Dear Transit Rider,

I bet that long walk to MARTA this morning made you somethin’ hungry, huh?

I bet as you stepped onto that brown-tiled platform you were mighty jealous of all those car commuters who could just pull up to a window, hand over a couple dollars, and graze freely from that brown paper bag, huh?

Well drool-jealous no more hapless rail commuter/untapped consumer!  McDonald’s has heard your cries of hunger pain and wishes to level the commuter playing field!

The fast-food chain’s “Try Free, Ride Free” event, which rewards public transit riders in six U.S. cities with free transit rides and free Angus Third-Pounders, starts September 13th!

Still no word on McDonald’s opening locations in rail stations, so for now after your first free taste, I guess you’ll still need to hoof it across that freeway on-ramp to get your grease fix.

But hey at least in the future, when you think “transit”, you’ll also think “beef”.