Effort Designed to Encourage MetroLink and MetroBus Usage, While Reinforcing Transit Benefits and Availability of Metro U-Pass Program at Local Colleges and Universities To help underscore the benefits of public transit and encourage area college students, faculty and staff to use the system more regularly, Citizens for Modern Transit is teaming up with St. … Continued
City of St. Louis Tishaura O. Jones provided the keynote at the CMT 40th Annual Meeting Luncheon on Friday, September 13. She discussed the future of transportation and mobility in the City of St. Louis including the future of public transit and the MetroLink Green Line. She said the planned 5.6 mile, 10 station MetroLink … Continued
Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) – the region’s transit advocacy organization – recognized five “Champions of Transit” at its 40th Annual Meeting, held in downtown St. Louis on Sept. 13. During the event, CMT presented the 2024 Chairman’s Award to its General Counsel Larry Katzenstein; the 2024 New Initiatives Award to the City of Fairview … Continued
Organization also Elected Officers and Extended the Appointment of Existing Board Members at Annual Meeting Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) – the region’s transit advocacy organization – has named Elizabeth DeBold Austin, of Clayco Enterprise; Patrick Judge, of Gonzalez Companies; and Rose Windmiller, of Stellar Strategists, as the newest members of its Board of Directors. … Continued
The City of St. Louis is set to host a series of open houses in the coming weeks on its future Transportation & Mobility Plan. Today, St. Louis does not have a transportation plan that covers the entire city. This plan will be the first citywide mobility plan in St. Louis to be completed in … Continued
The St. Louis County Council approved Bill 174, the $197.1 million budget appropriation for transit, introduced by St. Louis County Council Chair Shalonda Webb at the September 3 Council Meeting by a vote of 6 to 1. Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) urged its members and stakeholders to weigh in with the St. Louis County … Continued
Starting September 9, MetroLink riders will begin using newly installed security gates to access the Emerson Park MetroLink Station platform. Implementation will occur at three other MetroLink stations in St. Clair County later in September. Security personnel will manually operate the gates until a new fare collection system is installed. Riders will show the security … Continued
CMT Fiscal Year 2024 marked the anniversary of four decades of regional transit advocacy for Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT). We celebrated the milestone of our inception throughout the year while simultaneously launching a new campaign aimed at addressing the reasons, or “The WHYs” behind our mission to champion, challenge and encourage the advancement of … Continued
CMT Urges Members to Weigh in with the St. Louis County Council on Importance of Transit Investment St. Louis County Bill 174 introduced by St. Louis County Council Chair Shalonda Webb is up for perfection at the August 27 County Council meeting. Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) is urging its members and stakeholders to weigh … Continued
According to the St. Louis Business Journal, a New York-based developer, DMG Investments, plans to add apartments in Cortex area. DMG Investments, a real estate and development firm that specializes in multifamily and student housing, is looking at 3901 Forest Park Ave. in the Central West End. The site is within the Cortex district and … Continued
On Monday, September 9, Metro Transit will implement a service change which will impact seven MetroBus routes, including an increase in service for four MetroBus routes. No changes will be made to MetroLink or Metro Call-A-Ride service. New schedules and maps will be available in late August at MetroStLouis.org. Service Change Details: #4 Natural Bridge: … Continued
The City of St. Louis and Bi-State Development are working to build a new Green Line that extends light rail service north and south of the existing MetroLink system within the City of St. Louis. As a part of that work, the City of St. Louis Planning & Urban Design Agency (Agency) proposed modest changes … Continued
Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT), AARP in St. Louis, St. Clair County Transit District and Metro Transit – in partnership with the City of Fairview Heights and other partners – today unveiled the Transit Stop Transformation Project at the Fairview Heights Center, located at 9720 W Route 161 in Fairview Heights, Ill. Key representatives of … Continued
Registration Now Open for Students, Faculty and Staff of Participating Educational Institutions To help underscore the benefits of public transit and encourage area college students, faculty and staff to use the system more regularly, Citizens for Modern Transit, Metro Transit and St. Clair County Transit District are teaming up with five higher education institutions – … Continued
Free Day Passes Available for Parents to Take a Practice Ride with their Students This Week Hundreds of high school students in the St. Louis Public School District (SLPS) will board a MetroBus to get to and from classes when the new school year starts on Monday, August 19. Metro Transit is ready to help … Continued