Through contractual agreements and local sales tax revenues, St. Louis County, the City of St. Louis, and St. Clair County Transit District will provide approximately $312 million of support for the $328,980,534 operating budget and the three-year capital budget of $1,037,311,983.
The $6.4 million contract with Millstone Weber focuses on four MetroLink stations in St. Clair County: the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center Station, College Station, Emerson Park Station, and Washington Park Station.
Both agreements call for pay increases and increased benefits.
The selections represent first-time funding from the new Rail Vehicle Replacement Program, which was created to improve safety, service, and the customer experience on subways, commuter rail, and light rail systems.
The MetroLink Task Force Incident Report for Quarter 3 has been released, showing the benefits of a greater security presence.
Metro Transit released its "MetroLink Task Force Incident Report for Quarter 2 (April – June 2022)."
With increased collaboration among the St. Louis Regional Freightway, Metro Transit, and Madison County Transit the region sees more ridership and economic development, even in the midst of the pandemic.
Bi-State Development operates the Metro Transit public transportation system for the greater St. Louis region, providing MetroBus, MetroLink light rail, Metro Call-A-Ride paratransit services in eastern Missouri and southwestern Illinois.
The new service, called Via Metro STL, will be introduced in two areas — in southwest St. Louis County including Fenton and Valley Park, and in North St. Louis County.
The app’s new mobile fare feature is part of Metro Transit’s efforts to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic and keep both passengers and transit employees safe by providing a contactless, visually validated fare option.
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