Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) will host Who Pays for It – A Panel Discussion About Financing Development Around Transit, on Wednesday, November 6, 2013, featuring: Andrew Geer, VP & Market Leader, Enterprise Community Partner’s Chicago Office Astrid Glynn, Principal, Transportation Planning and Resource Group, LLC. Paul Hubbman, Project Coordinator, East West Gateway For more … Continued
Please join us for a special Ten Toes Walk Audit of the community surrounding the Rock Road MetroLink Station in Pagedale, Missouri. Join our Rock Road Ten Toes walkers, CMT, Beyond Housing and Julie Padberg White – the facilitator- as we assess the walking and safety conditions of the neighborhood. Participants comments will be included in … Continued
In the last five years, transit use has increased faster than any other mode of transportation, yet many St. Louisans still shy away from it because of the fear of the unknown. To combat this issue, Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) is hosting a “Commuter Happy Hour” event in partnership with the St. CLair County … Continued
In our ongoing effort to encourage and support transit in the region, CMT partners with local organizations also working to support the region’s transit system. CMT co-sponsored St. Louis Public Radio’s MetroQuest 2013, a scavenger hunt, pub crawl, and trivia contest that utilized public transit and participant’s own two feet to explore the city and … Continued
City Affair announces its 6TH ANNUAL METROLINK PROM: AN “ALMOST LEGAL” CELEBRATION OF 20 YEARS OF METROLINK! Read the press announcement below. Will you join them? It’s 1993—Bill Clinton has just become the 42nd President of the United States, Lorena Bobbatt is on trial for an alleged amateur surgical procedure, Jurassic Park is released, and the … Continued
Metro closed out FY13 on June 30, 2013 with ridership up across the board on MetroLink, MetroBus and Call-A-Ride for more than 47 million rides – a 0.7 percent increase over the prior year and a 13 percent increase since FY10. Metro is attributing some of this growth to higher gasoline prices and returning customers … Continued
“New Online Tool Allows Customers to Check on Estimated MetroBus Arrival Times” reads the headline of Metro’s September 13, 2013 press release. The “newer” technology will help customers track bus arrival times and is the first phase of technology advances made possible by the passing of Proposition A in 2010. “‘We are really excited to … Continued
Citizens for Modern Transit honored an individual and an organization committed to moving transit forward in the St. Louis region at its 29th Annual Meeting on September 13 in Downtown St. Louis. CMT awarded Delores Lysakowski, chair of the St. Clair County Transit District, the 2013 Service Award. Lysakowski has been with the district since … Continued
The Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) membership unanimously elected Ann Brand, Governmental Relations Liaison at St. Louis Community College; Carlo Sanfilippo, co-owner of the The Wexford Group; Scott Schanuel, Senior Director of Marketing, Business Development, and Client Relations at Holland Construction Services; and Marguerite (Peg) Weathers, Assistant Vice President for Community Relations at St. Louis … Continued
Professor Reid Ewing introduced the audience of more than 250people to his research on Pedestrian and Transit-Oriented Design as a part of the CMT 29th Annual Meeting. His book serves as a guide for developers and planners and articulates the standards for pedestrian and transit oriented planning. Professor Ewing was kind enough to share his … Continued
Citizens for Modern Transit capped off the 29th Annual Meeting with the release of the 2013 Annual Report . Attendees received copies which highlight some of the successes of CMT in FY13: CMT successfully secured four grant awards this year bringing more than $1.1 million in federal funding to the St. Louis region to promote transit and increase … Continued
Transit-oriented development (TOD) offers a mix of housing, employment, shopping, and transportation choices that can help reduce air pollution and development on open lands and improve water quality and access to jobs. Yet the infrastructure required to create TOD is expensive and funding for infrastructure for new TOD can be difficult to obtain. This webinar, … Continued
Philadelphia has caught the transit bug. A new report called “How Philadelphia Gets to Work” finds that 70.5% of Philadelphians get to work using transit. The report, released by the Center City District and Central Philadelphia Development Corporation, was prepared to inform strategic investments in transportation infrastructure based on the understanding that: “Sustained job and … Continued
Just one more reason Transit needs to be a top priority for the State of Missouri. Missouri remains a state with some of the highest miles traveled per capita as evidenced in the table below. Currently, public transit receives a very small percentage of funding from the state of MO. This year, $560,000 was appropriated … Continued
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently announced the award of $474 million in TIGER grants to 52 projects in 37 states. This year there were 585 applications requesting more than $9 billion in funding. In total, the program, in its fifth year of awards, has provided more than $3.6 billion to 270 projects. Kansas … Continued