Public Transportation

Amtrak and the Illinois Department of Transportation received federal approval for the trains traveling between Chicago and St. Louis to have a maximum speed of 110 mph, up from 90 mph.

A free electric vehicle shuttle will allow take people around parts of downtown St. Louis for the next year. City officials say riders can use an app to connect to the service, which will supplement public transportation.

MetroBus, MetroLink and Call-A-Ride continue to see shortages of drivers due to the coronavirus pandemic. Bi-State Development officials want to hire 150 drivers. The company has increased drivers’ pay and will provide on-the-job training to attract more employees.

St. Louis has $41 million in sales tax revenue that could be used to build a north-south MetroLink expansion. But is that what the city’s public transit system needs?

While many people are now working from home due to the spread of coronavirus, other members of the workforce, like grocery store staff, are still required…

Those who staff and depend on the St. Louis region’s public transit system have seen significant changes in recent days, particularly with the…

Riders who use Metro Transit experienced delays Monday morning. In a statement, Metro said "an unusually high number of MetroBus operators" were not on…

A MetroBus driver shortage that prompted two days of delays for riders last month may be part of a larger, nation-wide problem.On July 21 and 31, Metro…

From the announcement of MetroBus service shifts coming this fall, to record-setting MetroLink ridership the day of the St. Louis Blues parade last month,…

Updated March 1 with comments on timeline — Since being named CEO and president of Bi-State Development a couple months ago, Taulby Roach has emphasized…