CMT Executive Director testifies before Blue Ribbon Commission on Transportation
CMT Executive Director Kim Cella testified before the Blue Ribbon Commmisson on Missouri’s Transportation Needs on Monday, May 14, 2012. Below is here testimony: Good afternoon, my name is Kim Cella and I am the Executive Director of Citizens for Modern Transit. Thank you for your time this afternoon. I am happy to be here today to talk about the importance of planning for the future of transit in Missouri because even though only some Missourians ride it, Missouri needs…
MO Public Transit Association releases report on state of public transit
With the recently formed Blue Ribbon Citizens Committee on Missouri’s Transportation needs holding one its first public meetings next week in St. Louis, the release of Planning for the Future of Transit by the Missouri Public Transit Association could not be more timely. The report looks at the current state of public transit in Missouri, funding for transit, and the needs for the state moving forward. Missouri currently ranks near the bottom with regards to funding for public transit (45th across the…
Is St. Louis ready to focus on the ‘Last Mile’ with development around light rail?
Metropolitan St. Louis is primed for transformational change, a change in the way we view light rail and what we build around it. According to Citizens for Modern Transit’s recent keynote speaker Katherine Perez, renowned Transit Oriented Development expert and partner with Estalano LaSar Perez LLP in Los Angeles, St. Louis is ready for a different way of thinking with regards to building and developing around the light rail infrastructure currently in place. We now have the opportunity to manage…
Let’s Build Around Light Rail Luncheon speaker promises to be an exciting talk
CMT is very excited to welcome Katherine Aguilar Perez, our keynote speaker, for the Let’s Build Around Light Rail Lunch next week. After having several discussions with her, I think she is going to be a GREAT addition to the current dialogue going on right now in the region with regards to building around transit and all the TOD studies underway. She has worked in the public, private and non-profit sectors to bring development to transit. Ms. Perez is currently…
Missouri Blue Ribbon Citizens Committee on Transportation Needs formed
Missouri House Speaker Steve Tilley recently formed a Blue Ribbon Citizens Committe on Missouri’s Transportation needs which will be holding public meetings across the state in the next several weeks. The committee is being chaired by Rod Jetton and Bill McKenna, and they will be looking at total transportation needs in the state. It is imperative that supporters of public transit voice their opinions on the need for better funded and improved public transit infrastructure for Missouri. For every one…
