What would you like to see at this station in Fairview Heights, Illinois? Citizens for Modern Transit is teaming up with the St. Clair County Transit District, AARP in St. Louis and Metro Transit to activate the space around the Fairview Heights MetroLink Station in Fairview Heights, IL – and we need your help! Transit … Continued
MetroLink will operate on a single track evenings at several locations on the light rail system in the City of St. Louis this week to allow for construction and maintenance work. Riders may experience brief delays during their evening commutes. The impacted stations are: Laclede’s Landing Station Convention Center Station 8th & Pine Station Stadium … Continued
St. Clair County Transit District to receive $200,000 grant A total of $2,161,000 in grants to help communities develop and improve 13 local bike path projects throughout Illinois was announced today by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker. The St. Clair County Transit District is set to receive $200,000 for a MetroBikeLink Extension. The five-mile expansion … Continued
During its October 13 meeting, the Bi-State Board Operations Committee recommended to move a possible contract with Siemens Mobility, Inc. for new high-floor light rail vehicles (LRVs) forward to the full Board of Commissioners for approval. Bi-State Development intends to procure new high-floor light rail vehicles, capable of servicing the existing high platforms, for use … Continued
Letter to Editor, October 7, 2023 St. Louis Post Dispatch To convince others how critical public transit is to our region, we must talk about our “why.” For some of us, it could be that we are employers, with staff who depend on transit to get to work. Others may rely on transit to get … Continued
Proposals are now being solicited from certified public accounting firms to perform an audit in accordance with generally accepting auditing standards on the Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for the year ended August 31, 2024 and provide your opinion. Since CMT participates in federally funded … Continued
Citizens for Modern Transit (“CMT”) is seeking proposals from qualified firms to provide a web-based commute alternative incentive platform service for CMT and partners, including academic institutions and employers across St. Louis City, St. Louis County, and St. Clair County. CMT plans to bring back former transit riders and move single occupancy vehicle (SOV) commuters … Continued
What is the Status of My Ride? As Metro Transit prepares for minor quarterly service adjustments set to go into effect on Nov. 27, Citizens for Modern Transit is hosting a “Candid Conversation with Commuters” in partnership with Metro Transit and the St. Clair County Transit District officials. The event will take place on Thursday, … Continued
Following last week’s aversion of a partial federal government shutdown, the US House is expected to take up the FY24 Transportation Bill this month with estimates it may be as early as next week. The House Appropriations Committee on July 18 approved the $90.2 billion fiscal 2024 transportation measure, which also includes funding for the Department of Housing … Continued
Metro Transit 3 p.m. Update: Major progress is being made to resolve computer network issues caused by a cyber attack that impacted Bi-State Development, Metro Transit, St. Louis Downtown Airport, ticketing at the Gateway Arch and the Riverboats at the Gateway Arch, and the St. Louis Regional Freightway. IT teams have worked around the clock … Continued
Citizens for Modern Transit (“CMT”) is seeking a graphic design consultant to assist CMT with its Guaranteed Ride Home education program to build ridership on the transit system. The goal will be to increase ridership on the system through promotion of this incentive. Full RFP is available here: RFP for Guaranteed Ride Home Program .
Older adults who wish to take part in the new Ten Toe Express group this fall can register now; group will meet on select Fridays through mid-November Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) – in partnership with AARP in St. Louis – is pleased to announce that a new walking group based out of North St. … Continued
CMT in partnership with the St. Clair County Transit District has selected the Hauser Group for its recent RFP for PR and programming services to build ridership on transit in Illinois. The Hauser Group was selected from a pool of 3proposals – evaluated based on the following established criteria: Qualifications of person/firm conducting the work … Continued
Starting on Monday, October 2, Metro Transit will launch a pilot program to put single-car trains into daily service instead of the two-car trains that MetroLink typically operates. During this pilot period planned for the month of October, single-car operations, focused on trains with lower ridership levels, will operate during the week and weekend throughout … Continued
Nominations are now closed. Thank you to everyone who nominated a stop. We expect to announce the selected stop in January. Citizens for Modern Transit and AARP in St. Louis are looking to revamp a MetroBus stop in the City of St. Louis for its next “Transit Stop Transformation Project.” The project will turn the … Continued