{"id":228374,"date":"2021-06-02T15:52:26","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T20:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/?p=228374"},"modified":"2024-02-29T10:00:58","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T16:00:58","slug":"via-metro-stl-is-now-available-in-the-transit-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/nextstop\/via-metro-stl-is-now-available-in-the-transit-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Via Metro STL is Now Available in the Transit App"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-228377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Via_Metro_STL-Social_Media_Image-LinkedIn-300x200.png\" alt=\"Via MetroSTL integrated with the Transit app\" width=\"375\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Via_Metro_STL-Social_Media_Image-LinkedIn-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Via_Metro_STL-Social_Media_Image-LinkedIn-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Via_Metro_STL-Social_Media_Image-LinkedIn-1024x683.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/via\/\">Via Metro STL<\/a>,\u00a0Metro Transit\u2019s on-demand service, is now available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/transit-toolbox\/\"><em>Transit<\/em><\/a>. Via Metro STL is designed to offer a convenient transit option for Metro riders, allowing you to hail a vehicle directly from your smartphone using the Via app and travel to any location within the service zones \u2013 no schedule required!<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of riders in the St. Louis region use <em>Transit <\/em>every day. Now that Via Metro STL is integrated into <em>Transit<\/em>, you can learn about the service and plan trips that fit it into your commute. When you enter a destination in\u00a0<em>Transit<\/em>, it will suggest trip plans that feature Via Metro STL service, either for point-to-point trips or in combination with MetroLink and MetroBus options. With just one tap, you can seamlessly connect to Via Metro STL and request a ride from the\u00a0<em>Transit\u00a0<\/em>app.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-228367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/01.Nearby-157x300.png\" alt=\"Via and Transit are now integrated\" width=\"157\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/01.Nearby-157x300.png 157w, https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/01.Nearby-768x1472.png 768w, https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/01.Nearby-534x1024.png 534w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 157px) 100vw, 157px\" \/>This marks another successful collaboration between <a href=\"http:\/\/www.transitapp.com\"><em>Transit<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ridewithvia.com\/\">Via<\/a>, an industry leader in on-demand transit solutions. A growing number of transit agencies are looking to microtransit as a means to complement traditional fixed-route service and extend the reach of their network, and this collaboration between Metro, Via and <em>Transit<\/em> brings the power of on-demand transportation to riders\u2019 fingertips.<\/p>\n<p><em>Transit<\/em> is available in the App Store or Google Play, or by visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.transitapp.com\">www.transitapp.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Via is available in the App Store or Google Play, or by visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/viarider.onelink.me\/1335417427\/dd0fe549\">https:\/\/viarider.onelink.me\/1335417427\/dd0fe549<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information on Via Metro STL, including service zones and operating hours, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/via\">www.metrostlouis.org\/via<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Via Metro STL,\u00a0Metro Transit\u2019s on-demand service, is now available on Transit. Via Metro STL is designed to offer a convenient transit option for Metro riders, allowing you to hail a vehicle directly from your smartphone using the Via app and travel to any location within the service zones \u2013 no schedule required! Thousands of riders [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-228374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology","category-transit-benefits"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"featured_media_urls":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228374"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228374\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}