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MetroLink Single Track Fairview Heights-Washington Park Aug. 6-7; Blue Line Emerson to Shrewsbury Only 7:30-4pm
The ADA tiles (gray edge area of the platform) are being replaced at the Fairview Heights station platform. In order to conduct this work, MetroLink will single track at the Fairview Heights and Washington Park stations from 7:30AM until 4:00PM. … Continue reading
Metro Begins Bus Stop Evaluation Program to Make Routes More Efficient
Part of Metro’s Long-Range Transit Plan is to help make the existing system more efficient, better for customers, and more sustainable. In addition to looking how the system can grow over time, the Long-Range Plan focuses on improving the customer experience … Continue reading
Posted in Moving Transit Forward
Tagged ADA, Bus Stop Evaluation Program, Bus Stops, metrobus, planning
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Upgrading Bus Stops Around St. Louis: An Update
Metro is currently busy upgrading many bus stops in St. Louis City and County to ADA compliance. You may have noticed some changes in to your neighborhood bus stops: Metro partnered with Paraquad for input and reviewed customer complaints, along … Continue reading
Posted in Accessibility, Capital Projects, Transit in the Community
Tagged ADA, Bus Stops, Capital Projects, Freedom Stops, metrobus
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Metro ADA Service’s Travel Training Program helps individuals gain independence through transit
A young man stares intently up Arsenal Street. It’s early morning, already sticky warm in St. Louis. His Metro travel trainer, Feld Miller, is making light chatter with him, occasionally erupting into relaxed laughter while asking questions that the young … Continue reading
Posted in Accessibility, Making Transit Easy, Transit in the Community
Tagged ADA, Call-A-Ride, Feld Miller, John McKenney, Mike McDermott, Travel Training
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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
Posted in Inside Metro, Transit in the Community
Tagged ADA, Bus Stops, Call-A-Ride, Paratransit, Travel Training
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Bus stop upgrades: Concrete can change your life
Did you know that Metro is carrying on a Bus Stop Enhancement program? Last year, 65 bus stops – mainly in St. Louis County – were upgraded to ADA compliance, thanks to a Freedom Grant that Metro received from the … Continue reading
Capital Projects Update 8/21/09
As we contemplate Metro’s upcoming sixtieth anniversary, we’ll take some time on the blog to look back at Metro’s history and see how transit in St. Louis has changed over the last six decades. Today I want to discuss the … Continue reading
Posted in Capital Projects, Stimulus Funding
Tagged ADA, Eads Bridge, interlocking, paint booth, Scott Avenue plaza, Vandeventer
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