Transit Love is designed to be a storehouse of tales of love, romance, and friendship sparked by encounters on public transportation. Bus, ferry, train, donkey-cart, waiting, en route, figuring out where to go upon arrival – if the moment lead to a heartwarming connection, let us know!
We encourage inclusion of specific routes and times of day, for example “a morning rush hour #33 Milbrook bus in University City, Missouri.” This helps us (over time) figure out if certain routes are particularly fertile ground.
As the story may well be up on the web, we may work with you a little to make sure that no details that might cause anyone discomfort are included. For this reason, and to establish that the people involved are in fact real, we will only be able to include stories from people who include contact information as indicated on the submission form [yes I need to add this form].
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: What if we break up after submitting our story?
A: If you would prefer to have your story removed from the site for any reason, at any time, please let us know using the contact form [yes I need to add this form]. Please note that due to basic workload issues, your request may take several days to a week to take hold. Even after being removed from the public view, your story may remain within the (not accessible to the public) Transit Love archives.
Q: How do I know you will publish my story?
A: We cannot guarantee any story will be published. We do read and consider all stories and articles. The goal is to build up an ever increasing volume of happy transit stories, however time, space, and propriety prevent us from publishing everything we receive.
Q: Can I send a photo of us?
A: That would be lovely. Include a note that you have one in the contact form and we'll contact you. If you wish to send a photograph as an e-mail attachment, send it as a Photoshop file, GIF or JPEG, high resolution if possible.
Q: I have a picture to go with my story, but it is not scanned. Can I send it to you?
A: Yes. Include a note that you have one in the contact form and we'll contact you and ask you to send it with a SASE (Self Addressed Stamped Envelope). We will scan the photo and return it to you. Be sure to send it between cardboard so it will not be damaged.
Q: Can I submit a story by U.S. mail?
A: Yes. Write us a note in the contact form and we'll contact you with the mailing address.
Q: What does Transit Love pay for stories it publishes?
A: Transit Love is a non-profit; we do not pay for stories.
Terms and Conditions of the Transit Love Archive
You are being asked to contribute your recollections to the Transit Love Digital Archive, a non-profit venture intended to record some of the positive social connections fostered by public transportation. Your participation in this project will allow public transportation agencies, and people such as yourself, to gain a greater understanding of how and where such positive social connections occur and how to encourage and facilitate positive interactions on transit.
You must be 13 years of age or older to submit material to us. Your submission of material constitutes your permission for, and consent to, its dissemination and use in connection with the Archive in all media in perpetuity. If you have indicated your written permission, your material may be published on the Archive website (with or without your name, depending on what you have indicated). Otherwise, your response will only be available to approved researchers using the Digital Archive. The material you submit must have been created by you, wholly original, and shall not be copied from or based, in whole or in part, upon any other photographic, literary, or other material, except to the extent that such material is in the public domain.
The Archive will be working with local and national transportation officials. By submitting material to the Archive, you also permit the Transit Love organization to use the material for exhibition, archival, educational, promotional and other standard research purposes in any and all media.
By submitting material to the Archive you release, discharge, and agree to hold harmless the Archive and persons acting under its permission or authority from any claims or liability arising out the Archives use of the material, including, without limitation, claims for violation of privacy, defamation, or misrepresentation.
The Archive has no obligation to use your material.
You will be sent via email a copy of your contribution to the Archive. The Archive will not share your email address or any other information with commercial vendors.
If you are unclear about any aspect of this consent form, you may contact the Transit Love Digital Archive for clarification.
