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
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’s MetroLink Monitor volunteers gathered for their annual meeting to review their report findings from the year and to discuss Metro operations with Ray Friem, Metro’s Chief Operating Officer. CMT’s MetroLink Monitor having been ‘watching and reviewing’ the St. Louis light rail system for 12 years. Volunteers visit MetroLink Stations throughout the region and assess how … Continued
This upcoming year is Citizens for Modern Transit’s 30th year and we are planning a full year of events celebrating transit and our members. This is a work in progress, but we wanted to give you a sneak peak of what’s to come! Start marking your calendars now. You won’t want to miss! Citizens for … Continued
Almost three decades ago Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) began its mission to introduce MetroLink to the St. Louis metropolitan area. Since its opening in 1993, ridership has exceeded expectations with an average of 60,000 people choosing MetroLink each day during summer months. What’s more, because of MetroLink integration with the bus system, St. Louisans … Continued
Citizens for Modern Transit is excited to announce it is a recipient of a grant under the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA) Local Transit Coalition Grant Program. The grant will help expand the focus of the newly launched CMT Try & Ride Program in areas with a higher concentration of bus service to introduce new … Continued
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has been working to decrease overall crime on the system and their efforts seem to be paying off. The total number of violent crimes and thefts on CTA for the first half of the year has declined 34%. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago Police Department and the CTA implemented several … Continued
Yesterday, Missouri voters had the opportunity to vote on Amendment 7, a three-fourths of one percent increase in Missouri’s sales tax dedicated to the improvement of priority transportation projects in Missouri. While Amendment 7 may have failed at the polls, it was a historic move on the part of the Missouri legislature. For the first … Continued
CMT is taking transit to trails. Over the years, CMT has produced more than a hundred walking maps from MetroLink stations in the region to exciting St. Louis destinations for the Ten Toe Express, a walking program linking MetroLink and MetroBus with residents’ own ten toes to explore St. Louis and step towards healthier lives! Thanks to … Continued
Metro held the groundbreaking on its new Transit Center in North St. Louis County on July 22. By renovating an old car dealership at 3140 Pershall Road, Ferguson, MO 63136, Metro will be creating a new bus hub for transit commuters in North County and throughout the region. With an indoor waiting area, restrooms, concessions, … Continued
Think a CMT Metro Market at the Rock Road MetroLink Station is a Good Idea? (We do!) Here’s your chance to make it happen! CMT’s proposal to Monsanto’s Grow St. Louis Contest with a Rock Road CMT Metro Market has been accepted which means that you can help make it happen! Remember CMT’s Metro Market at … Continued
According to a new study out of the University of California, Berkeley, the key to successful transit lines is connecting a lot of people to a lot of jobs. The reason this study is so significant is that it compiles decades of real-world data to predict the success of a given transit route and both … Continued