MetroBus

St. Louis is known for being a car city — but its public transportation system can be a great way to get around town. Here's a guide to transit options in the St. Louis region.

MetroBus continues to operate at reduced capacity, hampering the needs of St. Louis bus riders eager to get to work, school and appointments. Bi-State Development CEO Taulby Roach says recent hiring events and a new worker contract give him hope that bus and MetroLink services can be restored.

Metro Transit hopes to attract new mechanics, electricians and operators with a $5,000 signing bonus. In recent years, the agency has reduced routes because it didn’t have enough drivers. Officials say the incentives will help riders receive better service.

The latest round of service cutbacks will affect 30 MetroBus routes, with fewer trips in the evenings and on weekends and some routes losing weekend service entirely.

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 Transit will cut the frequency of 12 MetroBus routes on March 21 because it lacks bus operators. The transportation company will extend wait times on those routes by as long as 15 to 20 minutes. Six other routes will see bus stop changes or adjustments.

Bus riders in St. Louis are facing more cancellations and longer wait times as bus operators leave Metro Transit.

Metro Transit plans to suspend six MetroBus routes and reduce the frequency of service along 31 others later this month in response to an ongoing operator shortage. Local Metro operator union rep Catina Wilson and rider Mitch Eagles joined "St. Louis on the Air" to share their concerns and ideas for a way forward.

The Metro Transit fleet has added 18 new electric buses in hopes of creating a greener St. Louis. It’s one of the largest deployments of the zero-emission vehicles in the nation.

We meet University of Missouri-Columbia engineering student Maged Shoman, who dug deep into St. Louis-area bus data. He explains what he learned about bus routes in the pandemic.