FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 6, 2007 

METRO MONTHLY PASS COULD BE YOUR TICKET TO DOWNTOWN DINING
Metro contest encourages commuters to dine downtown  

CINCINNATI - Would you like steak or shrimp with your Metro pass?

From September through December, Metro is teaming up with Downtown Cincinnati Inc. to give commuters who purchase monthly Metro passes the chance to win $25 gift certificates to Boi Na Braza, Cadillac Ranch, Palomino or Washington Platform.  All winners will also receive two free tickets to the “Real Pirates” exhibit at Cincinnati Museum Center.

Two winners will be chosen each month. No purchase necessary.  Enter when you buy your monthly pass at Metro’s sales office, 120 E. Fourth Street (Mercantile Building arcade), or enter on-line at www.go-metro.com.  Customers who order monthly passes on-line are automatically entered in the contest.

“Almost a fourth of all downtown workers ride Metro.  This promotion encourages commuters to stay downtown a little longer and enjoy the city’s great restaurants and entertainment,” said Dave Etienne, Metro’s manager of Marketing and Communications.  

Pre-order Metro passes on-line and save

Customers who pre-order Metro monthly passes on-line for October, November and December before the end of September will receive a discount on the passes:

• Zone 1 pass (City of Cincinnati):    $38       (save $2)
• Zone 2 pass (Hamilton County):      $57 (save $3)
• Zone 3 pass (Clermont/Harrison): $91 (save $4)
• Zone 4 pass (Butler County): $100 (save $5)
• All pass (Warren County): $119 (save $6) 

Passes will be charged and mailed to the customer’s home the month before the pass is valid.  Visit www.go-metro.com for more information or to order on-line.

Metro’s pre-order sale for October-November-December passes ends Sept. 30, 2007.

Metro is a non-profit public service of the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority, providing about 22 million rides per year in Greater Cincinnati.

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