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. At least half of Illinois-funded downstate trains will be discontinued if implemented. Illinois contracts with Amtrak to operate eight daily round-trip linking Chicago and three … Continued
CMT recently announced its special walks for Fall 2015 Ten Toe Express Session. Below is a sneak peek at some of the exciting destinations using transit, trails and your own ten toes to get around. September 1 – Exploring Transit & Trails: Fall 2015 Kick Off Walk Meet at Shrewsbury Metrolink Station. The River des … Continued
Request for Proposals for Graphic Design to Citizens for Modern Transit For FY15 Annual Report Citizens for Modern Transit (“CMT”) is seeking a graphic design consultant to assist CMT its FY15 Annual Report. Work products will include creation and development of the FY15 Annual Report in both print ready and online versions. CMT will need … Continued
Request for Proposals for Graphic Design to Citizens for Modern Transit For Fall Ten Toe Express Program Federal Project CMAQ-5456-611 Citizens for Modern Transit (“CMT”) is seeking a graphic design consultant to assist CMT with a fall advertising campaign on CMT’s Ten Toe Express Program to promote ridership on the transit system and the link … Continued
On the heels of the widely successful launch of Citizens for Modern Transit’s Try & Ride Program last June, the organization announced it has entered into the second and final year of this initiative. The program aims to help area residents overcome some of the perceived hurdles associated with using MetroLink and MetroBus for their … Continued
New partnerships, new Ten Toe walkers and exciting new walks all added adventure to the Spring 2015 CMT Ten Toe Express session. A new partnership with AARP St. Louis helped expand the reach of the CMT program locally including the addition of the Saturday morning CMT Ten Toe AARP Breakfast Bunch. In addition, expanded work with Beyond … Continued
The CMT Try & Ride program continues to exceed all goals set for the program in attracting new riders to the transit system in St. Louis. The program kicked off on June 14, 2014 with the help of local media personalities Todd Morgan from KHITS and Paul Cook from Y98 talking about their experiences as … Continued
CMT in partnership with Metro, Great Rivers Greenway and Beyond Housing provided a glimpse into the possibilities for MetroLink park-ride lots in the region with the CMT Metro Market on June 5 at the Rock Road MetroLink station. Dining? Shopping? Entertainment? A Sea of Cars? The CMT Metro Market provided area residents and visitors the … Continued
Start exploring with your own ten toes, Metro and greenways Connect MetroBus and MetroLink to the Great River Greenway system to some exciting destinations this summer. Now is the time to start your adventure. . . St. Louis has some of the best transit to trail connections thanks to Great Rivers Greenway and Metro. Get … Continued
There are several significant transit expansion and service innovation proposals that have received extensive review and already enjoy substantial support in the St. Louis region. Leading examples include the Northside/Southside light rail project, Bus Rapid Transit service, and the St. Louis Streetcar initiative. An overall lack of funding, however, has prevented any of these (and … Continued
St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger announced at the East-West Gateway Council of Governments’ board meeting in May the county intended to spend $1 million to study MetroLink expansion. He also asked this study be included in East-West Gateway’s Connected 2045, the region’s long-range regional transportation plan. The plan currently outlines $4 billion worth of projects that … Continued
CMT Executive Director Kim Cella’s Op-Ed as it appeared in the St. Louis Post Dispatch on May 26: East-West Gateway Council of Governments, the local planning organization for the St. Louis region, is currently soliciting public comments on its newest long-range regional transportation plan, known as Connected2045. The plan outlines $4 billion worth of projects … Continued
Whether a supporter for Team East or Team West for the 2015 CMT Great Race; Relay to the Rails, the event was a win for the region with the number of partnerships, local media participation and overall community wide advocacy for multi-modal options in St. Louis. While Team East took home the win for 2015 and … Continued
JOIN CMT in CELEBRATING 30 YEARS on JULY 23, 2015 Citizens for Modern Transit, founded in 1985, will celebrate 30 years of advocating for good public transit in the St. Louis region at its 30th Anniversary Celebration on July 23, 2015 at the Moonrise Hotel. We hope you will join us to celebrate 30 years … Continued
The East-West Gateway Council of Governments, the local planning organization for the St. Louis region, is currently soliciting public comments on its newest long-range regional transportation plan, known as Connected2045. The plan outlines $4 billion worth of projects that are in addition to the $27 billion required over the next 29 years for maintenance. If … Continued