Blog: News, Updates, and Reports from CMT

Public transit plays a critical part in our region’s transportation system. Expansion is needed, but funding continues to be cut. To help explore financing opportunities for transit, the Missouri Public Transit Association is hosting a panel discussion highlighting the role Transportation Development District (TDD) funding played in financing the successful KC Streetcar project and how … Continued

  The St. Clair County Transit Board voted on Feb. 20 to allocate an additional $125,000 to fund the hiring of three additional St. Clair County Sheriff’s deputies to help cover expanded MetroLink patrols to the Missouri side of the river.   The allocation, at Sheriff Richard Watson’s request, would increase the number of deputies to … Continued

More than 30 CMT & Missouri Public Transit Association (MPTA) members carried the message door to door about the importance of transit and transit investment on Transportation  Day 2018 on Feb. 15. Dozens of legislators were contacted to talk about state supported investment of transit including MoDOT’s ask for next year of $3 million from General Revenue … Continued

The White House released its infrastructure package yesterday.  The package,  “Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America”, states that it will stimulate at least $1.5 trillion in new investment over the next 10 years, shorten the process for approving projects to 2 years or less, address unmet rural infrastructure needs, empower State and local authorities, … Continued

More than 85 CMT members, regional stakeholders and interested citizens explored ways to further unify the St. Louis community through the growth of the region’s public transit system at the CMT’s Panel Discussion:  “Unifying a Region through TRansit Growth.”  Special thanks to CMT’s sponsors including BJC Healthcare, DCM Group, and the St. Louis Regional Chamber. In … Continued

Event is Free, but Registration is Required Public transit plays a critical part in our region’s transportation system. In recent months, elected officials, local stakeholders and community members created a collaborative network to address ridership issues, including enhanced safety and security measures. To help explore opportunities to further these collaborative efforts, Citizens for Modern Transit … Continued

In conjunction with Valentine’s Day, the Missouri Public Transit Association (MPTA) and Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) are encouraging Missouri residents to express why they love public transit through a “Crushing on Transit” social media campaign. “Some Missourians rely on public transit to get to work, to gain access to much-needed goods and services, to … Continued

Join CMT and AARP in St. Louis on Tuesday, April 3, as the Spring 2018 Session of the Ten Toe Express Program gets underway with a kick-off walk to Busch Stadium for a private behind the scenes tour just days before the St. Louis Cardinals’ home opener. The tour will begin at the Shrewsbury MetroLink … Continued

Citizens for Modern Transit will be linking up with the St. Louis Food Policy Coalition this  Spring to talk about access to healthy foods through transit.   The partnership will kick off with a CMT Special Ten Toe Walk linking walking and transit to local, fresh foods.  On May 10, members of the St. Louis Food … Continued

   The region’s transit advocacy organization, Citizens for Modern Transit, today announced Mallory Box of St. Charles, Mo., as its new director of membership and programs. She will work to manage ridership programming, while furthering membership, educational and advocacy opportunities designed to promote the benefits of public transit usage Box brings with her more than … Continued

Don’t miss the upcoming opportunity to hear from the consulting team on the Northside Southside Study underway in the St.  Louis Region. Consultants will present their most recent findings on ridership, costs, impacts, and how light rail can serve our community at a series of open houses January 16-18, 2018. They want your feedback on which … Continued

Elected officials, local stakeholders and community members continue to exhibit an unprecedented level of collaboration in addressing transit safety and security. And, if this type of collective effort can be extended to establish a vision for transit, there is potential for our region to experience significant gain. To aid in this endeavor, Citizens for Modern … Continued

The St. Louis County Police Metrolink Unit has partnered with UMSL Student Affairs to provide hats and gloves to riders this Winter. Police officers on the MetroLink system will be handing out hats and gloves to riders along the system. CMT Board member D’Andre Braddix spearheaded the efforts on behalf of UMSL. Picture on right, … Continued

Get on Board the Ten Toes Express   Baby, it’s cold outside! That said, time flies, and it won’t be long before hundreds of local older adults  are putting away the winter boots, lacing up their walking shoes and heading out on Citizens for Modern Transit’s (CMT) Ten Toes Express Walking Group excursions. This popular program, … Continued