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The Board of Commissioners of the Bi-State Development Agency/Metro (BSDA/Metro) has approved a $306.3 million operating budget and $442.9 million (3 year) capital budget for Fiscal Year 2014 (FY2014).  The FY2014 budget allocates resources to run the transit system and all enterprises for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013 with a 3.7 percent increase [...]

Updated 2/21/13: Fairview Heights meeting postponed due to weather.  You are invited to participate in a regional planning effort currently underway focusing on economic development potential around several MetroLink Stations: North Hanley, Emerson Park, Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center, Fairview Heights, Union Station, Civic Center, and Rock Road Station. The East-West Gateway Council of Governments (EWG) and its [...]

You are invited to participate this week in a regional planning effort currently underway focusing on economic development potential around four selected MetroLink Stations: Emerson Park, Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center, Fairview Heights and North Hanley. The East-West Gateway Council of Governments is leading the project and the Bi-State Development Agency/Metro is one of 11 agencies partnering [...]

Bi-State Development Agency which has been operating as Metro since 2003 is the proud recipient of one of the Greater St. Louis Top 50 Businesses Shaping Our Future Awards presented this  week by the St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Association (RCGA) in conjunction with RubinBrown. Metro and 49 companies were selected for their significant [...]

Monday, August 20, is the day many of you have been waiting for– the day MetroBus service  returns to the Grand Bridge and the day the Grand MetroLink Station reopens. The #70 Grand, #58X  Twin Oaks Express and  #410X Eureka Express MetroBus reroutes are almost over. It’s been a long 17 months riding the reroute [...]

The East-West Gateway Council of Governments held several informational meetings last month to get public input on Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) around MetroLink Stations. You still have an opportunity to participate even if you could not attend one of the public meetings by taking an online survey. What East-West Gateway would like your input on which [...]

Attention, armchair planners: Now is your chance to help guide future development in the St. Louis region! As one of 11 stakeholder agencies partnering with East-West Gateway Council of Governments on the development of a Regional Plan for Sustainable Development, Metro is playing a key role in helping stakeholders craft strategies for encouraging Transit-Oriented Development [...]

Today, a group of dedicated walking, transit and community advocates braved the heat to join Dan Burden, an international expert in walkability and neighborhood development, on “walking audits” of the Wellston and Delmar MetroLink Stations. The audits, along with presentations and group discussions, sought to capture the imagination and interest of the community in the [...]

Beginning next month, locally grown farm foods will be sold once a week at four Metro Transit Centers located in areas where nearby residents have little or no access to fresh fruits and vegetables. Starting the week of March 18, 2012, the Farm to Family Mobile Market will offer affordably priced, fresh foods to customers [...]

This is a monumental year for St. Louis public transit. Not necessarily for the Agency, but for our riders: the last generation to see St. Louis streetcars, & the first to know Bi-State Transit, will turn 65 this year. The Baby Boomer generation is beginning the large wave of senior growth across the country, and [...]