We’ve seen a lot of recent coverage in the news about the interest that young professionals have in transit. Story after story cites the draw to transit oriented, walkable communities that allow young professionals to navigate their lives without a car. As St. Louis strives to retain and seek top young talent and become a … Continued
CMT and Metro St. Louis invite you to Dump the Pump on Thursday, June 20, 2013! With transportation making up more and more of families’ and individual’s monthly budget, saving money is on everyone’s mind. The price of gas, the cost to park, vehicle maintenance and insurance are costing us more money than ever. Now … Continued
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 a subject pertaining to the research for his new book, Pedestrian and Transit Oriented Design. Professor Ewing is a Professor of City and … Continued
More than 50 CMT members, friends and interested parties attended a briefing this morning on Citizens for Modern Transit’s Urban Land Institute Technical Assistance Panel’s (TAP) report to the Community on CORTEX. CMT commissioned the study as a part of its works on Transit Oriented Development (TOD) education and advocacy as well as to build … Continued
Why TOD in St. Louis? Many St. Louisans say “What is TOD? Why do you keep talking about TOD?” Well, TOD or Transit Oriented Development is a trend happening across the country where transit systems are used as a tool to create development. When we say development, we aren’t just talking about any development but … Continued
House and Senate champions have recently introduced legislation that would make transit benefit parity permanent. ACT needs your help to secure additional co-sponsors. In the House, Congressman Michael Grimm (R-NY) was joined by Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), Congressman Peter King (R-NY), and Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) in introducing HR 2288, the Commuter Parity Act. This … Continued
Join Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) as we host an additional month of events to promote St. Louis’ transit system and its benefits to the region. CMT’s promotions supported by the St. Clair County Transit District will include a special Ten Toe Walk through historic Belleville on June 4, a panel discussion focusing on new … Continued
Team TRANSIT, Team BIKE, Team CARSHARE and Team CARPOOL went head-to-head in a competition yesterday afternoon to raise awareness about the viable transportation options available in our region as part of Citizens for Modern Transit’s Great Race II. The event, designed to play off the CBS television hit “The Amazing Race,” required each team to … Continued
“Bosses for Buses” is a new study that explores transit’s widespread support from employers around the country. However, employer support on more national levels tends to be fragmented and less effective. Good Jobs First ran the study and found that major employers such as hospitals and universities in metro areas across the country are winning … Continued
Metro Transit constantly monitors and reviews feedback from customers and operators in order to build a better transit experience for the St. Louis region. As a result, every quarter Metro updates MetroBus routes and schedules to better improve MetroLink connections and MetroBus on-time performance. Brief details of the changes that will be implemented for the … Continued
Metro has begun transitioning to a new fare collection system that will support smart card payment technology in the future. A smart card is a plastic card the size of a credit card that can be loaded with data and programmed for different uses. More than a billion smart cards are already in use worldwide … Continued
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