Today, City of St. Louis Mayor Slay held a press conference at City Hall to announce new funding for housing developments near MetroLink and MetroBus. The City hopes to encourage development near transit as a means to increase access to jobs. The funding for the Affordable Housing Commission (AHC) of the City of St. Louis … Continued
As CMT builds its list of legislative priorities for FY14 and discussions continue on possible statewide funding sources for transportation, one key question continues to rise to the top – what are the transit priorities for the St. Louis region moving forward. What is the next project that this region wants to see move forward … Continued
We are only one week away from the upcoming CMT Panel Discussion on funding development around transit. For more than two years, CMT has been beating the drum on the merits of TOD, the benefits of this type of development to the individual, the community and the state, and reasons why this region should build around … Continued
Every region of the United States faces community revitalization challenges. Many readers of the Community Builders Exchange lead these efforts in St. Louis. As someone interested in your work, I often think about how infrastructure influences the health and well-being of the underserved in our region. How can a community use what it has to … Continued
The 2013 St. Louis Development Corporation Annual Report was released last week in the St. Louis Business Journal. One of the most interesting highlights of the report was the fact that every development project highlighted is either within walking distance of MetroLink or has high hopes of attracting a station to their site. CityArchRiver, SLU … Continued
Join us for our next Tapping Into Transit Happy Hour on Tuesday, November 5 from 5:30 – 7:00 PM at the MX Movie Theater Bar, where we will get to meet and visit with Astrid Glynn of the Transportation Planning and Research Group in Massachusetts. Ms. Glynn will be participating in CMT’s breakfast discussion about … Continued
Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) will host Who Pays for It – A Panel Discussion About Financing Development Around Transit, on Wednesday, November 6, 2013, featuring: Andrew Geer, VP & Market Leader, Enterprise Community Partner’s Chicago Office Astrid Glynn, Principal, Transportation Planning and Resource Group, LLC. Paul Hubbman, Project Coordinator, East West Gateway For more … Continued
“New Online Tool Allows Customers to Check on Estimated MetroBus Arrival Times” reads the headline of Metro’s September 13, 2013 press release. The “newer” technology will help customers track bus arrival times and is the first phase of technology advances made possible by the passing of Proposition A in 2010. “‘We are really excited to … Continued
Professor Reid Ewing introduced the audience of more than 250people to his research on Pedestrian and Transit-Oriented Design as a part of the CMT 29th Annual Meeting. His book serves as a guide for developers and planners and articulates the standards for pedestrian and transit oriented planning. Professor Ewing was kind enough to share his … Continued
Citizens for Modern Transit capped off the 29th Annual Meeting with the release of the 2013 Annual Report . Attendees received copies which highlight some of the successes of CMT in FY13: CMT successfully secured four grant awards this year bringing more than $1.1 million in federal funding to the St. Louis region to promote transit and increase … Continued
Transit-oriented development (TOD) offers a mix of housing, employment, shopping, and transportation choices that can help reduce air pollution and development on open lands and improve water quality and access to jobs. Yet the infrastructure required to create TOD is expensive and funding for infrastructure for new TOD can be difficult to obtain. This webinar, … Continued
Philadelphia has caught the transit bug. A new report called “How Philadelphia Gets to Work” finds that 70.5% of Philadelphians get to work using transit. The report, released by the Center City District and Central Philadelphia Development Corporation, was prepared to inform strategic investments in transportation infrastructure based on the understanding that: “Sustained job and … Continued
CMT held a Tapping Into Transit Happy Hour for Young Professionals last night at Mangia Italiano on South Grand and had a great time! We enjoyed meeting so many new folks interested in transit. We are always astounded by the number of people who care about and support growing our transit system in the region. … Continued
Wow, it has been an amazing year at Citizens for Modern Transit. As we wrap up our fiscal year which ends Aug. 31, special thanks goes to the CMT Board, all the CMT members, and CMT friends for helping us to reach record numbers this year as well as pro-actively taking steps to move transit … Continued
Join us for our next Young Professionals Happy Hour on Wednesday, August 28 from 5:30 – 7:00 pm at Mangia on South Grand, 3145 S Grand Blvd St Louis, Missouri 63116. This will be an opportunity to meet other young professionals in the region interested in transit. It will also be an opportunity to give … Continued