Amtrak’s Missouri River Runner’s trains 311, 314 and 316 will experience changes to service, effective July 9-October 20, due to track maintenance. Train 311 will depart all stations approximately two hours earlier. Train 314 will depart all stations approximately one hour earlier. Train 316 will depart all stations approximately one hour later. The schedule for … Continued
June 29, both the House and Senate voted to pass the Conference Report to the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21/H.R.4348) legislation, the surface transportation authorization bill. The House passed the conference report by a vote of 373 to 52 and shortly thereafter, the Senate passed the conference report by a vote of … Continued
After numerous extensions to the federal transportation bill over the last several years, the surface transportation bill deal may get done today. The new two-year bill, H.R. 4348, or MAP-21 – Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21stCentury (the name from the previous Senate bill), would include $82B for the highway program and $21.3B for the transit program. It … Continued
With battery-powered cars widely in use, it was only a matter of time before the concept spread to public transit. Two transit systems in California and Washington State are taking a stab at more pocket and eco-friendly transportation options: powering with lithium ion batteries. These projects are mostly funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment … Continued
Denver’s latest light rail extension, the west rail line, is scheduled to open 8 months early in April 2013, but even before it opens it has helped to bolster the city’s economy and create jobs. The new 12.1 mile light rail line will stretch from Denver’s redeveloped Union Station through Lakewood, Jefferson County to the … Continued
CMT in partnership with Metro charged a group of local experts from the ULI St. Louis Chapter called a Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) to look at the possibilities for development at the UMSL South Station. This is the second TAP that CMT and Metro have commissioned – the first at the Belleville MetroLink Station. Thanks to … Continued
The St. Louis County Council is currently looking at Metro’s annual appropropriation collected from mass transit sales taxes that County residents supported . The County’s appropriations makes up more than 40 percent of Metro’s FY12 budget. As supporters of public transit, we are asking CMT members and friends to contact your representative on the Council … Continued
Construction is underway on the high speed rail extension between Chicago and St. Louis. IDOT and Union Pacific are about to open the TIER 2 Bid Package for contractors. Business opportunities with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) go through a bidding process. The bidding process for both organizations … Continued
Come join in the fun today at Post Office Plaza Downtown at 4:30 p.m. as the race between Team Transit, Team Bike and Team CarShare kicks off or meet us at the finish line at 5 p.m. at CJ Mugg’s in Clayton (200 Central, Clayton, MO 63105)! For all the details, click here.
The St. Louis Development Corporation in partnership with CORTEX and the Missouri Botanical Garden will host a community work session tomorrow evening, from 5-7pm. The meeting will be held in the CORTEX Building Lobby at 4320 Forest Park Ave., St. Louis, MO 63108. This session aims to hear the input from the community on a … Continued
With the recently formed Blue Ribbon Citizens Committee on Missouri’s Transportation needs holding one its first public meetings next week in St. Louis, the release of Planning for the Future of Transit by the Missouri Public Transit Association could not be more timely. The report looks at the current state of public transit in Missouri, funding for … Continued
Kirkwood Police will participate in “National Train Day” Saturday, May 12th, 2012, at the Kirkwood Amtrak Station by having safety information and handouts for children and adults focusing on staying safe around railroad tracks and crossings. The event is this Saturday, May 12th, from 8AM to 2PM at the Kirkwood Amtrak Station, 110 West Argonne … Continued
CMT is very excited to welcome Katherine Aguilar Perez, our keynote speaker, for the Let’s Build Around Light Rail Lunch next week. After having several discussions with her, I think she is going to be a GREAT addition to the current dialogue going on right now in the region with regards to building around transit … Continued
Missouri House Speaker Steve Tilley recently formed a Blue Ribbon Citizens Committe on Missouri’s Transportation needs which will be holding public meetings across the state in the next several weeks. The committee is being chaired by Rod Jetton and Bill McKenna, and they will be looking at total transportation needs in the state. It is … Continued
Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) will be hosting a luncheon on the topic of the Chicago to St. Louis High Speed Rail Program this coming Thursday, May 3. Phil Pasterak, PE, from Parsons Brinckerhoff, will speak at the lunch meeting to be held at MoDOT’s Transportation Management Center at 11:15 a.m. (14302 S. Outer Forty Rd, … Continued