Last week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the funding of 72 transportation projects selected to receive a total of nearly $600 million through the 2014 TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) Program. Projects were funded in 46 states and the District of Columbia. Three projects in Missouri received funding for a totaling $21.5 million. … Continued
Metro is inviting transit customers and the public to learn more about the new North St. Louis County Transit Center at three upcoming informal meetings. The new transit center, which is scheduled to open in fall 2015, will be located at 3140 Pershall Road between West Florissant Avenue and New Halls Ferry Road in Ferguson. … Continued
What better way to show potential development in an area around transit than to actually have that development “pop-up” for all to see. That was just CMT’s idea when it launched the CMT Metro Market in 2014 at the Shrewsbury-Lansdowne MetroLink Station, and now CMT is bringing it back for Park(ing) Day in Downtown St. Louis … Continued
CMT’s Fiscal Year 2015 kicks-off 30 years of advocating for good public transit in the St. Louis region. As a part of the kick-off events, CMT invited local leaders to discuss their vision for transit and the future of the region. The keynote panel included St. Clair County Board Chairman Mark Kern; MoDOT Director Dave Nichols; … Continued
The Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) membership unanimously elected Terry Briggs, Director of Communications for Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust; Karin Hagaman, Director of Project Development with Cortex Innovations Community; and Jennifer Obertino, Vice-President and Operations Manager of the Missouri-Kansas Operations for URS Corporation to three-year terms on the board at CMT’s 30th Annual Meeting … Continued
Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) recently recognized several public and private organizations for their efforts to advance the development of new light rail in the St. Louis region. Awards were presented to BJC Healthcare, Washington University, the Cortex Innovation Community and Great Rivers Greenway, along with the City of Pagedale and Beyond Housing, during CMT’s … Continued
Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) is pleased to announce Microgrid Energy and Washington University as the winners of the 2014 Best Workplaces for Commuters competition. These employers were recognized for their outstanding commuter benefits at CMT’s 30th Annual Meeting, held last week at the Renaissance Grand Hotel in downtown St. Louis, and will receive a one-year … Continued
We’ve been asking Try & Ride participants to tell us about their experiences and their feedback is incredible. Today we want to highlight their answers to the question: What would you like to tell people about using transit that you did not know before trying it for your work commute? You’ll notice that the majority … Continued
Pagedale is a community in revitalization and the progress accomplished is incredible. Residents, civic leaders, and Beyond Housing have worked together to develop a vision for the community that reflects the residents needs and development in the community is well on its way, and you can help! Community meetings have been held, assessments have been … Continued
Senator McCaskill’s office just announced that TIGER Grants were approved for capital funding for the St. Louis CORTEX MetroLink station and CWE Station upgrades and MO River Bridge in Washington, MO. Approximately $10.3 million was awarded to the Cortex project specifically. TIGER funds are highly competitive, federal grant monies for infrastructure projects. The funds are … Continued
BUILDING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES Wednesday October 15 – Friday October 17, 2014 in St. Louis, Missouri Mark your calendars and please join the St. Louis Metro Section as they host the 2014 Missouri State APA Conference. This year’s conference will be held at the Westin Hotel located in downtown St. Louis next to Busch Stadium. … Continued
Citizen’s for Modern Transit is looking for interns, allowing students and recent graduates the opportunity to work closely with our team and gain insight into the public transit arena in addition to nonprofit management, administration, advocacy and fundraising. Interns will work directly with CMT’s Executive Director and Program Manager, gain first hand experience running a … Continued
Just months after the successful rollout of its new Try & Ride program, which quickly garnered the public’s attention and led to the registration of more than 500 participants interested in giving transit a try for their workday commute, Citizens for Modern Transit is teaming up with the St. Louis Green Business Challenge to host … Continued
CMT wraps up its fiscal year on a high for transit with a potential new light rail station on the MetroLink alignment in the future, its upcoming SOLD OUT Annual Meeting on Sept. 12; record numbers of St. Louisans getting on board to try transit for the first time; and surpassing our membership goal for FY14 … Continued
CMT Request for Proposals: TShirt Printing Citizens for Modern Transit (“CMT”) is seeking a t-shirt vendor to print Team Transit shirts in 3 different colors for a Try & Ride Challenge between local businesses. The Try & Ride Program entices new riders to the transit system with complimentary tickets, personalized route from home to work, … Continued