Citizens for Modern Transit is pleased to announce that Reid Ewing will be the featured Keynote at the CMT Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony on Sept. 13. Professor Ewing will present on the research for his new book, Pedestrian and Transit Oriented Design. Professor Ewing is a Professor of City and Metropolitan Planning at the … Continued
There has been buzz about bringing smartcards to the St. Louis’s Metro system, and this week Metro rolls out new fareboxes that would make smartcards a possibility for the future. The new fareboxes are the first step in that direction. Metro explains that “the new fareboxes will replace old fare equipment that is becoming expensive … Continued
Wow, it has been an amazing year at Citizens for Modern Transit. As we wrap up our fiscal year which ends Aug. 31, special thanks goes to the CMT Board, all the CMT members, and CMT friends for helping us to reach record numbers this year as well as pro-actively taking steps to move transit … Continued
Metro and its regional partners – the Missouri Department of Transportation, East-West Gateway Council of Governments, City of St. Louis, St. Louis County – invite another round of public comments on their long range plan called Moving Transit Forward. Upon studying factors like demographics, land use, employment patterns, regional travel demand, and best practices from … Continued
Join CMT and fellow Ten Toes participants for a special guided tour of the Ulysses S. Grant Historic Site. Park Rangers will meet the group at the bus stop and lead them along the 1.5 mile trail to the park where walkers will have the opportunity to watch a 16-minute introductory film, A Place Called … Continued
The Ten Toes Express will partner with OASIS for this special program to learn more about the changes in store for the St. Louis riverfront. Learn about the history and future of the redesign project and take a peek at the progress in place. We will start with a presentation at the Old Courthouse on … Continued
One of the best features of Metro Service in the St. Louis region is the connectivity the system provides by linking its MetroBus and train lines. In an effort to promote the many places you can go using the system, CMT has partnered with the St. Clair County Transit District to highlight destinations along MetroBus … Continued
On July 31, 2013, the date of MetroLink’s 20th Anniversary, CMT received final approval for a 3 year, federal grant to launch a new education/advocacy program called, Let’s Move with Transit. The St. Louis region is rated a marginal* non-attainment area for purposes of clean air standards by the Environmental Protection Agency. One of the … Continued
CMT Executive Director Kimberly Cella has been re-elected to another 2 year term on the Missouri Public Transit Association (MPTA) Board of Directors. The term begins December, 2013. The Missouri Public Transit Association was established to represent the interests, policies, requirements and purposes of public transit in Missouri including promoting research and investigations toward improving public … Continued
With a stunning view of both sides of the river more than 125 St. Louis dignitaries, CMT members and MetroLink friends gathered at the Three Sixty in Downtown St. Louis to celebrate twenty years of MetroLink and its successes. City of St. Louis Mayor Slay welcomed attendees to downtown St. Louis and congratulated Metro and Citizens … Continued
Request for Proposals for Graphic Design to Citizens for Modern Transit Federal Project Number CMAQ-5401(710) Transit Adjacent Property Ridership Program Citizens for Modern Transit (“CMT”) is seeking a consultant to assist CMT with a transit advertising campaign on Opportunities for Development Around Light Rail. The campaign will include creation and development of stand alone real … Continued
Twenty years ago today, the first trains left the platform at Union Station as MetroLink began its inaugural ride in St. Louis. Since then, MetroLink has made its mark on our region and earned a reputation for doing so much more than just connecting riders to their destinations. MetroLink is also celebrated for its key … Continued
This past spring Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) sponsored an Urban Land Institute (ULI) Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) to address the addition of a MetroLink (light rail) station along the current alignment in Midtown St. Louis, between Boyle and Sarah Avenues and within the Cortex Life Science District. CMT released the report today detailing development matters … Continued
Access to nearby, walkable amenities is increasingly becoming the norm for communities across the country. People want easier access to commercial, cultural, leisure, and work environments. The difficulty is that most surburban regions were designed specifically to accommodate cars. With this challenge in mind, the Urban Land Institute took a look at what makes successful … Continued
More and more we are hearing that public transit agencies need to mirror private sector industries in their practices. The latest article, “Public Transit 101: read a ‘how to start a business book,’” written by Kevin C. Brown, is an interesting look at doing just that. In answer to the “no one uses transit, so why should … Continued