Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT), in partnership with Metro Transit and St. Clair County Transit District, is promoting how easy it is to utilize the region’s safe, reliable and robust public transportation system to access hundreds of St. Louis’ hottest attractions this summer through its Board, Explore & Win campaign. The first of several weekly drawings … Continued
Please reserve September 17, 2020 for the Citizens for Modern Transit’s 36th Annual Meeting & Awards Event. Due to the pandemic’s impact on our daily lives, the CMT Annual Meeting will look a little different this year as a virtual event. However, we hope you will consider joining us to help celebrate transit wins in … Continued
Metro Transit riders will have more options available for their commute, as Metro Transit continues to restore service on Missouri MetroBus routes that were temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, July 20, service will resume on the #1 Gold and #5 Green MetroBus routes. The #1 Gold will operate on a Saturday … Continued
With rising COVID numbers and increasing travel bans for agencies, the Missouri Public Transit Association will be moving the 2020 Missouri Public Transit Conference and Expo to a virtual event. The two-day, intensive conference will be held virtually on Sept. 9-10, 2020. Registration cost will be $275 per participant. CMT is offering several scholarships for … Continued
Bi-State Development announced that a recent bond refinancing will provide more than $36 million in budgetary savings over the life of the bonds. More than $171.2 million in Series 2020 bonds were sold on July 7, with approximately $570 million or 3.4 times the number of orders being placed for the bonds. The deal will … Continued
Metro Transit is partnering with Via, a public mobility service company, to launch a new on-demand transit service for the St. Louis region. The new service, called Via Metro STL, will be introduced in two areas – in southwest St. Louis County including Fenton and Valley Park, and in North St. Louis County and … Continued
Looking for ways to get outside safely right now? The St. Clair County Transit DIstrict MetroBikeLink system is a great opportunity to get out and ride, walk and explore in Southwestern Illinois. Connecting in to the MetroLink at 6 stations in St. Clair County, the completely accessible trail system offers opportunities to explore 4 Illinois … Continued
The St. Louis County Council voted 6-1 Tuesday to send the Bi-State Development Agency its fiscal year 2021 operating and capital budget. Each year, Bi-State goes through an appropriation process with both the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County. The budget request was for $134 million ($133,992,195) and represents 80% of the funding … Continued
On Friday, June 26, the Bi-State Development Board voted unanimously to approve the Ride & Abide Policy previously approved at the Bi-State Security Sub-committee in May. The Ride and Abide policy was originally one of the action items outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the locally elected officials and Bi-State in May of … Continued
Set out on your own Ten Toes by walking your neighborhood. Find out more by watching the video below.
Public transit is essential and can get you where you want to go. To reinforce this message, Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT), in partnership with Metro Transit and St. Clair County Transit District, is promoting how easy it is to utilize the region’s safe, reliable and robust public transportation system to access hundreds of St. … Continued
Ridership on the region’s public transit system was up for the first time in 40 months before COVID-19 hit, triggering significant impacts that have required ongoing response. Key learnings from those attending Citizens for Modern Transit’s virtual “Talking Transit” event held today via Zoom included details of Metro Transit’s work to protect the welfare of … Continued
A recent candidate survey on transportation investment by Missourians for Transportation Investment (MFTI) showed 94% of respondents indicated they would vote in favor of bills to provide increased dedicated funding for public transportation. In addition, 40% indicated they would sponsor bills to achieve this objective. The online survey was conducted from May 26 through June … Continued
Metro Transit riders will be able to purchase MetroBus and MetroLink fares directly from their mobile device using Transit, the official app of Metro Transit, starting Monday, June 22. The app is already used by tens of thousands of transit riders in the St. Louis region to plan their trip, track their ride and make … Continued
East-West Gateway consultants released the latest Transit Security Report Card this week in St. Louis, and Metro Transit received high marks in four of the six categories. In February 2019, the MetroLink Security Assessment was completed. This project was led by the East-West Gateway Council of Governments in close partnership with Metro Transit and … Continued