Sunday Links: The Campaign Begins
Public transit
- Citizens for Modern Transit launches TV commercials featuring influential local leaders advocating the importance of public transportation to the St. Louis region. (STLtoday.com)
- In an effort to increase it’s public image, Metro is trying to make itself more transparent to the public through better communication and the Moving Transit Forward plan. (Next American City)
- Supporters of the Loop Trolley are petitioning the FTA to provide federal assistance for the project. (Building Blocks)
- Metro is upgrading their ticket vending machines at MetroLink stations in Missouri to accept credit cards. (NextStop STL)
Other miscellany
- MoDOT will close the reversible lanes on I-70 for two months beginning Feb. 17 due to construction for the new Mississippi River Bridge. (STLtoday.com)
- A Post-Dispatch articles talks about Lambert Airport’s early history as a farm field (STLtoday.com)
- Open Streets are coming to St. Louis. On 4 dates in 2010, Lindell and Locust will be closed to cars from Forest Park to Downtown for the enjoyment of pedestrians and bicyclists. (Trailnet)
http://www.stoptheprop.com VOTE NO on PROP A! Citizens for Better Transit
I was going to link to the article in the Globe-Democrat about the opposition to Prop A until I took a closer look at http://www.stoptheprop.com. The website was so poorly done and the rhetoric so over the top that I removed the article link.On top of that, as of today, the front page of stoptheprop.com continues to espouse lie, errors and, for an article titled "Another day, another lie" (interestingly), serious math mistakes for which you have been corrected multiple times on NextStop STL, St. Louis Urban Workshop, STLtoday.com, and the website. At least the comments are finally working.