Today, October 1, Metro will be testing new far boxes on 40 MetroBus vehicles. This will be a pilot program to obtain customer, operator and Metro employee feedback before all the 400 new far boxes are installed next year. The new boxes will provide more detailed passenger count information so that more detailed routes may … Continued
On Monday, October 1, Reconnecting America will release a report entitled, Are We There Yet?, which will grade America’s metropolitan areas to measure the country’s progress so far towards complete communities. Each of the 366 areas we measured against four different grades: Living, Working, Moving and Thriving grades. “Why the region? We chose to grade … Continued
The City of St. Louis and Metro Transit (co-owners of the bridge) have announced that lane closures will go into effect on the vehicle deck of the Eads Bridge beginning Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. The vehicle deck on the bridge currently serves two lanes of traffic in each direction. Starting October 1, lane restrictions on … 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
This past week, CMT highlighted in our eblast that only a few months ago, Metro brought on board a new Chief of the Department of Public Safety, Richard Zott. Mr. Zott hails from New Jersey and after his college years, spent sixteen years with the U.S. Air Force. He was the commander of a 500 … Continued
Dr. Tsung-Chung Kao, a professor and scholar from the Railroad Transportation & Engineering Center at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign visited St. Louis this week and gave a highly enlightening glimpse into what High Speed Rail (HSR) in the United States-more specifically the Midwest region-would look like. Drawing from his experience in his home country … Continued
More than 75 CMT members, friends, developers and interested citizens joined CMT this morning for the Opportunities Around Light Rail Panel Discussion. Local ‘champions’ highlighted opportunities around their stations, and Amos Harris, partner with Spinnaker St. Louis, highlighted his brand new TOD in the $250 million Mercantile Exchange Development atop the Convention Center Staton. One of the most … Continued
Recently, Citizens for Modern Transit was honored to have been chosen as the 2012 recipient of one of The Giving Community‘s quarterly donations. The Giving Community is a St. Louis-based organization, currently composed of a group of friends from the region and surrounding area who are united by their common interest in social justice and … Continued
The Washington University Office of Sustainability is hosting its first-ever conference this fall to explore innovative ideas and strategies that advance a sustainable urban future. For the first time in human history, the majority of the world’s population now lives in cities. The conference is FREE and open to all students, faculty, staff and community … Continued
The Mile-High city of Denver has a Transit Oriented Development Fund which will generate and preserve at least 1,000 affordable homes for the areas along the existing and future transit corridors. With new transit station openings approaching, $15 million is available to purchase and hold sites, which are within one-half mile of fixed-transit stations or … 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
Just where will the Loop Trolley go and where will you be able to catch it? The Loop Trolley Company and the Loop Trolley Transportation Development District unveiled the final route last week at the Loop Trolley Board of Directors Meeting. The 2.0 route will run from the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park, north … Continued
CMT’s keynote speaker, Laura Aldrete, spoke about the impacts of Denver’s transit program on the local economy and development. Aldrete oversses the Denver office of Parsons Brinckerhoff’s PlaceMaking Group. Prior to her position at Parsons Brinckerhoff, she served as the assistant director of the Denver Urban Renewal Authority, working to realize community revitilazation in blighted … Continued
Fresh food markets and $250 million MX highlight of awards ceremony at Annual Meeting. This year CMT’s Sandra Schoenberg Kling New Initiatives Award honored a great new way in St. Louis to deliver healthy foods to many of our communities through the transit system – Metro’s Mobile Markets. For the first time, St. Louisans can access … Continued
The Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) membership unanimously elected Jeffrey Aboussie, Building and Construction Trades Council of St. Louis, AFL-CIO; Bob Baer, former CEO of Metro; C.K. “Chip” Casteel, Jr., St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association; Bill Hartmann, St. Louis Community College; and Marcus Long, St. Louis College of Pharmacy to three year terms … Continued