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or map to the closest station, soft sales to promote Trip Tracker, how to buy tickets, or the <br />commuter challenge, which runs in the metro area from April 1St -June 30th. Jill will <br />follow up with members to get content on cities/agencies in the corridor. <br />Metre Rue <br />• Ridership was up 77% from 2010 to 2011. <br />• Holidazzle had an overwhelming turn out. <br />• Two free ride tickets were given to each. rider who utilized the bus for Holidazzle. <br />• People can sign up on the website to get two free round trip passes. <br />• 887F Friday mid-day bus is doing well, added Ramsey Station on January 6th <br />• Twins 887T schedule is now online. <br />• Please help promote the free ride tickets. They can be used for the Friday midday <br />bus. <br />• Commuter Challenge for Metro Bus will likely start in May and run through the <br />summer. <br />Holidazzle <br />December 10th train gave 3383 rides. Train filled up at the Big Lake Station and did not <br />stop at any other station along the way. Miscommunications with the Transit Control <br />Center, not enough buses were not available to handle the demand. Added a train for the <br />December 17th parade and buses were added to pick up people at the stations that the <br />trains could not accommodate. <br />Future Holidazzle Ideas <br />• Nominal Fee. <br />Free rides with a limited number of tickets available. <br />o Could be monitoring issues with this. <br />Rides on other nights -Thursday, Friday, or Sunday <br />Other Ttems <br />• Free rides will be given on St. Patricks Day, only affects the 7:00 p.m. train. <br />• Looking into WIFI on the trains, possibly available in 3rd or 4th quarter. <br />• State Fair still a no. <br />• Tom Cruikshank would like to revisit the idea of a Singular Fare Structure. <br />Luci will contact folks to set up the next meeting. Expect to meet quarterly. <br />