With a stunning view of both sides of the river more than 125 St. Louis dignitaries, CMT members and MetroLink friends gathered at the Three Sixty in Downtown St. Louis to celebrate twenty years of MetroLink and its successes. City of St. Louis Mayor Slay welcomed attendees to downtown St. Louis and congratulated Metro and Citizens … Continued
Request for Proposals for Graphic Design to Citizens for Modern Transit Federal Project Number CMAQ-5401(710) Transit Adjacent Property Ridership Program Citizens for Modern Transit (“CMT”) is seeking a consultant to assist CMT with a transit advertising campaign on Opportunities for Development Around Light Rail. The campaign will include creation and development of stand alone real … Continued
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Twenty years ago today, the first trains left the platform at Union Station as MetroLink began its inaugural ride in St. Louis. Since then, MetroLink has made its mark on our region and earned a reputation for doing so much more than just connecting riders to their destinations. MetroLink is also celebrated for its key … Continued
This past spring Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) sponsored an Urban Land Institute (ULI) Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) to address the addition of a MetroLink (light rail) station along the current alignment in Midtown St. Louis, between Boyle and Sarah Avenues and within the Cortex Life Science District. CMT released the report today detailing development matters … Continued
Access to nearby, walkable amenities is increasingly becoming the norm for communities across the country. People want easier access to commercial, cultural, leisure, and work environments. The difficulty is that most surburban regions were designed specifically to accommodate cars. With this challenge in mind, the Urban Land Institute took a look at what makes successful … Continued
Citizens for Modern Transit has been involved with MetroLink since the very beginning. With the help of a small group of business people, elected officials and interested citizens, who collectively understood the positive impact transit could have on our region, they formed the local transit advocacy organization in 1985 known as Citizens for Modern … Continued
More and more we are hearing that public transit agencies need to mirror private sector industries in their practices. The latest article, “Public Transit 101: read a ‘how to start a business book,’” written by Kevin C. Brown, is an interesting look at doing just that. In answer to the “no one uses transit, so why should … Continued
Transit ridership in North St. Louis County is strong and growing. It is the region’s fastest growing transit market, and currently accounts for almost one-fifth of MetroBus ridership in Missouri. Despite this high demand and expanding market, the area lacks adequate bus transfer hubs to support a more effective “hub-and-spoke” service strategy. Metro has been … Continued
WHERE ON THE METRO IS TONY PATRICO? Spot Patrico on the MetroLink on Wednesday, July 31st and you could get a $50 Visa gift card provided by Citizens for Modern Transit. Help CMT celebrate 20 years of MetroLink in St. Louis by following Tony TRansit today! Follow Patrico on Twitter @PatricoWAR, and on Wednesday during … Continued
The final meeting is here to provide your thoughts on the draft plan for Transit-Oriented Development planning at the Delmar and Forest Park-DeBaliviere MetroLink Stations. H3 Studio has incorporated recommendations from the first public workshop and will present their ideas to you; we welcome your input! The Delmar and Forest Park-DeBaliviere Metrolink Station Area draft preferred … Continued
Join us for the Fall 2013 Ten Toes Express Kick Off Walk, an architectural tour of Lafayette Square, on Friday, September 6 at 9 am. Mr. Bob Winters, AIA, is a principal with OWH, a full service architectural, planning, and interiors firm here in St. Louis and will lead the tour. This architectural tour will feature … Continued
CMT invites you to weigh in on bike transportation planning in IL. Be sure to ask that bike paths connect with MetroLink stations to ensure the plans are convenient and accessible to you too! Illinois Bike Transportation Plan — Illinois’ first ever state-wide Bicycle Transportation Plan is being developed this year, and it needs your … Continued
We’ve known for a while that big changes were in store for The Loop with the building of an $80 million student apartment project by Washington University. However, they’ve just announced some of the big changes this development will provide the community too. Global Foods Market and a peacock themed, all night diner will be the new … Continued
Reconnecting America, Enterprise Community Partners, Move LA, and Strategic Actions for a Just Economy developed an education program to help communities advocate for equitable Transit Oriented Development. The program is designed to help housing development agencies and community groups educate and involve local residents about community revitalization and transit planning. The goal is to ‘train … Continued