In the last week of April, 2013 President Obama nominated Charlotte, North Carolina Mayor Anthony Foxx to be his next Secretary of Transportation, replace outgoing Secretary Ray LaHood who announced his retirement earlier this year. LaHood has indicated he would remain in office until the Senate confirms his successor. The administration touted Foxx’s work on … Continued
CMT in partnership with Metro invites you to attend an upcoming Urban Land Institute (ULI) Cortex TAP report on discussions about possible locations for a MetroLink station, parking garage, and incentives for spurring development around the Cortex site. This special presentation to the community will be held at Cortex, 4320 Forest Park Ave. I hope you … Continued
As CMT announced yesterday, the Missouri House passed SJR 16 and sent it back to the Senate for one final up/down vote. Getting the bill to the floor of the House took significant effort by the members of the coalition supporting its passage. THANK YOU for your calls, letters, emails and even trips to Jefferson … Continued
John Schwartz’s New York Times article entitled, “Young Americans Lead Trend to Less Driving,” covers a recent study run by U.S. Pirg that assesses driving trends in the United States. Their study shows that driving trends in the last decade have steadily dropped, significantly due to the millennial generation about which we’ve reported and heard … Continued
The Missouri House endorsed a proposed one-cent sales tax increase that could raise nearly $8 billion over a decade for transportation projects today with only three days left in the legislative session. The vote passed 100-57. Senator Kehoe will now take the bill to the Senate for one final vote. If approved, Missouri residents will have … Continued
CMT had a big week last week! In addition to our hugely successful, Wake Up to a Sweeter Commute event on Friday, we also hosted our 2nd Tapping Into Transit Happy Hour the night before and had a great time! Approximately 30 people joined us at the Dubliner, munched on yummy gastropub snacks, mixed and … Continued
The opportunity is here to provide your thoughts on Transit-Oriented Development planning around four existing MetroLink stations. Help develop the best options for economic growth around the Delmar, Forest Park-DeBaliviere, Stadium and Arch-Laclede’s Landing MetroLink Stations. St. Louis Development Corporation has contracted with H3 Studio, Inc., to develop Station Area Plans for three existing MetroLink … Continued
Last week the Atlantic Cities reported in an article titled “Why Segregation is Bad for Everyone” on a study recently released by Urban Studies that examines the role of segregation in cities. The research indicates that when segregation (based on race, income level, job type, etc.) exists in a specific area, the entire region suffers. And … Continued
CMT’s Wake Up to a Sweeter Commute was a big success this morning! We reached out to more than 2,000 commuters at MetroLink stations and transfer centers across the region, thanking them for riding Metro and giving out Guaranteed Ride Home brochures and granola bars. That’s a lot of granola! A big thank you goes to our … Continued
Did you know it pays to ride transit? If you follow Citizens for Modern Transit and our activities, I am sure you have heard us talk about all the benefits of riding transit – IT REALLY DOES PAY to RIDE TRANSIT! Now, this spring as a part of CMT’s Make Your Move on Metro activities … Continued
Designed to play off the CBS television hit, “The Amazing Race,” the race will place Team TRANSIT, Team BIKE, Team CARSHARE and Team CARPOOL in a head-to-head competition to see which transportation mode can travel from downtown St. Louis to Clayton the fastest. TEAM TRANSIT members like Riz from THE POINT have been out and … Continued
Baseball season means much more than cheering on the home team for local transit agencies – it means much more riders on game days! Major cities across the U.S. have struggled with accommodating the influx of passengers that occurs on game day, as a stadium’s worth of fans head to the game at the same … Continued
A recent study conducted for the American Public Transit Association sponsored by the FTA examined the impact of the recent recession on public transit budgets in the United States and how those cuts have affected residents and workers. St. Louis was one of five case study areas chosen for the study. A link to the … Continued
Recent data from East-West Gateway Council of Governments, the reginal Metropolitan Planning Organization, shows the St. Louis region is leading the state’s economy in a number of categories. For the study, East-West Gateway examined the five Missouri counties within the organization’s (MPO) service area – Franklin, Jefferson, St. Charles, St. Louis, and St. Louis City. The data … Continued
Bridges connecting Missouri and Illinois are in for a major face-lift in the next few years. Nearly the entire section of roadway in Downtown St. Louis between the new Mississippi River Bridge, the Poplar Street Bridge, the Old Courthouse, and the river will be revamped – which means good and bad news for commuters. The … Continued