue reading to witness the breathless media release yourself (complete with loads and loads of tortured PR adjectives). Or just sit back and enjoy this video of Tony Orlando sing

  April 29, 2009

• Rep. Russ Carnahan Files Legislation to Aid St. Louis Transit Agency

  flickr.com/photos/stlphotobloggerU.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-St. Louis) filed a bill in Congress yesterday that would allow public transit agencies such as Metro to use federal transit funding for day-to-day operating expenses. Under current law, transit systems located in areas with more than 200,000 in population must use federal transit funds for capital improvements and not operating assistance. Carnahan's bill (H.R. 2746) would remove that barrier and allow transit systems of all sizes to us

  June 9, 2009

• Proposal Calls for Super Fast Train Connecting St. Louis to Chicago; Speeds Up to 220 m.p.h.

  midwesthsr.orgBecause no one can ever get enough news from Progressive Railroading (a.k.a. "The Rail Professionals' Information Source"), I share with you an article from last week's issue. It's about a proposed, high-speed train connecting St. Louis to Chicago. Unlike a proposal in April that called for an improved rail system that would allow trains to travel as fast as 110 m.p.h., a report released last week from the Midwest High Speed Rail Association suggests that a new rail line between St

  July 6, 2009

• Metro Restores Some Bus Services; No Changes to Metrolink

  Photo: Nick Lucchesi​The St. Louis public transit agency, Metro, today restored some of the bus service it was forced to cut March 30 due to budget shortfalls.The return of those bus lines comes as Metro takes advantage of a one-time $12 million appropriation from the state legislature. MetroLink service -- which was made less frequent in April -- will remain unchanged. The agency plans to restore its Call-A-Ride service to areas within three-fourths of a mile of restored MetroBus service.Even

  August 3, 2009

• You Don't Bring Me Flowers

  August 19, 2009

• Chris Cornell Makes It Unsafe to Fly the Friendly Skies

  metalsucks.net​Virgin America is the only way to fly to London. A few years ago when I traveled overseas, the amenities I received -- from the free booze and gourmet-ish dinners to the cute little facemask for sleeping -- blew my mind. And that wasn't even taking into account the music and movie selections on the hours-long flight -- selections heavy on British goodness.But judging by the press release I just received, things just got a little less safe for those looking to fly Virgin:

  August 26, 2009

• Institute Seeks Great Mustached Americans for Annual "Goulet Award"

  The late singer and actor, Robert Goulet.​The St. Louis-based American Mustache Institute is soliciting nominations for its second-annual Goulet Award -- an honor bestowed upon a mustachioed individual whose acts and reputation glorify upper-lip hair. Last year's award went to Tim Galvin, a former New York City cop who retired from service with three medals of valor (after being shot twice in the line of duty) and who has proudly sported a mustache for three decades. Among some of the people b

  August 27, 2009

• The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 9.1

  ​ Sheila Lukins, co-author of "The Silver Palate" cookbooks, has died. (Epicurious.com)Velveeta thief charged with DWI. (Buffalo News)New York's Major League Baseball stadiums add fresh fruit to their concession stands. (New York Times)Brain sandwich wins Indiana bar "Manliest Restaurant in America" award. (WBBH)American Airlines joins ReCORK America. (Earth911)

  September 1, 2009

• Video: Hive, the Latest Piece of Metro Link Art, is Dedicated at Delmar Stop

  Photo: Nick Lucchesi"Hive," the latest piece of artwork featured at a Metro stop, was dedicated last night.​ Last night at the Delmar Loop Metro stop, "Hive," a honeycomb-on-acid sculpture by Minneapolis-based artists Janet Lofquist, was dedicated to the public, although anyone who's been by the corner of Delmar Boulevard and Des Peres Avenue since June has probably eyed the steel sculpture.Video after the jump.

  September 11, 2009

• This Week in Gut Check, Regurgitated

  Robin WheelerThe Rotten Apple's Jerad Gardner​Just because it was a short work week doesn't mean we weren't busy. Gut Check debuted two new features this week: Chef's Choice, this week featuring Jerad Gardner of the Rotten Apple in Grafton, Illinois, and the calorie-loving Stuck to My Ribs. Plus, we showed you the top ten raw foods that can actually sustain you.What else did we do this week?Throwback of the House was hungry enough to eat Reuben chowder.The Noble Writ told you to stop blaming s

  September 11, 2009