Today at 4:30 p.m., four teams will race from Downtown St. Louis to Clayton as a part of Citizens for Modern Transit’s Great Race II. Designed to play off the CBS television hit, “The Amazing Race,” the race will place Team TRANSIT, Team BIKE, Team CARSHARE and Team CARPOOL in a head-to-head competition to see … Continued
Live Well Ferguson’s Program Manager, Elizabeth Simons, has submitted a project which has been dubbed a finalist in the GOOD Maker Challenge. In order to work with the GOOD team in Los Angeles to launch her project, she needs to obtain the most votes among the other contestants. Elizabeth’s project, Waiting on a Bus: Stories … Continued
East West Gateway Council of Governments has put forth a study on Transit Oriented Development as it relates to St. Louis MetroLink. This study outlines that while MetroLink’s 37 stations provide great connections for the region, the stations themselves don’t provide much opportunity to live and work near transit, while using it as the “primary … Continued
For over a year, CMT has hosted the The Citizens for Modern Best Transit Pic Contest. The winner receives a free month-long Metro pass. This month’s photo, chosen by CMT’s own intern, Melissa Theiss, provides a unique perspective to truly show what is old is also new at the 8th & Pine MetroLink Station. …And … Continued
What wonderful news! Metro Transit in St. Louis once again led the nation with the largest increase in bus ridership among large transit agencies. According to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), Metro Transit saw an 8.55% increase in bus ridership from January to September of this year. MetroBus recorded 22 million boardings as compared … Continued
Earlier this week, CMT posed a question to the public on our website: What would you like to see around MetroLink in the St. Louis and surrounding Illinois region? Answer options included: retail, residential, recreation,office space, vegetation, hospitality, healthcare and an opportunity to provide options of your own. Overwhelmingly, the majority of poll respondents noted … Continued
Please take a moment to tell CMT just what you would like to see constructed around MetroLink in the St. Louis region! We want to hear what each and every person feels would optimally benefit the community. And if you have comments, we want to hear those as well. It’s only one question and … Continued
CMT has hosted the Transit Picture Contest for over a year now! The contest, unfortunately, was not held the past few months, but is now back just in time for the holiday season! CMT encourages everyone to submit their pictures of public transportation and as a reward, at the end of the month, the best … Continued
Metro kicked off their Holiday Magic Train yesterday morning at the Shrewsbury MetroLink Station. To view photos and a short video of the carolers who welcomed in the holiday season, see CMT’s Facebook page here. This is the third year Metro has decorated a train to celebrate the holidays and as such, Metro transit commuters … Continued
CMT will be engaging the Urban Land Institute St. Louis Chapter to do a Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) for the Grand MetroLink Station. The TAP, composed of local experts on land use, policy, and development, will spend October 30, 2012 analyzing the opportunities for the Grand Station, interviewing stakeholders and developing a possible plan to … Continued
The counting system which Metro employs on MetroLink and MetroBus, automatic passenger counters (APCs), are now in use in Dallas on the DART light rail system. These infrared sensors over the doors count passengers as they enter the rail car, thereby eliminating a visual counting system. Sounds more efficient, right? Well just how much more … Continued
In August, Metro ridership saw over 1.5 million boardings system-wide, with an average of 54,000 commuters boarding each week day. Central West End MetroLink Station topped the stations for ridership close to 6,000 on an average week day. Forest Park was close behind with over 4,200 riders. Civic Center and North Hanley saw well over … Continued
MetroLink trains will not operate in Illinois between the College and Shiloh-Scott Stations from 8 p.m. until the end of service October 1-4 and October 7 in order to accommodate ongoing MetroLink track work. The St. Clair County Transit District will transport Red Line MetroLink customers by MetroBus from the College MetroLink Station to the … Continued
Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) is another “Commuter Happy Hour” event to reinforce the system’s ease of usability and benefits. All area residents, including longtime MetroLink users and potential new riders, are invited to stop by the North Hanley MetroLink Station on Wednesday, October 10 anytime between 4 and 6 p.m. for this fun-filled, evening … Continued
To accommodate ongoing MetroLink track work in Illinois, MetroLink trains will not operate between the College and Shiloh-Scott Stations from 8 p.m. until the end of service September 17-20 and September 23. The St. Clair County Transit District will transport Red Line MetroLink customers by MetroBus from the College MetroLink Station to the Shiloh-Scott MetroLink … Continued