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CMT Participating in Give STL Day

Citizens for Modern Transit is participating in Give STL Day, which will be held on Wednesday, May 2nd. Give STL Day is celebrating five years and is powered by the St. Louis Community Foundation. Give STL Day 2018 is a 24-hour, online day-of-giving event designed to ignite the spirit of giving across the region and … Continued

CMT selects consultant for summer campaign

CMT has selected Design Lab 443 for its summer campaign to build ridership on transit. Design Lab 443 was selected from a pool of 5 proposals – evaluated based on the following established criteria: Qualifications of person/firm conducting the work Proposal Quality Product samples – samples provided and/or on firm website need to be relevant to work … Continued

FTA awards more than $8 million to MO transit to replace aging vehicles

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA)  announced approximately $264 million in project selections to improve the safety and reliability of America’s bus systems and enhance mobility for transit riders across the country. A total of 139 projects in 52 states and territories will receive funding from FTA’s Buses and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program.  The grants will … Continued

CMT selected consultant for new grant

CMT has selected the Hauser Group for its new grant to build ridership on the transit system. The Hauser Group was selected from a pool of 4 proposals – evaluated based on the following established criteria: Qualifications of person/firm conducting the work Proposal Quality Product samples – samples provided and/or on firm website need to be relevant to work being … Continued

MoDNR releases draft VW Settlement Plan including $4M for transit

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a complaint against Volkswagen last year because its vehicles were emitting nitrogen oxides that significantly exceeded compliance levels and violated the Clean Air Act. The German automaker was found guilty and agreed to pay a $14.7 billion settlement and establish an Environmental Mitigation Trust. Over the next 10 years, … Continued

Legislative Alert: Multi-Modal amendment to be introduced including TRANSIT

UPDATE as of 4/5/18: Rep. Corlew introduced the multi-modal amendment to HB2540 last evening.  The amendment was defeated by a voice vote.  Rep. Corlew in partnership with Rep. Ruth will be introducing a multi-modal amendment to HB 2540, which is Rep. Haahr’s bill on tax reform.  This dedicated funding stream for multimodal projects in MO … Continued

WSP-USA selected to conduct MetroLink Security Audit in STL

The East-West Gateway Executive Director was authorized this morning to enter into an agreement with WSP USA to lead the MetroLink System-Wide Security Audit.   WSP was selected from a group of six proposers by a selection committee with representation from St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Clair County, East-West Gateway and Bi-State.  The $400,000, 6 … Continued

CMT releases RFP for creative for Summer Transit Campaign

Request for Proposals for Citizens for Modern Transit For  CMT Safetrek and Transit Marketing Materials Federal Project CMAQ-5456-612 Citizens for Modern Transit (“CMT”) is seeking a consultant to assist CMT in the creation of a comprehensive marketing campaign on CMT partnership with Safetrek in St.  Louis for transit riders to build and promote ridership on the transit system.  Key … Continued

Congress approves funding bill with increase funding for Transit

Congress approved an Omnibus bill for the 2018 fiscal year that runs through Sept. 30 last week and included billions of dollars in additional funds for federal-aid highway, transit, rail and transportation grant programs. The House voted 256-167 on March 22 to approve it, and the Senate followed early the next morning in a vote … Continued

Citizens for Modern Transit Joins the St. Louis Green Business Challenge

Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) has teamed up again with the St. Louis Green Business Challenge as a sponsor of the 2018 season.  The St. Louis Green Business Challenge was launched in 2010 by the St. Louis Regional Chamber of Commerce working with the Missouri Botanical Garden. The Garden continues to deliver the program today … Continued

What is the future of the STL MetroBus system?

Join Citizens for Modern Transit & the St. Louis Regional Chamber for an update on the Metro Reimagined Study underway looking at a redesign of the St. Louis transit system to meet the needs of the changing community.  Hear from Metro’s Director of Planning Jessica Mefford Miller. Metro recently completed their analysis of the current MetroBus … Continued

Funding Transportation: What are other states up to?

Since 2012, 21 states have increased transportation revenues by a variety of means, while many others have been unsuccessful.  Examining the effective approaches of states that were able to increase revenues for transportation improvements may provide a road-map for other states to follow to increase their own transportation funding. Successful Insights: All increases were by … Continued

Metro announces on demand text and email updates

Metro announces text messaging and email update notifications to help plan trips on transit.  Adding to their already available line up of tools including Trip Planner, the Metro On The Go mobile app, and their automated phone service. The new service allows users to text Metro to receive real-time MetroBus information. In addition to travel … Continued


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