The City of Fairview Heights has announced they will donate a portion of a lot at the corner of Bunkum Road and Lincoln Trail to St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD). This donation will allow for the development and construction of a multi-use cyclist and pedestrian trail. This planned section of the SCCTD MetroBikeLink trail …

Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) – the region’s transit advocacy organization – recognized several “Champions of Transit” at its 42nd Annual Meeting, held Sept. 11 in downtown St. Louis. During the event, CMT presented its 2026 Platinum Transit Award to the soon to open MetroLink extension to MidAmerica St. Louis Airport. St. Clair County Transit …

Starting Wednesday, September 16, trail maintenance will take place on the Memorial-Old Caseyville portion of the SCCTD MetroBikeLink. Trail users should avoid this area through Friday, September 18. The Shiloh Connector is set to be repaved beginning Thursday, September 24. Refer to the maps below to view the impacted areas: Memorial to Old Caseyville Shiloh …

The Belleville Marathon will take place on the MetroBikeLink trail on Saturday, September 26th from approximately 8:30am to 1:30pm. During this time, the trail between North End Park and the East YMCA will be heavily used by runners, volunteers, and emergency vehicles. Please consider avoiding this section of the trail during this time. We encourage …

The St. Clair County Transit District would like trail users to be aware that the MetroBikeLink trail from Greenmount Road to S. McKinley Road will close beginning September 28, 2026, and remain closed through October 16, 2026, to allow for trail maintenance and rehabilitation. Questions may be directed to the SCCTD office at 618-628-8090. Trail …

This summer, the St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD) hosted their summer-long “GO TRAILing” program to promote MetroBikeLink trails and transit use in SW Illinois. Between May 9 and August 8, 128 participants tracked 16,401 miles on SCCTD’s MetroBikeLink trail system. This free initiative allowed participants to track miles and earn prizes as they biked, …

The St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD) recently recognized Willie Drisdel, transit ambassador for SCCTD and resident of East St. Louis, for his exceptional professionalism, initiative and commitment to public safety. Drisdel received a formal Letter of Commendation from Ronald Forrest, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Metro Transit, on behalf of Metro …

Sealed proposals will be received at the office of St. Clair County Transit District, 27 North Illinois Street, Belleville, Illinois, until 11:00 A.M., September 1st, 2026, for the 2026 Mid-America Airport Extension Callbox Installation Project. The sealed proposals will be publicly opened and read at 11:00 A.M., September 1st, 2026. The proposed improvements consist of …

On a Friday in July, SCCTD had the opportunity to follow along with a St. Louis resident, Lena N., who lives in the City of St. Louis and uses a combination of public transit and bicycling to reach her place of employment, TWM, Inc., in Swansea, Illinois. Lena has worked for TWM for a few …

For two decades, Citizens for Modern Transit’s Ten Toes + Transit program has helped older adults stay active, build friendships and gain confidence using public transit. Since launching in 2006, the program has connected more than 14,000 participants to destinations in St. Clair County and across the bi-state region through guided walks, special outings and …

The impact of “The Story of a Bench” program continues to grow. Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) and AARP in St. Louis, in partnership with the SCCTD and Metro Transit, recently unveiled the latest bench installation at MetroBus Stop #15907 on Commerce Lane in Fairview Heights. The project features a bright red, all-weather bus bench …