Metro Transit in partnership with the St. Clair County Transit District will make significant changes to 18 current MetroBus routes in Missouri and Illinois on Monday, December 2, 2024, to improve transit service for customers.  Five MetroBus routes in Ill will be impacted. According to Metro Transit, these improvements are possible due to the success of …

The St. Clair County Transit District, in partnership with Citizens for Modern Transit and Metro Transit, will be hosting Passport to Music on Metro on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, from 1 to 4 p.m. at both the Belleville and Emerson Park Transit Centers. This music festival will feature four musical acts, two at each venue, and is …

The St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD) is announcing periodic closures of the MetroBikeLink Trail on the Orchard Loop and Shiloh Station sections for necessary crack-sealing and sealcoating. These closures are critical to ensure the safety and longevity of the trail for all users. Please see Exhibits A & B for affected areas. Closure Details: …

The St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD) is announcing periodic closures of the MetroBikeLink Trail from Memorial Station to IL-159 for necessary crack-sealing and sealcoating. These closures are critical to ensure the safety and longevity of the trail for all users. Please see Exhibit A for affected areas. Closure Details: • Location: MetroBikeLink Trail between …

The St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD) has a public hearing set for September 10 from 8:00 am to 11:30 am at the Fairview Heights REC Center located at 9950 Bunkum Road, Fairview Heights, IL. The purpose of the public hearing is to get comments on the SCCTD application for an Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program …

Illinois  House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch announced Wednesday the creation of a new House working group designed to look more closely at the Illinois’ public transit system and provide recommendations on how it can better serve the communities that rely on it. “We have a real opportunity to not only improve our public transit system …

The St. Clair County Transit District, Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT), AARP in St. Louis, and Metro Transit – in partnership with the City of Fairview Heights and other partners – today unveiled the Transit Stop Transformation Project at the Fairview Heights Center, located at 9720 W Route 161 in Fairview Heights, Ill. Key representatives …

Hosted by the Madison and St. Clair County Mental Health Boards, the Metro East Behavioral Health Transportation Summit is aimed at convening community stakeholders, administrators, and direct service providers to educate the community on existing transportation resources.   The Summit will provide information about transportation resources for individuals diagnosed with mental health or substance use disorder …

The East St. Louis Annual Back to School Event is set for Saturday, Aug. 3 from 11 – 2 p.m. at the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center, accessible via MetroLink.   The event is hosted by the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation and sponsored by Focusonthecity.org and Molina Healthcare.   The event includes giveaways of clear backpacks and regular backpacks, books, …

The St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD) Board of Trustees approved several contracts at its July 16 Board Meeting to ensure continued delivery of a worldclass trail system in Southwestern Illinois. The board approved a contract with Demond Sign Company for $242,790 for production of a comprehensive signage package for the MetroBikeLink system.  SCCTD has …

llinois Governor JB Pritzker gathered alongside dozens of local officials, agencies, businesses and organizations on Thursday, July 11, at Emerson Park Transit Center to celebrate the official grand opening of the new $15 million, state-of-the-art Public Safety Building. This facility and the operations within will help bolster communications and security collaboration among Metro Transit, the …