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
CMT Releases the final Central Corridor Feasibility Study Report. The Central Corridor Feasibility Study study was an analysis and feasibility study of transit alternatives in the Central Corridor – defined as the area along the existing MetroLink alignment between the Central West End and Grand stations – near the CORTEX development. For the first time … Continued
For many area residents, the thought of using mass transit comes with a mass number of questions like – What route do I take? How long does it take? Where do I purchase tickets? What if I take the MetroLink to work and later need my car? To help combat this issue and help area … Continued
This week launched the first of East West Gateway’s Open Houses gathering public opinion on their transportation improvement program and on their air quality conformity determination efforts. The open houses will run from June 4 – 26, the public comment period will run from May 29 – July 3. The open house schedule is below. … Continued
National Dump the Pump Day encourages people to ride public transportation (instead of driving) and save money. What a great idea! Riding public transit is an economical way to save money, particularly when gas prices are high. The latest American Public Transit Association’s Transit Savings Report shows that a two person household that downsizes to one … Continued
As you know, CMT and the Skinker DeBaliviere Community Council are holding a Public Visioning session for the historic Wabash Station on Saturday, June 7 from 8:30 am – 12:00. RSVP here if you can join us! AND we hope you could help! We are seeking old photographs from the station when it was in … Continued
APTA announced the release of a new study showing the Economic Impact of Public Transportation Investment run by the Economic Development Research Group. The report focused on how investment in public transportation affects the economy in terms of employment, wages, and business income. It updates a 2009 report with the same title. The report shows … Continued
Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) and the Skinker DeBaliviere Community Council (SDCC) will host a public visioning session for restoring the Historic Wabash Station that sits atop the Delmar MetroLink Station on Saturday, June 7. The event will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon at the Collegiate School of Medicine and BioScience, located … Continued
By a vote of 105 to 43, the Missouri House passed the Senate Substitute for HJR 68, a ¾ percent general sales tax for transportation in Missouri. This referendum will now go before Missouri voters in November. Unlike the Missouri gas tax which under the Missouri Constitution requires all funds be spent on roads and … Continued
What better way to show potential development in an area than to actually have that development “pop-up” for all to see. That was just CMT’s idea when it launched the CMT Metro Market at the finish line celebration of CMT’s Great Race on May 8 at the Shrewsbury-Lansdowne MetroLink Station. Dining? Shopping? Entertainment? A … Continued
With local celebrities and media personalities from tv, radio and print dashing through the streets of St. Louis yesterday, CMT’s Great Race hit the mark in demonstrating to the St. Louis community viable transportation options are available for the work commute. Heidi Glaus of KSDK NewsChannel 5, KMOV News 4 Meteorologist Katie Horner, Angela Hutti of KTVI … Continued
Dining? Shopping? Entertainment? A Sea of Cars? What kind of development would you like to see around the St. Louis region’s light rail system? Yes, that is the question Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) will ask the public on May 8 when it hosts its first-ever Metro Market at the Shrewsbury MetroLink Station from 5 … Continued
The Senate took up HJR 68 late yesterday afternoon. Senator Mike Kehoe offered a floor substitute which clarified no gas taxes or toll roads can be adopted while the tax increase is in effect. The most significant change was the lowering of the tax from one percent to three quarters of a percent. The distribution … Continued
The CMT Great Race tshirts are in, the teams are formed, the food trucks are lined up, and the granola bars are ready – the question is are you ready to Make Your Move on Metro this May with CMT at one of our exciting events around transit? CMT has a month of events planned … Continued
In 2012, CMT partnered with the Urban Land Institute to hold a Technical Assistance Panel, exploring development around the UMSL South MetroLink Station. One recommendation of that panel was to build a new mixed-use street and corridor around the MetroLink station, to terminate the street in an event space, to brand the new mixed-use, Transit … Continued