MoDOT has completed and posted a draft of the Missouri State Rail Plan to their website! They will be seeking public comments on the draft at meetings in April. The draft plan and meeting schedule is available at www.morail.org. (When you get to this web page, click on the State Rail Plan logo on the left.) … Continued
The House of Representatives approved a 90-day extension to the federal transportation bill which provides federal funding for road, bridge and mass transit projects. The bill was set to expire on March 31, 2012. This is the 9th extension to this bill. The extension will run through June 30 at which time if a new … Continued
For the ninth month in a row, CMT has hosted the The Citizens for Modern Best Transit Pic Contest. The winner receives a free month-long Metro pass. This month’s photo, highlights the rare find of a rainbow gracing the Shrewsbury MetroLink Station. …And the winner is Michael Brickey View all of the contest entries … Continued
I would like to invite you to attend an upcoming presentation from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) St. Louis presented by Citizens for Modern Transit in partnership with Metro and underwritten by the AGC St. Louis. ULI professionals will present on the possibilities for Transit Oriented Development (TOD) opportunities at the UMSL SOUTH MetroLink Station … Continued
Metro’s Board of Commissioners will be looking at the possibility of raising fares this coming summer in accordance with their long range plan that requires 5 percent fare increases every other year. The purpose is to keep pace with inflation however Metro has not raised fares since January 1, 2009. “Metro has held its fares … Continued
On Tuesday, March 20, the first Mobile Market kicked off at the Delmar MetroLink Station. Metro has partnered with Sappington Farmers’ Market to bring healthy foods to areas of St. Louis where these commodities are harder to come by. The Mobile Market will be at four transit centers through the end of October. The … Continued
By a 74-22 margin, the Senate passed a strong, bipartisan transportation bill. If it becomes law, it will help repair our roads and bridges, ensure local control of funds to help make walking and bicycling safer, and hold states accountable for how they spend their transportation dollars for the next two years. The House has … Continued
STL Alley Lovers took on the challenge presented by Kim Cella, CMT Executive Director, and Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge, director of LAmbert- St. Louis International Airport, for the GOOD IDeas for Cities event in St. Louis. Show us how to increase ridership on our world class transit system. An infrastrucuture system that this region has invested millions of … Continued
Join CMT as we kick off our Make Your Move on Metro in May events with the upcoming Let’s Build Around Light Rail Luncheon featuring Katherine Perez, national Transit Oriented Development expert, on May 8, 2012. This will be a great opportunity for local leaders, businesses, non-profits and citizens to hear how public, private and … Continued
On March 14, theSenate passed S.1813, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) – the Senate’s two-year, $109 billion surface transportation authorization by a vote of 74 – 22. According to the American Public Transit Assocation, here are some key amendments to the bill: The amendment includes a change to the … Continued
The Missouri General Assembly is on spring break this week, but the question is where does funding for transit stand with a month and a half to go in this legislative session. The FY12 supplemental budget has passed the House and Senate Appropriations Committee. Transit operation assistance funds remain at $560,875 for the statewide distribution. This … Continued
The Senate passed a two-year, $109 billion bipartisan transportation bill in a 74-22 vote today. According to Majority Leader Harry Reid, the Senate bill, cosponsored by Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), would help fix 70,000 failing bridges and save or create 2.8 million jobs. The bill keeps federal public transportation funding level while … Continued
Last night, the Senate came to an agreement that they would begin debating the MAP-21 Transportation Bill and start voting on amendments. A total of 30 amendments will be considered by the Senate, with no possible way for others to be offered or debated, per the agreement. More than 200 amendments were originally submitted – many … Continued
Metro’s ridership continues to rise across the board as federal funding for public transit remains uncertain. Metro ridership is up for the first six months of Fiscal Year 2012 (July 2011-December 2011). System-wide, ridership on MetroLink, MetroBus, and Metro Call-A-Ride increased eight percent over the same period in the previous year. Metro recorded 23,371,166 boardings … Continued
Only a few days left to submit a picture for our monthly transit picture contest! We will be picking a winner Friday afternoon, so submit on our Facebook page, via Twitter, or email to info@cmt-stl.org before noon for a chance to win a monthly Metro pass!