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
Today’s Wake Up to a Sweeter Commute event at several MetroLink Stations/Transit Centers went off as a tremendous success! CMT members, along with several dedicated volunteers handed out thousands of granola bars and information on the Guaranteed Ride Home Program this morning from 7-8:30am. Fox 2 News even had a helicopter flyover to further publicize … 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
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
The third round of the GROW STL Contest opens today! I know many of you have a definite opinion about Monsanto one way or another, but as a non- profit we have to continually look for new ways to raise money in this economy. I hope you will consider that when making a decision to … Continued
MoDOT has completed and posted a draft of the Missouri State Rail Plan to their website! They will be seeking public comments on the draft at meetings in April. The draft plan and meeting schedule is available at www.morail.org. (When you get to this web page, click on the State Rail Plan logo on the left.) … Continued
The House of Representatives approved a 90-day extension to the federal transportation bill which provides federal funding for road, bridge and mass transit projects. The bill was set to expire on March 31, 2012. This is the 9th extension to this bill. The extension will run through June 30 at which time if a new … Continued
For the ninth month in a row, 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, highlights the rare find of a rainbow gracing the Shrewsbury MetroLink Station. …And the winner is Michael Brickey View all of the contest entries … Continued
On Tuesday, March 20, the first Mobile Market kicked off at the Delmar MetroLink Station. Metro has partnered with Sappington Farmers’ Market to bring healthy foods to areas of St. Louis where these commodities are harder to come by. The Mobile Market will be at four transit centers through the end of October. The … Continued
Join CMT as we kick off our Make Your Move on Metro in May events with the upcoming Let’s Build Around Light Rail Luncheon featuring Katherine Perez, national Transit Oriented Development expert, on May 8, 2012. This will be a great opportunity for local leaders, businesses, non-profits and citizens to hear how public, private and … Continued
Only a few days left to submit a picture for our monthly transit picture contest! We will be picking a winner Friday afternoon, so submit on our Facebook page, via Twitter, or email to info@cmt-stl.org before noon for a chance to win a monthly Metro pass!
Series of Upcoming Registration Opportunities Set for February and March Citizens for Modern Transit’s (CMT) successful Ten Toe Express program is going strong with more than 7,000 active participants, many over the age of 60, who have learned how easy it is to utilize the region’s public transit offerings and their own ten toes to … Continued
This March, the city of Mesa, Arizona will host a summit for 171 developers, economic development specialists, the Mesa Chamber of Commerce, elected officials, property owners and others in the area in an effort to focus on new urban development projects in the downtown area, around their future Metro light rail line. Their focus will … Continued
The Spring Ten Toe Express Session is right around the corner. Registration is underway for the Spring Walking Session that makes residents of St. Louis tourists in their own town. Step out on the CMT Ten Toe Program and visit many different destinations each week using your own ten toes and Metro. Find out just … Continued