Blog: News, Updates, and Reports from CMT

To accommodate necessary maintenance work on the light rail system, MetroLink will not operate between the Lambert Airport Terminal 1, Lambert Airport Terminal 2 and North Hanley MetroLink Stations on Saturday, October 17 and Sunday, October 18. During this period, MetroLink Station Shuttles will transport MetroLink passengers by bus between the North Hanley MetroLink Station … Continued

The St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD) Board of Trustees announced it has approved a more than $9.4 million contract with WSP USA for the engineering and design services associated with the 5.5-mile, light rail expansion project set to extend the MetroLink alignment in Illinois from the Shiloh-Scott MetroLink Station to MidAmerica St. Louis Airport. … Continued

  SCCTD VanGo to Replace the 17X Lebanon-Mascoutah MetroBus   St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD) announced it is partnering with transit tech company Via to launch a new, on-demand transit service in Lebanon and Mascoutah that will debut on Monday, Oct. 19. The service, called SCCTD VanGo, allows weekday commuters to hail a safe … Continued

President Trump signed a continuing resolution (CR) that funds federal government programs on today, October 1, through December 11 which included an extension of the surface transportation bill (FAST Act) one additional year. Senate passed the CR late on September 30 by a vote of 84 to 10.  The House passed its CR, which included a one-year … Continued

Seven weeks of exploring and prize-winning fun! The Board, Explore and Win campaign was a well-received demonstration of how a robust system grants access to work and play destinations. CMT partnered with Metro Transit and St. Clair County Transit District to promote how easy it is to safely utilize the region’s safe and reliable public … Continued

The St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD) announced it has secured 68 part-time, secondary deployment officers to help augment the 15 full-time St. Clair County Sheriff Deputies currently assigned to the St. Clair County segment of the MetroLink alignment. This will provide a noticeable difference in onsite officer presence and act as a deterrent to … Continued

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) announced a new decision item on the part of the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission for transit at the Missouri Transit Conference in September.   According to MoDOT Director Patrick K. McKenna at the conference, MoDOT recognizes the challenging times that transit is under during the pandemic and will be requesting … Continued

Congress must enact an extension of the transportation appropriations by September 30 or the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and other federal transportation agencies will shut down. In addition, Congress must enact a surface transportation extension act by the same date or FTA will have no authority to make transit grants for fiscal year (FY) 2021. … Continued

Letter to the Editor, St. Louis Post-Dispatch  Public transit around the country continues to face declining ridership and revenues due to the upheaval of COVID-19. Even during these challenging times, public transit is delivering essential service and supporting millions of jobs and the economic health of communities in Missouri. The 2019 Economic Impact of Transit … Continued

The region’s transit advocacy organization, Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) recently celebrated the incredible efforts of organizations and individuals for their exemplary commitment to championing transit in the St. Louis area. During its 36th Annual Meeting, held virtually on Sept. 17, CMT presented the 2020 Service Award to Don C. Musick, III; the 2020 Chairman’s … Continued

Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT), the St. Louis region’s transit advocacy organization, today announced that Hart Nelson, associate vice chancellor of workforce solutions at St. Louis Community College, has been named the chair of its Board of Directors. Nelson succeeds June McAllister Fowler of BJC HealthCare, who has been a member of CMT’s board for … Continued

The region’s transit advocacy organization, Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT), has announced it has elected Aaron Burnett of Bywater Development Group, Dustin Ramage of the Southwestern Illinois Laborers’ District Council and Len Toenjes of the Associated General Contractors of Missouri as the newest members of its Board of Directors. All three members were elected during … Continued

MetroLink passengers who commute through the City of St. Louis will begin to see deputies from the City of St. Louis Sheriff’s Department riding on the light rail trains this month. The new patrols are part of a growing pool of secondary police officers who have been hired to bolster the number of uniformed law … Continued

While Fiscal Year 2020 saw dramatic changes to daily life due to the pandemic and social unrest, there are a few things that remained unchanged –  includingthe essentialness of public transit access. Local transit agencies, as well as those across the state and nationwide, worked tirelessly to provide as much service as possible, while focusing … Continued

Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) is seeking proposals to provide investment advisor (asset management) services for its board designated endowment account. CMT is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization . CMT is the region’s transit advocacy organization. It was established in 1985 to help bring light rail to St. Louis and works to develop, support and … Continued