Way to Go Metro! Following a great month of transit promotions for CMT’s Make your Move on Metro which garnered significant local media coverage, Metro charges in to June with record bus ridership numbers for the first quarter of 2012 (highest percentage increase nationally), significant increases in light rail ridership, and now TOP HONORS at … Continued
A vital component of the Regional Plan for Sustainable Development, the HUD Grant funded project in the St. Lousi region, is the focus on sub-regional analysis. By examining closely the housing, transportation, environmental and economic needs of selected Community Planning Areas (CPAs), we hope to draw lessons and to highlight best practices that can be … Continued
Citizens for Modern Transit has made its debut in the Clayton-Richmond Heights Patch Newsletter after a busy month of promotional events during Make Your Move on Metro in May. CMT is honored to be included in this publication and looks forward to many more posts!
The #99 Downtown Trolley will be expanding service to Sundays beginning the week of June 12. The current service will be modified to 12 minute headways during the week to accomodate Sunday service. Saturday and Sunday service will operate on 16 minute headways. The Downtown Trolley provides service fromthe Civic Center Station and Transfer Center … Continued
Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) is hosting a Walkabout at the Wellston MetroLink Station on Thursday, June 28, to look at the possibilities for the surrounding neighborhood around MetroLink with national walkability expert, Dan Burden. Please join us! This is a part of Walk/Live St. Louis 2012. CMT received a grant from the Missouri Foundation … Continued
Is a modern streetcar system headed to Downtown St. Louis? The Partnership for Downtown St. Louis (Partnership) released a Request for Qualifications today for a streetcar feasibility study for connecting the areas of Downtown, Midtown, Central West End, and Skinker-DeBaliviere in the City of St. Louis. The feasibility study will include the process of planning, … Continued
Help out Citizens for Modern Transit by signing up (for free) to receive your local Patch e-Newsletter! It really is that simple. Just follow this link, scroll to the top of the page, enter your email address, specific Patch Newsletter location, and type “Citizens for Modern Transit.” Once a nonprofit has been mentioned by … Continued
Todd Swanstrom, Des Lee Professor of Community Collaboration and Public Policy Administration, UMSL, recently released on Op-Ed piece for Community Builders Exchange newsletter discussing the benefits of including workforce housing in any development around light rail. According to Swanstrom, “What makes TOD so attractive is that it satisfies the triple bottom line, or what is … Continued
Construction is underway on the high speed rail extension between Chicago and St. Louis. IDOT and Union Pacific are about to open the TIER 2 Bid Package for contractors. Business opportunities with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) go through a bidding process. The bidding process for both organizations … Continued
East West Gateway has announced the following: The draft FY 2013-2016 Transportation Improvement Program will be released for public comment on June 4, 2012. Subsequently, several public meetings will be held in June to receive public comment on the draft program of projects. Below is a list of public meeting times and dates. The open … Continued
Yesterday, Metro announced that they would be undertaking the restoration of the historic Eads Bridge, the first extensive rehabilitation of the support structure in the 138 years of its existence! This will be a pivotal project in order to maintain the region’s $1.8 billion transit infrastructure for years to come. The project is contracted for … Continued
According to a recent article from the APTA (American public Transportation Association), “individuals who ride public transportation instead of driving can save, on average, $823 this month, and $9,880 annually.” This was calculated based on utilizing public transit instead of a owning and using a motor vehicle, taking into account the May 9, 2012 national … Continued
Wow, what an exciting month it has been at CMT, and it is not over yet! We have definitely made some moves on Metro for the events throughout the month. We have talked about the benefits of building around light rail infrastructure with keynote speaker Katherine Perez. She brought insight into the current environment in … Continued
Less than one minute separated first and second place as TEAM CARSHARE crossed the finish line at C.J. Muggs in downtown Clayton, officially earning bragging rights as the winner of the first-ever Great Race event. Hosted by Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT), in partnership with Trailnet and WeCar by Enterprise the May 17 event was … Continued
The Great Race is less than 2 hours away, and we hope you will still consider joining us at the kick off at Post Office Plaza at 4:30 or at the Finish Line Party at CJ Mugg’s in Clayton at 5:15 p.m. Win or Lose, we are so excited to be a part of this … Continued