RFP Released for Graphic Design for St. Clair County Summer Riding Program
Citizens for Modern Transit (“CMT”) in partnership with the St. Clair County Transit District is seeking a consultant to assist in the creation of a comprehensive marketing campaign on the 2022 SCCTD Summer Riding Program in St. Clair County, IL to build and promote ridership on the MetroBikeLink System and connecting transit system. Key messaging …
Bi-State Board of Commissioners Approves One-Year Mental Health Pilot on Transit
The Bi-State Board of Commissioners approved a one-year contract at $353,520 with Chestnut Health Systems™ (Chestnut), a not-for-profit health and human services organization, for comprehensive behavioral health services focused on the N. Hanley and Civic Center Transit Centers. The goal of the program is to provide comprehensive behavioral health services, directly connecting riders/customers with appropriate …
SCCTD to Provide Complimentary Shuttle Service Between Belleville Transit Center And Downtown Belleville During Art on the Square Oct. 22 – 24
St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD) today announced it will provide complimentary round-trip rides, via the SCCTD Trolley Bus, from the Belleville Transit Center (800 Scheel St, Belleville, IL 62221) to the Art on the Square event, which is being held in the Belleville Public Square in downtown Belleville, from Friday, Oct. 22, to Sunday, …
SCCTD Awarded Grant for Old Collinsville Road Trail Phase 4
The Metro East Park and Recreation District (MERPD) today announced $2 million in grant funding under the Park and Trail Grant Program to 16 projects across the Metro-East, including the St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD). SCCTD received $300,000 in funding for the Old Collinsville Road Trail, Phase 4. The Old Collinsville Road Trail is …
Reinforcing that Transit is a Homerun for the Work Commute
Thousands of St. Louisans know that public transportation is a convenient and cost-effective means for traveling to and from downtown St. Louis for baseball games. And as part of their next community engagement effort, Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT), Metro Transit, St. Clair County Transit District, the Bureau of Transit Police and Metro Transit Public Safety will be …
Boeing Selects Mid-America Airport Site for New Facility in Advance of Arrival of New Light Rail Station
Boeing is adding a production facility to MidAmerica Airport as St. Clair County Transit District continues to move forward on light rail expansion to the airport. The Boeing Co. is building a production facility at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah that will be used to make the U.S. Navy’s first aircraft-refueling drones. Representatives of …
The Belleville Main Street Marathon to be held September 25, 2021
COURSE: The race begins and ends on Main Street between Illinois 159 and First Street in historic downtown Belleville, IL, and for the 2021 race, the course will primarily be held on the St. Clair County Transit District’s paved biking/walking trail. At this time the course has not been certified, and we are exploring that …
Bike Trail Closure – Beginning Wednesday September 13 – 17, 2021
The St Clair County Transit District will be performing maintenance on the section of trail from Rt 159 east to Main St. The trail will be cleaned, sealed and striped. Please refrain from this area while this work is in progress.
CMT Releases RFP for Design Work for Permanent Placemaking Project
Citizens for Modern Transit is teaming up with the St. Clair County Transit District and AARP in St. Louis to activate the space around a MetroBus stop at the Belleville MetroLink Station in Belleville, IL. This joint initiative, known as the “Transit Stop Transformation Project,” will transform the area between the MetroBus area serving both …
Design Consultant selected for IL Try and Ride Program
Design Lab 443 was selected for the 2021 IL Try and Ride Program. The selection committee chose Design Lab 443 from a pool of five proposals – evaluated based on the following established criteria: Qualifications of person/firm conducting the work Proposal Quality Product samples – samples provided and/or on firm website need to be relevant …
SCCTD and Chestnut Health Systems to Offer Resources on National Overdose Awareness Day
To raise awareness about the resources available on opioid abuse, St. Clair County Transit District is teaming up with Chestnut Health Systems on August 31st to make resources available on National Overdose Awareness Day. Chestnut Health Systems will be staffing a tent at the Belleville MetroLink station to provide riders Narcan, Narcan training and information …