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New locomotives to arrive on MO River Runner shortly

New locomotives are now serving Amtrak customers in Illinois and Wisconsin. They are expected to arrive on the MO River Runner route soon. These Siemens Charger locomotives will please customers with enhanced smoothness, speed capability and safety features – along with reduced exhaust emissions. They carry the new Amtrak MidwestSM logo to promote the five-state … Continued

Downtown Multimodal Study wants Your Feedback!

Join the City of St. Louis in discussion about the future of the Downtown transportation system! The City of St. Louis is currently conducting a Downtown Multimodal Study to develop a plan for Downtown St. Louis that supports a well-connected, robust multimodal transportation system, for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, motorists, and commercial … Continued

Join CMT at MetroQuest 2017!

Generation Listen STL, the young friends group of St. Louis Public Radio, will host their 6th annual MetroQuest event next month on Saturday, September 16. MetroQuest is part scavenger hunt, part pub crawl, and part St. Louis city trivia competition — all on foot or MetroBus. Citizens for Modern Transit continues its sponsorship of this event … Continued

Pop-Up Metro Market opportunity to see possibilities around transit

Citizens for Modern Transit and AARP in St. Louis  will host a Metro Market: Growing with Transit on Wednesday, Oct. 11 from 4:00 to 6 p.m. at the North Hanley MetroLink Station. Come see the transformation from parking lot to an active space that connects people to products and services while showcasing how areas around … Continued

Don’t miss upcoming CMT Talking Transit event focused on new MetroBus Study

Sponsored by Citizens for Modern Transit and the St. Louis Regional Chamber, don’t miss this opportunity to hear about the Metro Reimagined Study underway in the St. Louis region. The St. Louis region is constantly evolving. So are its transit needs. To ensure that the transit agency is positioned to more effectively align its service to … Continued

CMT selects consultant for Fall Try and Ride campaign

CMT has selected 360 Media, Inc. for the 2017 Fall Try and Ride Campaign. 360 Media was selected from a pool of 8 proposals – evaluated based on the following established criteria: Qualifications of person/firm conducting the work Proposal Quality Product samples – samples provided and/or on firm website need to be relevant to work being asked to be … Continued

CMT supports action items in MOU to move regional transit safety efforts forward

As the regional transit advocacy organization representing more than 20,000 constituents, including riders, major employers, academic institutions, labor and community organizations, Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) is, and will continue to be, committed to advocating for a safe, secure, high-quality transit system for current and future riders.   Ridership on the public transit system has … Continued

ReImagine MetroBus with an online game!

Metro St. Louis needs your help with their newest project, Metro ReImagined. The project will be a comprehensive analysis of MetroBus service that takes a look at where people travel, why people travel, and how people travel. The Metro ReImagined project will take place over 15 months and is broken up into four different parts: … Continued

Fall Ten Toe Express Session Just Around the Corner!

The Fall 2017 Ten Toe Express session will kick off on Thursday, September 7 with a special behind-the-scenes tour of Metro’s new Civic Center Transit Center building at the Civic Center MetroLink Station. Register for the Fall 2017 session online! CMT’s Ten Toe Express program is sponsored by AARP St. Louis, and will include several … Continued

New Partners for Smart Growth Conference set for San Fran in 2018

The 17th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference is taking place in San Francisco on Feb 1-3, 2018.  The program will span three days with pre- and post-conference mobile workshops. The main program will kick off on Thursday afternoon, February 1, with a plenary starting at 1:30 PM, and continue through Saturday morning, February 4, … Continued

Civic Center Transit Center set to open in August

As construction wraps on the new Civic Center Transit Center, Metro’s new transit hub in downtown St. Louis, Metro will host three events to celebrate the completion of the project and the opening of the new center. For those wanting to learn more about the new transit center, an informational meeting will be held at … Continued

Transportation Update from Capitol Hill

Update as of 7/28/17: The Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously backed legislation that would provide nearly $19.5 billion in discretionary funding for the DOT in fiscal 2018 — which is $978 million above current level. The Senate bill also would provide $550 million for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program, which would be … Continued

CMT seeking graphic design proposals for Fall Try and Ride campaign

Request for Proposals for Graphic Design to Citizens for Modern Transit For 2017 Try and Ride Program Federal Project CMAQ-5456-612 Citizens for Modern Transit (“CMT”) is seeking a graphic design consultant to assist CMT with the 2017 campaign for CMT’s Try and Ride Program to promote ridership on the transit system.  The key will be … Continued


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