East St. Louis MetroBus Stop Selected for Next Transit Stop Transformation Project

St. Clair County Transit District, Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) and AARP in St. Louis have selected MetroBus Stop #13101 – located in the retail corridor of East St. Louis in front of Walgreens at 2510 State Street – for its next Transit Stop Transformation Project. The stop is served by MetroBus #1 – State and Main and MetroBus #8 – Alta Sita, which connects 47% of all transit riders in St. Clair County to shopping destinations, places of employments, four Metro Transit Centers and other destinations. The site will be transformed into a colorful, user-friendly space that cultivates community, promotes safety and further increases ridership. Transit riders, area residents, elected officials and other stakeholders are encouraged to weigh in on the types of enhancements they would like to see at the site by completing a short online survey by August 30, 2025.

Survey Available Here

Public input will play a key role in the development of initial design concepts to be created by the St. Louis-based architecture firm Trivers, which has been selected for project design. The design concept will be presented for public review this fall. Public engagement will aid in the finalization of design. Construction will commence shortly thereafter with the project expected to be completed in Spring 2026.

“These projects are community-based initiatives,” commented Kimberly Cella, executive director of Citizens for Modern Transit. “Local feedback is imperative to delivering a project that reflects the needs, wants and pulse of the community. We thank everyone in advance for their help.”

This will be the fifth Transit Stop Transformation Project in St. Clair County. To date, $750,000 has been invested to complete a total of seven transformations throughout the bi-state region, including the MetroBus Stop in Maplewood, the MetroBus Stop at 13^th and Gravois Avenue in Soulard, the Emerson Park and 5^th & Missouri Transit Centers in East St. Louis, the Fairview Heights Transit Center in Fairview Heights, the Belleville Transit Center in Belleville, and the North Hanley Transit Center in North St. Louis County. Each has transformed spaces that individuals once merely passed through en route to their next destination into valuable community amenities. There has been more than $35 million in additional investment finalized or in the works around these sites, underscoring the value of placemaking and its lasting benefits for communities.

“These are small infrastructure projects helping to make a big difference in the respective communities – because transit matters,” added Cella.

To learn more about the Transit Stop Transformation Projects completed to-date, visit https://cmt-stl.org/transit-stop-transformation-projects/.