Tag Archives: STL

Flashback Friday: Polio Vaccines Given On Bus

Happy Friday! Were you able to guess when this week’s Flashback Friday photo was taken? This photo from the Museum of Transportation was taken in 1956 at the Pruitt-Igoe Complex. Pruitt–Igoe was a large urban housing project of 33 buildings on the Near North Side of St. Louis first occupied in 1954 and demolished between 1972 and 1975. According [...]

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MetroLink Work Scheduled for Week of May 13

UPDATE: 5/15 3:00 p.m. Single track operations scheduled for Monday at the College Station was cancelled. 5/14 3:00 p.m. Single track operations scheduled for Monday at the Forsyth and Clayton MetroLink Stations was cancelled. 5/13 3:00 p.m. Single track operations scheduled for Monday at the Forsyth and Clayton MetroLink Stations was cancelled.  Work is scheduled on the MetroLink [...]

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Flashback Friday: Infantry Parade Downtown

 Were you able to guess when and where this week’s Flashback Friday photo was taken? This photo provided by the  Missouri History Museum was taken on May 9, 1919, on Twelfth Street (now Tucker Boulevard). It shows a parade of the Army 138th Infantry marching down Twelfth Street past a court–of-honor in the reviewing stands. According [...]

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Metro Helps Kick Off ‘Safe Roads For All’

Now that the spring weather has finally arrived, Metro Transit wants to remind everyone to be safe and courteous out on the roads. Metro Transit joined MoDOT and Trailnet at a news conference Monday outside of the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park. The event was aimed at emphasizing the importance of safely sharing the [...]

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MetroLink Work Scheduled For Week Of May 6

Work is scheduled on the MetroLink system Monday, May 6 through Sunday, May 12. Passengers may experience short delays in the work zones. The affected areas of the MetroLink system are: University City-Big Bend Station Forsyth Station Clayton Station UMSL South Station UMSL North Station North Hanley Station College Station MetroLink will operate on a single [...]

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Metro Transit Excited To Participate in CMT’s Great Race II

Give me a T-R-A-N-S-I-T! What does that spell?! Transit! Metro Transit is proud to be participating on Team Transit in CMT’s Great Race II. Designed to play off the CBS television hit, “The Amazing Race,” (minus host Phil Cogen of course) the race will place Team TRANSIT, Team BIKE, Team CARSHARE, and Team CARPOOL in [...]

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MetroLink Work Scheduled For Week Of 4/22

Work is scheduled on the MetroLink system tonight through Saturday (April 22 through April 27). Passengers may experience short delays in the Rock Road MetroLink Stationwork zone. The affected areas of the MetroLink system are: Wellston MetroLink Station Forsyth Station Clayton Station MetroLink will operate on a single track at the Rock Road and Wellston Stations [...]

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Learn and Discuss About Transit-Oriented Development At Meetings This Week

Your input on Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) around several MetroLink stations  is needed as part of the St. Louis Regional Transit-Oriented Development Study. The latest round of meetings focusing on TOD around specific Metro Transit Centers, are this week. The meetings will review final plans for select stations and will focus on issues of implementation, and [...]

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Youth Aviation Programs At St. Louis Downtown Airport Rewarding For Girls and Boys And All Involved

  Educating boys and girls about aviation  opportunities and careers is a priority for the staff at the St. Louis Downtown Airport as well as for other groups located at the airport. This past Saturday, St. Louis Downtown Airport, St. Louis University (SLU), Boeing, Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 64, the Greater St. Louis Air and [...]

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Metro Transit Passengers to be Interviewed During Phase 2 Of Regional On-Board Survey

The East-West Gateway Council of Governments has started the second phase of a regional on-board survey and random Metro Transit customers will be asked to participate in the regional survey. The purpose of the On-Board Transit Survey is to predict future transportation needs in the region. The Metro Transit portion of the regional survey involves [...]

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