Press Releases - Citizens For Modern Transit

HR1393 looks at giving more control to local communities on transportation projects

Kim Cella March 18, 2015 No Comments

A bipartisan group of senators and representatives have released a bill giving local communities more access to, and control over, a share of the federal transportation dollars that flow into…

City of St. Louis Revises the City’s Complete Streets Policy

CMT Staff February 26, 2015 No Comments

February 25, 2015: Building on a complete streets ordinance signed in 2010, Mayor Francis Slay signed a revision to the policy that aims to improve planning, design, and maintenance of…

Transit projects on the move nationally

Kim Cella February 25, 2015 No Comments

On February 2, President Obama released his fiscal year (FY) 2016 budget request for funding the federal government. According to the Center for Transportation Excellence, within the budget request, the…

New CEO of Kansas City Area Transportation Authority Announced

CMT Staff February 23, 2015 No Comments

On February 18, 2015, Joe Reardon was selected to be the next President & CEO of the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA). Mr. Reardon currently works in a Kansas…

Bill introduced putting transit on more equal playing field with driving

Kim Cella February 13, 2015 No Comments

The Association for Commuter Transportation announces the introduction of the Commuter Benefit Parity Act of 2015. This bipartisan legislation would establish parity between the parking and transit portions of the…

Don’t miss CMT’s Great Race 2015: A Relay to the Rails

Kim Cella February 5, 2015 No Comments

After hosting three, highly successful Great Race competitions placing Team TRANSIT, Team BIKE, Team CARSHARE and Team CARPOOL in a head-to-head competition to see which commuters could get from Point…

CMT & AARP team up to co-host the Spring 2015 Ten Toe Express Program

Kim Cella January 27, 2015 No Comments

New partnership will give more than 300,000 St. Louis area AARP members access to the benefits of the unique walk program for active older adults Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT)…

CMT & SAINT LOUIS FOOTBALL CLUB team-up to host first-ever TRANSIT CRUSH

Kim Cella January 27, 2015 No Comments

Feb. 13 event will give transit enthusiasts the chance to show their love for MetroLink Love will be in the air along the MetroLink alignment on Feb. 13 as Citizens…

KC Streetcar lessons for the St. Louis transit discussion

Kim Cella January 22, 2015 No Comments

CMT hosted a sneak peek of the Kansas City Streetcar project in St. Louis on Jan. 22. The streetcar project is currently under construction, has millions in development going in along…

CHRISTNER secures title in CMT & Green Business TRY & RIDE Challenge

Kim Cella January 20, 2015 No Comments

Representatives from Citizens for Modern Transit and the St. Louis Green Business Challenge officially named the local green design firm, Christner, Inc., as the winner of its 2014 Try &…

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