Citizens for Modern Transit will celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Ten Toe Express this Spring in St. Louis – linking St. Louisans with their own Ten Toes and Metro to get out and explore – and needs your help. CMT is recruiting new volunteers to help lead Ten Toe Walks for the upcoming 10 … Continued
CMT’s Ten Toe Express hit some high notes this fall with high participation, increased participation in walking groups, number of special walks and much more. We had 325 seniors sign up for the program, with 78 percent coming from Missouri and 22 percent from Illinois. The largest number of participants enjoyed the walk to the north … Continued
The Citizens for Modern Transit Fall Ten Toe Express will kick off on September 1, 2015 with a walk highlighting transit and trails in the St. Louis region in partnership with Great Rivers Greenway. Registration is now underway. New Registrants You can register online or in-person at one of our registration events before the start … Continued
CMT recently announced its special walks for Fall 2015 Ten Toe Express Session. Below is a sneak peek at some of the exciting destinations using transit, trails and your own ten toes to get around. September 1 – Exploring Transit & Trails: Fall 2015 Kick Off Walk Meet at Shrewsbury Metrolink Station. The River des … Continued
Start exploring with your own ten toes, Metro and greenways Connect MetroBus and MetroLink to the Great River Greenway system to some exciting destinations this summer. Now is the time to start your adventure. . . St. Louis has some of the best transit to trail connections thanks to Great Rivers Greenway and Metro. Get … Continued
CMT is excited about the new Ten Toe Express Walking group – the AARP Breakfast Bunch that will meet on Saturday mornings thanks to AARP St. Louis! This group will meet at the Shrewsbury MetroLink station (7201 Lansdowne Ave; St. Louis, MO 63119) at 8:49 am on most Saturday mornings. Their first walk will be on Saturday, April … Continued
This month, CMT’s Fall 2014 Ten Toe Express Session will conclude and as always, there is so much to celebrate! Firstly, CMT thanks its Ten Toe Express long term volunteer walk leaders who make this program the success that it is: Dan and Meredith O’Connor, Norm and Joan Krumrey, Mary Blaies, Loretta Davis and Mary … Continued
The New York Times ran a recent story about the importance of considering transportation needs when you are planning for retirement. The story highlights Roland Dion, an 81 year old retired marriage and family therapist, and his wife who live on the eastern edge of San Diego where cars reign supreme. Everything the Dions do … Continued
There are many reasons to join CMT as a member, but CMT and Enterprise CarShare have negotiated an exciting new deal for CMT members that we are pleased to announce today! CMT members will now be able to take advantage of $25 off their first year of Enterprise CarShare membership! Over the last several years, … Continued
Transit is on the move in St. Louis, have you heard? A new MetroLink Station will be added to our system within the next several years, more and more St. Louisans are giving transit a try, and new ideas are on the table for improving the transit system in the region. Thanks to Citizens for … Continued
Pagedale is a community in revitalization and the progress accomplished is incredible. Residents, civic leaders, and Beyond Housing have worked together to develop a vision for the community that reflects the residents needs and development in the community is well on its way, and you can help! Community meetings have been held, assessments have been … Continued
CMT is taking transit to trails. Over the years, CMT has produced more than a hundred walking maps from MetroLink stations in the region to exciting St. Louis destinations for the Ten Toe Express, a walking program linking MetroLink and MetroBus with residents’ own ten toes to explore St. Louis and step towards healthier lives! Thanks to … Continued
Why transit and why during May should you give transit a try? CMT ‘s primary mission is to expand the public transit system we have in St. Louis to build livable, sustainable communities with light rail as the critical component. So why do we continually push St. Louisans to give transit a try? If you … Continued
CMT Kicks Off its Spring 2014 Ten Toes Express Session with an African American Heritage Tour of Downtown St. Louis led by the National Park Service Citizens for Modern Transit’s (CMT) successful Ten Toe Express program, with over 7,000 participants, many over the age of 60, will kickoff its spring 2014 session on April 3 … Continued
CMT’s grants and program manager, Lenora Fisher, will presenting to the OACAP open meeting on Wednesday, March 26 at 11:00 am and you are invited to attend. She will present on “Exploring St. Louis through Transit and your Own Ten Toes” at the Crown Center for Senior Living/Weinberg Lounge. The Crown Center is located at … Continued