People continue to catch rides on buses and light rail, fueling first-quarter growth on the nation’s transit systems, according to new industry figures.

The American Public Transportation Association reported today that riders logged 2.6 billion trips during the first quarter of 2008.…

Barbara Black, president of Service Employees International Union, Local 2000, talks about the effects of potential bus service cuts or fare increases today outside Metro headquarters. 

ST. LOUIS - Fearing the effects of lost bus routes and fare increases on the…

Lou Holtmann says Monday’s dedication of new median cable barriers on Interstate 55 will mark a “significant milestone” toward safer highways.

Holtmann lost his wife, Teresa, his daughter, Cristen, and his sister-in-law and nephew in a July 1996 crossover accident on Interstate…

If someone with a clipboard approaches you on a MetroLink train or a city bus, don’t go running for the doors. It’s not a petition or a sales pitch.

Metro, the regional transit agency, will be conducting its annual survey of…

Not that it should take a reminder for most motorists. But state transportation officials want drivers to slow down in construction zones.

The Missouri Department of Transportation will use billboards and radio spots to get the point across. But the…

By now, you’ve seen those signs near the interchange of Interstate 270 and Highway 40 advising motorists involved in noninjury accidents to pull their cars into the nearest crash reporting site a few feet off the highway lanes.

The good news is that traffic hasn’t…

Flooding caused by heavy rainfall has closed short stretches of highway throughout Missouri today - and motorists are encouraged to check MoDOT’s computerized road condition map at www.modot.org for the latest conditions.

The interactive map shows all the state highways that…

Buses will replace MetroLink light-rail service between the Grand Station in Missouri and 5th and Missouri in Illinois this weekend.

Metro, the regional transit agency, is partially shutting down light-rail service on Saturday and Sunday to install signals and conduct testing…

While local transportation officials embraced the relatively smooth going in the first week and a half of Highway 40’s closure, they were quick to add this caveat: So long as people don’t revert to old commuting patterns.

Well, there have been signs this week that St.…

You can watch the Brentwood Boulevard overpass come down this weekend from your computer. The crew rebuilding Highway 40 has cameras up so you can see construction at several locations. The pictures are updated every 15 minutes or so. Click…