St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD) stepped up for area children and donated a retired 13 passenger ATS vehicle to Caritas Family Solutions on January 17, 2019.  Caritas Family Solutions plans to use the donated SCCTD bus to provide basic, emergency, and recreational transportation for the youth at St. John Bosco Children’s Center. “We are …

Access to healthy foods recently arrived in East St. Louis in the form of Neighbor’s Marketplace, adjacent to the Emerson Park MetroLink Station. East St. Louis has been described as a food desert until the recent opening of Neighbor’s Marketplace, just steps from transit.  The newly opened grocery store has full service amenities including fresh …

Transit is a safe and cost-effective transportation option utilized daily by thousands of St. Louis area residents. To spread a little love to these riders, the MetroLink Police Unit is teaming up with Citizens for Modern Transit, Metro Transit, St. Clair County Transit District and the University of Missouri – St. Louis to host “Wake up …

The St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD) will see upgrades to bus stops by late 2019 with the help of $917,884 in federal funds available to support bus stop enhancements and signage updates in St. Clair County. Upgrades could include enhanced shelters, benches, trash receptacles and signage. SCCTD will provide the required local match of …

The St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD) will deliver three new MetroLink Patrol Vehicles to the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department on January 7th at 1 PM at the Emerson Park MetroLink Station in East St. Louis.  The vehicles highlight the important partnership between the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department and SCCTD while enhancing the …

The St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD) launched a new security initiative in December to ensure the safety of its riders and drivers on its Alternative Transportation System (ATS) Fleet.  Forty-five ATS vehicles were equipped with five security cameras each – four interior cameras and one exterior camera.   The $360,000 security initiative will be completed …

The St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD) launched a new Ambassador program focused on enhancing service and growing ridership through improved customer service, education, and promotion of SCCTD services. The Ambassadors primary role is to promote the public’s safe enjoyment and use of the MetroLink, MetroBus and SCCTD’s Bike and Pedestrian (MetroBikeLink) systems. “Our Ambassadors …

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Belleville, Illinois, December 17, 2018 – St. Clair County Transit District’s Director of Facilities and Maintenance Tony Erwin has a history of giving back to the community.  Since 2002, Tony has been working with a neighbor to fix up bicycles for the community in collaboration with the Freeburg Food Pantry.  His bike recycling program has …

The St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD) teamed up with Art on the Square, UMB Bank and local architect-artist Gary Karasek to bring art to life along eleven miles of the MetroLink and MetroBikeLink trail in St. Clair County.  Sponsored by UMB Bank, Rails, Trails and Art is a series of vibrant, moving Shtick People …

Robert Dettling has been taking transit since the 1980’s.  He currently takes the MetroLink from St. Clair County into St. Louis University several times a week.  He enjoys watching the seasons change and believes the walk from the station to campus helps to keep him healthy.  Mr. Dettling considers taking public transportation to be a …