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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 7, 2010

METRO SENDS 25 BUSES TO NASHVILLE TO ASSIST DURING FLOODING CRISIS

CINCINNATI –Metro is sending 25 buses to assist with flood relief efforts in Nashville, TN. The buses will leave Cincinnati late today or early tomorrow.

This will not affect Metro’s service; the buses are ones that Metro had taken out of service at the end of last year.

Metro is part of a voluntary mutual aid program for emergency response through the American Public Transportation Association.

“In times of crisis, transit systems provide vital support to relief efforts,” said Marilyn Shazor, Metro’s CEO. “Metro is responding to Nashville’s pressing need for transit buses for their emergency relief efforts, as we would want other transit systems to do to help Cincinnati in a catastrophic situation like this.”

Metro is a non-profit, tax-funded public service of the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority, providing about 19 million rides per year. Metro supports the economy, protects the environment, encourages energy independence, and improves the quality of life in Greater Cincinnati.