By a vote of 105 to 43, the Missouri House passed the Senate Substitute for HJR 68, a ¾ percent general sales tax for transportation in Missouri. This referendum will now go before Missouri voters in November. Unlike the Missouri gas tax which under the Missouri Constitution requires all funds be spent on roads and … Continued
What better way to show potential development in an area than to actually have that development “pop-up” for all to see. That was just CMT’s idea when it launched the CMT Metro Market at the finish line celebration of CMT’s Great Race on May 8 at the Shrewsbury-Lansdowne MetroLink Station. Dining? Shopping? Entertainment? A … Continued
With local celebrities and media personalities from tv, radio and print dashing through the streets of St. Louis yesterday, CMT’s Great Race hit the mark in demonstrating to the St. Louis community viable transportation options are available for the work commute. Heidi Glaus of KSDK NewsChannel 5, KMOV News 4 Meteorologist Katie Horner, Angela Hutti of KTVI … Continued
Dining? Shopping? Entertainment? A Sea of Cars? What kind of development would you like to see around the St. Louis region’s light rail system? Yes, that is the question Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) will ask the public on May 8 when it hosts its first-ever Metro Market at the Shrewsbury MetroLink Station from 5 … Continued
I am sure you have already received quite a few requests this morning asking for your gift for Give STL Day. TODAY is a 24 hour, community-wide online giving initiative coordinated by the Greater St. Louis Community Foundation. I hope you will seriously consider transit and Citizens for Modern Transit today when deciding where to … Continued
Will You Show Your Support for Transit on Give STL Day with a gift to CMT? TOMORROW is Give St. Louis Day, a 24 hour, community-wide online giving initiative coordinated by the Greater St. Louis Community Foundation. Please join CMT friends and members and give to CMT through Give St. Louis Day to show the … Continued
The East-West Gateway Board of Directors voted today to add the I-64 and West Florissant/Natural Bridge Bus Rapid Transit corridor projects to the Illustrative Project category in the RTD 2014 plan. The Illustrative project category in the plan are projects considered priorities for the St. Louis region yet have no funding source attached to further … Continued
The Administration unveiled a new a multi-year surface transportation re-authorization proposal today called the GROW AMERICA Act which will provide a $302 billion, four-year multi-modal national vision for the country’s transportation network. $72 billion of those dollars is dedicated to public transportation. The GROW AMERICA Act would authorize a nearly 70 percent increase in transit … Continued
The Senate took up HJR 68 late yesterday afternoon. Senator Mike Kehoe offered a floor substitute which clarified no gas taxes or toll roads can be adopted while the tax increase is in effect. The most significant change was the lowering of the tax from one percent to three quarters of a percent. The distribution … Continued
The CMT Great Race tshirts are in, the teams are formed, the food trucks are lined up, and the granola bars are ready – the question is are you ready to Make Your Move on Metro this May with CMT at one of our exciting events around transit? CMT has a month of events planned … Continued
In 2012, CMT partnered with the Urban Land Institute to hold a Technical Assistance Panel, exploring development around the UMSL South MetroLink Station. One recommendation of that panel was to build a new mixed-use street and corridor around the MetroLink station, to terminate the street in an event space, to brand the new mixed-use, Transit … Continued
Senate Transportation Committee, April 16, 2014 TESTIMONY SUBMITTED: Transportation is key to moving Missouri forward. You will hear testimony on the proposed one percent sales and use tax for transportation in Missouri in HJR 68/SJR 48. We commend you taking up this critical discussion on funding for Missouri’s total transportation system. Investing in transit … Continued
Did you see CMT on the St. Louis Business Journal’s listing of non-profits to which you can donate on Give STL Day? Give STL Day is a 24-Hour Community-Wide Online Giving Initiative on Tuesday, May 6th, hosted by The Greater St. Louis Community Foundation. Give to CMT on Give STL Day and show the country … Continued
Metro’s transition to a new smart card payment system is moving forward. The hardware installation at MetroLink stations has been completed and they need your help to test the equipment. Smart Card Testers: Will continue to pay for their own fares during the testing period. Will be entered into a drawing for a chance to … Continued
Dining? Shopping? Entertainment? A Sea of Cars? What would you like to see around the St. Louis region’s light rail system? Yes, that is the question CMT is going to be asking the public on May 8 when CMT unveils its Metro Market at the Shrewsbury MetroLink Station (The picture to the right is the station … Continued