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The St. Louis Rapid Transit Connector Study is now conducting a virtual public meeting to obtain your input on improvements to regional transit service. The Connector Study – led by the Bi-State Development Agency/Metro and their partners East-West Gateway Council of Governments, MoDOT, St. Louis County and the City of St. Louis – seeks to [...]

Metro invites you to join us on March 28, April 2 and April 5, as we explore new and exciting strategies to improve commutes and expand access to economic opportunities through higher-speed transit service on the region’s highways and major streets with the St. Louis Rapid Transit Connector Study. The study will identify and advance [...]

July 1 will mark the beginning of the new fiscal year at Metro Transit and the implementation of a small fare increase on MetroBus and MetroLink. In May, the Metro Board of Commissioners approved the fare increase after conducting three public information sessions and a public hearing. Metro is spending more money for fuel, vehicle [...]

This was a year to remember. We here at Metro and the entire region have much to be thankful for at the close of 2010. More than just a great year for Metro, this was truly a year for celebration for the future of transit in St. Louis. Proposition A passed in St. Louis County. [...]

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Monday a combined $776 million for urban and rural transit providers to help bring buses, bus facilities and related equipment into a state of good repair.  Money from the Federal Transit Administration’s new State of Good Repair discretionary grant program will go to 152 projects. Metro St. Louis will [...]

Every year, the St. Louis magazine The Riverfront Times puts out its “Best of St. Louis” issue that names the best of everything the area has to offer, from Best Fried Chicken to Best New Band to Best Public Works Project (the Great Streets Project on South Grand Boulevard, in case you’re interested).  For 2010, [...]

A review by Courtney Sloger Last night, St. Louis hosted a free screening of Beyond the Motor City: The Past and Future of Transportation in the U.S. at the Tivoli Theater in University City.  Aaron Woolf, who wrote, produced and directed the film, joined viewers for dinner at Pi East Loop and spoke on a [...]

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)of the New York City area approved a series of service cuts that will drastically change the levels of service available to customers.  The cuts, along with 700 job layoffs and the removal of the free ride for students program, were unamimously approved by the authority’s board to deal with a [...]

The focus in Washington and across the country is the issue of health care reform and the economy, but another big dilemma is looming on Capitol Hill: transportation.  SAFETEA-LU, the current transportation funding authorization bill, is set to expire on September 30.  Without a new source of funding, the Federal Highway Trust will bankrupt, interrupting  [...]

For those of you who are interested in learning about some of the finer details that went into Metro’s Restoration 2009 decision-making process, be sure to check out our new Featured Video.  Dianne Williams sits down with Metro’s Acting Chief of Planning and System Development, Jessica Mefford-Miller, to talk about what to expect with the [...]