Metro

Disability rights advocates don’t want Metro Transit to cut back on Call-A-Ride reservations — and suggest that it do a better job providing services federally mandated by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The public meetings this week are meant to kick off the yearlong environmental review process and come after some of the initial design and engineering work that’s already been completed.

The new section of the project received funding from a Biden administration initiative to reconnect communities that were divided by mid-century highway projects.

The STL Metropolitan Alliance for Reliable Transit report card gave near-failing scores in customer service and engagement with people with disabilities, and failed Metro for not being ADA compliant.

Over 140 ads will be removed from the outside of Metro buses and trains. Company leaders say despite profitable advertisements, they will move to show inside the vehicles exclusively.

Riders have said Metro Transit's paratransit service is outdated and doesn’t meet their needs.

The 5.6-mile rail corridor would run north and south between Natural Bridge and Chippewa, providing access to Union Station and the new soccer stadium, CityPark.

The 7% reduction comes on top of a 5% cut in March. Transit officials say the latest cuts bring the bus service in line with the number of drivers it has.

Metro East residents who have relied on the service will have to find other ways to get to baseball games in St. Louis this season.

The St. Louis region’s mass transit agency, Metro, hopes a new suspension policy will reduce the number of serious problems on its buses, trains and platforms. The board of the Bi-State Development Agency, which oversees Metro, adopted the Ride and Abide policy on June 26, allowing Metro to suspend riders for major offenses. The first suspension, for assault, was handed down July 7.