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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…

Alton breaks ground on new Multi-Modal Center

Kim Cella September 22, 2015 No Comments

Federal, state, and local officials broke ground on the new Alton Regional Multi-Modal Transportation Center along Homer Adams Parkway. Representatives from the local business community, labor organizations, and community groups…

CMT Transit Alliance weighs in on County’s MetroLink corridor study

Kim Cella July 15, 2015 No Comments

The CMT Transit Alliance, representing a diverse group of organizations in the region, had the opportunity to weigh in with St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger and his staff on…

IL Governor announces 40% reduction in AMTRAK funding

Kim Cella June 30, 2015 No Comments

IL Governor Rauner has announced a 40% reduction in Amtrak funding to begin July 1 which will have a drastic impact on service between St. Louis and Chicago and beyond. …

Metro releases new mobile app for the transit system

Kim Cella March 30, 2015 No Comments

Metro On The Go, the official mobile application of the Metro transit system, is now available to all Metro riders. The new mobile app combines the features of Metro’s web-based…

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…

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…

Exciting New Perk for CMT members

CMT Staff October 20, 2014 No Comments

There are many reasons to join CMT as a member, but CMT and Enterprise CarShare have negotiated an exciting new deal for CMT members that we are pleased to announce…

CMT Annual Meeting Keynote Panel lays out vision for transit for future

Kim Cella September 15, 2014 No Comments

CMT’s Fiscal Year 2015 kicks-off 30 years of advocating for good public transit in the St. Louis region. As a part of the kick-off events, CMT invited local leaders to discuss…

CMT wraps up fiscal year on high note for transit & the organization

Kim Cella August 29, 2014 No Comments

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…

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