After several months of discussions, the St. Louis County Council voted unanimously Tuesday to send the Bi-State Development Agency the remaining one-third of the money it requested for its 2020 annual budget appropriation with passage of Bill 383 and 384 (Ordinances 27,676 and 27,677). Each year, Bi-State goes through an appropriation process with both the City of … Continued
Metro Transit will repair and restore elevators at the Convention Center and 8th & Pine MetroLink Stations starting on Monday, January 13. To accommodate this rehabilitation work, one elevator at each station will go out of service and will be unavailable to customers for several months. The elevator serving the eastbound platform of the … Continued
Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) i is undertaking a two-year education campaign, which will including launch of new programming, partnership collaboration and rider/community engagement. CMT is seeking a firm to assist with these efforts in planning, executing and promoting these events and messaging items. The programs would include Social Media marketing; email outreach; promotional events; … Continued
Hop aboard the 2020 Ten Toe Express! The Ten Toe Express is a walking program linking transit and your own ten toes through group walks that meet at MetroLink stations and take Metro transit to fun destinations exploring the St. Louis region. We walk in a variety of places and visit unique spots that even the … Continued
More than 8,000 area residents have collectively trekked thousands of miles exploring the St. Louis region through more than 1,200 guided tours. Currently, there are more than 350 older adults each session, that participate in several different Ten Toe Express Walking Groups. And, new participants sign up each session. To help meet demand, CMT is looking for … Continued
The elevator at the Central West End MetroLink Station will be closed for several months beginning on Thursday, December 26, to accommodate demolition crews and reconstruction of the elevator during a station improvement project which includes new features and amenities to improve service and safety. The platform at Metro Transit’s busiest MetroLink station will remain … Continued
A new project scheduled to begin next week will bring major improvements to the busiest station on the MetroLink light rail system, the Central West End MetroLink Station. The $7.5 million enhancements are being funded by Washington University School of Medicine and BJC HealthCare, in partnership with Metro Transit. The goal is to relieve congestion … Continued
The Bi-State Development Board of Commissioners approved five new agreements on December 10 with St. Louis regional law enforcement agencies and a new contracted security provider. Negotiating and approving these key agreements are part of the coordinated strategy of Metro Transit and elected officials in the two-state region to create stronger collaboration and resource … Continued
The Bi-State Development Board of Commissioners voted to authorize President and CEO Taulby Roach to move forward with exploring possible options for assuming control of Loop Trolley operations. This effort is strictly focused on evaluating potential options to avoid a default on federal transportation grant funding. A final decision on Loop Trolley operations will be … Continued
CMT has selected Leslie Neese for the 2020 Spring Ten Toe Express Campaign. Leslie Neese was selected from a pool of eight proposals – evaluated based on the following established criteria: Qualifications of person/firm conducting the work Proposal Quality Product samples – samples provided and/or on firm website need to be relevant to work being asked to be completed. Once the … Continued
The Bi-State Development (BSD) Agency Board of Commissioners’ approved a new contract with G4S Security Solution (USA) Inc (formerly Wackenhut Security Services) for Public Safety and Security Services at a special meeting held on December 10, 2019. The BSD issued a request for proposals on August 19, 2019, to several prospective Offerors seeking qualified security … Continued
Citizens for Modern Transit’s Talking Transit: Metro Transit Security Plan Update event, sponsored in part by the Lochmueller Group, Metro Transit, and St. Louis Regional Chamber, provided an update on the transit security efforts underway including a panel of Metro Transit’s new Public Safety leadership team and Taulby Roach, President and CEO of Bi-State Development. … Continued
The Toasty on Transit Pop-up Coat Exchange officially kicked-off this morning with a rider appreciation event at all three locations – Belleville and North Hanley MetroLink Stations as well as the North County Transit Center. Representatives of the partnering organizations – Citizens for Modern Transit, the Bureau of Transit Police, Metro Transit, Metro Transit Public … Continued
The design ideas for the Maplewood MetroBus stop were unveiled to the public during the Maplewood Christmas Tree Walk on Friday, Dec. 6, allowing the local community members to weigh-in. The “Transit Stop Transformation Project” is a collaboration between Citizens for Modern Transit and AARP St. Louis with the help of the City of Maplewood, … Continued
The fifth year of MetroScapes is proving to be a year filled with firsts for the Arts in Transit, Inc. program that annually selects 10 local artists whose winning artwork is showcased on the Metro Transit system for the next year. Aside from the fact that total submissions soared to 471, among this year’s winners … Continued