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STL Metropolitan Alliance for Reliable Transit, a disability advocacy group, released its first of a series of report cards that assesses Metro Transit on Thursday. The report card gave near-failing scores in customer service and engagement with people with disabilities, and failed Metro for not being ADA compliant.
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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.
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Riders have said Metro Transit's paratransit service is outdated and doesn’t meet their needs.
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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.
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The new three-year deal includes 3% raises in each of the next two years, higher pay for later or busier bus routes and a $7,000 ratification bonus. Some or all of that bonus can be directed to a 401(k) retirement plan set up by Metro.
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Gulfstream is adding positions for aircraft technicians, installers and supervisors at St. Louis Downtown Airport as part of a tax credit agreement with the state.
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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.
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Gov. JB Pritzker, state legislators, mayors and other officials gathered at the airport Thursday to spotlight the investment.
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Some Metro Call-A-Ride users who have depended on the service for decades will soon have to find alternatives, because the paratransit service is reducing routes in St. Louis County beginning April 10. One rider says she will lose her independence and miss out on social activities.
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The goal of the facility is to help make MetroLink safer for the region.