Blog: News, Updates, and Reports from CMT

Citizens for Modern Transit’s FREE Try & Ride Program is Available to New Transit Riders Taking MetroLink or MetroBus even a day or two a week saves commuters money on gas, maintenance and parking – it also helps them stay active and reduce stress. Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT), in partnership with St. Clair County … Continued

Metro Transit has announced that the first Missouri MetroLink station to come online as part of the Secure Platform Plan, Cortex Station, will open on the afternoon of Friday, December 20. Metro Transit will have ambassadors in place on December 19 and December 20 to help educate and assist riders with the transition. Ambassadors will … Continued

Metro Transit announced that the 8th & Pine MetroLink station in downtown St. Louis will reopen on Monday, December 16. The station was initially closed in April 2024 to accommodate the installation of new staircases, lighting, structural work and other improvements. Transit riders entering and exiting the 8th & Pine station on Monday will be … Continued

Proposals are now being solicited from certified public accounting firms to perform an audit in accordance with generally accepting auditing standards on our financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for the year ended August 31, 2025 and provide your opinion. Since CMT participates in federally funded grant programs, if federal expenditures … Continued

Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) is currently seeking proposals for the following services from an individual or firm. Services include but are not limited to: Bookkeeping Services Financial reporting Audit Preparations Organizational Overview Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) is the region’s transit advocacy organization, a 501(c )(3) public charity organized as a Missouri nonprofit corporation. … Continued

Metro Transit has planned four Community Connect events for February. Transit riders as well as the general public are invited to attend these events to hear quarterly transit updates directly from Metro Transit staff. Three of the events will take place in-person and one will be held virtually via Zoom.   Community Connect Event Schedule:  … Continued

Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) is seeking an intern for the Summer 2025 starting in late May through August. CMT offers paid internship positions every spring, summer and fall, allowing students and recent graduates the opportunity to work closely with our team and gain insight into the public transit arena in addition to nonprofit management, … Continued

Citizens for Modern Transit (“CMT”) is seeking a graphic design consultant to assist CMT with a new program, Bus Bench Placemaking Program, to promote ridership on the transit system through placemaking efforts. The goal will be to incentivize community support and ridership on transit through a bus bench placemaking program. Work products will include a … Continued

FEDERAL CMT supported the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in November 2021, which provided a five-year, $91 billion transit authorization as part of the $1.2 trillion measure. CMT will continue to advocate for the use of these available federal funds in the following ways: Multi-year transportation reauthorization legislation to provide consistency for … Continued

Metro Transit recently provided transit riders an update on the status of the 8th & Pine MetroLink Station in downtown St. Louis which has been closed for renovations since April 2024. President and CEO of Bi-State Development Taulby Roach announced in an interview with First Alert 4 that he expects the construction to be complete … Continued

Citizens for Modern Transit released a revised RFP for the redesign of its website to improve online outreach to change perceptions through transit education to increase transit ridership related to CMT’s education and incentive programs. The RFP revision includes a revised deliverables due date of March 30, 2025 and addendum #1 with responses to questions … Continued

Mayor Tishaura O. Jones and city leadership will host a town hall on Saturday, December 7, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the O’Fallon Park YMCA, located at 4343 West Florissant Avenue. This event is an opportunity to hear updates about city services, the proposed St. Louis MetroLink Green Line, plans for crime and … Continued

For the first time since the pandemic, both urban and rural transit providers in Missouri are echoing the same sentiment – optimism. Ridership numbers are nearing and, in some places, exceeding ridership numbers from prior to 2020. Operator shortages have been nearly eradicated. Millions in new vehicle fleets have been purchased by both urban and … Continued

It was recently announced that the Bi-State Development Board of Commissioners will make a change to the Vice Chairman of the Board position. Commissioner Debra Moore from Illinois will replace Illinois Commissioner Terry Beach as Vice Chairman. Beach stepped down as Vice Chairman due to time constraints although he will continue to serve as a … Continued