Project is Being Made Possible by “Rebuild Illinois” Grant One year after Illinois Governor JB Pritzker awarded St. Clair County Transit District with a $9,975,000 “Rebuild Illinois” Grant, dozens gathered at the Emerson Park Transit Center to mark the official start of construction on the new, $13,584,000 Public Safety Center at the site. This space … Continued
During his State of the State address on January 18, Governor Parson outlined his budget requests including $859 million for Interstate 70 to add a third lane in each direction across the state while omitting investment in transit. The Governor’s request for Interstate 70 would fund expansion from Kansas City and St. Louis as well … Continued
The 2023 Spring CMT Ten Toe Express session is officially underway. This award-winning program, hosted by Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) in conjunction with AARP in St. Louis, helps older adults and other interested individuals lead healthier lives by linking activity, sociability, and exercise with the use of MetroLink and MetroBus. The spring session runs … Continued
At the Bi-State Board of Commissioners’ Safety and Security Meeting this morning, discussion centered on moving the MetroLink Secure Platform Plan forward in a phased approach. According to Kevin Scott, Bi-State General Manager of Public Safety, this will allow the project to move forward expeditiously with phased packages of stations and the opportunity for lessons … Continued
More than 8,000 area residents have collectively trekked thousands of miles exploring the St. Louis region through more than 1,000 guided tours. Currently, there are more than 300 returning older adults each session that participate in several different Ten Toe Express Walking Groups along with new members each season. To help meet demand, CMT is looking for … Continued
CMT is pleased to highlight St. Louis Metro Transit MetroBus Operator Arleta Jones for her work and commitment to public transit. For the past 22 years, Jones has been a bus operator in the city of St. Louis. She is determined to make sure that her passengers have a wonderful and safe ride to their … Continued
Kimberly Cella, the executive director of Citizens for Modern Transit, has dedicated her entire career –which spans nearly three decades – to championing, challenging, encouraging, and advocating for public transit access to drive economic growth and help improve the quality of life in St. Louis. Her vision, tenacity and extraordinary leadership has been credited with … Continued
Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) – the St. Louis region’s transit advocacy organization – has announced plans for its next virtual “Talking Transit” event, which is set for Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 8:30 a.m. via ZOOM. This event will highlight the trajectory of transit in the St. Louis region in 2023. The event is free … Continued
Metro Public Safety releases a quarterly incident report in partnership with the MetroLink Task Force each quarter. The report highlights incidents in comparison to the prior year. The 3rd Quarter report for 2022 (July-September) demonstrates incidents per MetroLink boardings are holding at .0001 (10 incidents per 100,000 boardings). MetroLink boards in the third quarter increased … Continued
The next Metro Transit hiring event is scheduled for Saturday, January 28, 2023, This event will be held at the Metro Transit Central Facility located at 3300 Spruce Street in St. Louis. On-site interviews will be conducted from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on January 28 for MetroBus operators, Metro Call-A-Ride operators, Transit Service Managers … Continued
What would you like to see at this station in East St. Louis? Citizens for Modern Transit in partnership with the St. Clair County Transit District, AARP in St. Louis and Metro Transit will be transforming the 5th & MO Transit Center – and we need your help! Transit riders, area residents, elected officials and … Continued
While 2022 delivered a legislative win for transit, transit investment and addressing the operator shortage top the list of legislative priorities as the organization moves into 2023. The CMT Board of Directors passed their 2023 Policy Agenda CMT at their December meeting, and state investment in Missouri and Illinois are top priorities. STATE Missouri saw … Continued
Amtrak’s temporary suspension of the Missouri River Runner route has been extended. Trains #311 and #316, which normally operate between St. Louis and Kansas City will not be running through December 15, 2022. Amtrak plans to resume normal operations on December 16. Amtrak is dealing with a lack of available rail cars, as well as … Continued
CMT has selected Karbel Multimedia for its Transit Transformation campaign. Karbel Multimedia was selected from a pool of 5 proposals – evaluated based on the following established criteria: 1. Qualifications of person/firm conducting the work 2. Proposal Quality 3. Product samples – samples provided and/or on firm website need to be relevant to work being … Continued
The transit advocacy organization Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) hosted a virtual “Talking Transit” event on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 8:30 a.m. via Zoom. This event highlighted the role of Transit-Oriented Developments (TOD) – which is a concept that creates mixed-use developments in dense, walkable communities near public transportation – and the tools and policies … Continued