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Merb's Candies at 4000 S. Grand on the #70 Grand MetroBus route. Do you have a sweet bus route too?

What makes your bus route awesome?  Is it your regular driver?  Is it the local businesses along the way?  Is it the architecture and scenery?  Do you have a great cast of characters you ride with everyday?  It’s time to put your favorite STL bus route front and center!  GOOD Magazine is sponsoring a contest for the “Best Bus Route in America.” Entry is easy – see the rules and contest prizes from GOOD below:

the OBJECTIVE
Show and tell us why your bus route is the best in America.

the ASSIGNMENT
Take a photo with your camera phone (no fancy cameras please) and send it to us with a 140 character or less caption by Friday, November 12 at 12:00 a.m. PST.

the REQUIREMENTS
Photos should be taken with camera phones and each caption should include the location and route. Please include your name and the best way to reach you.
Email your entry to: [email protected]
Tweet your entry to: @GOOD and use the hashtag #bestbusride

the DETAILS
GOOD and Transportation Alternatives will choose 15 finalists, all of which will be featured in a GOOD Picture Show.

Our Jurors’ Selection winner will be featured in the next issue of GOOD magazine and will receive a monthly unlimited ride transit pass on your system, a year subscription to GOOD magazine, and a Transportation Alternatives’ “Room to Breathe” poster.

Our People’s Choice winner will receive a Contest Streets documentary, a Not For Tourists Guidebook, and a one-year subscription to Transportation Alternatives’ Reclaim Magazine.

St. Louis has 75 bus routes, many of which have very distinct characteristics and neighborhood appeal. So Metro Transit riders – is your bus route the best in America?  If you enter, let us know.  Good luck to all entries!