“Talking Transit” Online Forum to Provide Update on St. Louis BRT Project

Plans for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in the City of St. Louis continue to move forward with the proposed 11.5-mile Florissant Avenue alignment now advancing into the 30% design phase. Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) is bringing together project and community leaders for a virtual “Talking Transit” forum to provide a timeline update, explore the project’s potential impact on local workforce access and offer the latest on Board Bill 59, including language to support a BRT project in the City of St. Louis. The “BRT: Where Are We Today?” webinar will be held Thursday, Nov. 12 at 8:30 a.m. via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required at www.cmt-stl.org.

The discussion will feature Associate Vice President and Senior Project Manager at HNTB Bobby Hosack, President and CEO of Rung for Women Leslie Gill and Alderman of Ward 14 in the City of St. Louis Rasheen Aldridge Jr. CMT CEO Kimberly Cella will moderate the discussion.

“Bus Rapid Transit represents an important opportunity to expand mobility, strengthen connections to jobs and support continued investment in St. Louis,” said Cella. “This forum will give the public an opportunity to hear directly from those involved about where the project stands today, what comes next and what it could mean for the communities it would serve.”

The project management team is accepting comments from the public following a series of open houses in October 2026 here.

CMT hosts quarterly “Talking Transit” events to keep members, elected officials, stakeholders, transit riders and others in the loop on issues and efforts influencing the local transit system. These educational gatherings feature guest speakers and panel discussions addressing a wide range of topics, including transit-oriented development, safety and security, best practices, service changes and more. To learn more about these events and how CMT is working to further transit access in the St. Louis region, visit www.cmt-stl.org.

The approved route for the BRT runs from Meramec on the South along S. Jefferson, to west on Chouteau, north on 18th, west on Clark, north on Tucker to N. Florissant, west on Natural Bridge to Goodfellow. 

Here more about the BRT at the Citizens for Modern Transit virtual presentation on Thursday. 

The event is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is required HERE.