Blog: News, Updates, and Reports from CMT

What would you like to see at this station in East St. Louis? Citizens for Modern Transit in partnership with the St. Clair County Transit District, AARP in St. Louis and Metro Transit will be transforming the 5th & MO Transit Center – and we need your help! Transit riders, area residents, elected officials and … Continued

While 2022 delivered a legislative win for transit, transit investment and addressing the operator shortage top the list of legislative  priorities as the organization moves into 2023.  The CMT Board of  Directors passed their 2023 Policy Agenda CMT at their December meeting, and state investment in Missouri and Illinois are top priorities. STATE Missouri saw … Continued

Amtrak’s temporary suspension of the Missouri River Runner route has been extended.  Trains #311 and #316, which normally operate between St. Louis and Kansas City will not be running through December 15, 2022.  Amtrak plans to resume normal operations on December 16. Amtrak is dealing with a lack of available rail cars, as well as … Continued

CMT has selected Karbel Multimedia for its Transit Transformation campaign. Karbel Multimedia was selected from a pool of 5 proposals – evaluated based on the following established criteria: 1. Qualifications of person/firm conducting the work 2. Proposal Quality 3. Product samples – samples provided and/or on firm website need to be relevant to work being … Continued

The transit advocacy organization Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) hosted a virtual “Talking Transit” event on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 8:30 a.m. via Zoom. This event highlighted the role of Transit-Oriented Developments (TOD) – which is a concept that creates mixed-use developments in dense, walkable communities near public transportation – and the tools and policies … Continued

The free event is open to the public and will feature a live reindeer Rudolph might not have been able to join in all the “reindeer games,” but area residents can. Citizens for Modern Transit is partnering with St. Clair County Transit District and Metro Transit, will host “Reindeer Games” on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022, … Continued

The St. Louis region is now home to a new transit-oriented development (TOD) community that raises the bar for TOD projects not only in the bi-state area, but is possibly a model for other developments around the country as well. The new $90 million multi-family, mixed-use development is adjacent to the existing Forest Park-DeBaliviere MetroLink … Continued

    The St. Clair County Transit District has released an RFP for construction for the MetroLink expansion project in St. Clair County to MidAmerica Airport.   Bids are due in January with the goal to have the project awarded by the end of January, 2023.    If there are no delays, construction would begin in March … Continued

Amtrak’s temporary service reductions for the Missouri River Runner have been extended.  Trains #311 and #316, which normally operate between St. Louis and Kansas City will not be running through December 4, 2022.  Amtrak plans to resume normal operations on December 5. Amtrak is dealing with staffing shortages impacting their ability to perform necessary preventative … Continued

Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) is partnering with the International Institute and AARP in St. Louis to help teach new refugee and immigrant families how to use the transit system. The new Bus Buddy program kicked off in November with a Bus Buddy Volunteer Training event. The Bus Buddy program will pair teams of volunteers … Continued

According to Center for Transportation Excellence, 29 out of 36 measures supporting public transit passed so far Voters on Tuesday demonstrated overwhelming support for public transit by approving 14 out of 19 measures supporting public transit. According to the Center for Transportation Excellence,  last night’s results add to the 15 public transit measures already passed by … Continued

As the region’s transit advocacy organization, Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) works to champion, challenge and encourage the advancement of public transit access to help better connect communities, promote equity, improve safety and drive economic growth. Its vision, tenacity and extraordinary leadership continues to play a fundamental role in maintaining a safe, integrated and affordable … Continued

To help commuters stay toasty on transit – while also spreading a little holiday cheer – Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT), Metro Transit, St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD), Bureau of Transit Police, Metro Transit Public Safety and other partners will be hosting a public transit rider appreciation effort on Dec. 1, 2022. From 7 … Continued

Citizens for Modern Transit (“CMT”) is seeking a graphic design consultant to assist CMT with the “Transit Transformation/Building Better Bus Stops” piece to provide a template for the Transit Transformation work underway to promote ridership on the transit system.  The goal will be create a how to booklet with companion case study pieces for each … Continued