Over the last three months, CMT and AARP in St. Louis teamed up to host a series of walk audits at key MetroLink Stations – North Hanley, Forest Park and Delmar MetroLink Stations – to consider placemaking around transit. The goal was to look at the impact of activating these spaces for current and future … Continued
2017 Ten Toe Express Program Federal Project CMAQ-5456-612 Citizens for Modern Transit (“CMT”) is seeking a graphic design consultant to assist CMT with the 2017 campaign for CMT’s Ten Toe Express Program to promote ridership on the transit system and the link to healthy living. The key will be to play up the health benefits … Continued
Citizens for Modern Transit is teaming up with transit providers, transit advocates, the Missouri Public Transit Association, the Kansas City RTA, stakeholders and interested citizens from across the state in Jefferson City for Transportation Day 2017 on February 7. Public transit delivers for Missouri. Transit delivers jobs in Missouri and economic development opportunities, as well … Continued
Transit is making strides in this region, and Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) has played an integral role in this movement. From the studies on the next MetroLink expansion project, to the Ferguson Commission Report highlighting the need for transit priority projects and funding, to an increase in St. Louis County police on the system, … Continued
Following the completion of a series of walk audits at three key St. Louis MetroLink stations in the St. Louis area, Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) and AARP in St. Louis will highlight the results of their research during a public event scheduled for Nov. 15 at 5 p.m. in the Gemini Room at the … Continued
The 2017 New Partners Conference is heading back to the Midwest Feb. 2-4, 2017, to the gateway to smart growth – St. Louis, MO. Its iconic Gateway Arch honors the 19th-century explorations of Lewis and Clark and America’s westward expansion, and today is a beacon for the region’s 21st-century innovations in technology and sustainability. The … Continued
New Ridesharing Program Aims to Benefit Transit Users Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) launches Zimride by Enterprise this month, a service of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, in the St. Louis area. The online ride-matching service connects drivers and passengers with similar commutes. CMT will be working in partnership with Enterprise to administer this free program, which can benefit … Continued
At a recent AARP Livable Communities Conference in Chicago, Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton credited their light rail system as the catalyst for more than $8 billion in development within a half mile of the system. The regional transit agency, Valley Metro, confirms that since the opening of the line, over $8 billion dollars in development has been brought … Continued
This year on Election Day, voters across the country will have the opportunity to improve public transportation in their communities and help shape the future of transportation in the US. Forty-three (43) transportation-related measures will appear on ballots across the country on November 8th looking to capture some of the over $175 billion in funding … Continued
CMT was recently selected as a recipient of a grant under the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA) Local Transit Coalition Grant Program for 2016. Through this grant, CMT will be equipped to develop transit ridership educational tools and program guides on how to implement CMT’s successful transit rider incentive programs, including the Guaranteed Ride Home, … Continued
One of Citizens for Modern Transit’s goals for FY17 is further the discussion on state funding for transit – both capital and operating. We know public transit serves customers in every county – rural and urban – and is critical to meeting the transportation needs of Missouri’s citizens. However, historically, Missouri has ranked near … Continued
CMT is happy to welcome two new members to the CMT team. Meredith Muehler and Sara Feagans, both natives to the St. Louis region, join CMT this fall. Meredith Muehler joined CMT in August as Program Assistant. Muehler comes to CMT from teaching fourth grade in the Lindbergh School District. While she admits that she … Continued
The East-West Gateway Council of Governments, the metropolitan planning organization for the St. Louis Metro Region, posted two RFQs this past summer for conceptual analysis of various MetroLink expansion corridors in the region. Two Studies St. Louis City will fund one study to examine a portion of the route known as the Northside/Southside that runs through … Continued
By Meredith Muehler, CMT Program Assistant With the Delmar Loop Trolley scheduled to open next Spring, there is still more to come to the ever growing and popular Delmar Loop area. Autumn 2017 will bring the opening of The Everly, a 14-story high rise housing and retail development project bordering both the Delmar Loop MetroLink Station … Continued
Senior Housing will be the latest addition to development near MetroLink at the Swansea Station. Southwestern Illinois Development Authority (SWIDA), in partnership with Bywater Development Group and Bi-State Development (BSD), is announced a new, $10.5 million development that will bring senior apartment living adjacent to the Swansea MetroLink Station in Swansea, Ill. The transit-oriented development … Continued