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New Online Tool Allows Customers to Check MetroBus Arrival Times

“New Online Tool Allows Customers to Check on Estimated MetroBus Arrival Times” reads the headline of Metro’s September 13, 2013 press release.  The “newer” technology will help customers track bus arrival times and is the first phase of technology advances made possible by the passing of Proposition A in 2010. “‘We are really excited to … Continued

A Couple Spots Left on CMT's MetroQuest Team! Would You Like to Join Us?

CMT has co-sponsored NPR’s MetroQuest on Saturday, September 21, 2013, and invites CMT’s young transit professionals to join our team for a day of fun and challenges while exploring our city in St. Louis Public Radio’s combination scavenger hunt, pub crawl, and trivia contest. Travel the course by foot or ride the rails St. Louis … Continued

CMT honors individuals committed to moving transit forward at Annual Meeting

Citizens for Modern Transit honored an individual and an organization committed to moving transit forward in the St. Louis region at its  29th Annual Meeting on September 13 in Downtown St. Louis.  CMT awarded Delores Lysakowski, chair of the St. Clair County Transit District, the 2013 Service Award. Lysakowski has been with the district since … Continued

CMT elects new board members at Annual Meeting on Sept. 13

The Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) membership unanimously elected Ann Brand, Governmental Relations Liaison at  St. Louis Community College; Carlo Sanfilippo, co-owner of the The Wexford Group; Scott Schanuel, Senior Director of Marketing, Business Development, and Client Relations at Holland Construction Services; and Marguerite (Peg) Weathers, Assistant Vice President for Community Relations at St. Louis … Continued

CMT Releases FY13 Annual Report

Citizens for Modern Transit capped off the 29th Annual Meeting with the release of the 2013 Annual Report .  Attendees received copies which highlight some of the successes of CMT in FY13: CMT successfully secured four grant awards this year bringing  more than $1.1 million in federal funding to the St. Louis region to promote transit and increase … Continued

Financing Infrastructure for TOD Webinar on Sept. 24

Transit-oriented development (TOD) offers a mix of housing, employment, shopping, and transportation choices that can help reduce air pollution and development on open lands and improve water quality and access to jobs. Yet the infrastructure required to create TOD is expensive and funding for infrastructure for new TOD can be difficult to obtain. This webinar, … Continued

A New Report Finds that 70.5% of Philadelphians Commute Using Transit

Philadelphia has caught the transit bug.  A new report called “How Philadelphia Gets to Work” finds that 70.5% of Philadelphians get to work using transit.  The report, released by the Center City District and Central Philadelphia Development Corporation, was prepared to inform strategic investments in transportation infrastructure based on the understanding that: “Sustained job and … Continued

Reid Ewing to Keynote Citizens for Modern Transit’s 29th Annual Meeting

Citizens for Modern Transit is pleased to announce that Reid Ewing will be the featured Keynote at the CMT Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony on Sept. 13.  Professor Ewing will present on the research for his new book, Pedestrian and Transit Oriented Design. Professor Ewing is a Professor of City and Metropolitan Planning at the … Continued

Tapping Into Transit on the Grand bus line

CMT held a Tapping Into Transit Happy Hour for Young Professionals last night at Mangia Italiano on South Grand and had a great time!  We enjoyed meeting so many new folks interested in transit.  We are always astounded by the number of people who care about and support growing our transit system in the region. … Continued

Special thanks to CMT members, friends & Board for an amazing year

 Wow, it has been an amazing year at Citizens for Modern Transit. As we wrap up our fiscal year which ends Aug. 31, special thanks goes to the CMT Board, all the CMT members, and CMT friends for helping us to reach record numbers this year as well as pro-actively taking steps to move transit … Continued

Weigh in on Bus Rapid Transit for region at upcoming public meetings

Metro and its regional partners – the Missouri Department of Transportation, East-West Gateway Council of Governments, City of St. Louis, St. Louis County – invite another round of public comments on their long range plan called Moving Transit Forward. Upon studying factors like demographics, land use, employment patterns, regional travel demand, and best practices from … Continued


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