Fall 2018 Ten Toes Express Registration Now Open

The CMT Ten Toes Express Walk Program promotes the health and well-being benefits of transit commuting. Created to inspire St. Louis area older adults, and any other interested individuals, to see how easy it is to integrate walking with public transit getting around town. The 2018 Fall Session gets underway on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 in partnership with AARP …

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Aug 1

St. Clair County Approves Bill on Mutual Aid Agreement between Sheriff’s Department and St.  Louis City Police on MetroLink

The St. Clair County Board passed a resolution authorizing a mutual aid agreement for St. Clair County Sheriff’s deputies to provide law enforcement services on the Missouri side of the MetroLink system last night.  This resolution paralleled an ordinance passed in the City of St. Louis on June 1. “Ridership on the public transit system …

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Jul 31

St. Clair County Transit District Launches New Website

St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD) is excited to announce the launch of our redesigned agency website at www.scctd.org. The website has a fresh, contemporary look and is easier for riders to navigate while locating valuable information about routes and fares. This newly redesigned website offers quick access to essential information and features that offer …

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Jul 23

Transit Trekking

Transit is a great way to go!  Thouvenot, Wade & Moerchen, Inc. (TWM), an engineering firm based in St. Clair County, Illinois, provides monthly Metro Transit passes to their employees.  In addition, TWM is partnering with the St. Clair County Transit District on the MetroBikeLink extension projects.  Sheila Kimlinger, a transportation group manager with TWM, …

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Jul 20

St. Clair County Transit District Receives Funding to Expand Trail System

The St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD) announced today the award of a grant from the Metro East Parks and Recreation District for the build-out of the Old Collinsville Road Bike Trail.  SCCTD received a $243,000 grant from MERPD to build out Phase #1 of the trail from Lebanon Road to Rand Lane on Old …

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Jul 17

St. Clair County Transit District Responds to Veterans’ Needs in Southern IL  

The St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD) will now provide service to the newly opened Shiloh Veterans Center beginning on July 23.  The #15 MetroBus will be rerouted to accommodate service to the new Veterans’ clinic.  In addition, SCCTD will extend evening MetroLink service in response to riders.   MetroLink service will be extended to Shiloh-Scott …

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Jul 13

St. Clair County Transit District responds to Riders and Expands Service

District underwrites extension of evening MetroLink service The St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD) will extend evening MetroLink service in response to current riders. MetroLink service will be extended to Shiloh-Scott Station in the evenings instead of truncating service at Fairview Heights. The expanded service will begin on June 23. “We saw an opportunity where …

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Jul 10

St. Clair County Transit District Assists Homeless Veterans after Storm

The St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD) partnered with local and community leaders last Friday to assist area homeless veterans after the storms. When storms ravaged St. Clair County, IL last Thursday knocking out power to thousands of area residents, SCCTD stepped in to assist more than 20 hometown veterans residing at the Joseph Center …

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Jun 30

New Metro Go Card Will Connect Young People to Transit

Metro recently announced a new program for young people ages 13 to 25 can purchase Metro Transit fares at a discounted rate throughout the  St. Louis region by way of the Gateway Go Card.  This will provide young people in the bi-state area with an easy and affordable option to commute to summer jobs, summer …

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Jun 8

Board of Aldermen pass bill authorizing mutual aid between St. Clair County Sheriff’s Deputies and SLMPD on MetroLink

The Board of Aldermen passed Board Bill #37 today creating an ordinance authorizing a mutual aid agreement for St. Clair County Sheriff’s deputies to provide law enforcement services on the Missouri side of the MetroLink system. Alderman Terry Kennedy introduced Board Bill 37 at the April 27 Board of Aldermen Meeting. The board bill called …

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Jun 1

Connecting St. Clair County, One Trail at a Time

The St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD), Metro East Park and Recreation District (MERPD) and Eckert’s Orchards are teaming up to create a more connected county.  The future Orchard Loop Trail is an eight-mile trail loop in southeast Belleville.  The trail will connect seven subdivisions, a middle school, the MetroBikeLink and the Eckert Orchard Farm.  …

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May 17
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