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August 15 FarmWorks Discussion

Wednesday, August 15, a couple hundred community members, passionate about sustainability in St. Louis, gathered for some locally-produced brews and to hear some locally-produced ideas from FarmWorks at Schlafly Tap House.  FarmWorks is a partnership project effort between Gateway Greening, local developer, Craig Heller, and the St. Patrick Center.  Gateway Greening, which has been in … Continued

Grow St. Louis, Round 4!

Monsanto’s Grow St. Louis Contest is having a 4th round and CMT is in the running for our Ten Toe Express walking program to win a grant for the amount of $5,000, $10,000 or $15,000!  Please vote for CMT on Monsanto’s website by typing “Citizens for Modern Transit” in the search box on the right … Continued

August 2012 Transit Pic Contest

Send us pics of anything transit-related. Pictures on the MetroBus and MetroLink, stations, stops, trolleys, trains, bus, shuttles, etc. We want to see your transit pics!  The winner of the month-long contest wins a monthly transit pass for September.  You can email us pictures at info@cmt-stl.org or upload them straight to our Facebook event page. … Continued

September 27 Opportunities Around Light Rail Panel Discussion

Join CMT on September 27 for a Developers Workshop entitled, “Opportunities Around Light Rail.” The event, which will be held from 7:30-9a.m. at the RCGA,  will provide a great opportunity for local leaders, businesses, developers, real estate specialists, lenders, non-profits and citizens to hear opportunities available right in our backyard around MetroLink for development. Panelists … Continued

Wellston Policy Brief Now Available

The Wellston Walk Audit Summary Brief from the June 28 Wellston walkabout is now available. More than 4o CMT members and friends toured the Wellston MetroLink Station and surrounding area as a part of the CMT Wellston Walkabout in conjunction with Walk/Live St. Louis 2012. National TOD Walkability expert Dan Burden presented key factors that help … Continued

St. Louis Regional TOD Study Public Meetings to Begin

Come share your input and learn more about Transit Oriented Development! East-West Gateway Council of Governments and its partners have kicked off a “regional comprehensive planning effort that examines the potential for economic development around MetroLink light rail stations.” The first meeting will be Monday, July 16, 2012 at the Southwestern IL College-Belleville Campus, 4-8 … Continued

Winner! CMT Best Transit Pic Contest-June

For the twelfth month, CMT has hosted the The Citizens for Modern Best Transit Pic Contest. The winner receives a free month-long Metro pass.  This month’s photo, chosen by American Institute of Architect’s Michelle Swatek, affirms that even record-breaking temperatures won’t keep commuters from enjoying St. Louis’ public transportation on a beautiful day at the … Continued

Congratulations Dump the Pump Winner, Tina Totty!

Citizens for Modern Transit hosted a contest on June 21, 2012 last week to gather submission stories of how St. Louisans “Dumped the Pump” that day.  Congratulations to the winner, Tina Totty, for the best “Dump the Pump” story turned in. Tina is the winner of a month-long Metro pass for July, which she can … Continued

New Fares for Metro to Start July 1

Starting July 1, 2012, Metro will be changing some of their fares to ride MetroLink and MetroBus.  The changes will be: the two hour pass will go from $2.75 to $3; a weekly pass will be $25; a monthly pass will be $72; and a semester pass will be $150.  So don’t forget!

Help CMT by Signing Up for the Patch e-Newsletter

Help out Citizens for Modern Transit by signing up (for free) to receive your local Patch e-Newsletter!  It really is that simple.  Just follow this link, scroll to the top of the page, enter your email address, specific Patch Newsletter location, and type “Citizens for Modern Transit.”    Once a nonprofit has been mentioned by … Continued

Winner! CMT Best Transit Pic Contest Winner-May

For the eleventh month, CMT has hosted the The Citizens for Modern Best Transit Pic Contest. The winner receives a free month-long Metro pass.   In light of our Make Your Move on Metro in May prom0tions, we asked our followers to incorporate how people are making their own move on Metro on a daily … Continued


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