This year, Citizens for Modern Transit will be celebrating its 40th anniversary and we will be recognizing this milestone in a variety of ways over the next 6-10 months. All of our efforts will be centered around the theme – “The Why.” In turn, we are reaching out to our supporters to gather written testimonials … Continued
Millstone Weber LLC has been awarded the contract for the first construction package in Metro Transit’s $52-million project to install security gates and fencing at MetroLink platforms on the 46-mile light rail system. The $6.4 million contract with Millstone Weber focuses on four MetroLink stations in St. Clair County: the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center Station, College … Continued
This week, Congress must enact a continuing appropriations act, or Continuing Resolution (CR), to prevent a government shutdown beginning Sunday, October 1. It is unclear if Congress will reach a bipartisan agreement to prevent the shutdown. According to the American Public Transit Association, if a funding gap occurs, federal agencies are generally required to begin … Continued
MoDOT is currently looking into options of increasing Amtrak service across the state including frequency on the Missouri River Runner line between St. Louis and Kansas City. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) established a Corridor ID program to facilitate the development of intercity passenger rail corridors. MoDOT has submitted four applications for this … Continued
The St. Clair County Transit District was recently awarded a $1.2 Million Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) grant award by the East-West Gateway Council of Governments for 6 Battery Electric Buses for ATS. SCCTD will provide the 20 percent local match of $300,000. This grant comes on top of two other grants including last … Continued
Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT), the region’s transit advocacy organization, recently celebrated the triumphs of individuals and organizations in the area who display exemplary commitment to furthering transit in the St. Louis region. During its 39th Annual Meeting on Sept. 15, CMT presented the 2023 Chairman’s Award to Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Missouri state … Continued
Organization also Elected Officers and Extended the Appointment of Existing Board Members at Annual Meeting, Held Sept. 15 Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) – the region’s transit advocacy organization – has named Cynthia Crim of Commerce Bank, Adam Kazda of Greater St. Louis, Inc., Travis Pfeiffer of HNTB and Sal Martinez of Employment Connection … Continued
D’Andre Braddix, who serves as Executive Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at St. Louis Community College (STLCC), has been named Chair of Citizens for Modern Transit’s (CMT) Board of Directors. He succeeds Hart Nelson of STLCC, who has served on CMT’s Board since 2015 and in the role as Chair since 2020. Braddix was … Continued
MetroLink will operate on a single track at the Central West End MetroLink Station during the evening on Wednesday, September 13, and Thursday, September 14, from 6 p.m. to the end of service. The single track operations are needed to allow crews to perform construction and maintenance work. During these periods, Blue Line trains will … Continued
A total of 20 transit operators who are known for their selfless dedication and heroism in delivering much-needed transit services to riders in rural and urban areas of Missouri were each recently presented with a 2023 Missouri Transit Operator Champions’ award by the MPTA, including three operators from Metro Transit in St. Louis. The honorees were … Continued
The Missouri Public Transit Association (MPTA) named Taulby Roach, President and CEO of Bi-State Development, as President of its Board of Directors. Roach, who has served on MPTA’s board for the past four years – most recently as vice president and previously as treasurer – was elected President during the association’s annual meeting on Sept. … Continued
Fiscal Year 2023 underscored the need for transit advocacy to ensure the success of transit well beyond the ride. This year, transit saw historic investment on the part of the State of Missouri; a renewed focus on moving transit forward through expansion including construction and steps forward in the Northside-Southside corridor, new programming to build … Continued
The transit advocacy organization Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) in partnership with the Missouri Public Transit Association (MPTA) has announced plans for its next virtual “Talking Transit” event, which is set for Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 8:30 a.m. via ZOOM. This event will highlight the state of transit in Missouri following a historic win at the … Continued
CMT in partnership with the St. Clair County Transit District is undertaking a two-year education campaign, which will include transit benefit programming, education on transit options, community campaigns, placemaking and transit access. CMT is seeking a firm to assist with these efforts in planning, executing and promoting these events and messaging items. The programs would … Continued
Construction continues on the Emerson Park Public Safety Building at the Emerson Park MetroLink Station under the direction of Poettker Construction. Construction began in January of this year and is estimated to wrap by February, 2024. Walls are up, electrical and waterproofing are underway and decking install continues. The state-of-the-art, two-story, 16,000-square-foot facility will house … Continued