The Washington University Office of Sustainability is hosting its first-ever conference this fall to explore innovative ideas and strategies that advance a sustainable urban future. For the first time in human history, the majority of the world’s population now lives in cities. The conference is FREE and open to all students, faculty, staff and community … Continued
CMT’s keynote speaker, Laura Aldrete, spoke about the impacts of Denver’s transit program on the local economy and development. Aldrete oversses the Denver office of Parsons Brinckerhoff’s PlaceMaking Group. Prior to her position at Parsons Brinckerhoff, she served as the assistant director of the Denver Urban Renewal Authority, working to realize community revitilazation in blighted … Continued
Fresh food markets and $250 million MX highlight of awards ceremony at Annual Meeting. This year CMT’s Sandra Schoenberg Kling New Initiatives Award honored a great new way in St. Louis to deliver healthy foods to many of our communities through the transit system – Metro’s Mobile Markets. For the first time, St. Louisans can access … Continued
The Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) membership unanimously elected Jeffrey Aboussie, Building and Construction Trades Council of St. Louis, AFL-CIO; Bob Baer, former CEO of Metro; C.K. “Chip” Casteel, Jr., St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association; Bill Hartmann, St. Louis Community College; and Marcus Long, St. Louis College of Pharmacy to three year terms … Continued
Citizens for Modern Transit capped off the 28th Annual Meeting with the release of the FY12 Annual Report. Attendees received copies which highlight some of the successes of CMT in FY12: 1. Record membership levels for the organization 2. TOD Advocacy work including two Urban Land INstitute (ULI) Technical Assistance Panels at the Belleville and … Continued
Don’t miss the the upcoming CyclingSavvy classes being offered this month in the Metro East. One of the “selling points” of the class is teaching people how to get on the local trails like the MetroBikeLink without having to put their bike on their car – just leave from home! Every level of rider can learn something … Continued
Lately, there have been a lot of stories in the media about crime in St. Louis. Many times we hear from potential new riders asking how safe it is to ride the system. We wanted to make sure that current and new riders know that there are many procedures in place to ensure the … Continued
FY12 proved to be a year of connecting people and places with transit. Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) prides itself on being able to make this connection for St. Louis through events and programs, advocacy and education. Transit has the ability to not only move people from point A to point B, but connect people … Continued
Citizens for Modern Transit is hosting a Walkabout at the N. Hanley MetroLink Station on Friday, October 12 to look at the possibilities for the neighborhood and community around MetroLink. Please join us! CMT received a grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health to look at areas surrounding MetroLink stations in our communities. We are asking for … Continued
Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) is hosting two “Commuter Happy Hour” events to reinforce the system’s ease of usability and benefits. All area residents, including longtime MetroLink users and potential new riders, are invited to stop by the Belleville MetroLink Station on Wednesday, Sept. 5 and the Shrewsbury MetroLink station on Monday, Sept. 17 anytime … Continued
The St. Louis County Council appointed Kimberly Cella, CMT Executive Director, to the St. Louis County Public Transportation Commission as a representative from the 5th Council District. Ms. Cella replaces Susan Uchitelle. Ms. Cella is the current Executive Director of Citizens for Modern Transit and has been in the transportation industry for more than … Continued
Across the country, cities in the U.S. are putting dollars towards streetcar systems to revitalize their downtown neighborhoods. These projects are receiving major support, but also some skepticism. In Caroline Porter’s Wall Street Journal Article, she says, “Proponents say the streetcars would boost economic growth and catch the fancy of younger generations.” Most of the … Continued
Wednesday, August 15, a couple hundred community members, passionate about sustainability in St. Louis, gathered for some locally-produced brews and to hear some locally-produced ideas from FarmWorks at Schlafly Tap House. FarmWorks is a partnership project effort between Gateway Greening, local developer, Craig Heller, and the St. Patrick Center. Gateway Greening, which has been in … Continued
Monsanto’s Grow St. Louis Contest is having a 4th round and CMT is in the running for our Ten Toe Express walking program to win a grant for the amount of $5,000, $10,000 or $15,000! Please vote for CMT on Monsanto’s website by typing “Citizens for Modern Transit” in the search box on the right … Continued
Tom Shrout, the former CMT Executive Director, was named the Missouri Public Transit Association 2012 Friend of Transit at their annual conference in Branson, MO. MPTA Board member Tom Sehr talked about Tom’s and CMT’s sucesses over the past 20 years: • St. Louis Region has been fortunate to have a transit advocacy organization, CMT, since … Continued