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Denver a lesson learned for St. Louis for transit financing?

Kim Cella November 4, 2015 No Comments

CMT hosted The Denver Story; Creative Financing to bring a Transit vision to Fruition on November 4 to look at possible creative funding sources for transit in St. Louis. A little more…

House approves Transportation Bill

Kim Cella November 2, 2015 No Comments

Updated 11/6/15 Yesterday, the US House of Representatives passed a 6-year transportation bill, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 . The legislation is a 6-year bill authorizing $325…

Consider a special year-end gift for transit in 2015 with CMT

Kim Cella November 2, 2015 No Comments

Transit is at a critical juncture in the St. Louis region. The recently released Ferguson Commission Report highlighted the need for transit expansion and funding as a signature priority project.…

Transit Community Safety Top of Mind for New Commander of MetroLink Unit

Kim Cella October 30, 2015 No Comments

St. Louis County Police appointed a new Commander of MetroLink a little more than 2 months ago, and Captain Scott Melies is happy to be on the job. “I view…

CMT’s TRY & RIDE doubles 2 year goal in 16 months

Kim Cella October 29, 2015 No Comments

CMT’s Try & Ride program has been on a fast-track to success since it launched in mid-June of 2014. In a mere 16 months, the transit advocacy organization doubled its…

East-West Gateway Board names new leader

Kim Cella October 28, 2015 No Comments

The East-West Gateway Council of Governments, the metropolitan planning organization, named a new leader today at its monthly board meeting. The East-West Gateway board unanimously voted to name Jim Wild as its…

Help shape transportation in & around Forest Park

Kim Cella October 21, 2015 No Comments

The Forest Park Connectivity and Mobility Study wants your input! The project team is looking to create a vision for connectivity and improve the overall visitor experience. The study will evaluate how visitors move through…

Boston adopts plan to address transportation inequality

Kim Cella October 15, 2015 No Comments

The City of Boston is engaging the public as a part of Go Boston 2013 to build a transportation action plan to address significant inequalities in the community. The report highlights…

Chicago City Council approves changes to TOD

Kim Cella October 13, 2015 No Comments

The City of Chicago City Council voted on Thursday, Sept. 25 to approve a revised Transit Oriented Development (TOD) ordinance. The revised TOD ordinance expands the boundaries of eligible properties…

MO Governor opportunity to get on board with transit

Kim Cella October 8, 2015 No Comments

Investment in transportation is the key to moving Missouri forward. The recent release of the Ferguson Commission Report highlights transportation among the report’s more than three dozen “signature priorities” under…

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