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    MO: Meet the Couples Who Met and Fell in Love on Metro Buses and Trains

    Feb. 7, 2018
    As part of Metro's NextStop blog, Matthew Hibbard, social media communications manager for Bi-State Development, which operates Metro, has written profiles on a dozen couples who met on Metro Transit as part of a Valentine's Day series.

    Source Belleville News-Democrat

    As part of Metro's NextStop blog, Matthew Hibbard, social media communications manager for Bi-State Development, which operates Metro, has written profiles on a dozen couples who met on Metro Transit as part of a Valentine's Day series. 

    Metro got the idea for the Valentine’s Day series from USA Today, which published a story about couples who met on public transit in other cities.

    It’s a way for Metro to show that buses and trains are more than just modes of transportation.

    “There’s a community aspect to it,” said Patti Beck, Bi-State director of communications. “We have Metro riders who take the same train or bus for years. They see the same people and become friends with those people.”

    Read the complete article at http://www.bnd.com/living/magazine/article198703734.html