Category Archives: Inside Metro

Do You Remember the Levee Line in Downtown St. Louis?

The #99 Downtown Trolley is not the only downtown circulator bus that has traveled St. Louis’ downtown streets.  Remember the Levee Line? Decked out in a riverboat-inspired design (complete with smokestack) the Levee Line operated in the late 1980s, traveling … Continue reading

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Chesterfield Mayor John Nations Chosen As Metro’s New President & CEO

Metro’s Board of Commissioners announced today the selection of John Nations as its new President and CEO. Nations, a partner in the St. Louis office of Armstrong Teasdale and currently in his third term as mayor of Chesterfield, Missouri, will … Continue reading

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Sightseeing

The folks who work on the MetroLink system – who inspect the tunnels, bridges, and tracks and generally keep everything running – work long, crazy hours (note the date/time stamp on the photo below!) but they do get to see … Continue reading

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Director of ADA Services Pat Hall talks about segregation, rights and breaking down barriers

Monday, June 26 marked the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the civil rights legislation that prevents discrimination based on disability.  The legislation helped make sweeping changes for disabled individuals in the areas of employment, built environment, … Continue reading

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Happy 20th Anniversary to the Americans With Disabilities Act!

July 26, 2010 marks the 20th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, commonly referred to as the ADA.  This landmark piece of civil rights legislation prevents the discrimination of individuals based on disability.  The act offers protections … Continue reading

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Metro’s Blog Nextstop Turns One Year Old!

Happy Anniversary Nextstop! One year ago, Metro went live with a new experiment for Agency public communications – our transit blog Nextstop.  Four employee volunteers from the Engineering, Research, IT and Government/Community Affairs departments collaboratively created the blog and its … Continue reading

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Walking Inside the Eads Bridge Rehabilitation Project

What did you do at work today?  Send some e-mails, update your calendar, attend some meetings, walk through the inside of a bridge… Wait, what?  Metro Engineering intern Justin Pattison walked through the Eads Bridge today (yes, he is trained … Continue reading

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Metro’s Tracy Beidleman Honored with First-Ever Award from FTA Region VII

Tracy Beidleman, our Director of Program Development and Grants, has received the first-ever Award of Excellence for Outstanding Customer Service and Financial Oversight of FTA Projects in St. Louis presented by Region VII of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).  Go … Continue reading

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Metro Board Approves FY2011 Operating and Capital Budget

Here’s the fun we can expect in fiscal year 2011, starting July 1, 2010! The Metro Board of Commissioners today approved an operating budget of $232.4 million for Fiscal Year 2011 that includes funds to restore transit services that were … Continue reading

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Metro Links May 17, 2010

Free screening of Beyond the Motor City in University City. Tonight is a free screening of Beyond the Motor City: The Future of U.S. Transportation at the Tivoli Theater in University City.  Film starts at 7 p.m., and the panel … Continue reading

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