Metro’s quarterly service change is set for this upcoming Monday, November 26. Please check the list to see if your route will be effected. There will be changes to 22 MetroBus routes in Missouri, three in Illinois, and adjustments to the MetroLink schedule . Service Updates for Monday, November 26: MetroLink: Schedule adjustments to provide connections … Continued
By a passage rate of nearly 70 percent (68.4%), voters across the country continued a track record of success for pro-transit measures as 13 of 19 local public transit-related ballot initiatives were approved on November 6. Adding these results to a total of earlier transit measures that took place this year, 46 out of 58 pro-transit … Continued
Today marks the unveiling of the first of ten new art projects that are set to debut at ten different MetroLink stations over the next several years. Artist Mary Lucking was joined this morning by Metro CEO John Nations, Wellston Mayor Linda Whitfield, Wellston Councilwoman Gracie White, and others at the Wellston MetroLink Station to introduce her bronze sculpture titled … Continued
Citizens for Modern Transit recently released a report on 10 Strategies for Attracting Development Near Transit in a Slow Growth Market based on a compilation of ideas gleaned from organizational findings in St. Louis, published research and from the information gathered from work completed through Citizens for Modern Transit’s Missouri Foundation for Health grant, ULI … Continued
Chouteau’s Greenway, a high speed rail hub at the Grand MetroLink Station and/or a platform development were all bold ideas presented by the local Urban Land Institute (ULI) Panel of experts as transformative measures for the area around the Grand MetroLink Station as a part of a study commissioned by CMT. CMT engaged the ULI St. … Continued
Metro Transit has announced that work will begin next week on improvements to 124 MetroBus stops in the City of St. Louis. The improvements will provide new or better access for MetroBus customers with disabilities. The work at each of these bus stops will include a number of customer amenities, depending on location. Those amenities … Continued
November 6 was a day of celebration for transit advocates across the country as 17 out of 26 transportation measures on the ballot in 14 different states resulted in further investment for our cities’ transportation systems. That translates to a 65% success rate. As of Wednesday morning, 3 measures were still awaiting election results in Pierce … Continued
Nineteen transportation measures will be on the ballot in 12 different states tomorrow, offering voters an opportunity to invest in their communities by investing in transportation. A variety of transportation projects will be on the ballot across the country, including a number of measures specifically targeted at financing public transit expansion. Los Angeles, Memphis, and Orange County, NC … Continued
I am pleased to inform you that Citzens for Modern Transit (CMT) has been awarded a grant to help build support for public transit in our community. This competitively-awarded Federal grant will provide more than $600,000 to CMT to educate the public about public transit; to provide support for building livable communities that encourage transit … Continued
Citizens for Modern Transit has been awarded a grant by the Missouri Foundation for Health to continue its work on Transit Oriented Development policy in the St. Louis region. Quality housing and neighborhoods are vital to community health and well-being. St. Louis has an asset which could serve as a catalyst for quality development if … Continued
Recently, the Missouri Public Transit Association, MPTA, released a case statement on the need for state investment in public transit in Missouri. According to the national American Public TRansit Association, every dollar spent on public transportation generates four dollars in direct return on investment in economic activity. There are not many investments like this generating … Continued
Metro begins process of upgrading its fare box system. As the new fare box pilot program wraps up its first month aboard MetroBus vehicles, Metro St. Louis is asking for feedback from the public. The updated fare boxes debuted on 40 MetroBus vehicles on October 1 and will be installed on the rest of the 400-vehicle fleet … Continued
On Wednesday, November 14 at 5:00 p.m., Citizens for Modern Transit and the Vanguard Cabinet’s Transportation Committee present “Tapping Into Transit: High Speed Rail in the Midwest,” a presentation on the progress and future of high-speed rail from Saint Louis to Chicago. Midwest High-Speed Rail Association Executive Director Rick Harnish will provide attendees with a … Continued
Yesterday marked the opening of Phase II of the MetroBikeLink trail in St. Clair County, IL with an official ribbon cutting ceremony. However, even before the ‘official’ opening, residents demonstrated just how important a multi-modal system is to the region. Contractors on the project reported that they were constantly asking runners, walkers, bikers to hold … Continued
CMT will be engaging the Urban Land Institute St. Louis Chapter to do a Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) for the Grand MetroLink Station. The TAP, composed of local experts on land use, policy, and development, will spend October 30, 2012 analyzing the opportunities for the Grand Station, interviewing stakeholders and developing a possible plan to … Continued